this statement makes it sound like all 'true' islamics, buddhists and jews will be ok!
But you are right....at Jesus' second coming......
yes, as we've been doing since the dawn of time.
as for the rest of your posts...I just won't even go there. I've never once gotten a handle on exactly what you believe, so i'll leave it alone.
Beloved brother Imblessed,
I believe Jesus has called us to discipleship, living and teaching in the manner he lived and taught.
I believe the four gospels of Jesus Christ are the foundation upon which disciples are to build their lives and doctrine.
I believe the book of Acts, the Epistles and Book of Revelation are
intended for disciples who have forsaken the world and its affairs as the first 12 disciples, then 70, then 120 did in the book of acts.
I believe that anything less than what we see in acts chapter 2:44-47 is a
lukewarm Christanity.
Why did three thousand souls sell what they had and share?
Because its what Jesus preached and lived in front of them all for three years. His disciples gave the same message and lived the same lifestyle. It was nothing like Christianity since the time of Constintine.
For that reason I turn to Revelation Chapter 2:4
where Jesus says,
"Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
Our first love can only be to serve God, by loving our neighbor as he has instructed us in discipleship.
V.5
Remember then from whence thou art fallen, and
repent and do thy first works; or else I will come unto the quickly and remove thy candlestick out of his place except ye repent.
As a congregation the prosperous urban Ecclassia, or called out, in Ephesus had ceased to be an example of devoted
self sacrificing discipleship.
I am of the opinion that those
first works Jesus asks them to return to, are what we see in Acts 2:44-47.
I believe that the prophets and the book of Revelation are only intellagable to Holy Spirit filled believers who hold to the doctrine and lifestyle of Jesus Christ.
I believe Jesus is LORD and has given us the POWER to follow him in the way he instructs.
I believe Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
And I believe he is using this forum to give a last chance message to Christians who use the internet so that thay might see how they are falling short before it is too late and
do their first works.
With love in Christ
brother daniel