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1 John 5:11-12 - And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
This indicates that possession of the Son is necessary for eternal life. He must dwell in you. You must be one with Him.
1 John 5:11-12 - And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
This indicates that possession of the Son is necessary for eternal life. He must dwell in you. You must be one with Him.
Do you agree with this?
Jesus Christ is the only way, yes I do believe that.
I would assume you do not believe that a belief in eternal torment is a requirement for salvation, am I correct?
Yes, love must possess ones heart before it can do someone any true good.
You are still not getting it. Let me try this. Here are a couple of verses.
When Jesus was baptized in water by John, the Spirit came upon Him. The Spirit and Jesus dwelt together and were one.
John 14:15-17 - "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
This is Jesus telling the disciples that the Holy Spirit is with them at that point in time, but will be IN them in their future. That happened in Acts 2:3-4. The Spirit came into them and filled them - and the Spirit is one with Christ.
Here's another verse:
Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
It's not love possessing the heart. It's Christ, through the Holy Spirit, being in the spirit of each believer.
Just because I do not see it your way, does not mean I do not get it. I get it just fine, I spent 40 years in religion so I know all the phrases which most people expect rather than having a true understanding of spiritual things.
Will you say that if I do not see it your way I am not saved?
Christ is TRUE LOVE and that can possess someones heart without religious expectations having to be met.
You are still not getting it. Let me try this. Here are a couple of verses.
When Jesus was baptized in water by John, the Spirit came upon Him. The Spirit and Jesus dwelt together and were one.
John 14:15-17 - "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
This is Jesus telling the disciples that the Holy Spirit is with them at that point in time, but will be IN them in their future. That happened in Acts 2:3-4. The Spirit came into them and filled them - and the Spirit is one with Christ.
Here's another verse:
Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
It's not love possessing the heart. It's Christ, through the Holy Spirit, being in the spirit of each believer.
Does that make sense?
Yes; and which Spirit God will quicken in each person as He sees appropriate. No one can "command" God to do something. It's God Himself who rises in each of us, some now, some later, all in His time.
God revealed His Son in Paul. "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.." (Gal. 1: 15-17) God has also revealed His Son in me. When God chooses, we see the Son in us. But He must do so in His own time.
Just because I do not see it your way, does not mean I do not get it. I get it just fine, I spent 40 years in religion so I know all the phrases which most people expect rather than having a true understanding of spiritual things.
Will you say that if I do not see it your way I am not saved?
Christ is TRUE LOVE and that can possess someones heart without religious expectations having to be met.
Your answer about love possessing the heart did not indicate to me whether or not you see things may way. I thought you were speaking objectively.
I did not offer any opinions or religious phrases - and its not about MY way, it's His way. That is straight Scripture. If the have the Son, you have the life. If you do not have the Son, you do not have the life. That's pretty clear.
Your answer about love possessing the heart did not indicate to me whether or not you see things may way. I thought you were speaking objectively.
I did not offer any opinions or religious phrases - and its not about MY way, it's His way. That is straight Scripture. If the have the Son, you have the life. If you do not have the Son, you do not have the life. That's pretty clear.
What is having the Son of God in your heart anything other than True Love?
I am glad however that I can be saved if I do not see it exactly your way, what a relief.
What is having the Son of God in your heart anything other than True Love?
I am glad however that I can be saved if I do not see it exactly your way, what a relief.
Where are you getting "True Love" from? I don't recall it in the Bible.
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