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I've developed a personal relationship with God, but does he want more before he can actually know me?
Originally posted by seabisquit
Acoording to Bible prophesy Gog-Magog(Iran/Russia) will eventually invade Israel (final solution again).The prophesy states that Gog/Magog will be defeated,then the 200m man Chinese army invades and is defeated.Finally,"All nations" come against Israel( Armageddon), then Christ returns to save the day. All this wiil occur after 3 &1/2 years of "peace" set up by the eventual antichrist. As far as rapture,this is a fairly new idea that came about in the mid 1800's(Darby writings) but I hope it is true and occurs before all the SHTF.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Absolutely not my friend, salvation is through grace of God by accepting the shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ as payment for your sins. If you have accepted His death then you are counted as righteous in His sight.
Good works are for "crowns" that we will throw at his feet. Where they are tested by fire and the ones that remain we will be given rewards for.
It's a heresy to believe we are justified by faith AND works. This is not true. If you have accepted Him as your personal savior you are His. Now, you and I will never be able to achieve the awards of Biblical saints, but like I always say, I'd rather be a "bum" in heaven than a King on Earth without Him.
America's most recognized neoconservative thinkers are calling for confrontation with Moscow.
"The mood is reminiscent of Germany after World War I
Comparing the Russian invasion of Georgia to the beginnings of World War II.
William Kristol, also a co-founder of Project for the New American Century and publisher of National Review, believes the US owes Georgia a 'serious effort' in defense of its sovereignty.
Originally posted by For(Home)Country
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Absolutely not my friend, salvation is through grace of God by accepting the shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ as payment for your sins. If you have accepted His death then you are counted as righteous in His sight.
Good works are for "crowns" that we will throw at his feet. Where they are tested by fire and the ones that remain we will be given rewards for.
It's a heresy to believe we are justified by faith AND works. This is not true. If you have accepted Him as your personal savior you are His. Now, you and I will never be able to achieve the awards of Biblical saints, but like I always say, I'd rather be a "bum" in heaven than a King on Earth without Him.
Thankyou for your reply. It means lots. I esspecially like the part about the crowns. Makes me wonder if I'll have any crows to throw. But the parts that scare me is that it also talks about how a sinner can't get into heaven. But that's why Jesus died on the cross, so the perfect sacrifice could forgive our sins, right? But also, we have to repent for that to take effect, don't we? So, say I sin, and then I go and have an accident and die. I never had a chance to repent for that sin. Would I go to hell?
I think that my feeling of un-certainty is probably what is giving me, well, the most un-certainty. What gets me is that they say you will have peace in your heart if you know you are saved, and I did for the longest time, but ever since I heard about paul washer, and his message, things started to shake, and I started to question, solely because Paul Washer stated that most Christians will end up in hell for believing Western Christianity. I have faith in God, but sometimes I think my sin will keep me out. I play violent videogames all the time
In Ephesians 2:8-10, the Bible teaches that we are not saved because of our good deeds ("not of works, lest anyone should boast"). That is only half of the story. The same passage also teaches that we are saved for a very specific purpose, namely, to do good works ("created in Christ Jesus to do good works"). Good works are not the cause, but rather the result (the purpose, the fruit) of salvation. So good works must always accompany true faith. Yet true faith rests in the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation, and not in the merits of personal works. We are called to believe "in Christ"!
Both truths - salvation is not by works, but saved people do good works - are emphasized in the Scriptures. Take Titus 3:5-8 for example:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men."
The apostle Paul affirms that we are saved is "not by works of righteousness." Yet, he does not conclude that since we're not saved by works, we should not perform them. On the contrary, he is eager to exhort believers "to be careful to maintain good works."
God cleanses those who believe in His Son from the leprosy of sin, not to sit in laziness, but to employ their hands in doing good.
Something will come through it, and it will be demonic in nature.
Originally posted by seabisquit
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Thanks for the post. I was not aware of much of this so I have a lot to digest . I do believe CERN may cause the earth eventual harm. Someone on Coast to Coast thought that it would release ancient giants (nephilim) from a suspended animation to wreak havoc on us.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Something will come through it, and it will be demonic in nature.
Originally posted by seabisquit
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Thanks for the post. I was not aware of much of this so I have a lot to digest . I do believe CERN may cause the earth eventual harm. Someone on Coast to Coast thought that it would release ancient giants (nephilim) from a suspended animation to wreak havoc on us.
That thing is for evil purposes.
Thank you my friend for your kind words, but the glory belongs to God. Only the Holy Spirit speaks these truths. I pray that everyone will come to Christ, I know many will not accept the gift, but I also know that many seeds will be planted.
Originally posted by For(Home)Country
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Thankyou once again for your reply, your posts are always uplifting. God truly does have a hand in your life, and you are a light here, even on ATS. We need more like you.
As for all of you who are posting in this thread, thankyou as well. It's a good discussion, and I didn't think it would actually get this much attention. I hope we can all learn something, I know i have.
Originally posted by PullThePin
Great thread, I've really enjoyed reading it.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Something will come through it, and it will be demonic in nature.
Originally posted by seabisquit
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Thanks for the post. I was not aware of much of this so I have a lot to digest . I do believe CERN may cause the earth eventual harm. Someone on Coast to Coast thought that it would release ancient giants (nephilim) from a suspended animation to wreak havoc on us.
That thing is for evil purposes.
I'm wondering why you think it is for evil purposes. So much knowledge could come from the experiments that will be conducted there. I for one can't wait for it to start up and begin the experiments.
Originally posted by cormag
reply to post by For(Home)Country
i ask of u believer of the christian faith. wat makes your god different from all the rest? a book? a demi-god that can walk on water and heal people? or is it that he offers eternal life and happiness after death ?
Originally posted by cormag
reply to post by NOTurTypical
i ask of u believer of this christ god. wat good is a promise from god? he watch as his angles killed each other while he had the power to end the madness. for a omipotent being, he sure is careless for the lives of his angles. wat makes u so sure he will give u this salvation u spoke of.