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I've selected the above statements from your post for a purpose. If you believe these to be true then you needn't fear Jesus' return since you are redeemed. But you have stated on here many times that you don't feel you will be redeemed by God for eternal life and that's a huge problem. Either...
If HE is your Redeemer....then you have redemption. You can't earn what He already is for you...the Redeemer. Your works will not gain you redemption if HE is your Redeemer.
You didn't answer the question...WHAT does Jesus redeem you from?
Not only the Jews still struggle but so do many others who reject Jesus as their Savior and strive to work their way to eternal life. But ONLY Jesus is the Redeemer...not ourselves :)
Sin gets in the way of all mankind. ONLY Jesus can redeem us so, no, I don't misunderstand you at all. You don't fully want to trust that Jesus has redeemed you of sin and eternal hell. See my new thread on What does Jesus redeem you from? If Jesus isn't redeeming you from hell then what is He...
Here are some great articles about Advent:
https://higherthings.org/articles/catechesis/advent-season/
"The church year in the West begins with with a preparatory season called “Advent.” The word “advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning “appearing” or “coming,” referring to the...
Because of sin (Adam and the fall) man was separated from God, but Jesus is our intercessor and we are now reconciled to God because of Him. Here is a nice quote:
"We think we have problems in this world, but ultimately, we have a greater problem. The problem of our sin! Because of our sin we...
So you agree that He redeems you from sin...you past, present and future sins. We will still continue to sin because we live in sinful bodies...but we are Redeemed because Christ atoned for our sins at the cross.
"extra nos (EX-tra nohs), which means “outside ourselves.” The Gospel, the forgiveness of sins for Jesus’ sake, is outside of us. It doesn’t depend on us. It’s there and it’s true, whether we believe it or not, whether we can feel it or not, or whether we like it or not. Extra nos means that...