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What does Psalm 51:5 mean to You ???
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It means that this was a song written after Nathan came to David whom was racked with guilt
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It's a lamentation on the part of the writer. It's a "woe is me, what a wretched man am I" type of thing. It reminds me of the Wayne's World characters saying "we're not worthy". An odd analogy, I know.
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He was neither. We have to read the bible as literature, not as an instruction manual. The books of the bible are letters, songs, and narratives. It isn't a checklist.
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So if believers are called the "Sheep" and Non believers are called the "Goats",. What are the neutral people called ???
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Actually sheep and goats refers to those who do the things they are supposed to vs. those who do not. There are those who never hear the gospel but still do the things they are supposed to do.
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it speaks of our nature ... five husbands that are summed up as a sixth not our own ....
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So a person doesn't need to trust in Jesus for salvation??? They ultimately only need to trust in their good works for their salvation?
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It takes both. Someone hears the gospel, believes, changes their ways, is baptized for forgiveness of their previous sins. Afterwards they are expected to lead godly lives including helping and serving others. That has been the teaching of Christianity since the beginning.
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Exactly....... Good works should only be done out of gratitude for what Jesus did. Not to earn salvation.
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