Sorry I owe you all an apology. I should have held my tongue. I left also because I felt I have nothing useful to add that would be constructive. Y'all are right because you have definitely made up your minds.
But please forgive me as I will do my best to forgive and walk in love. Pray for me also as I will pray for you.
The only suggestion I might put forward is for all of us to just empty our spirits before we come to God's word. As Watchman Nee taught we should do our best to come to God's word without any preconception.
I would really like free-grace doctrine to be true so I can have peace about the salvation of my nominal Christian friends and relatives. I wish God could just allow me to go full Joel Osteen preaching a positive message that would be much more palatable, but the more I read scripture the more I just can't make it honestly work in my spirit and in my mind. If any of you can come up with a strong exegetical argument I'm all ears.
That said I think my arguments for repentance being necessary for salvation suck compared to what was written here:
http://christianity.stackexchange.co...-for-salvation
This guy sums is up much better than I can!
But if any of you come around to questioning free grace or have any more questions about repentance you can email me at
sam@eternityinourheart.com
And thanks awareness I will check out that Jesse Penn Lewis book when I can!
And sorry about being too pushy concerning this anti free-grace stuff. Part of my anxiety is because I believe Jesus is coming soon-- another reason to repent and get the message of repentance out! You may not believe repentance is necessary for salvation, but is it necessary for the rapture?
Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
Jesus tells us to "watch and pray that we will be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass" in Luke 21:36. Maybe you will be spared from a piano falling on your head
But will Jesus rapture someone while they're lusting after a woman in their mind? Will he rapture you if you still have unforgiveness in your heart?
Love in Christ,
Sam