Re: [TruthTalk] What is a Christian?

[Knpraise]

In a message dated 1/13/2005 11:01:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

The blood of Jesus was shed for the remission of sin - meaning that as we confess and turn from it (repentance without regret) the blood cleanses our conscience.. otherwise we are trying to use it as a rabbit's foot.  Jesus' blood was never supposed to be a cover for sin.  The blood of bulls and goats covered the person for another year.  The blood of Jesus frees us from sins presence, it's effects, and it's power. Big difference. jt
 

It really is kinda "sad" (as you so often say) that salvation by grace through faith is really not understood by you.   Such a salvation is not of your own effort, rather, it is a gift, pure and simple  (Eph 2:8).  It effects your teaching on works (read:obedience), your understanding of historical sinning, sins of the character of a person, sins of omission, and the practice of sin that rises to rebellion against God,  your doctrine of the Spirit in realtionship to personal and claimed holiness,  your notion of expressed fellowship for others within the Faith  (Romans 14)   ---------------    just so many issues.   It is amazing to me that you would exclude some when, in fact, your theology is as unusual as anything I have ever come across.   No wonder you oppose orthodoxy.  The fact that you are saved, anyway is a tribute to the failsafe plan of God for bring those whom He loves unto Himself. 

John