Terry Clifton wrote:
DAVEH: May I assume you believe you are on that path, Terry? If so, let me ask you if you feel you stepped onto that path back to heaven at the time you became saved?......or.......Do you think you will be saved by enduring to the end of your journey on that path as Jesus suggested in Mt 24:13......> > > DAVEH: Yes Terry, I do admit to being a sinner and imperfect. Do you > claim yourself to be otherwise??? > > FWIW.....I did not say I was lost, Terry. That is an assumption > you made. Quite the opposite......I don't feel lost at all. I know the > direction the Lord wants me to go, and as long as I walk the path he > trod back to heaven, I will find my way there too. Does that compute > for you?
No, Dave, no perfection until I escape this worn out body. However, my sins are washed away. It happened in an instant in 1981. Some blood from a perfect sacrifice was applied and my sins disappeared. That blood is over two thousand years old and still working, still washing away sins. You just have to be very careful not to dilute it with works or false teachings. That ruins it.
If you have entered the narrow path through a narrow gate called Jesus, then walking the path is excellent. The only way in is through the gate.The only way to travel is the narrow path. You can do works as you travel the narrow path. You can earn crowns by doing them. You just have to remember that no one ever gets through the gate based on their works. What you must do is call on Jesus. If you knock, He will open. AFTER He brings you through the gate, THEN you work your way along the path, not to be saved, or to stay saved, but because that is what saved people just naturally want to do.
"But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved."
Even then, you cannot walk the path alone. Jesus will provide you a guide, known far and wide as the Holy Spirit. He acts kind of like a compass needle, keeping you on course. There will be times on that path when temporary interference makes it look as if the needle is wobbling, and you may be drawn off course for a moment, but if you simply allow the Spirit to take the lead, and trust in what he tells you, you can be certain that you will stay on course.
Since you are a Mormon and believe in a lot of (for lack of a better word)
nonsense, I strongly suggest that you backtrack a bit to see if you have not
diluted the blood. Feelings don't count for much.
Terry
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