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Hi Trevor,

I am just curious as to what denomination/religion you are a member of if any? Thanks

 

Greetings “BrotherJoseph”,

On my public profile I have the following under denomination:
"brother" Acts 11:29, Gal.3:26-29, Heb.2:11

I could add to this statement that salvation is not by belonging to a particular denomination, but salvation is by belief of the gospel of the Kingdom and the Name.
Acts 8:5,12 (KJV): 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 4:10-12 (KJV): 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Kind regards
Trevor

 

Hi brother Trevor,

I take it by your response you are not a member of a denomination. That certainly isn't a requirement for salvation, however I take issue with your contention above that eternal salvation is produced by belief in the gospel. Scripture says "our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:"( 2 Timothy 1:10(B)). Notice in this verse the gospel only brings "to light" the "life and immortality" that was already there, it does not produce life, only being quickened by the Holy Spirit does this, rather the gospel makes the born again individual aware of how they became saved. Sinners are made alive spiritually by the sovereign working of the Holy Spirit apart from any means (including faith in the gospel), saved solely by the death and resurrection of Christ, and made aware of this fact in this life through belief in the gospel by the gift of faith that is from the Holy Spirit.

 

Greetings again “BrotherJoseph”,

I am a member of a fellowship that espouses a common belief, and we have fellowship with other meetings. There is an ebb and flow of people and ideas, but we share common ground in most things. My function in my particular meeting is as a Librarian, new books, books for loan and Bible recordings and talks on MP3. This suits my interest in Bible resources of all types, and I have a much larger personal library than at our meeting.

I am to some extent familiar with the view that you have presented above, but I will not summarise my assessment of this as there are many variations of the above. In simple terms I do not accept that salvation is by an influx of the Holy Spirit. Rather I accept that salvation is by an affectionate belief of the gospel and a resignation and trust in God. Abraham is a prime example when he believed the promise and it was counted to him for righteousness. I should imagine you would have your own explanation of this. There are many subjects that I have discussed on this forum and others, but the above is one that I prefer not to discuss. Some of this subject may include OSAS, salvation by faith ONLY, Calvinism and TULIP etc, depending on the particular variation that you espouse. I am not sure of how you would explain the Parable of the Sower and the different responses to the sowing of the gospel seed.

Kind regards
Trevor

 

The Scripture says we are saved "by grace" "through faith." It also says that faith comes by hearing the preached word of God.
We have to have faith prior to salvation, and we get faith by hearing the preached gospel.
But you seem to be saying the preached gospel only informs us of how we were saved. That doesn't strike me as completely scriptural.

 

Trevor, I respect your desire to prefer to not discuss this subject. It probably has been beaten much more than a dead horse! Thanks for sharing your view!

 

And the Jesus that we trust in to save us is the one who is God Incarnate, any other Jesus cannot save!

 

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Most people on this BB believe that from "good works"nobody can receive Salvation. The Holy Bible d0es not agree with you- "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment," {John 5:28-29}. "For He will render to every man according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing [good works] seek for glory and honor and immortality, He will give eternal life," {Rom 2:6-7}. Why does the Word of God say that those who have done good will receive salvation, when you say "salvation is not found in good works?" And, why does the Word of God say that those who do good works will receive eternal life from God, when you say, "salvation is not found in good works?" Eternal life and salvation are the same thing, aren't they?

Salvation is not found in a sincere heart. Well, again, it seems you and Scripture just don't agree on a whole lot: "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God,"{ Matt 5:8}. Isn't seeing God the same as being saved? I mean, you can't see God if you aren't saved, right?

 

You must have had romans and Galatians torn from your catholic Bible, as he expounds really clearly that as inner is saved by Grace alone, thru faith alone, and NOT OF WORKS...

So no Sacramental grace required, as salvation is from and of the Lord only, not us co operating with him in order to get us saved!

 

If you neglect to read the context you won't find the meaning of the Scripture. For example, John 5:28,29 is not speaking about salvation by works at all. It is speaking about the resurrection.
But what comes before those verses:

John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
--Salvation is by faith alone as is so clearly taught by Christ Himself in verse 24. It is not by works. If one hears God's Word and simply believes in Christ that person shall be saved. He shall never come into condemnation, not ever, not for any sin ever committed again, ever! He at that very time, is passed from death to life, eternal life!
There is hardly a verse in the Bible that is so emphatic on eternal security as this verse is, as well as that salvation is by faith alone.
So if you had just read the context, a verse or two before the ones that you had quoted, you would have seen that your interpretation was completely false.

 

Rom. 11:29 – “the gifts and the call of our God our irrevocable.” Some Protestants use this to prove “once saved, always saved.” But this verse has nothing to do with our response to salvation. It deals with God’s unmerited gifts and call to us. Moreover, if a person is in “the elect,” then his salvation is irrevocable. But we can never know if we are in the elect during our lives (“the elect” only deals with God’s knowledge).

Rom. 14:4 – and he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand. This is another verse Protestants use to prove “once saved, always saved.” But the verse speaks only to what God is able to do. It does not address what the person is free to do (accept God’s grace or reject it).

My wrong, addressing something else, sorry.

 

DHK,are you 100% of your Salvation ?

This is the way, as a Catholic ,that I will be saved

Mt 3:16 "After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,"


DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED ON THE CROSS AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR YOUR SINS? DO YOU ACCEPT WHAT HE DID FOR YOU TO PAY FOR YOUR SINS? --- My answer-

Yes, it's Church teaching, and proclaimed at every Mass

If you are willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior please pray this right now, from your heart to God, my answer-

Catholics pray this at every Mass, if they are prayerfully attentive.

"Dear LORD JESUS, I believe that YOU died on the Cross and Rose from the dead for my sins. I ask you to come into my heart and forgive me for my sins, take me to heaven when I die. I now receive You as my Lord and Savior. Thank You for saving me. In Jesus holy name, Amen."


Now that you are on your way to heaven, you should attend a bible believing church and follow the Teachings of Jesus.

That's what I do as a Catholic, Thank you! And especially Thank You Jesus.

 

Do you believe that water baptism, nor ANY sacrament had anything to do with you being saved, that it is the free gift of God, received thru and by faith alone?

And will you go right to be with Jesus or purgeotory if you passed away now?

 

I'm sorry Yeshua, would you kindly rewrite your questions. I haven't had my second cup of coffee yet [ different time zone] Thank You