Posted by Buckeye Fan on February 20, 2005, at 14:42:57
In reply to Lou's reply to Buckeye Fan-invandothywrshp? » Buckeye Fan, posted by Lou Pilder on February 20, 2005, at 10:27:13
Dear Lou,
You wrote "In your thinking, do the statements above mean that those that do not honor Jesus Christ as God are not saved and are worshiping God as they understand God , in vain?"
Lou PilderYou also asked in your earlier post if I meant that there was no salvation outside of The Church
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I definitely want to be clear on this.
The ONLY church a person must be a member of , is the Church of The Lord Jesus.
Not Catholic.
Not Methodist
Not Anything...other than a born-again believer
and follower of God.It is possible to have a high opinion about Jesus..
consider him to have been a prophet and/or good moral teacher....and still not go to Heaven.These are not my opinions...or my thoughts.
What I am presenting is the clear teaching of the Bible...God Word.
Jesus was a real historical person who lived, and validated His words through many miraculous signs and wonders.
He was observed by hundreds...and after His resurrection from the grave, was seen by more than 500 people at one time.
He walked on water...healed blind eyes....and even gave commands to the wind and sea ( and they obeyed Him)
What makes Him different from ALL other religious leaders of any time period in human History was the fact that He was God in the flesh.
And as I mentioned.....He backed up His claims with verifiable miracles...including raising from the dead.It is up to each person individually..when confronted with these facts, to decide for themselves if they want to be a Christian or not.
God does not force our obedience...nor does He deal with us unjustly.
He is good...ALL the time.
He is patient, loving and very concerned about His Creation.
Here are a few more statements that Jesus made:Joh 10:30
I and my Father are one.Joh 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Mt 9:6
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
( ONLY GOD CAN FORGIVE SINS)-BF
Joh 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
(THE JEWS CLAIMED THAT ABRAHAM WAS THIER FATHER...AND JESUS TOLD THEM THAT HE EXISTED BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS EVER BORN)-BFREV 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is , and which was , and which is to come , the Almighty.Jesus was either who He claimed to be...or not.
I and millions through the ages have experienced Him to be real and alive Today.
This is Basic Evangelical Christianity.BF
poster:Buckeye Fan
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