How God Save Mankind? By Grace Or By Works!
By visavis
@visavis (5934)
Philippines
3 responses
@dwin26 (32)
• Saudi Arabia
4 Oct 10
This is how God saved and will save mankind by demonstrating his Love for us by giving his only son Jesus to be our redeemer. When God looks down on earth, no one seek him, no one fear God, they are all stray and sin abounds but because of our Almighty God full of grace and he doesnt want mankind to perish he sent a redeemer and for our part what we should do is to believe and obey his commandments and what i know there is a written word that we are not save because of our work but by the grace of God...Do you agree that this verse is written in the bible?
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
23 Jan 11
'Redeemer' ... that's a term from Leviticus, where God said that--in Israel, every 50th year--'all debts from the past 49 years would be paid off,' and--if a man could not redeem himself from debt--a family member would do so---would be his 'Redeemer.'
Jesus paid the debts WE owe for 'being human' rather than being the other thing God wanted us to be ... or something ... (and he was the seventh son of a seventh son ... or something), so we no longer owe a 'prison-sentence' for that sin.
Doesn't mean we won't be tempted to disobey God again! just that we aren't contractually obligated to be disobedient or -obedient ... we obey because it pleases God whom we love (and -who says, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments.")
So--to answer the question--Grace saves us by forgiving us of the sinful path, works keep us ON the righteous path (on which we use Grace to let others onto the path and Works to keep from falling off the path and Grace to allow ourselves back onto the path when we fall asleep and roll off of it.)
@yogeshdhusa (2236)
• India
3 Oct 10
Hi ! visavis
God grace as well as our work in obedience in god will save us Thank you for starting the discussion
@jypsyjulia (912)
• United States
7 Oct 10
You cannot put salvation upon yourself, and being saved by works would be doing just that. You are saved by grace and grace alone. Salvation is a gift. It's nothing we can earn because it is freely given. Works will come with faith, but it is by faith ALONE we are saved.
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