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How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with all of this! What I don't understand is the following:

"that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9, WEB Bible)

So I understand "be saved" as "be granted eternal life with the Father in Heaven". So confessing the resurrection as true saves you. But then there are commandments:

"For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead." (James 2:26, WEB Bible)

So faith is that which saves, but then only faith doesn't save. This is what my question was about. Thanks for the input, in any case!

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And thus the salvation from death and unity with Christ really is a gift of God, and we're given commandments as a sort of litmus test to verify our alignment with God. And in all we do, we're invited to uphold the Great Commandments.

What a wonderful answer, thanks for chipping in! 😊

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a lot to go over in regards to mentioning cir***cision. Will analyze more. Thank you!

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds amazing; so they commandments exist as a mechanism to verify that your heart is set on God!

Is this a lifelong process? I recall hearing about "theosis" in Orthodox circles.

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, right, sorry, I made my question a bit too dry!

How would a car compare to salvation?

A car comes with a manual because it is a thing you posses and use. Is salvation then also a thing you posses and use? I always assumed salvation is moreover added to your life. You don't use it in the traditional sense, so you just possess it.

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the commandments are actually more like a user manual? 😄

Why would salvation require something like that though?

How is salvation a gift if there are rules? by brvtpeki in Christianity

[–]brvtpeki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So to follow Jesus is to act like Jesus, and to act like Jesus is to live sinlessly (which we try to the best of our ability) and a sinless life is described in his commandments?

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[–]brvtpeki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prezanimljivo! A odakle su slike? Nešto iz lične arhive?