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Yes, but that is because I also follow the principle of rightly dividing the word.
You will have a hard time convincing people here about that, but all the best
You will have a hard time convincing people here about that, but all the best
...I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, 15and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. - Acts 24:14-15
6And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. 7This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me. 8Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? - Acts 26:6-8
I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. 20First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. 21That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. 22But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— 23that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.” - Acts 26:19-23
The above verse always comes to mind when I hear someone say the church age will end..........my bible states of the age of the ages and or translated world without end in the King Jimmy
One can glean since this world we live on ENDS and GOD creates a NEW WORLD and the above says world without END....I can deduce that the church age will CONTINUE for ALL eternity
One can glean since this world we live on ENDS and GOD creates a NEW WORLD and the above says world without END....I can deduce that the church age will CONTINUE for ALL eternity
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back to pre-trib rapture
question: wouldnt the left behind people who become saved be part of the church anyway? or body of Christ whatever they are called, they are saved.
why would God go backwards. we are one in Christ until forever. that separation isnt returning get that to your head
Ephesians 2:14-16,19 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
question: wouldnt the left behind people who become saved be part of the church anyway? or body of Christ whatever they are called, they are saved.
why would God go backwards. we are one in Christ until forever. that separation isnt returning get that to your head
Ephesians 2:14-16,19 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
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Yes, me too.
But back to what we were talking about.
The point is, the faith that justifies is the faith that changes a person's works/fruit. Even Paul said that...
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. - Galatians 5:6
But so many people believe that they were justified by a faith that doesn't express itself through love, and doesn't have to, in fact, never has to for them to be saved. But John explains that if you are not changed that way then you aren't really justified in Christ.
But back to what we were talking about.
The point is, the faith that justifies is the faith that changes a person's works/fruit. Even Paul said that...
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. - Galatians 5:6
But so many people believe that they were justified by a faith that doesn't express itself through love, and doesn't have to, in fact, never has to for them to be saved. But John explains that if you are not changed that way then you aren't really justified in Christ.
Oh I agree.......see how one false ideology breeds another false ideology etc. and before LONG the whole bible is skewed in order to hold a doctrine that is false to begin with.....see it all the time on here, in false religions and false teachers.......lies begat lies..........it is a very slippery slope....
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You do understand the following right.....
the New Testament is progressive.....MUCH of what they peddled in ACTS is corrected by the church letters after PAUL had been taught by direct revelation.....JAMES is corrected by PAUL....and the book of JAMES is easily understood and NOT contradictory to PAUL in Romans.......
JESUS said HE had many things to teach and say, but they were NOT YET READY......TIME, REVELATION, A LINE HERE and LINE THERE and the WORDS of PAUL which are the words of JESUS.......
JUST LIKE PETER who stated clearly that PAUL's words were HARD and difficult and those unlearned TWIST them and SKEW THEM to their own judgement....and this problem permeates most views......
there is NOT two gospels....one for the Gentiles and one for the JEWS.....BOTH are under the same banner....NO ONE is justified by faith and law or faith and works before GOD.......both JEWS and Gentiles are justified before GOD by faith......end of story....
The JUST shall live by FAITH
the New Testament is progressive.....MUCH of what they peddled in ACTS is corrected by the church letters after PAUL had been taught by direct revelation.....JAMES is corrected by PAUL....and the book of JAMES is easily understood and NOT contradictory to PAUL in Romans.......
JESUS said HE had many things to teach and say, but they were NOT YET READY......TIME, REVELATION, A LINE HERE and LINE THERE and the WORDS of PAUL which are the words of JESUS.......
JUST LIKE PETER who stated clearly that PAUL's words were HARD and difficult and those unlearned TWIST them and SKEW THEM to their own judgement....and this problem permeates most views......
there is NOT two gospels....one for the Gentiles and one for the JEWS.....BOTH are under the same banner....NO ONE is justified by faith and law or faith and works before GOD.......both JEWS and Gentiles are justified before GOD by faith......end of story....
The JUST shall live by FAITH
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The simplicity found in Christ.......MOST embellish it, conflate it, twist it, skew it and make it into something that it is not.....
The bible is clear....FAITH is what God looks for.......
Believe that HE IS and BELIEVE that he will reward if you seek and serve.........
FAITH alone saves eternally
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WORKS are rewarded both good and bad
End of story
The bible is clear....FAITH is what God looks for.......
Believe that HE IS and BELIEVE that he will reward if you seek and serve.........
FAITH alone saves eternally
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WORKS are rewarded both good and bad
End of story
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