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But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
We are saved through grace, many Christians have committed terrible crimes and yes they may be called to judgement but the grace of Christ the same
Christ whom FORGAVE the people whom had crucified him from the very cross has saved us.
We are NOT saved by our work's though our work's will most certainly be looked at and those that have lived by the LAW and done only good work's will
be saved - though they will also come to know that Christ is the way - the ONLY way.
For those of us not so perfect, as long as we live under the blood and GRACE of Christ we will be saved but it is at his whim and upon his mercy that
we rely so hypocrites that know they are doing bad then go to a confessor and say sorry without being sorry or similar religious practices need not
apply.
Though he did say "I shall forgive them what they know not".
No one can snatch them out of my hand, read what Christ said.
Demons try to accuse people, to condemn them, to enslave there soul's and constantly trespass upon Christs Pasteur but when the shepherd comes he
will take back what is his and those demons are going to a fate known as the second death, there is no reincarnating or other get out of jail cards
for them.
There is NO OTHER WAY.
My personal belief is this.
As to reincarnation, well there may be some reality to it but the Church has suppressed belief in it and Christ did say it is given for a many to be
born then to die then the resurrection.
Perhaps some are given a second chance or perhaps as some interpret each life is a different person and come that day they will all stand there as
themselves?.
I fully believe in Jesus that is all I can say, I have had my moments of stress and agued with God often circular argument's that eventually come to
me understanding that the fault lies with me or having to accept that God knows best, so argument may not be the correct way of framing this but in
our pain, tiny as we are sometimes we get angry with him, he is both merciful and loves us.
And the very injustice I rile against is the same that the Lord has taught me to recognized as injustice so of course it is not his fault he is the
one pointing out to me in myself that something is wrong so come that day those that ARE responsible will be punished.
I think that Love and Faith in Jesus are far more important than the self inflating egotistical nonsense of modern day pagan inspired Gnostics.
So sorry have to disagree with you MOST SEVERELY.
I would advise you to look into the life and teachings of St Irenaeus, lived about 180 AD in Lyon in France and overcame the heresy of the Gnostics
and though claimed by the Catholic church today he is actually a Christian saint common to all denominations of the original and true faith.
Gnosticism branched into more and more weird sects many leaving Christianity behind entirely and leading many soul's astray, it was like the cults
you find in india among there heathen religion were a guru can lead many to there death's.
The true faith even before being taken as a state religion, while even being persecuted and practiced in secret survived this gnostic assault by
those whose ego's said THEY knew better.
You are searching for the truth, that is good seek and ye shall find but beware you do not walk away from it not recognizing it for what it is, do
not mix pagan belief into Christian belief it is NOT spirituality it is demonism.
But hey I am far from perfect, I am not a doctor of theology or a mystic so as long as you are thinking about Christ then you are seeking him OR
seeking something HE has sent you after, beware though as his enemy will try to snare you away even though he can not.
God bless and keep you safe, if my comment comes across as scathing at any point then sorry I mean no offense, I see the world as I see it and with
the eye's God has given me imperfect as my vision is, you see it the way you see it with the eye's he has given you.
My 'opinion' is no more valid than yours even if it is closer or further from consensus, only one person knows that that person is God.
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