How you doin? Man is
this a time to forget. Rough times. Paulie is having terrible
headaches and now stomachaches. Poor guy. The stomachaches are
probably from the ibuprofen he's been taking. This is wicked. It's
causing so much tension and unrest in our home. We just can't find a
solution. We've tried everything we know in the natural and in the
spiritual. Lord help us. Revelation 7 today.
Verses 14-17, "I [a]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His [b]temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. 16 They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun [c]beat down on them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the [d]water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”'
WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! God's all about great timing. These verses are SO
comforting. God's truth so incredibly trumps Satan's lies. In a time
of being tempted to believe or entertain lies, these verses coat me with
reassurance of God's refuge, peace, goodness, and love. SO
GOOD!!!!!!! I love verse 14. Washing their robes in the blood of the
Lamb made them white. Jesus' blood stains us white. COME ON!!!!!!!
What an AWESOME paradox. This verse makes me think of Titus 3:5, "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,". COME ON!!!!!!! For me personally, I'm struggling with my armor of God. I need to focus on the discipline of putting on the armor of God. Fiery arrows have been piercing me. I can't afford to allow anything to prohibit the manifest love of Jesus. I must protect my attitude, emotions, and all of my soul and body from unwanted influences. My spirit is to run my tri-polar person. The order is spirit, soul, and body. I think of all the Psalms where David is speaking to his soul as though it were a different person. This is some significant refining fire. God is burning stuff off of me. This is civil war. The battle that's raging within me right now is intense. Praise Jesus for the breakthrough that is to come. God wins. Allow the blood of Jesus to wash you, regenerate you, and renew you today.
SALVATION WITHOUT FORGIVENESS BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to be saved without having your sins forgiven? Was Saul saved by faith alone before his sins were forgiven?
If Saul was saved on the road to Damascus, then he was saved without having his sins forgiven.
Saul believed in Jesus on the road Damascus, but his sins were forgiven three days later in Damascus
Act 9:1-19......9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank....
Saul sins were forgiven in Damascus, three days later, not on the road to Damascus.
Acts 22:1-16.....10 And I said, 'What shall I do Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'.......16 Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins,calling on His name!
Saul was not saved by faith only. Saul was saved by believing and being baptized in water.
Jesus did not establish faith only salvation on the road to Damascus. Jesus confirmed what He already had said "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved"... (Mark 16:16)
You cannot be saved unless your sins have been forgiven.
In order to support the doctrine of faith only men have offered many reasons why the Scriptures cannot be trusted.
REASONS.
1. The Bible is not the inerrant word of God, it has many errors and contradictions.
2. You have to be a Greek scholar to understand the Bible. If you understand the original Greek language, then you would know water baptism is not essential for forgiveness of sins.
3. You need to use extra-Biblical writings to understand the plan of salvation.
4. The Bible has been mistranslated, therefore men are saved by faith only and not the way it is presented in the Bible.
If God is not smart enough to give men an accurate translation of His plan for salvation and Christian living, then why would anyone trust in Him for salvation or for anything else.
God has given us His plan of salvation in many translations, in different languages. You do not have to know Greek.You do not have to have a Greek dictionary. You do have to be Greek. If men had to be able to read and understand original Greek to understand the Bible, then all Bibles would be in Greek.
GOD IS INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO GUIDE MEN TO GIVE A TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU READ! JUST READ IT AND BELIEVE IT.
Men are not saved by faith only and there is no verse of Scripture that states men are saved by faith only. Men are saved by faith, but not by faith only.
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