Exodus 23:9-12 Also
thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing
ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. And six years thou shalt sow thy land,
and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: But the seventh year thou shalt let it
rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave
the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy
vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the
seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son
of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. Our verses remind the Children
of Israel to remember the Sabbath day. Back in Exodus 20:11 we are told that
God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh just to give us
the example that we should work six days and rest on the seventh. We need a day
of rest and we need a day to think about God and remember Him. So, do you think
it took God six days to make everything? I don’t think so! I think God worked a
few seconds and then waited until the next morning to work another few seconds.
It took Him six days because God wanted to give us an example. So you work at
schoolwork for five days and then you have the day off on Saturday. Wrong! You
should work six days! You should clean your room on Saturday and help your dad
mow the grass and help your mother with the laundry. Your parents may not have
to work at their jobs on Saturday, but they have to work at home on Saturday.
And what about the Sabbath Day? Should we rest on the Sabbath Day? Well, Sunday
is the Lord’s Day and we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord on
Sunday. Three times in the New Testament it mentions that the Christians were
together on the Lord’s Day. The Jews honored the Sabbath Day, and we as
Christians honor the Lord’s resurrection day, Sunday. And still, it is
important to rest and recharge our bodies by resting one day a week.
SALVATION WITHOUT FORGIVENESS BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to be saved without having your sins forgiven? Was Saul saved by faith alone before his sins were forgiven?
If Saul was saved on the road to Damascus, then he was saved without having his sins forgiven.
Saul believed in Jesus on the road Damascus, but his sins were forgiven three days later in Damascus
Act 9:1-19......9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank....
Saul sins were forgiven in Damascus, three days later, not on the road to Damascus.
Acts 22:1-16.....10 And I said, 'What shall I do Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'.......16 Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins,calling on His name!
Saul was not saved by faith only. Saul was saved by believing and being baptized in water.
Jesus did not establish faith only salvation on the road to Damascus. Jesus confirmed what He already had said "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved"... (Mark 16:16)
You cannot be saved unless your sins have been forgiven.
In order to support the doctrine of faith only men have offered many reasons why the Scriptures cannot be trusted.
REASONS.
1. The Bible is not the inerrant word of God, it has many errors and contradictions.
2. You have to be a Greek scholar to understand the Bible. If you understand the original Greek language, then you would know water baptism is not essential for forgiveness of sins.
3. You need to use extra-Biblical writings to understand the plan of salvation.
4. The Bible has been mistranslated, therefore men are saved by faith only and not the way it is presented in the Bible.
If God is not smart enough to give men an accurate translation of His plan for salvation and Christian living, then why would anyone trust in Him for salvation or for anything else.
God has given us His plan of salvation in many translations, in different languages. You do not have to know Greek.You do not have to have a Greek dictionary. You do have to be Greek. If men had to be able to read and understand original Greek to understand the Bible, then all Bibles would be in Greek.
GOD IS INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO GUIDE MEN TO GIVE A TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU READ! JUST READ IT AND BELIEVE IT.
Men are not saved by faith only and there is no verse of Scripture that states men are saved by faith only. Men are saved by faith, but not by faith only.
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