Dolly Parton Believed in God, but Was It the God of the Bible?

[PeterAndroz]

Following Christ, and preaching the gospel are very serious topics. Every human soul is at stake here. It's not always fluff and stuff.

And I can appreciate her, in fact I admired her for all her good works. You must have missed that part of my response, where I stated that I hope she is in heaven.
I appreciate the many good and kind people in the world. You seem to be conflating hard truths with hatred.
In fact I appreciated and loved my mother and grandmother, their faith was not one that was submitted to Christ, but they were submitted to their own desires and the opinions of mankind. As much as it hurts me and I long to see them in heaven, I don't know where they are.
As Paul said 'do we now seek to please man our God?'
But here's a question for you... show us the scriptures that back you up?
You seem to be justifying your blind support by condemning those who are merely speaking truth.
Isn't this what the Pharisees did every time they heard some hard truth that Jesus spoke? They sought to catch Him in His own words that they might have a reason to accuse Him.

Hi newie :)
As well as trusting Christ do you believe her 'good works' will assist Dolly to enter Heaven ?

 

[markalan]

You can refuse to act like they are safe when the bible says they are not.

I am not sure if you meant "saved" rather than safe.

Paul does use "safe" in Phil 3:1
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.
To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

The same idea is reflected in 2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election,
for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

If you mean "saved" then that raises the question of what does saved mean.
I would say that saved means:
repentance, accompanied by a personal faith in the atonement for sin, by Jesus' death and resurrection.

Is it your position that a person's works contribute in some way to their salvation?

In the parable of the sower, do you think there are gradations of fruit bearing?

Matthew 13:22-23
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word,
but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
As for what was sown on good soil,
this is the one who hears the word and understands it.
He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”


How would you describe those who are "saved, but only as through fire"?

1 Corinthians 3:11-15
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—
each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it,
because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.
If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.
If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss,
though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

 

[markalan]

THE SPIRIT warns us against sin , even when the sin present in our flesh rises up to TEMPT US
EVEN THEN THE SPIRIT warns us . IT DON'T JUSTIFY SIN

I am glad to see you identifying sin according to the Scriptures.
We should never justify sin for any reason.

But let us remember that baby Christians say and do a lot of things wrong.

1 Corinthians 3:1-2
But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people,
but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it.
And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh.
For while there is jealousy and strife among you,
are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?

Besides jealousy and strife, the Corinthians were tolerating sexual sin (1 Cor 5:1).
And yet Paul addresses them as "infants in Christ".

So I withhold judgment of the individual's salvation,
though certainly I agree with you that sin should be called out.

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