From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated
3/27/2004 4:36:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not without repentance which means the sinner must consciously repent of and turn
from their sin.
Not without repentance which means the sinner must consciously repent of and turn
from their sin.
john: What happens to the fellow who is not aware of his sin?
jt: The preaching of the cross should convict the world
of sin, righteousness, and the
judgment to come and God anoints/empowers His Words,
not our substitutes.
john: The flow of the blood doesn't work until he, the sinner, does the
right thing?
How in the world do you explain "salvation by faith apart from works?"
jt: Faith without corresponding actions is dead. I know
Luther didn't like this but
it is so. Salvation is a faith walk, not a one
time prayer and the blood only cleanses
the conscience when we come to the throne of grace in
time of need.
john: And why is it necessary for God to continue accepting our faith
IN THE PLACE OF righteousness?
jt: God accepts faith with corresponding actions.
Abraham is our example being
the father of faith. He was willing to go to the
mountain with firewood and the son
of promise. God likes this kind of faith. Passive
acceptance does not move Him
and there is no way to make it without His
empowerment.
john: What is your message of hope to the addicted?
jt: The truth will make the addicted free if they are
willing to act on it.
john: And the guy in South Africa who has never heard of Christ?
jt: God is faithful and the Good News will be preached
to the world before the
end comes.
john: And the gang banger who was molested by a minister and rejects
"religion"
out of hand because of that experience?
jt: He may be better off than the dead 'religious'
because he sees it for what it
is. God's mercy is available to him also; the
professing church is full of the
wounded and walking dead.
john: Where does I.Q. fit into your scheme of things.
jt: IQ is fine when submitted to the word and the will
of God, being smart after
the flesh won't profit. Obedience is what counts.
john: Some people just do not have the smarts to understand some things but
can grasp others.
jt: Noone has the whole loaf. Jesus keeps us dependent
upon himself and this
is why when he ascended
he gave gifts to men which are dispensed by the Holy
Spirit as HE WILLS. However, since the CofC is
against music they are most
likely closed to 1 Corinthians 12 also as are some
other denominations so the
professing church today is
powerless and divided. All we can receive are a
few crumbs.
judyt
