Can anyone receive salvation without hearing Paul's gospel?
Why Some Are Hell Bound
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Can anyone receive salvation without hearing Paul's gospel?
The purpose of the Gospel is to create faith in Christ.
No one will be saved that does not have faith in the doing and the dying of Jesus.
What did Jesus have faith in?
In himself for your sake.
Really? Do you think it was by willpower that Jesus didn't sin?
Or was it by God's Spirit empowering him?
Did you know God's Spirit is a Spirit of power, spiritual power?
Once we have it we can resist sin if we choose to do so.
This is why the Spirit is given to us.
It's not within us to resist sin without the Spirit's power.
Of course it was by will power that Jesus didn't sin. He was tempted just like we are, but he overcame for our sake.
Robert, you are lost. That is not what scripture says.
Everything Jesus did was by the Father's power, not by his own power.
So you believe that Jesus was God's puppet? Nice put down.
Actually, God's servant would be a better choice of words.
Who did the miracles and wonders and signs during Jesus' human ministry?
Did Jesus? Nope.
Jesus did all of the miracles and he did them for us, so that we would believe in him. Jesus was just as much flesh and blood as we are only without sin.
Why do you ignore scripture?
"But these things are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you might have life through his name" John 20:31.
We already know this. Why do you claim Jesus did miracles by his own power?
Jesus is the 2nd person of the Godhead.
"For in him dwells ALL THE FULLNESS of the Godhead" Colossians 2:9.
Are you sure that you know who Jesus is?
Why do you keep avoiding the question?
State the question again.
In post 209 I asked: "Who did the miracles and wonders and signs during Jesus' human ministry?"
As a hint, I pointed out that Jesus did not do them. I thought that might help you.
No wonder that I didn't answer your question. Of course Jesus did them. Jesus is not God's puppet. Jesus is God in the flesh.
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know... (Acts 2:22)
Who did the miracles?
Of course God was in Christ.
In the trinity they are all present in each other, but their works are different.
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