The evangelist knows God's gracious redemption through faith. God has marked him as a sheep. Should you be marked, you will see him in glory.
He's not. He is speaking the truth as presented in the Bible. We are lawbreaking rebels who will be judged as criminals who are destined for damnation, except by the gracious pardon of God. We have no argument before God. We are guilty as charged. Our sin makes us guilty. There is no amount of good works that will ever offset our crime(s). Without God choosing to pardon us through Jesus atoning sacrifice, in which we place all our faith, we will spend eternity in hell. Arsenios, if you do not believe this, you will spend eternity in hell. This is the word which God has spoken in scripture.
He obeyed God. He told her the truth. That is all we can do. We cannot make a person believe. He possesses grace and attempted to show her why she needs reconciliation. She imagines she is already reconciled with God.
Arsenios, once again you preach a false gospel of works with no grace. I see why you are on her side. You both think that you can work your way into God's favor. Sadly, you will die in your sins, apart from the grace of God. Until you see your complete need for God to extend you grace, no matter your works, you will be trying to save yourself through confession alone. You can cry out your confessions until you are blue in the face. You can beat your body into submission. But if God does not save you by his grace...alone...through faith, you will never be saved.
It is with love and grace. That you cannot recognize it may be telling.
He did not persecute. He spoke truth, which is only an accusation to those who are in rebellion.
Well regardless I believe synergist are saved as well even though they believe they have a role in their salvation by working by the sweat of their brow to maintain security in faith, as long as they endure Faith until the end it really shouldn't matter. It definitely wouldn't place them in hell, their upbringing has much to do with that attitude.
I was reading the Catechism today out of boredom and if I were raised on this book I would be no different, I still would accept Christ as my Lord and Redeemer but it would take a lot of patience for someone to teach me otherwise about work salvation.
I would appreciate it though
The Elect are not confined to one denomination, all believers are saved in my book. The Bible is full of revelation and Truth that can cleanse us of confusion but not every believer will read every word in the bible or understand it, they should, but being preached the Good News is enough to believe and be baptised....
just a thought.
Yet I wouldn't debate on the streets with a passionate Catholic, they are brothers and sisters, unless they press me then we can talk, no denomination is perfect but the entirety of the Church is Holy perfect
I really wish though she would control her tongue, its the most destructive part of the human anatomy.
Correct, the street preacher has a long record of converting atheist because he loves them, he says it often, this lady never gave him a chance but this man is actually doing what was commanded of him, to go out and preach the gospel to all people including some Catholics who can easily be lead astray, she seems the type to buy indulgence so she can keep swearing and sleeping around outside of marriage as she claimed.
Jesus walked about the streets preaching and having debates with Jews whom he and they had shared the same faith.