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1 | Isn't believing Christ for salvation suf | John 3:3 | Ken hepting | 90959 | ||
Your answer is "NO" Absolutely and positively NO. __Just believing in Christ isn't sufficient for salvation. Oh my. You've got some explaining to do. __Saton himself believes in him. Yet Satan himself most assuredly has not confessed his sins or asked for forgiveness. Satan believes Him alright but salvation is never for him regardless of what he believes. ___Just believing in something dosen't make us a member of that something. Ok. I believe and ask. Hows that? Ok, Georg, I can understand why you say that but upon closer scrutiny lets observe a few things. #1. The woman with the issue of blood, Mk 5.25. This typifies ones salvation where Jesus says to her 'your faith has made you whole'. No where does it say she then followed Jesus. So it can be assumed she receives from Him wholeness/salvation without following afterwards. #2. He who believes and is baptised shall be saved. But what about being "born again"? Scripture again at this juncture makes no distinction. Matt 10..And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Again, no menetion of the born again experience. Now it can also be assumed, rightly or wrongly, that they were born again but the point is no mention of being born again as a requirement for salvation. This we do know: you must be born again to see and enter the kingdom of God. That's certain. Now I wouldn't hold out much hope for one who claims Jesus as his savior WITHOUT claiming Him as Lord but the scripture states that there will be those who are saved 'as by fire' or By the skin of their teeth as I see it. Again salvation is something that doesn't require me to choose to follow but only to accept as a gift then Jesus say's "If any man WILL follow me...." Now we are given a choice. Jn 6.65,66.. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. This all has to do with entering into the Kingdom of God and NOT salvation. Begin to read the scriptures in that light and it will become a new book. Very exciting! |
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2 | Isn't believing Christ for salvation suf | John 3:3 | Hank | 90983 | ||
Ken, it's difficult for me to follow you in your theological expositions, but you seem to be making some sort of distinction between 'salvation' and 'entering the kingdom of God.' How do you suppose an unsaved person would enter the kingdom of God, or how would a saved person not enter? By the way, Jesus cured the woman of Mark 5 of her illness and the Greek word translated "made you well" (or whole) is the same NT word for saving from sin. This strongly suggests that the woman's faith also led to her spiritual salvation. I agree with you that the text does not specifically say that this woman subsequently followed Jesus. But I strongly disagree with you that it can be assumed that she received physical and spiritual healing and went on her way unchanged and uncommitted to follow Jesus as His disciple. The text does not invite us to assume any such thing. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Isn't believing Christ for salvation suf | John 3:3 | Ken hepting | 90987 | ||
Hank, I see what you're saying and I agree with your observations concerning the woman. I hope you'll read what I just posted and try to draw something from that that will help. I like your question-s and If I need to do more typing, no problem, Ken | ||||||