question for MADIsts.

lifeisgood

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I see no one answered the question. The good news cannot be spread without someone DOING something, which = works.

"A certain one will say: 'You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from the works, and I shall show you my faith by my works.' You believe there is one God, do you? You are doing quite well. And yet the demons believe and shudder. But do you care know, O empty man, that faith apart from works is dead?" (James 2:18-20)

Comparing apples and oranges.
---Salvation which comes exclusively by belief in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross of Calvary (you have nothing to offer at all).

---Spreading the Good News --- there is only ONE way to get to God --- Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross of Calvary (which we are honored that God wants us to participate with Him to preach His Good News).

Two different works
--- one that saves (you are not included)
--- one that proves one has already been (you are included)
 

lifeisgood

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He says he was sent for lost sheep.

Jesus said: "I, Jesus the Christ, was sent ONLY to the lost sheep of Israel" (Matthew 15:24).

Lost sheep is not just Jewish, friend.

From Jesus' own words yes --- ONLY to the lost sheep of Israel.

It is for whole world.

What is for the whole world?

this is how your doctrine is perverted.

By you chopping Jesus' words?

This is what Jesus says:

"for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Correct.

Jesus was sent to saved the world, not just for lost sheep of Jews.

Correct and Incorrect.


Jesus came ONLY to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

The lost sheep of the house of Israel was to accept Jesus the Christ and His commission to them.

HAD the lost sheep of the house of Israel ACCEPTED Him and His commission to them, THEN, the lost sheep of the house of Israel (who then would not have been lost anymore) would THEN preach Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross of Calvary to the whole world and THROUGH THEM, the whole world would hear the Good News of Jesus the Christ.

They, the lost sheep of the house of Israel, REJECTED Jesus Christ and His commission by MURDERING Him (and they continue to be lost).

Because the plan of God CANNOT be stopped the Gentiles have taken over the great commission which was NOT given to them to do; however, what an awesome privilege it is to tell the world that the ONLY hope to get to God is belief in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross of Calvary, exclusively, plus absolutely nothing.

Now, you can accept Jesus' words or you can reject them, the decision He has placed on your lap.
 

God's Truth

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Oh, it involves hands all right, and a person's whole body. Jesus told his followers to go and preach, and that involves the whole person. He told us to do good to others, and that involves the whole person.

We are talking about to be saved---to be saved in the first place.
 

God's Truth

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We have KingdomRose here not understanding what is spiritual because she doesn't even know what is spirit means. She believe our spirits live on after the death of our bodies. She doesn't even understand that Jesus is the Spirit of God.
 

God's Truth

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Being born again does not mean "sinless." Nowhere does Jesus indicate that.

Being made sinless is what Jesus preaches, and it is what born again means. It means repenting of your sins and being washed clean.

Hebrews 10:10 and by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:14 because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy

Hebrews 11:40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

Hebrews 12:13 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

Hebrews 12:23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Hebrews 2:11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.

John 17:19 John 17:19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified

Ephesians 5:26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
 

God's Truth

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Being born again means one has came to Jesus and believes that the shed blood on the cross washes away his sins; the sins he has confessed and repented of doing.

IF anyone does sin in this new born again life, then they can find mercy and forgiveness. However, to not understand that one will no longer live a life in the dark is of utmost importance.
 

God's Truth

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You said the new life might sin. John said it can't.

You slander the Word of God.

1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
 
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