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Being in a white garment is being clothed in Christ's righteousness, and that happens at our baptisms. Those who are worthy have had their sins washed away in baptism, making them clean.

Here is the perfect scripture to show that repentance comes from God in the form of a gift...He turns us! 2 Timothy 2:25 ... in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

I recommend Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther. I never said that we don't do anything, and perhaps you aren't fully reading my posts, I don't know. I encourage you to go back and re-read what I've written. We do things, but we do them because God is in us and He guides us. How is that a bad...

I'm surprised you don't think that God is the one, the Lord of us, who is participating in your life? To me that just sounds so empty because the truth is that God is in communion with us in our everyday life. He leads us to do His will and even though our sinful selves might turn away, not...

Just like faith is a gift from God, so too is repentance. Do you really think you're repenting all on your own?

God doesn't need our permission. We read our bibles...because God leads us to do that. We do good works...because God leads us to do that. We love our neighbor...because God leads us to do that. God is growing our spirit, our lives have Him active in it.

That's how you should have just started here in this thread :) But that's not the point of this thread, and I keep trying to tell you that. And, I do believe that we do things for God, but it doesn't contribute to our salvation. God repents us. Have you heard that saying?

The word of God is alive and active and does not return to Him empty. It's the job of the Holy Spirit to guide you into truth, so yes, God is growing your spirit. We aren't alone as believers, we have the Holy Spirit within us!

I absolutely answered your questions.

This thread is about "Jesus will save you if you..." You included works in your responses. I don't include works in mine. Works are done because the Holy Spirit is working IN ME, but my salvation is secured in Christ Jesus, His death on the cross and resurrection. I don't do anything for my...

To believe that you have to do something for your salvation means you believe in faith plus works. I believe that it's not our works that save us or contribute, because scripture says that salvation is Jesus' work and we receive it by grace through faith.

The verses you stated are showing that God is the one growing your spirit!!!!!

Imperfect people here... When we die, our spirit goes to heaven until Judgment Day and then we receive our new perfect bodies and live in the New Jerusalem. How can the spirit go to heaven and be with God? Because we are clothed in Christ's righteousness in our baptisms.

That's where you and I see things differently. You see, I'm saved by grace through faith, not by anything I do or don't do. God saves me 100% and there is no part for me to play in order to receive salvation. The part I do is cooperate with the Holy Spirit in sanctification, but that's not...

Are you sure God said no to growing your spirit? The Holy Spirit is not in your life sanctifying you?

You know I don't believe in purgatory...what I do believe is that Jesus died for all of our sins...even the one when we haven't fully forgiven someone. Thanks be to God we have a Savior! Now that's not to say we shouldn't be forgiving people, but it's not accounted to us toward salvation since...

If it's something I need to do...it's the Law and I can't fully do it. That's why Jesus had to come die for us. What else do you think YOU need to do in order to have salvation? Why do you think Jesus isn't enough? This sermon will help...

The question of the thread is "Jesus will save you if you...." The scripture that says that I have to do something is Law, and no one but Jesus could fulfill the law perfectly. It's why God had to come to earth in the form of man, live the perfectly obedient life required and then die on the...