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1 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | kalos | 25328 | ||
In this post, please note that I am not referring to any specific individual(s) when I speak of "people who pick and choose." Rather I am speaking of forumites in general who "pick and choose." Hank: I agree with you -- much ado about nothing. Here is another example of people who pick and choose to use Bible terminology in some instances and not in others. It concerns the popular phrase "accept Christ," one of many idioms synonymous with "ask Jesus to come into your heart" ************ REPOST: Original question: "Where did the custom of telling the lost that in order to be saved, one must "accept Christ" originate, when this term is not found in the scriptures in reference to true salvation by God's grace? " My Answer: "Clearly my search in the King James Version New Testament showed only ONE occurence of the word "accept" in the entire N.T. "Ac 24:3 (KJV) We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. "Bear in mind that much pop theology is derived from "Christian" music and Christmas cards. Where is it found in the Bible? Well, people don't like to be conufused with all that doctrinal "stuff." ************ So here again we have an example of people who, in one instance, insist we must not use one non-biblical term (ask Jesus to come into your heart), but imply that it's OK to perpetuate another non-bliblical term (accept Christ). Oh, well. It was Emerson who said: "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." No hobgoblins here! :-) kalos |
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2 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | Hank | 25342 | ||
Kalos, Emerson displayed an uncommon amount of wisdom, insight, and common sense and his "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds" is a fine example of all three. And it was to this "foolish consistency" that I was trying to speak in my former post, which was an effort to point out that the sometimes blind and unbending dedication to the letter of doctrine at the expense of the spirit of it is the rub that generates unnecessary divisiveness and tension among believers. --Hank | ||||||