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bearbear · 12-19-2013, 09:01 AM

Luke 13:23
Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"

And Jesus said to them:

"Relax bro. I'm gonna die for you and all you have do is pray the sinner's prayer and acknowledge me as Lord. How you want to live your life after that is optional."

Oh wait, that's not what he said. Instead he said this:

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to."

What does Jesus say earlier in Luke 13:3? Did he say:

No, I tell you; but unless you *simply pray the sinner's prayer and acknowledge me with word and not deed*, you will all likewise perish.

Nope, the real verse says:

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

12-19-2013, 09:01 AM	#16
bearbear Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 765	Re: Is Repentance and Taking the Cross Necessary for Salvation? Luke 13:23 Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" And Jesus said to them: "Relax bro. I'm gonna die for you and all you have do is pray the sinner's prayer and acknowledge me as Lord. How you want to live your life after that is optional." Oh wait, that's not what he said. Instead he said this: "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." What does Jesus say earlier in Luke 13:3? Did he say: No, I tell you; but unless you simply pray the sinner's prayer and acknowledge me with word and not deed, you will all likewise perish. Nope, the real verse says: No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.