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Noose

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They are judged according to their faith in Jesus Christ or the lack thereof.
Matt 25:
31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
 
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Noose

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Then why tell me to repent? Obviously you’re proclaiming that I am sinning.
Repentance is the realization that we are not perfect.

Sorry for implying that you are not perfect when you are.

I apologize.
 

Smooth

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Repentance is the realization that we are not perfect.

Sorry for implying that you are not perfect when you are.

I apologize.
I implied no such thing. You painted yourself into a corner; a corner of unrighteous judgment upon one who proclaims Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Jesus condemned such people whom he walked amongst. We know them as Pharisees.
 

Noose

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I implied no such thing. You painted yourself into a corner; a corner of unrighteous judgment upon one who proclaims Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Jesus condemned such people whom he walked amongst. We know them as Pharisees.
So, are you perfect?
 
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I implied no such thing. You painted yourself into a corner; a corner of unrighteous judgment upon one who proclaims Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Jesus condemned such people whom he walked amongst. We know them as Pharisees.
There is a reason i stop talking to certain people, your seeing it. I think some people just like to argue and see how far they can push you. I wonder if they even believe the things they say.
 

Noose

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There is a reason i stop talking to certain people, your seeing it. I think some people just like to argue and see how far they can push you. I wonder if they even believe the things they say.
I believe in a virtual world, you should too. The day you do, you'll understand why nothing about these arguments makes any sense. Neither works nor not by works.
 

Smooth

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There is a reason i stop talking to certain people, your seeing it. I think some people just like to argue and see how far they can push you. I wonder if they even believe the things they say.
You have great wisdom, beloved. I sense our little friend is becoming frustrated and angry because he is losing a debate. Pride is typical of works salvationists. I’ll be happy to lose debates all day long if I am proven wrong and learning something about the glory of God in the process.
 

Noose

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You never answered my question. What sin am I guilty of to which you told me to repent?
Again, sorry for implying you are imperfect when you are perfect.

I apologize once again.

Time for me to go, have a nice day/night.
 

Smooth

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Again, sorry for implying you are imperfect when you are perfect.

I apologize once again.

Time for me to go, have a nice day/night.
And there it is ladies and gentlemen; self-righteous pride on full display. A common denominator for most, but not necessarily all, works Salvationists.

As for me, I know I am a sinner saved by the grace afforded to all of us who have faith in Jesus Christ and His atoning death. To God be the glory.