Belief in Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection cannot be suffice to save anyone: 1 Corinthians 15:2-4.
1 Corinthians 15:2-4
2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
However, the above Scripture cannot be suffice to save anyone.
In other words, belief in “Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection” is simply not good enough to save anyone.
Because Jesus himself has stipulated OTHER requirements, which are ADDITIONAL to the above Scripture:-
Luke 10:25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?”
Luke 10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”
Luke 10:27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
Luke 10:28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.”
Matthew 19:16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do TO GET ETERNAL LIFE?”
Matthew 19:17 If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
Matthew 19:19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Therefore, Matthew 19 and Luke 10 provides conclusive evidence that one’s mere belief in “Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection” cannot be suffice to save anyone.
Because Jesus himself had clearly stated that there are also OTHER requirements which are ADDITIONAL to one’s belief in his death, burial and resurrection.
Those OTHER requirements are clearly stated in Matthew 19 and Luke 10.
Consequently, 1 Corinthians 15 cannot be the “all-inclusive formula of Salvation” as Paul might have suggested.
Because Matthew 19 and Luke 10 is proof that there are also OTHER requirements, which are ADDITIONAL to Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection.
Discuss.
