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Thursday April 01, 2004 04:45:50 PM -0500
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IF WE CHOSE TO BE MISLED BY FALSE DOCTRINES WHICH TEACHES…… THAT SALVATION IS FAITH PLUS WORKS WE ARE BELIEVING A lie, SALVATION IS FAITH IN CHRIST ONLY. IT HAS nothing TO DO WITH WORKS, WE DO WORKS AFTER WE HAVE ACCEPTED CHRIST BY FAITH, AS A RESULTOF THAT, WE NOW LIVE AS CHRIST REQUIRES US TO LIVE. THE PHARISEES AND SCRIBES BELIEVED IN WORKS ( because the Old Testament required them to be subjected to the LAW, THANK GOD, JESUS CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW!!!! WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE LAW. (see Romans Chapter 6 verse 14&15 WHEN JESUS CAME AND OFFERED HIMSELF TO THEM (the Pharisees and Scribes) THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT HIM BY FAITH ONLY, HE REPEATEDLY CALLED THEM HIPOCRITS AND VIPERS!!! One accepts Jesus Christ and therefore is saved by FAITH, however FAITH does not save if true REPENTANCE do not take place. Luke 13 v 3 “EXCEPT YOU REPENT, YOU SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH”. This acceptance of Jesus of course can be done in the quiet of one's room, just by kneeling before the Lord and saying “ LORD I RECOGNIZE THAT I AM A SINNER AND HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF YOUR STANDARDS, I ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME, AND COME INTO MY HEART AND CREATE IN ME A NEW PERSON, I ACCEPT YOU AS MY SAVIOR AND WILL TRY WITH YOUR HELP TO LIVE A LIFE THAT’S PLEASING TO YOU, I WILL READ YOUR WORD VERY OFTEN AS YOU PROMISED TO REVEAL YOURSELF TO ME THROUGH: 1. THE READING OF THE SCRIPTURES; 2. FELLOWSHIPPING WITH OTHER BELIEVERS (NO LONGER CAN YOU LAY IN BED ON SUNDAY AFTER SUNDAY) 3. TURNING AWAY FROM THINGS THAT WOULD NOT PLEASE YOU. Lord you have said my body is the actual “Temple” of your HOLY SPIRIT”, WHICH MEANS THE LITERAL SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES INSIDE MY BODY ONCE I GIVE MY LIFE TO YOU. Therefore I should not allow anything to enter my body(even through my eyes) which would seek to dishonor YOU and destroy me. My THOUGHTS my ACTIONS and THE WORDS from my mouth MUST reflect who YOU ARE in my life. IF ONE DOES NOT SEE THE NEED TO DO THAT, THEN THEY ARE NOT SAVED FROM THE COMING JUDGMENT OF A HOLY GOD. HE SAYS IN HIS WORD HE WILL SAY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS " DEPART FROM ME, I NEVER KNEW YOU." THEN YOU MUST SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. JESUS SAID IF YOU DENY ME BEFORE MEN I WILL DENY YOU BEFORE MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN. SO YOU SEE ACCEPTING JESUS CHRIST ONTO SALVATION IS NOT A SECRET IT IS NOT A QUIET THING!!! You are commanded to share the choice you have made, you cannot keep it quiet. (That’s the reason Christian churches ask for public acceptance. Remember when Christ called the disciples, he called them PUBLICLY AND THEY RESPONDED PUBLICLY ) Telling yourself that your faith is a private thing and must be kept to yourself is DEFINITELY NOT SCRIPTURAL!!
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