Re: Now a question for RJT, NotReady, and other believers
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What does that mean? "Trust in Christ"?
So, it's not enough to believe that Christ was God... and that He came and died for your sins. You have to "Trust". I know the "demons shuddering" verse you refer to. But, I also know John 3:16, and Romans 9:10-11. It would seem that just believing Christ died for your sins (and confessing it) is enough to be saved. But, then, James says faith without works is dead. Ahhh... so, just as soon as DS starts to believe in God, then he'll have to figure out whether the Arminians are right, or the Calvinists. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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James' message was that a true saving faith has an impact on how you live. Someone who says they are a Christian - that they have faith - and they live like hell is a liar. DS does not have to understand this. He does not need to know the Arminian/Calvinist debate. But if he has saving faith, his life will show marks of it through the way he lives.
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