tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post7472765741390812872..comments2022-11-22T06:44:10.263-05:00Comments on Marking The Path: What If John 3:16 Was Not True?Dr. T.L. Sanderferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124763982852466171noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-13899184768070540022009-11-03T21:10:36.818-05:002009-11-03T21:10:36.818-05:00Well...In 1 Corinthians15 it tells exactly that. I...Well...In 1 Corinthians15 it tells exactly that. It comes from Paul wrighting to the chruch of Corinth. He says that if Christ has not been raised from the dead then our faith is in vain. Very true. Because we would be putting our faith into a dead person and how can someone who is dead save us from death itself? But if you keep reading in vs.20 he does explain that Christ has been raised, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. So therefor our faith is in someone who has conquered death. <br />Dr. T...you later say "Imagine having to do more than just believe in Jesus to receive salvation."<br />Well I must tell you that it is more than just believing. In James19 it says that "..even the deamons believe-and shudder." So if I believe and the deamons believe what makes us different? The difference is that I have repented, and try to the best of my abilities to follow God. No I am not saying that good works will get you into heaven, and I hope that no one takes it that way because that is not true. But I am saying that you cannot just believe, you must believe, repent, and try to live for him. Yes, you will stumble, believe me God has dropped bricks on my head many times, but just believing only puts you on the same level as the deamons, living for him is what seperates the two.HaveYouSceneHezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329830725354827405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-23745480826270284482009-11-01T10:00:22.716-05:002009-11-01T10:00:22.716-05:00No problem. I thought that's what you meant. ...No problem. I thought that's what you meant. Thanks for commenting!Dr. T.L. Sanderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124763982852466171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-52226300544073984842009-10-31T19:39:48.516-04:002009-10-31T19:39:48.516-04:00sorry about my other comment, for some reason it d...sorry about my other comment, for some reason it did not come out right. I wrote "if God did not love the world we all would not be here". Thanks for letting me clear this up.ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576867718321589600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-63605706680953868692009-10-31T17:09:46.468-04:002009-10-31T17:09:46.468-04:00I think if God didn't love the world we would ...I think if God didn't love the world we would not be here. Great blog by the way!ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576867718321589600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-21537980920008894682009-10-30T05:33:15.642-04:002009-10-30T05:33:15.642-04:00Excellent question Stephen, and thank you for comm...Excellent question Stephen, and thank you for commenting. I think Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV) can answer your question best: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” I look forward to hearing from you again.Dr. T.L. Sanderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124763982852466171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-27482445814595535712009-10-29T20:53:42.954-04:002009-10-29T20:53:42.954-04:00Your post is wonderful: it really cuts straight to...Your post is wonderful: it really cuts straight to the core of Christian faith. I have a question, however. You mention that God requires of us no work for our salvation, and I would agree. If I may then play upon your words, in my (limited) experience even believing in Jesus and living according to his teachings can be difficult for many people; one might say that for those people their faith takes work. In that respect, though the realization of one's true faith is very liberating, would you say that salvation in this sense is earned? It is certainly made possible by the sacrifice of Jesus, but is it incorrect to think that the final step towards our salvation, being faith in Christ, is still ours to take?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418513189783202469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-2870681959363368432009-10-27T21:01:36.390-04:002009-10-27T21:01:36.390-04:00I really like this blog... Gives me something to m...I really like this blog... Gives me something to meditate on.Warninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928897131519529175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-2056994954814257142009-10-26T22:31:30.295-04:002009-10-26T22:31:30.295-04:00Thank God for Jesus!Thank God for Jesus!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651509769892366794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-69426160570497646242009-10-26T21:27:28.144-04:002009-10-26T21:27:28.144-04:00Thank God that Nicodemus went to visit Jesus. Wha...Thank God that Nicodemus went to visit Jesus. What would we do without these words.glitterfaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005913922441695479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-81522374094782715622009-10-25T17:40:59.306-04:002009-10-25T17:40:59.306-04:00I totally agree ... Thanks for commenting!I totally agree ... Thanks for commenting!Dr. T.L. Sanderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124763982852466171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680596110399390551.post-863949288894002122009-10-25T13:42:03.125-04:002009-10-25T13:42:03.125-04:00To put it plain, we'd have no hope for life ev...To put it plain, we'd have no hope for life ever lasting without Jesus. There is no way that we could live under the law, thats why God the Father, had a plan. The law was written for the Jews, and without Jesus, we as gentiles, had no hope to be in the family of God till the Jews rejected Christ. The way I see it, even the Jews themselves, can't live under the law, no one can.<br />I thank God for making a way for me, that I now have hope,for everlasting life through His Son, Jesus Christ.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627576158752484396noreply@blogger.com