you practice and yet....
How is the ISSUE of 4giveness of SIN dealt with.
A person can clean the outside, but what of the inside.
Jesus said to be BORNAGAIN.
as the rich man said. I have done all these things since my youth up. AND YET. IT IS NOT ENOUGH, nor ever could be on our own.
You see ONCE SAVED ALWAYS IS FALSE, but so is WORKS *WITHOUT SALVATION/4GIVENESS.
WE do not earn our salvation.
God "gives" us the way to heaven. "CAR"
THE REASON WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT INSIDE is to "FILL UP" the tank.
God gives us the vehicle to get to heaven, but we have to do our part and put the FREE FUEL SUPPLY in, at least.
It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling.
Stop by the ETERNITY board for a contrarian approach to all mattersof life