[Faith-talk] FW: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ Salvation According to the Bible

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Momsooky <momsooky at yahoo.com>
To: momsooky at yahoo.com
Subject: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ Salvation According to the Bible
Date: 
Mon, 5 May 2008 16:21:28 -0700 (PDT)

Salvation According to the Bible
 (Conclusion)
 
Obey God's commandments
We must obey God's commandments: Matthew 7:21-23, "Not every one that
saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in
that
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have
cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will
I
profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity."
What are God's commandments? Matthew 22:37-40, "Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second
is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets." There are a lot of laws
in
the OT against things such as incest, adultery, worshipping idols, etc.,
but
they all fall into these two categories. If a person loved God, they
wouldn
t be worshipping idols, misusing their bodies or minds for purposes that
don
t glorify God, and if a person loved his neighbor, he or she wouldn't
steal,
murder, or mistreat others. Jesus says that we prove our love for Him
when
we keep His commandments (John 14:15, 23, 24).
If we don't love the brethren, we abide in spiritual death: 1 John 3:14,
"We
know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the
brethren.
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his
brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him." Mark 11:26 tells us that if we don't have mercy and
forgive
one another, it blocks us off from God forgiving us.
The unrighteous will not enter the kingdom of God: 1 Corinthians 6:9,
"Know
ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate
 nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of
God.
 Of course, a person can come from that kind of a lifestyle, and be
redeemed
(that's why Jesus came to earth!), but that doesn't mean they can
continue
in their sins.
Sanctification (becoming more like Jesus)
Becoming more Christ-like is a growing process: Have you noticed how
nobody 
becomes perfect in all their ways the moment they accept Christ? I
believe 
there is a growing process we go through called sanctification. 
1 Thessalonians 5:23, "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and
I 
pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto
the 
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Timothy 2:22, "Flee also youthful
lusts: 
but follow (pursue) righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that
call 
on the Lord out of a pure heart."


  

"a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" Prov 17:22

 






       
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