Embracing the Gospel Alone as Your Only Means of Salvation

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Robert Pate

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The Gospel is that work that Jesus did in our name and on our behalf that justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciles us and the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19.

Paul said that the Gospel... "Is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes" Romans 1:16.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is all that one needs to be saved. Faith in Christ and his Gospel is the entrance into eternal life. Religion, whether it be the Calvinist religion or the Catholic religion or whatever religion is not the way. Religion is the broadway that leads to destruction and "Many there be that go that way" Matthew 7:13.

There was no religion in the early church. What there was, was people that wanted to live according to rules and laws. Paul was continually preaching against living this way. Paul taught that "The Just Shall Live By Faith" Romans 1:17. and not by rules and laws. To live by faith is to live by faith in Christ and his Gospel.

It is not the Gospel plus Calvinism or The Gospel plus Catholicism. It is the Gospel plus nothing. Jesus saves and he saves to the uttermost, "Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost, that come unto God by Jesus Christ" Hebrews 7:25.

Is your religion able to save you to the uttermost? Religion is a diversion away from Christ and his Gospel. There is no Spirit in religion. Religion is anti-Christ and anti-Gospel. The Holy Spirit is only given to those who are trusting in Christ and his Gospel for their salvation. "This only would I learn of you, did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law (Religion) or by the hearing of faith" Galatians 3:2. Which is the Gospel.
 
musterion

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B57 embraces his assumed elective reconciliation and regeneration. His faith in the Gospel--assuming he even has any, I can't tell--is just the result, not the means.
 
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Robert Pate

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musterion said:
B57 embraces his assumed elective reconciliation and regeneration. His faith in the Gospel--assuming he even has any, I can't tell--is just the result, not the means.
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That is known as faith in your faith. He believes with all of his heart that Calvinism is the way, the truth and the life.

Saving faith is always faith in Christ and his Gospel.
 
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Robert Pate

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musterion said:
Exactly. The fruit of which is Lordship Salvation, which is salvation by the work of persevering, which is a false gospel.
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Right.

Many believe that they are saved because they believe that Jesus is the Christ. The devils also believe and tremble, James 2:19.
 
musterion

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Most people I've met my entire life have believed that, and are counting on both that and their good outweighing their bad, plus a generic belief in God, to save them. Very few would be able to explain the Gospel of the grace of God in its pure simplicity.
 
brewmama

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Robert Pate said:
There was no religion in the early church. What there was, was people that wanted to live according to rules and laws. Paul was continually preaching against living this way. Paul taught that "The Just Shall Live By Faith" Romans 1:17. and not by rules and laws. To live by faith is to live by faith in Christ and his Gospel.
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That is absolutely not true. Why do you think the apostles went around founding churches ? Many that Paul founded are still there today. Why did Jesus say that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church? What do you have against the churches that the apostles founded?
 
musterion

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brewmama said:
That is absolutely not true. Why do you think the apostles went around founding churches ? Many that Paul founded are still there today. Why did Jesus say that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church? What do you have against the churches that the apostles founded?
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What do you have against identifying yourself as Roman Catholic?
 
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musterion said:
Most people I've met my entire life have believed that, and are counting on both that and their good outweighing their bad, plus a generic belief in God, to save them. Very few would be able to explain the Gospel of the grace of God in its pure simplicity.
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True
 
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Robert Pate

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brewmama said:
That is absolutely not true. Why do you think the apostles went around founding churches ? Many that Paul founded are still there today. Why did Jesus say that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church? What do you have against the churches that the apostles founded?
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The churches that Paul founded were Gospel believing churches. Not like the organized religion churches of today.

There is no Gospel or very little Gospel in todays organized church.

Christ's church is an invisible church. It does not have a building or a paid staff. It is composed of blood bought believers.
 
musterion

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The so-called early church 'fathers,' to a man, embraced Judaized sacramentalism in denial of Paul's gospel of grace.
 
beloved57

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Robert Pate said:
That is known as faith in your faith. He believes with all of his heart that Calvinism is the way, the truth and the life.

Saving faith is always faith in Christ and his Gospel.
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You dont believe the Gospel, Calvinism is the Gospel of Gods Grace in Christ ! And you reject it !
 
beloved57

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Robert Pate said:
No, the Gospel of God has to do with justifying the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciling the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19.

Your Gospel doesn't do that.
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You don't believe or understand those scriptures, you teach that Christ life and death failed to save millions upon millions He lived and died for!
 
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Robert Pate

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beloved57 said:
You don't believe or understand those scriptures, you teach that Christ life and death failed to save millions upon millions He lived and died for!
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God forces no one to believe on his Son Jesus Christ.

If you want to be saved you will have to come to Christ as a repentant sinner and ask him to save you. Otherwise you are doomed.
 
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