Bible Question:
Hi CDBJ, Thanks for your response but regretably you have chosen to comment on my salutation instead of an- swearing the questions.Looking at your personal profile,I am sure you are more than able to understand my questions and I am eagerly looking forward to your comments. With love in Christ FytRobert |
Bible Answer: Well, in what I will call a forum nutshell here is you answer, and I probably won’t regret it until you respond back to me, maybe! The reason that I commented on your salutation was because it was the only part of your question that wasn’t contrary to Scripture. If possibly your method of being in Christ happened to follow the same lines as your question then there would be another issue that should be addressed which would take precedence over answering your question directly. Reason, 1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. I don’t ever remember posting with you on the forum and I was trying to feel you out, as it were. Your statement was, and I quote, “As a christian,which of the following will earn more points?” The direct answer to your question, without selecting either of the limited choices that you suggest, 1 or 2 would be in, Koine English, as follows. God is only impressed with the work that His Son, Jesus Christ, did for us on the cross. Anything that we try to do to impress the Holiness of God is a slap in the face to His righteousness. Be it a Christian or anyone else for that matter we are under the grace provision of God and can’t really earn points as it were with God. The first taste of this would be when one puts all of his hope for eternal life in the person of Jesus, God’s Son. Col. 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Those in Christ, who have received Him by grace through faith, are to continue this same pattern through out their Christian life, or walk, knowing that they can’t earn or deserve anything from God on the basis of what they do. Ephes. 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. That kind of puts the kibosh on the point system if you get my drift. 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. With a point system the only one that is impressed is the one cranking out the points not a Holy God!!!!!!! Have a great day, CDBJ |