Our Lord's Acceptance

[Prentis]

Good day!

I hear often nowadays brothers and sisters saying they 'accepted the Lord'. Christians often say 'when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ you get heaven' or 'when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ you get saved' (same meaning).

I just want to throw a challenge in there... Not trying to start any fight or argument, but I'd like to see what people think and hopefully together we can come to a deeper understanding in the Lord

So here it is... What if we got the right words in the wrong order? I say "we get heaven when Christ accepts us!"

Where am I getting this stuff, you might ask. Here's one example:
[sup]2 Corinthians 5:6[/sup]Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: [sup]7[/sup](For we walk by faith, not by sight:)[sup]8[/sup]We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. [sup]9[/sup]Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.[sup]10[/sup]For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

 

[Thankful 1]

Good day!

I hear often nowadays brothers and sisters saying they 'accepted the Lord'. Christians often say 'when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ you get heaven' or 'when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ you get saved' (same meaning).

I just want to throw a challenge in there... Not trying to start any fight or argument, but I'd like to see what people think and hopefully together we can come to a deeper understanding in the Lord

So here it is... What if we got the right words in the wrong order? I say "we get heaven when Christ accepts us!"

Where am I getting this stuff, you might ask. Here's one example:
[sup]2 Corinthians 5:6[/sup]Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: [sup]7[/sup](For we walk by faith, not by sight:)[sup]8[/sup]We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. [sup]9[/sup]Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.[sup]10[/sup]For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Amen!

 

[Prentis]

Now here's where there's a bit of a twist on the subject!

There is, in sorts, two entrances, or acceptances... Firstly into the race. Then into heaven.

Are both the same?

Here's my understanding of it.

Firstly god calls us into the race. That is the free gift of God... Then we must answer in faith and obedience that we might be accepted. Ultimately, we seek to attain Christ!

It is the only way that everything works. There is a free gift of God, the Bible speaks of it. BUT there is also an answer from our part required, the Bible speaks of it too.

We need to present ourselves as acceptable sacrifices to our Lord!

 

[Holy Pursuit]

Now here's where there's a bit of a twist on the subject!

There is, in sorts, two entrances, or acceptances... Firstly into the race. Then into heaven.

Are both the same?

Here's my understanding of it.

Firstly god calls us into the race. That is the free gift of God... Then we must answer in faith and obedience that we might be accepted. Ultimately, we seek to attain Christ!

It is the only way that everything works. There is a free gift of God, the Bible speaks of it. BUT there is also an answer from our part required, the Bible speaks of it too.

We need to present ourselves as acceptable sacrifices to our Lord!

Hi Prentis!
Yes, I agree, that is why Paul exhorts us to continue and persevere in the race. I believe our salvation is not a one time event, we are to work out salvation with fear and trembling, we are being saved. So we run the race and those who overcome are acceptable to the Lord!

Blessings.

 

[Prentis]

Hi Prentis!
Yes, I agree, that is why Paul exhorts us to continue and persevere in the race. I believe our salvation is not a one time event, we are to work out salvation with fear and trembling, we are being saved. So we run the race and those who overcome are acceptable to the Lord!

Blessings.

Hi Holy Pursuit :) !
Absolutely... We have a part to play. The first time the word 'saved' appears in the KJV new testament is when Jesus says "And you will be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved."!

We must endure, we must persevere... A verse that really hit me once is James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endures under trial: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Blessings to you in our Lord, sister

 

[Rach1370]

Now here's where there's a bit of a twist on the subject!

There is, in sorts, two entrances, or acceptances... Firstly into the race. Then into heaven.

Are both the same?

Here's my understanding of it.

Firstly god calls us into the race. That is the free gift of God... Then we must answer in faith and obedience that we might be accepted. Ultimately, we seek to attain Christ!

It is the only way that everything works. There is a free gift of God, the Bible speaks of it. BUT there is also an answer from our part required, the Bible speaks of it too.

We need to present ourselves as acceptable sacrifices to our Lord!

Hey Prentis! Very nicely worded....I'd say you got it exactly!

 

[Prentis]

Hey Prentis! Very nicely worded....I'd say you got it exactly!

Hey Rach! :)

I'm just wondering... I recognize the second part of your signature... Have you ever been on a site called Christian-Forum.net (none existant now)?

Just wondering, I used to be there.

Blessings in the Lord!

 

[aspen]

Now here's where there's a bit of a twist on the subject!

There is, in sorts, two entrances, or acceptances... Firstly into the race. Then into heaven.

Are both the same?

Here's my understanding of it.

Firstly god calls us into the race. That is the free gift of God... Then we must answer in faith and obedience that we might be accepted. Ultimately, we seek to attain Christ!

It is the only way that everything works. There is a free gift of God, the Bible speaks of it. BUT there is also an answer from our part required, the Bible speaks of it too.

We need to present ourselves as acceptable sacrifices to our Lord!

Yep. All relationships require the participation of all participates, by definition.

 

[Rach1370]

Hey Rach! :)

I'm just wondering... I recognize the second part of your signature... Have you ever been on a site called Christian-Forum.net (none existant now)?

Just wondering, I used to be there.

Blessings in the Lord!

Hey Prenits. I've browsed other sites, but have only really been active here. I've seen that quote before...probably at another site, and thought it was great! So often Christians get into arguments over things that do not directly relate to salvation issues. I think it's sad. We should pull together over those primary issues, but find wonderful freedom that Christ gave us, to debate and discuss those secondary ones.

Anyway, that's why I like it, and yeah, I probably got it off someone else on another site...can't quite remember where now...I had it jotted down in a notebook of mine for a while.

See you around!

 

[Prentis]

I guess I hadn't realized it was a popular quote... Actually saw someone else today who has it in it's signature on another site... Oups!

Blessings in the Lord... And see you around :)