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[Keifer]

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. (Proverbs 11:30)

 

[Keifer]

If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. (Romans 11:14)

 

[Keifer]

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. (1 Corinthians 9:22)

 

[Keifer]

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. (1 Timothy 4:16)

 

[Keifer]

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11)

 

[Keifer]

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10)

 

[billwald]

From the first line of the first post: "You cannot be saved by being a 'good person'."

Neither can you be lost by being a bad person. We are all bad people. Some hide it better than others.

 

[Keifer]

Very true Bill. Here's today's offering...

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. (1 Peter 5:10)

 

[Keifer]

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (2 Corinthians 4:17)

 

[Keifer]

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Colossians 1:27)

 

[Keifer]

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:14)

 

[Keifer]

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (2 Corinthians 6:17)

 

[Keifer]

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15)

 

[Keifer]

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (James 4:4)

 

[billwald]

John 21:3, ". . . I'm going fishing."

 

[Keifer]

John 21:3, ". . . I'm going fishing."

Gotta' keep casting Bill! :smilewinkgrin: Here's today's offering...

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Romans 5:10)

 

[Keifer]

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; (John 5:26)

 

[Keifer]

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. (2 Corinthians 4:10)

 

[Keifer]

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)

 

[Keifer]

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25)