[GCFL-discuss] salvation by...

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Siarlys, I don't remember Lance or Rev Ev. ever giving personal
opinions when refuting your statements that there are other ways to
salvation than through Christ alone. I think you'll find that both
Lance and Ev. both sent scripturally based refutes to your comments,
not personal arguements. How you can deny the scriptures, I don't
understand, but for me and my house, we will Serve the Lord!

Diasgalendam Mauschu

On Wed, 19 May 2004 19:30:11 -0500, gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net
<gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
> 
> Jeff, I never take offense at someone disagreeing with me. None of us
> would have any friends left if we made a habit of that. I appreciate all
> of our discussions, and I get bored if I am talking to people who feel
> the same way I do. What would there be to talk about?
> 
> I note however, that the most passionate statements that salvation is
> through acceptance of Christ alone drift away from Scriptural sources,
> and particularly away from Gospel sources, because in fact Jesus was not
> so narrow, so quick to condemn, nor did he ever try to make things simple
> and easy to understand. He constantly criticized his own disciples for
> never getting it right. I expect all of us are at least as prone to
> misunderstand as they were.
> 
> All the things Lance and Nancy and Rev. Ev have said about salvation are
> good ways to approach Jesus, and through Jesus the Father. But Jesus
> never made them so exclusive, or condemned those who did not make
> specific professions of faith. These are all doctrines arranged by church
> councils, synods, theologians, from 100 years to 1749 years AFTER the
> Resurrection. If we reduce salvation to a formula, we become
> uncomfortably like the Pharisees, who were always wrapped up in the law
> and never saw the content or spirit the law was intended to serve. (The
> Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath).
> 
> Siarlys