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Salvation, A process? Your thoughts?

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lilitalienboi16:
Marie, i agree with everything you said, except step 2 was;

CHOSEN

Step 3,

Faithfull,

and finaly being an OVERCOMER (4)

I'm sure that was just a typo though ;)

Great posts guys keep them coming, let us uplift each other!

With love to all,

Alex

ned:
ooops. You're right...I changed my original post. Thanks  ;)

chuckusa:
Alex,

Isn't it amazing when the love of God, makes this "process" real in our lives, when we see it and experience it...instead of just talking about it?

When the words come alive and work within us, love takes on a whole new meaning.

It's a great subject to contemplate, this thread. Thanks Alex.

Chuck

Chris R:
Hi,

It is a process, salvation is comming to all, but to each man in his own order, which makes the following scripture so clear " If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." [1Cr 15:19]   

Peace

Chris R


 

buddyjc:
It definitely is a process, and this process goes on till the day we die.  I was just thinking about this again this morning. 

Phi 1:29  For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Suffering for the sake of Christ is a part of sanctification, and sanctification is the process of making us look like Christ. 

2Th 2:13  But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Just believing in Christ will not save you.  We must suffer for the sake of Christ, and even though this does not make us 'happy' it brings a joy and peace that passes even our own understanding.  Many of you know what my family and I have been going through lately.  I know that all things are of God, and even Anna having diabetes is a part of this.  This has added a lot more heartache in my life, but I know that I am in the hands of the Father, and there is no other place I would rather be.  Happiness centers around our circumstances or 'happenings' in our life.  If things are going well, we are happy, but 'joy' is something totally different.  You can have joy even when you suffer.  I count it all joy to suffer for the sake of Jesus Christ.  I also believe that suffering drives us to our knees before God.  It teaches us to completely rely on Him. 

Phi 3:8  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Phi 3:9  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Phi 3:10  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Phi 3:11  If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Act 20:23  Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.


Act 20:24  But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Brian

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