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1 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | saved and filled | 236530 | ||
Also, it has been denominational religion who has told the people that they do not have to do anything to be saved. However, Jesus told Nicodemus that he had to be "born again" - (renounce the Herodic teachings - learn anew.) Jesus told the rich young ruler to "sell all you have and follow me." And he told the DISCIPLE "repent and be baptized." (Stop ignoring Jesus' teachings and have his thoughts saturated in the sayings of Jesus.) Therefore it is safe to assume that Jesus put - these conditions - on salvation. |
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2 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 236531 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the Bible Forum. I enjoyed your personal profile but there is one part that puzzled me. You stated, (any person who wants to become a child of God must be BLAMELESS and HARMLESS -- FIRST -- and THEN -- he can be a child of God.) That’s almost like a sick person becoming healthy before they go to the doctor, that's how I see it from my perspective. How exactly does that line up with what the Apostle Paul recommended and Jesus as well in John 1:12? Galatians 3:26 (NASB) 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. John 1:12 (NASB) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, (believing and receiving are synonymous) My believing in Jesus Christ for my so great salvation came about in just the opposite way as yours. I believed and thoroughly trusted in Jesus and what He did for me on the cross for my salvation and then the Holy Spirit cleaned up my life. He gets all the credit I was nothing but a lost sinner and I didn’t deserve anything but to be separated from God for the rest of eternity. The fact is as long as I’m still in this old body of sin, I’m still a sinner but one that has been saved by grace through faith! Titus 3:5 (NASB) 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, I sure hope you enjoy the forum and again welcome aboard, CDBJ |
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3 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | saved and filled | 236536 | ||
Hello CDBJ I use the KJV at home: John 1:12 "But as many as -- received -- Him (we all know that some do not) to them He gave the -- right -- to become children of God, to those who -- believe -- in His name." You and I know that many people who go to church say they believe in His name. However, nobody can actually believe in that which they do not understand. We are given this -- right -- at coming to Him for salvation, but as justme said, the process of -- receiving -- sonship does not happen overnight. We have to acquire a new born spirit (a gift) of God. Gal 3:26 "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." Not all church-goers have faith in Christ Jesus. To believe that He is (that He exists) is not the same (not as powerful in our lives) as believing in His anointing, to which He has made us His heirs through teaching us to follow Him as our role model. Titus 3:5 : Exactly! My baby step in becoming a believer came when He inspired me to learn the meaning of Hebrew names and I discovered that the name Samuel means "hearer of God." So - I studied the book of First Samuel line by line, looking up names for meaning and reference verses for more detail. I became determined to hear the whisper of God above the roar of religion. (I sill cry every time I think about it. I learned the most important thing about my own salvation during that study.) The Lord wants me to be very, very serious about receiving His salvation. I did not mean for anyone to get the wrong impression about the process of my becoming saved. As to the blameless and harmless part, see: Luke 1:6; Acts 24:16; 1 Cor 1:8; Eph 1:4; Eph 5:27; Phil 1:10 -- Phil 2:15; -- Col 1:22; !Thess 2:10; 2Peter 3:14;Jude1:24; Rev 14:5 Yes, Jesus gave salvation to me by His grace (teaching me.) But there is not one word in the scriptures that tells me that Jesus is going to maintain it for me. That is my responsibility. Christians who are blameless do not blame others for their own short comings, etc. They do not judge others, (only situations.) And they make every effort to avoid harming others, whether lost or saved, and thereby they become less and less -- hindrance -- to the work the Lord would do in the world. Thanks again for the welcome. saved and filled |
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4 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 236540 | ||
Greetings again, My final comment for the morning in conclusion to your previous statement. “But there is not one word in the scriptures that tells me that Jesus is going to maintain it for me. That is my responsibility.“ Good luck with that responsibility, and I did say luck, since it you doing the work I’d rather rely on what God has promised. 2 Timothy 1:12 (KJV) (B) for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 1 Peter 1:4-5 (KJV) 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (Who are kept by the power of God) This carries more punch in the Koine Greek! It says: The ones by the power of God being Guarded, as in the following with emphasis on “phrouroumenous” which is a verb participle, present tense that is continues action at the present time, passive voice, the believers receive the action of the verb, accusative case, i.e. God causes the action to occur, masculine gender, second person, plural,i.e. all you believers are included. Taus en dunamei theou phrouroumenous. God’s word has a lot to say about keeping care of his own, the battle is the Lord’s and greater is He that is in you then he who is in the world. And with that I will say good night! Psalm 4:8 (KJV) 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. CDBJ P.S. You would be doing yourself and the forum a big favor by not just giving a plethora of address for a verse of Scripture but writting it out because the past forty 47 years as a believer has taught me that no one will take the time to look them up and read them: if they are written they will be read! |
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