Research: Majority of Americans Believe Works Are the Key to Salvation
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Depends on how you understand these terms; food and drink, sickness and prison?
John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty.
So what was Jesus really talking about in Matthew 25?
John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty.
So what was Jesus really talking about in Matthew 25?
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Not sure if anyone responded to this (the thread opened up for me on this page 
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Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil.
And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever....”
The lie Satan told was that they would not surely die.
). Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil.
And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever....”
The lie Satan told was that they would not surely die.
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It depends on the way that you understand what Jesus said. There are two versions of Matthew 25:31-46.
One is the plain reading, feed a poor person and go straight to heaven. may not even need Jesus by the way.
The second way is a spiritual way of understanding the text (an interpretation).
Water is the Holy Spirit, real food is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Prison represents people imprisoned by their addictions, lusts, passions, etc.
I favor the second way of understanding the text.
One is the plain reading, feed a poor person and go straight to heaven. may not even need Jesus by the way.
The second way is a spiritual way of understanding the text (an interpretation).
Water is the Holy Spirit, real food is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Prison represents people imprisoned by their addictions, lusts, passions, etc.
I favor the second way of understanding the text.
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I could argue...but what's the point when the Holy Spirit will prove what I say.
Get on your knees before God, confess your sins to God, and ask him to forgive you.
If all your sins have been forgiven before the prayer, you should feel no difference when you sin.
But if you are acutely aware of sin after the prayer, feeling guilt when you sin, guilt not there before the prayer..your sins were not forgiven, until you confessed them before God.
Get on your knees before God, confess your sins to God, and ask him to forgive you.
If all your sins have been forgiven before the prayer, you should feel no difference when you sin.
But if you are acutely aware of sin after the prayer, feeling guilt when you sin, guilt not there before the prayer..your sins were not forgiven, until you confessed them before God.
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We are saved by GRACE through faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, not faith plus some kind of caveat. Adding a caveat eliminates GRACE.
When one puts their faith in Christ they become a new creation, ie, instant justification. Sanctification is a process, thus forgiving others will occur naturally, but not always instantly or even perfectly. But God’s GRACE remains and is sufficient nonetheless.
Here’s another thing to remember; when a person forgives someone, the forgiver benefits more than the forgiven because the forgiver is set free rather than enduring a self-imposed prison of hatred and despair. It’s safe to say Jesus knows this and why He teaches this.
When one puts their faith in Christ they become a new creation, ie, instant justification. Sanctification is a process, thus forgiving others will occur naturally, but not always instantly or even perfectly. But God’s GRACE remains and is sufficient nonetheless.
Here’s another thing to remember; when a person forgives someone, the forgiver benefits more than the forgiven because the forgiver is set free rather than enduring a self-imposed prison of hatred and despair. It’s safe to say Jesus knows this and why He teaches this.
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Well that's great news!!
Many folks, because of what they are taught in church, don't understand the Renewing of the spirit Involves the confession of sin.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.
(Romans 12:2)
So I was merely sending you in that direction. But since you have been born of God, there shouldn't be any sin to be confessed.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither is he that loveth not his brother.
(1 John 3:9-10)
Many folks, because of what they are taught in church, don't understand the Renewing of the spirit Involves the confession of sin.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.
(Romans 12:2)
So I was merely sending you in that direction. But since you have been born of God, there shouldn't be any sin to be confessed.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither is he that loveth not his brother.
(1 John 3:9-10)
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Because of the doctrine, Sola Fide/Faith Alone, many churches/assemblies will not teach other parts of Scripture that bring 'faith alone' into question. One thing needs to be made clear is that you will never see the words 'faith alone' in the Old or New Testament, It's not there. Faith alone is a man made tradition dating back to the 17th century. You can easily investigate this on line.