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To: PetroniusMaximus
Philippian Jailer: “what must I DO to be saved?”

Answers...

A. Reformation theologion: (silence, crickets chirping... )

B. Paul: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

Of course you are begging the question, "Who is it that will want to believe?"

Reformed answer: The person upon whom God has given grance is the person that will even begin to want to believe. No grace, no desire to believe.

Faith and belief are symptoms of salvation, not the cause of it.

17 posted on 01/29/2009 6:15:49 AM PST by ksen (Don't steal. The government hates the competition. - sign on Ron Paul's desk)
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To: ksen
Faith and belief are symptoms of salvation, not the cause of it.

In your case, maybe. There is an infinite variety of spiritual paths to salvation.

I've known many who have rejected the faith and belief of their youth and reject it, profaning the church whenever they can. Are they saved?

'Once saved, always saved' is a ridiculous heresy. Anyone can distance themselves from the Lord anytime they choose.

22 posted on 01/29/2009 8:04:26 AM PST by DaveMSmith (If you know these things, you are blessed if you act upon them. John 13:17)
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To: ksen

Amen! Welcome back. We’ve missed you!


49 posted on 01/29/2009 11:36:54 AM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: ksen
Christ turned to the criminal hanging on the cross next to Him and said, "Today you will be with me in Paradise. Verily, your faith has saved you..."

Interesting. Jesus Himself is on record, during the most trying and signal moments in His entire existance here on Earth, as saying that it is one's faith that saves him, yet you claim that faith is just a symptom of salvation, not a cause of it. Not the cause of it.

HMMMmmmmmmm.... who to believe?

You, or Jesus Christ? What a toughie, huh?

There comes a point where we have to have the humility and honesty to let our personal opinions give way to the inerrant Truth of Christ's most important teachings. Work on it... it's worth the effort.

;-/

70 posted on 01/29/2009 10:43:27 PM PST by Gargantua ("...but Daddy... I don't want to go to Madrassas...)
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