Love Alone Saves

You think God becoming man is a simple thing? How could you? It is the most complicated issue in all of history. You would like to wipe this away with a simple answer as the main teaching of Jesus is love. The main teaching of Jesus is His teaching not part of it.

 

I said his core message was simple. Didn't Jesus himself raise all types of questions about the religious leaders of his day with their endless nitpicking of this or that biblical proclamation? Good grief, they had something like over 613 commands to obey to be acceptable to God.

Jesus brought all that to an end, He brought things to a level that all people could understand and actually accomplish that would allow everyone be accepted by God. The core message of Jesus continues to be love. We are supposed to even love our enemies, remember?

 

I dare not presume to say what God Almighty will do to any single person on Judgement Day. Can someone who does not claim the mantle of Christian be assured of salvation by nonetheless living a Christlike life? POSSIBLY. PERHAPS. In the end I do not know, that will be God's call.

For me, I am a sinner and have faith in Christ and the forgiveness that I receive from Him. He is my advocate with the Father and the mercy that only He can bestow upon me. My own salvation is my utmost concern, others will have to come to their own conclusions on these weighty issues. I think though that the more love one can show while on this earth, the better off one will be.

 

In a sense your promoting a Gnosticism if we are required to believe things ABOUT Jesus vs Believing what Jesus taught.

There are folks out there who swear to God that Jesus Christ IS Adolf Hitler in character and spirit. To step back and say well at least these folks BELIEVE in Jesus is a blunder.



You can be an Atheist and still be saved. This hangs easily on God's Mercy who knows if you make a honest mistake.


If you have Love, Agape and love your neighbor, your already backed up by grace. Fact if your love is not backed up by grace its not going to be love at all.


Trying to combat love? Your better off banging your head on a brick wall for progress.

Everyone in heaven and hell, is a catholic your going to know the truth so that is done deal.


Love Alone can work as long someone else isn't defining the term for me.

God Alone = Love Alone. God is Love. You might have well have said "Christianity alone"




The word Love is too powerful, Unless you can butcher the word to mean evil, it absolutely wins.



If a Jew Muslim or Atheist has LOVE, IE AGAPE, they have God on their side they can be saved.


Mark 12

28One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ 31“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NNE ELSE BESIDES HIM; 33AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE’S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.


"THERE IS NTHER COMMANDMENT GREATER THAN THESE"-- Jesus Christ.




Its easy matter of God the Father vs God the Monster.

I can argue you don't believe God forgives anyone because all wrongs must be "paid for" under a penal system.

If you owe me 100$ and your mom pays me for it, I didn't forgive you at all. For me to actually forgive means I drop the whole thing.



I'm pretty sure crucifying Jesus at the cross was a sin on mankind's part. If I remember correctly Jesus said forgive them rather then hey thanks a lot guys.

Romans 5

10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.



Love is the highest priority. If it wasn't God would not even have bothered to declare sins to be sins.

The Entire focus of Christianity is Love.

1 Timothy 1

5But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.




"Trusting in Jesus Christ's sacrifice for sin, that He was crucified for our transgressions, that He was buried in a tomb, that He was raised to life again the third day, believing He is the Son of God and receiving Him as Lord and God through regeneration (born-again) is how a person is justified and saved APART from any good works which naturally follow the new creation/new heart in Christ."

Satan has no problem OKAYING and Believing this, because NOTHING indicates actual allegiance, GOODNESS or loyalty to God.

 

Jesus died for the glory of God, to save lost sinners and reconcile them back to a Holy God, and the RCC tramples underfoot His precious blood shed for that!

 

The Church preaches salvation in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and I believe the same, but it also recognizes the ultimate authority of God and His infinite mercy. Do you not believe that God can act towards any soul in any way in which He desires?

As I said before, I am a sinner and need Him as my advocate to the Father. I am a wimp and need His help to get through this life, so that is the bottom line for me.

Hey, everyone has the free will to chart their own path. I live my life by the example of living out my faith as best I can and I share that with others I come into contact with. I have found what works and others can and will do as they please - I cannot force anyone to do anything or accept anything.

Like I said earlier, I used the words "possibly" and "perhaps" that others might have salvation if they live out their lives in a Christlike manner. I just don't know what God's ultimate decision would be on Judgement Day concerning them.

As for me being assured of my salvation, I would like to think in a positive way about this, but sometimes it is hard for me to believe that the great sins I have committed have all been totally forgiven. I have been told that this is true over a thousand times and through many years, but sometimes this is too great a concept for me to fathom.

I envy those who have a 100% assurance about this, but I have to be honest about how I feel about the whole thing. I know there is nothing I can do to help along this free and wonderful gift (forgiveness), so in the end, I can only live my life in as Christlike a manner as possible and at the end pray that God will show mercy towards me.

 

The RCC really reaches that God provided to all the means and grace enoiugh to get saved, but its based upon US and OUR will , and cooperating with grace of God to get right enough to merit Him saving us!

 

"attribute of the new heart includes loving thy brother"

You want to equate good work of loving neighbor as being born again, that will work for me.

So yeah our "born-again" Samaritan, Jewish, Muslim brothers and sisters.

After all the Good Samaritan was only capable of loving neighbor due to his "attributed new heart."

 

JUST christians are saved, correct?

 

Is the Good Samaritan Christian?

 

ONLY Christians go to heaven, correct?

 

Whose will do you think won out? The answer fits perfectly in this thread.

 

Is the pope a pagan?