Subject: Saved by belief or belief and baptism? |
Bible Note: Greetings Lionheart, yes, you are correct, I should have made that more clear...although actually your point is exactly my point. Belief can be used in the context of "knowing something to be true/as a fact", and belief in this context isn't "true faith". Romans 1 makes it clear every soul knows there is a God and what is His Will (For HIM to come live in and through their crucified soul.) True faith, as The Holy Spirit has revealed to me, is Christ literally flowing through a born again and crucified soul(which is the "He is the Substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen/Heb 11). Many "Professing Christians" are under the false impression (deceived by their own hearts and the angel of light/Satan) that because they believe in Jesus and what He did on the Cross for them they are saved. This simply isn't true and furthermore the whole concept of the "sinner's prayer and asking Jesus into one's heart is not Scriptural. Romans 3 makes it clear "no one seeks God", and John 3 (also refer to Romans 9) shows how a soul is born again, and there is no mention of a prayer and it takes a quantum leap to try to rationalize the saying of a prayer is equivalent to what John 3 or Rom 9 say... Also, Jesus never led anyone in a "sinner's prayer" and never gave anyone the opportunity to "ask HIM into their heart." Scripture is clear that no one cometh unto The Father, but the Spirit draweth them (John 6:44, again no mention of a prayer). Also, "Professing Christians love to quote, "Jesus is the way...", however again just "believing" this wont save you...***Jesus was crucified, by the way... If a soul says they believe, but there is no "true repentance" which is what "true faith" is.. that soul hasn't "believed unto salvation/doesn't have saving faith". "The Works" James speaks of that proves one's faith are "works of repentance" which are done in the seen (the mammon system), BUT it is Christ, who is seated in the heavenlies, that literally produces these works of repentance (which are from above in New Jerusalem). Faith isn't finding one's life (Matt 10:39) and/or building in the mammon system/that which is seen (THIS IS REBELLION)...and this is the Delusion (2Thes 2:11) and Lie that is propagated in American Churches and Apostates Churches around the world...all Denominationalism Teachings are based on Scripture (which is the deception), however the "teachers and followers" of these "demon-nations" are guilty of Rom 10:2 and 2Tim 3:5...they have a zeal for God, but deny the power there of... The most common phrase in the Apostate Church today is that "I soooo appreciate what Jesus did on the Cross, and love God sooooooooo much, I want to live 4 HIM". A Holy God doesn't need evil man to "anything 4 HIM". Christ lives out the 5 Offices and 16 Gifts through crucified souls who have entered His Sabbath Rest and have ceased from "their works/doing things 4 God". (which is what true faith is...just "believing" in Jesus doesn't produce works of repentance which is all that the Father accepts. Abel gave the best of his herds, but Cain only gave "some" of his crops. Cain is the first "Earthly Apostate", but of course Lucifer was/is the Pioneer of Rebellion/Apostasy. True Belief, Faith, and Repentance are synonymous...they are Christ granting us repentance (which is an Image of us being granted land/foundation in New Jersualem)and when this happens He will turn us from everything of this world. If, we like Cain, only give "some" and think we can ask Jesus into our heart, we are deceived. By the way Cain, I am sure you would agree "believed in God" (He talked to HIM), but He didn't have faith because He refused to let Christ reign in His Soul and a result Cain was a restless wanderer as are "many professing Christians". I could say much more, but space won't permit. Thanks 4 your response and hope to hear from you again... |