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To: IN_GOD_I_TRUST who wrote (24419)	2/21/1999 4:29:00 PM
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God Requiring Only Faith for Salvation ------------------------------Bible Verses (RcV)--------------------- John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that every one who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life. Luke 23:42-43 And he said, Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. (43) And He said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise. -------------------------------Word of Ministry---------------------- If there is salvation, it should be available to anyone. If you say that one must be baptized before he can be saved, then the thief on the cross could not be saved, because he was not baptized. If you say that one cannot be saved unless he makes restitution, then the thief on the cross could not have been saved, because both his hands and feet were nailed firmly to the cross. God wants to make the method of salvation so simple that everyone can obtain it. That is why He requires only faith. If salvation is from God, it must be universal. If God's salvation were just for a certain group of people, God would be partial. If God's way of salvation required something from us, that something would become an obstacle to our salvation. If there were the simple requirement that man had to wait five minutes before he could be saved, even that would greatly diminish the number of saved ones in the world. Many people do not have even five minutes to wait. God would not have to require even perfect righteousness. If He were to require righteousness in only one thing, perhaps you could render Him this righteousness, but hundreds of thousands of people on earth might not be able to do so. ------------------------------------A Prayer------------------------- How great Your salvation is, Father God! Since it requires faith alone, anyone can receive it. Thank You that You have not imposed any other requirements. Father, show _____ that in order to obtain Your salvation, they simply need to believe. Amen. Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV), 1991, and Words of Ministry, from Watchman Nee, The Gospel of God, 1993, pp. 267-268, 271. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Please visit livingstream.com and emanna.com) (Give eManna to a friend: Send their email address to referral@emanna.com) (or enter it on our Web site. Please notify your referral to expect eManna) (To unsubscribe: email to unsub@emanna.com) (To subscribe: email to subscribe@emanna.com) (Your comments are welcome mailto:comment@emanna.com)