Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

[knpraise]

 

 Personal effort is always and only out of response to God's saving activity.   It is "required" in the same way breathing is required to continue physical life.  All references of joint participation are to be viewed in this context.   That is the gospel message as I understand it.   To argue that my effort is actually required to secure my salvation is repulsive to me  --------   not to mention scary. 

John wrote:
> To imagine that any on this site would ever say
> "He can't take care of our part"  is truly beyond
> me.  "OUR PART" HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM
> FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

John, can you elaborate on Paul's perspective in 1 Cor. 9:27?  Don't you see 
any perspective on his part of cooperating with the grace that he preached?