So very true!
How could there be 'mercy' there was not 'wrath' to receive mercy from?
People first of all have to see their sinfulness, their absolute hopelessness without a Savior. As you said, before they can even hear the good news they must come to grips with the bad news, that they are lost and doomed to eternity in hell!
The soft, kind, compassionate, feel good messages they hear in many churches today are only populating the dens of eternal doom!
What happened to sin?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by El_Guero, Oct 27, 2006.
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ROFL!
Oh, Bitsy! I am not sure that we do not snicker or moan at most of what you say with the other juveniles . . .
;) - Ya'll had a really humorous exchange amongst a bunch of realllllllly deep ones.
And I hadta laugh.
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WOW!
These posts are sooooo awsome that I will try to say that backwords: wow . . .
Any way . . . for a world that is lost, dying, and going to Hell - pretending to not have a sin problem by renaming it is probably a nice to have luxury.
Spiritually challenged?
Intellectually inept seems to be related to that one.
It is painful to see so many people in this world dying and going to Hell.
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If Christ came to save the lost, then the opposite is obvious, and we ought to make that plain. We should never say, "Jesus saves" without saying "sinners are lost".
Cheers,
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Very, very, very true . . . and how many times have I failed my Dear Lord and Savior in such a simple manner as an incomplete Gospel call?
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Wow Jim! How dare you make such a politically incorrect statement. :tongue3:
It is true though. Jesus came to save that which is lost. When we are lost, we are dying and going to hell. -
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Entertain with a BIT of algebra??? Biblical truth??? The two just don't mix in Blackbird's vocabulary!!
Heard about the ole farm boy who was accepted up at MIT!!!?? He made it home for Spring Break---and sittin' at the breakfast table---his daddy asks
Boy!! What'cha learnin' in school??
Daddy!! I'm learnin' a foreign language!!
Yeh??? What language ya learnin' to speak??
Algebra!!!
Algebra, huh?? Say somethin' in Algebra!!!
OK!!! Pie R Square!!
The daddy pulls his belt off there at the kitchen table---and commences to whoopin' his boy
What'cha whoopin' me for, Daddy???
Son!!! Everybody knows that pie'e aren't square-----they're ROUND!!!!:laugh: :laugh: -
Think of it this way
Sin is always accountable. We must be more accountable to be more Christ like in our lives than sin is in our life. I don't know if that makes since but to me it does. And I think I said it right. The more Christ like our existance, the more sin is prevelant to distroy us in our walk with Christ. Read what Paul said in Romans 7:14-25. Very good illustration of sin in this physical world.:type: -
A truly politically incorrect statement.
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Immortal honours rest on Jesus’ head;
My God, my portion and my living bread;
In Him I live, upon Him cast my care;
He saves from death, destruction and despair.
2 He is my refuge in each deep distress;
The Lord my strength and glorious righteousness;
Through floods and flames He leads me safely on,
And daily makes His sovereign goodness known.
3 My every need He richly will supply;
Nor will His mercy ever let me die;
In Him there dwells a treasure all divine,
And matchless grace has made that treasure mine.
Every blessing, -
Great post!
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I've got a friend that way . . . gotta have 'it your way'.
Me I am just a sinner trying to beat it out of myself . . . :BangHead:
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I once knew a man who told me "You don't have to give up anything to be a Christian".
I'm thinking he heard the wrong gospel. One which didn't require repentance.
Preaching agianst sin is fine but if we leave it there, folks will have no idea that God is holy and requires us to repent of our sin. Then He is just to forgive us of all unrighteousness.
We must call sin what it is. An affront to our Thrice Holy God. Most folks will admit they have sinned. I have even heard many say, "Doesn't everybody"? But when we tell them what that means to God and to them presonally, THEN we may see them repent and beg God to save them.
The same is true in our churches. We hear, "I'm saved by the blood", but we see no fruit emenating from that reality. If folks truly had a grasp of God's holiness and what He expects of His children, I think we might see a completely different climate in our churches, AND our communities.
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You CAN do anything you want to when you get saved, but once you get into the Word - God will change your 'want to's. :applause: -
It continues to amaze me how the simple message of Grace through faith apart from works continues to just get absolutely butchered these days. Terribly sad :(
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We live in a time of Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
When I try to counter this attitude with scripture, it usually isn't received well. I'm called judgemental, a know it all. Being a Christian is hard. Calling yourself one is easy. -
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Sometimes the message seems to be that "sinners are lost" except if they are members of the church then they are alright. Sorry if I offend anyone but that is what I have read over and over.
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