Salvation is a Free Gift.
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Look at Galatians that you quote.
we believe that we might be justified.
That is what Paul is saying by working out your salvation.
Thanks for confirming my verses
we believe that we might be justified.
That is what Paul is saying by working out your salvation.
Thanks for confirming my verses
seems god still has a lot of work to do to get some to the point to Will and do of zgods good pleasure and will the Will comes first and many seem dead set against lifting even a pinky lol
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what principle do you see here ?
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 6:46-49 KJV
does it sound anything like this ?
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
James 1:21-22 KJV
We want to build on the foundation of the rock
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 6:46-49 KJV
does it sound anything like this ?
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
James 1:21-22 KJV
We want to build on the foundation of the rock
Yes exactly: chosen. Not left to your own devices to let you decide whether you will believe or not even if you are not chosen. You said yourself that chosen equals elect, and that all who believe are elect. Given that definition, it is not possible to have someone choose to believe who was not elected in the first place.
New International Version
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
New Living Translation
For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.
English Standard Version
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Berean Standard Bible
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Berean Literal Bible
No one is able to come to Me unless the Father, the one having sent Me, draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
King James Bible
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Judas came to Jesus amd became one of His twelve disciples. Jesus said this was only possible if the Father drew Him.
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
New Living Translation
For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.
English Standard Version
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Berean Standard Bible
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Berean Literal Bible
No one is able to come to Me unless the Father, the one having sent Me, draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
King James Bible
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Judas came to Jesus amd became one of His twelve disciples. Jesus said this was only possible if the Father drew Him.
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op: Salvation is a FREE Gift?
Absolutely! Amen!! Hallelujah!!! Praise The Lord's Holy Name!!!!:
"Salvation: The Qualifications
A long time ago a man asked the question, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30).
First of all, God saves the following kind of people: “sinners” (Rom. 3:23), “ungodly”
(Rom. 4:5), those “without strength” (Rom. 5:6), His “enemies” (Rom. 5:10).
If you do not think that you are any of the above, you cannot be saved. If you still think
you’re good enough, you cannot be saved. God does not save good people, or people
trying to earn their way to heaven. You must come to God God’s way.
Salvation: The Basis
1). Freely. It does not cost the sinner anything. It is free. You can’t earn salvation by
being good, and you cannot lose salvation by being bad. God does not require any works
from a sinner. Good works do not make it easier, and bad works do not make it harder
to get saved. It is FREE, FREE, FREE! God justifies the sinner freely. Justification is the
act whereby God declares a person righteous, even though that person in himself is not
righteous.
2). By His Grace. That means that it comes from the heart of God without finding
anything in the recipient that would draw out His grace. Grace is all that God is free
to do for the undeserving sinner because Christ paid for our sins on the Cross. If we
have to work for our salvation, then salvation is not “by His grace.” If we can earn it,
why did He die?
3). Through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Salvation is free to the sinner,
place yourself in the “Qualifications” category, and receive the gift of salvation God
has provided.
(D Sheridan from Bible Study Articles)
Amen! Hallelujah!! Praise The Lord Jesus Christ Forevermore!!!
Absolutely! Amen!! Hallelujah!!! Praise The Lord's Holy Name!!!!:
"Salvation: The Qualifications
A long time ago a man asked the question, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30).
First of all, God saves the following kind of people: “sinners” (Rom. 3:23), “ungodly”
(Rom. 4:5), those “without strength” (Rom. 5:6), His “enemies” (Rom. 5:10).
If you do not think that you are any of the above, you cannot be saved. If you still think
you’re good enough, you cannot be saved. God does not save good people, or people
trying to earn their way to heaven. You must come to God God’s way.
Salvation: The Basis
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being
Justified Freely By His Grace Through The Redemption that is
In Christ Jesus” (Rom. 3:23-24).
God saves sinners on this basis:1). Freely. It does not cost the sinner anything. It is free. You can’t earn salvation by
being good, and you cannot lose salvation by being bad. God does not require any works
from a sinner. Good works do not make it easier, and bad works do not make it harder
to get saved. It is FREE, FREE, FREE! God justifies the sinner freely. Justification is the
act whereby God declares a person righteous, even though that person in himself is not
righteous.
2). By His Grace. That means that it comes from the heart of God without finding
anything in the recipient that would draw out His grace. Grace is all that God is free
to do for the undeserving sinner because Christ paid for our sins on the Cross. If we
have to work for our salvation, then salvation is not “by His grace.” If we can earn it,
why did He die?
3). Through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Salvation is free to the sinner,
but it cost God everything! Free is not cheap. As a matter of fact, salvation is the
most expensive thing that has ever been paid. The cost of salvation was that
Almighty God had to become a man and die in the sinner’s place. The cost was
infinite! Webster defines “redemption” as follows:
“The act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the
possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent.”
Sin against an infinite God requires an infinite payment. No man or church or works
of any kind can pay this debt. The debt has been Fully Paid for by the Lord Jesus
Christ. It would be the highest insult to offer to God your good works or religion
in view of the fact that His Own Son suffered on the Cross to pay for your sins.
So to answer the question, “What must I do to be saved?” Stop making excuses, and place yourself in the “Qualifications” category, and receive the gift of salvation God
has provided.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou Shalt Be Saved”
(Acts 16:31).
“I declare unto you The Gospel…by which also ye Are Saved…
Christ died for our sins…was buried, and…rose again the third
day” (I Cor. 15:1-4)."
(D Sheridan from Bible Study Articles)
Amen! Hallelujah!! Praise The Lord Jesus Christ Forevermore!!!
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The Greek word akouO can mean either to hear or to listen. Do you think their is any difference in meaning between hear and listen?
What is the difference in meaning between
[Jhn 10:27 KJV] 27" My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me",
AND
[Jhn 10:27 KJV] 27 "My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" ?
What is the difference in meaning between
[Jhn 10:27 KJV] 27" My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me",
AND
[Jhn 10:27 KJV] 27 "My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" ?
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That is a fair and interesting point. Does it say that after Paul prayed for them they were filled with, or they received, the Holy Spirit ? It says "The holy Spirit came upon them and they spoke in tongues and prophesied." So it seems they were filled, and they could have had the Holy Spirit already, I guess.
Some here apply human rationale to Salvation, and in some magical way, if you accept Salvation, it means you worked for it. LOL.
It is the most foolish thing I have ever heard. They have no biblical proof other than that they said it.
Salvation is a Supernatural Gift; therefore, Human reasoning, rationality, and secular understanding can't make sense of it, no more than they can fully know God's Divine Nature.
It is the most foolish thing I have ever heard. They have no biblical proof other than that they said it.
Salvation is a Supernatural Gift; therefore, Human reasoning, rationality, and secular understanding can't make sense of it, no more than they can fully know God's Divine Nature.