Bob......I know you are not suggesting that we are involved in our salvation by doing something.
Yes, we allow Christ to live through us AFTER we are saved but that has nothing to do with staying saved.
Don't you agree?
I agree that God sovereignly "
came to His OWN and His OWN received Him not" John 1:11
I agree with Romans 10
9 that
if you confess with your mouth Jesus
as Lord,
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you
will be saved; 10 for with the
heart a person believes,
resulting in righteousness, and with the
mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation.
I agree with Rev 3
20 Behold,
I stand at the door and knock; if anyone
hears My voice and opens the door,
I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne
I agree with Romans 2
Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the
judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, O man, when you
pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But
because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6
who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to
those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9
There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 10 but
glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;
13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law
do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16
on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
26 So if the uncircumcised man
keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter
of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law? 28
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But h
e is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.
I agree with Christ in Matt 7
20 So then,
you will know them by their fruits.
21 “
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven
will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
I agree with Paul in 1 Cor 6
7 Actually, then,
it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud.
You do this even to
your brethren.
9 Or
do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?
Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor
the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
I agree with 2 Cor 5
0 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be
recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good
or bad.
Rom 6:23 "the wages of sin is death"
I agree with Paul in Rom 11
18 do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant,
remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root
supports you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief,
but you stand by your faith.
Do not be conceited, but fear; 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches,
He will not spare you, either. 22 Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but
to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.