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snakelegs
interesting... i never knew that!
this crossed with grace seekers post. guess there is more diversity than i thought.
We use "Faith" as an acrostic to explain what we believe it takes to do to heaven.
'F' - Forgiveness
We must be forgiven by God, and this forgiveness is through Christ.
Eph 1:7 "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace."
'A' - Available but not automatic
forgiveness is available to everybody
Jn 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." and Mt
forgiveness is not Automatic
7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven."
'I' - Impossible
It is impossible for a Holy God to allow sin into heaven, and all of us have sinned.
Rom 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
'T' - we must Turn (Repent)
Lk 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Rom 10:9 "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
1 Cor 15:3 "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures"
'H' - Heaven
We are given the gift of eternal life in Heaven.
Jn 10:10 "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
Jn 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."
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