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Salvation by Grace through Faith | Gods Grace | The Bible Post

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:43 -0800

From the page: "We are not saved by faith, nor by works, or even by a combination of the two; rather, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and will therefore demonstrate that salvation is present within us by living in obedience to His voice. (Php. 2:12). This is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And I am not ashamed to share it with you, because, "it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16 NKJV)"

THE SINNERS PRAYER

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:08 -0800

From the Pastor's study: "Unsaved people (who are often religious) may confess that a person is saved by grace through faith, but they often contradict themselves by saying that WORKS are ALSO necessary for a person to be saved or to STAY saved.

This teaching is clearly contrary to scripture, as is seen in Rom. 11:6, which says, "And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." (Romans 11:6) Salvation must, therefore, be either by grace or works. It cannot be by grace AND works.

Saved people realize that a person is saved by grace through faith, WITHOUT works, for the Bible says, 8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2)

Saved people also realize that the object of saving faith is the Lord Jesus Christ, and in particular, the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, even as the apostle Paul wrote, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." (Romans 1:16)

However, there are saved people who, although they recognize these truths, also claim that a person is saved by saying "THE SINNER'S PRAYER."

Well, which is it?

Is a person saved through faith, through prayer, through a prayer of faith, through faith in a prayer, all of the above, or none of the above?.......................

THE CONDITION OF THOSE WHO PRAY TO BE SAVED

When a person examines the scriptures, he is jolted by the fact that NOBODY in the Bible asked Jesus to come into his heart. NO unbeliever in the Bible asked God to save him for Christ's sake. NO soul-winner instructed a sinner in the New Testament to pray in order to become a Christian.

He learns that Rev. 3:20 was not an instruction to an unsaved man to invite Jesus into his heart, but rather for a saved man in a local church to open the door for the Lord Jesus to have communion with him.

He realizes that TRADITION was what caused him to believe that a person was saved through prayer. He realizes that TRADITION was what caused him to use "the sinner's prayer" in soul-winning.

If he was himself led to the Lord in prayer, he might well question his OWN standing before God. Can a person be saved who prayed "the sinner's prayer?"

It is an unfair conclusion to say that EVERYONE who prayed at his time of "conversion" is lost.

However, God's word teaches that a person is NOT saved by prayer, but through faith. Now, pay attention: if a person trusted in God's answering his prayer rather than in the substitutionary death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, he DID NOT pass from death unto life. If he is saved now, he became saved subsequent to his prayer, at the point he put faith in the gospel. It is doubtful that many Christians were saved at the very moment they CLAIM that they got saved.

A person who is still depending upon his prayer is unsaved to this day."

Everything About Nidal Malik Hasan Screams "Patsy"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:10 -0800

from the Comments section:
"Arnold Ziffel
Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

No, this incident just enforces the paranoid delusion to police and military that EVERYBODY is a potential terrorist so when Martial Law is declared, the military will have no problem kicking in doors, confiscating weapons or pulling the trigger.....just like in Iraq."

The Book of Proverbs, Chapter Two

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:38:17 -0800

1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,

2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,

3 and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,

4 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,

5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

Jane Burgermeister - Vienna 20.09.2009 PL

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:12 -0800

Stumbler pal nooner says: "H1N1 is engineered? Mutations will occur with the prompting of industrial designs? Motive: Addict world to vaccines?"

Parentalrights.org --

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:38:35 -0800

The Book of Proverbs, Chapter Thirty

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:19:43 -0800

From the page: " 5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in hi m.

6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar"

The Book of Proverbs, Chapter Thirty-One

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:17:55 -0800

From the page: " 8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all wh o are destitute.

9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.""

Heavens Gates ~Crazy~ by Patsy Cline

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:19 -0800

The best song of one of the best singers, ever.

Heavens Gates I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:56:53 -0800