Subject: MARK 16:16: Was it perverted? |
Bible Note: Brother John. I agree, but are you not speaking of Grace and the elect. This is a very deep subject. I am referring to this matter in a simplistic, "milky" manor. Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Does not “believing “include an action? Did not Moses follow up his belief with action? Can one “just” believe in God without following His ways? Does not “what we do” show what we really believe? I attest that although deeds can never “earn” salvation, faith produces a changed life (repentance.) The demons themselves believe. You state “The Bible says that repentance is granted by God.” It does and it is, yet has anyone ever possessed a grant without acceptance? Does our God just “make” us this or that? Therefore; Mar 1:15 ……The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. As is the acceptance of and belief in the Savior, repentance is "also a choice." Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. We are all saying the same things. Just in different ways. Mar 8:18 In Christ George |