I wanted to show you something, that might be a huge revelation to someone with a sincere heart, who has not realized an unfortunate fact regarding their own personal (Christian) belief system.
Lets do the math.
It works out like this......
What is your personal Savior ????
Let me show you a few worldwide favorites that wont work out, in the end..
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A person says......"we believe that salvation is the Cross, but that you can "fall away" and be lost.
A.) The savior is always what YOU BELIEVE KEEPS YOU SAVED.
So, in this case, the Savior to this person has become...>"not falling away".
So, where did the Cross go?
or,
A person says.....>"he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved".
A.) for this person, their Savior is "ENDURING to the end".
So, where did the Cross go?
or,
A person says.....> "As long as you hold unto your FAITH, you are still saved".
A.) for this person, holding unto their faith is their personal Savior.
So, where did the Cross go?
or,
A person says....> "As long as i KEEP ON working out my salvation with fear and trembling, i stay saved.
A.) this person is trusting in their lifestyle as their personal Savior.
So, where did the Cross go?
or,
A person says...."As long as i dont apostatize or backslide, i stay saved.
A.) This person is trusting in keeping themselves from apostatizing or backsliding as their personal Savior.
So, where did the Cross go?
Now see how that works?
In all 5 cases the MATH seems good, but the end result is DEVOUT LEGALISM.
This is Christ rejection pretending its the Faith that God accepts.
Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians to expose it.
The end result : is that all these types have "fallen from Grace".
The end result : is that all these people have replaced the CROSS with what they are to DO, as their particular heretical method to try keep themselves saved.
blessings,
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