Life without religion.

[Joie the Tool]

Re: Life without religion.

Man cannot be Saved© by good works.

However, a Saved© man will evidence his Salvation© through his good works.

The only way to Heaven is through Jesus. You must believe in Him and His Sacrifice, and you must repent of your sins. That means you have to sincerely apologize once you realize that your ogling of Japanese tentacle porn (or "anime", as they call it) at 4chan hurts Him, and then you must never do it again. Or any other sin.

How could you sin, knowing that God made Himself into human form, so He could sacrifice Himself to Himself, so He could allow Himself to change His Covenant with His Creation?

Only an evil monster could continue to sin after knowing the Love of Jesus.

Thanks Jenny. That was a wonderfull reply.

Ezekiel(asshole) needs to go away.

[JennyD]

Re: Life without religion.

Man cannot be Saved(c) by good works.

However, a Saved(c) man will evidence his Salvation(c) through his good works.

The only way to Heaven is through Jesus. You must believe in Him and His Sacrifice, and you must repent of your sins. That means you have to sincerely apologize once you realize that your ogling of Japanese tentacle porn (or "anime", as they call it) at 4chan hurts Him, and then you must never do it again. Or any other sin.

How could you sin, knowing that God made Himself into human form, so He could sacrifice Himself to Himself, so He could allow Himself to change His Covenant with His Creation?

Only an evil monster could continue to sin after knowing the Love of Jesus.

[Joie the Tool]

Re: Life without religion.

Giving gang signs isn't "trying to be as good as you can be."

And if you had ever read the Bible, you would know that God sees your "good works" as "filthy rags."

Unless you are Saved© through Grace, you are as hellbound as any sodomite or wetback.

So if someone expresses any type of hand posture in a pic is a gang sign to you?

Read this.

The obvious teaching of the Bible is that acts of virtue and goodness are pleasing to God. He does not view them as filthy, unless they are done with false intentions (cp. Matt. 6:2). In fact, God was pleased with
Cornelius' alms, even before that man was converted to Christ (Acts 10:4). This alone should negate the popular application of Isaiah 64:6.

Amazingly, the preceding verse in the book of Isaiah teaches the exact opposite of the common interpretation of "filthy rags." Listen to the prophet: "You [the Lord] meet him who rejoices and does righteousness" (Isa. 64:5). Genuine works of righteousness, says Isaiah, are valuable; God meets us when we walk in them. Are we told the opposite thing one verse later? That hardly seems reasonable.

Jesus taught that God will reward even small works, such as giving a child a cup of water (Matt. 10:42). Our Lord commands us to let our good deeds "shine before men," that they might glorify the Father (Matt. 5:16). Paul writes that we are "created in Christ Jesus unto good works" (Eph. 2:10).

Then grace it is.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Life without religion.

Is this possible? If I believe in God and follow his rules, and try to be as good as I can, can I still be saved?

Giving gang signs isn't "trying to be as good as you can be."

And if you had ever read the Bible, you would know that God sees your "good works" as "filthy rags."

Unless you are Saved(c) through Grace, you are as hellbound as any sodomite or wetback.

[Joie the Tool]

Is this possible? If I believe in God and follow his rules, and try to be as good as I can, can I still be saved?