i think "lord" and "shepherd" are distinctly different offices? but again ty
Your reference of Lord Lord and not doing the things He says is how by trusting Him as my Good Shepherd, the emphasis on how I follow Him is on Him.
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i think "lord" and "shepherd" are distinctly different offices? but again ty
shouldnt it be the other way around?
and you say "faith" as a noun but isnt that really a belief?
the kingdom of heaven is within youHeaven is literal.
The Revelation of Christ is a "vision!"Read Revelations.
work to make your calling and election sureSo that faith is from Him as we apply that faith by trusting Him to do it. That is where our confidence should rest in.
the kingdom of heaven is within you
The Revelation of Christ is a "vision!"
No...you have assumed that men are alive in the flesh.You are drawing the wrong conclusion. The thief died that day. His race was finished. And the human race of Jesus was finished...that's why He said...It is finished.
But you are taking this dogmatically thinking of a weird transactional salvation whereby one positive word eradicates all future life. But that is false. We remain in play so we are free to go either way...to do well or badly...right up to the end of our lives. THEN comes judgment. The churches have failed miserably with the false idea of salvation being a onetime only decision. We make thousands of decisions each day...and for all these we will be judged. No one is going to be judged on one decision...but every word and thought and deed.
work to make your calling and election sure
for all must come before the judgement seat to be judged for their works, whether evil or good
kinda suggest otherwise?
Even so... the "eyes to see" need to be had and then improved.the kingdom of heaven is within you
The Revelation of Christ is a "vision!"
Actually - I was explaining Paul's journey - and John's and Peter's and James's, etc.That is a good description of your error. Thanks for describing it.
Yes indeed, "most of us don't drop dead after coming to Christ." They should, because that is what is called for, but most don't.
Which is to say, most are not "born again of the spirit of God" when they begin to follow Christ...and so they go away from time to time flirting with life and death, and some return and some not. But that is not salvation. Nor is that the plan or prescription of God. That is at best, good intentions, but without understanding.
But, thanks again for explaining yourself.
There's a ton of verses about us having the assurance of eternal life, which is assurance of heaven. Where do you think believers who have died are?well, not of any future in a literal heaven that may only be attained after literal death, certainly not; No one has ever gone up to heaven, There is only One Immortal, you and your sons will be here with me, etc, and if you note the original at those vv for "believe" it is pistis which is much better expressed "have faith" only that makes "believers" uncomfortable so they have virtually all been changed to "belief" or "believe" now, in most versions. so imo no on two counts
No one has ever gone up to heavenSince God is with us for how the kingdom of Heaven is within you, should tell us how being with God in that Kingdom of Heaven up there will be like.
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Those left behind are
hmm ok tyfoundation will be
maybe coulda used a comma near the front? But the best def we've heard so far imo. Although i dont think the common functional definition of "saved" comes anywhere near thatFaith in Truth is God's will of restoration and healing (salvation).
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many will cry "LordLord"
No...you have assumed that men are alive in the flesh.
But those who actually come to Christ and join Him in actual life, come to the knowledge that they were dead and are dead, and having released death in the world, have gained life in God. Which life is eternal, the same yesterday, today, and forever. That "race" that is run, is death. That is the sentence which we were sentenced to run. But when one passes from death to life, "It is finished." For death is unto death, but life is unto God.
The point is that we should indeed die, and it should be finished when we come to Christ, that we should also be born again of the spirit of God, having put to death the flesh, as crucified and risen with Christ (past tense). And those who do not, are not even His.
He came and died for many who do not receive Him. And when I say "for", I mean instead of, not needing to die or run, but to receive it...which is death to the flesh, but life to God. Such is the gift of eternal life.
No one has ever gone up to heaven
There is only One Immortal, Who lives in unapproachable light
hmm ok ty