If we believe the words of the Lord Jesus we can see that believers were receiving eterna llife at the time He walked the earth:
"Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life" (Jn.5;24).
The Greek words translated "believes" and "has" are in the present tense which means that when the Lord Jesus walked the earth those who were believing had eternal life right then and there. The Lord Jesus also said that those believing at that time are "crossed from death unto life." Let's see if OZOS will actually address the words spoken by the Lord Jesus at John 5:24.
According to the Lord Jesus believers were receiving eternal life while he still walked the earth.
But OZOS thinks that the Lord Jesus was not right about what He said OZOS says: "Before the cross, no one had eternal life."
Why does OZOS call himself a Christian since he denies the plain words of the Lord Jesus Christ?
You should be permanently banned for repeatedly lying and then trying to cover up your lies by making the same post over and over again.
Jesus is making a promise to those who believe, He did this often, and you have been given many examples where He did this, but because you hate ALL of God's word, and instead have only one verse that you must pervert to prop up your cult's teaching, you ignore the rest of the Bible.
Whosoever hears the the words of Jesus and believes Him who sent Him, has eternal life, will not be judged, and has crossed over from death to life. That is an absolute promise, from Jesus. Just like the following...
"Most assuredly, I say to you,
he who believes in Me, the
works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father."
Once again, Jesus says "He who believes in me" and He affirms what will happen... they will do greater works! When? When He goes to the Father.
So, according to Jerry, Jesus is lying here, because every time Jesus says "He who believes in me" the believer will receive what Jesus said at that very moment.
Here is another example...
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He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him
would receive; for the
Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified."
Jerry claims that someone can have eternal life without having the Holy Spirit indwelling in them, but God's word says otherwise...
"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." 1 Cor 12:13
"But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him." 1 Cor 6:17
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. Rom 8:9
"Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us,
because he hath given us of his Spirit." 1 Jn 4:13
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It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." John 6:63
"Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but
the Spirit giveth life." 2 Cor 3:6
“The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a
life-giving spirit." 1 Cor 15:45
Jerry claims that God's word is a lie, and that you can have eternal life and not have the Holy Spirit.
Jerry hates the Holy Spirit, and has mocked Him in his other thread.