THE GOOD NEWS OF THE RESURRECTION IS FOR YOU
Bible doctrine makes sense Biblically.
Figurative language makes sense in Biblical context. Jesus referred to Himself as, "the door" because He is the entry way to salvation, and "as" a "mother hen" because of His desire to protect His people. Literal and figurative language is used, but easily recognizable.
Divine Actions (Behavior) makes sense in the light of the Biblical revelation of God's Nature. God's judgments (blessings and cursings), are consistent with His justice and love, jealousy and compassion, holiness and mercy. God's actions (works) are consistent with His nature. His sovereign rule agrees with His nature, which is holiness, truth and love.
To interpret an overwhelming number of clear passages by erroneous applications of a few passages taken out of context and explained from a man-made theological system, warps and twists the Biblical image of God, His nature, His words and His works.
Hundreds of verses clearly declare God's justice (righteousness), God's equity (fairness), God's jealousy and indignation, as well as His selfless love, compassion, mercy, and grace.
God requires holiness of heart and life.
God provides holiness of heart and life to those who trust in the death and resurrection of Christ.
God enables forgiveness of sins committed.
God cleanses believers from sin nature, which is inherited from Adam.
God empowers believers to live in victory overs sin and temptation, by keeping His commandments and doing that which is pleasing in His sight.
God hates sin, and He will judge those, who choose to live in sin, to eternal separation from God.
God loves sinners and provides salvation for every sinner who chooses to believe, repent, confess and follow Jesus.
God is both just (righteous, equitable [fair]) and merciful) in His dealings with sin and sinners.
The entire Bible indicates man's responsibility to hear and heed the rule of God. God is sovereign.
God does have power and authority over all men.
God does not desire that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Christ did die to provide atonement for our sins, but not for our sins only; He died to make atonement for the sins of the whole world because God so loved the world (all who have sinned), so that they might be saved (redeemed, reconciled and rescued) from their sins.
This is the GOOD NEWS of the RESURRECTION.
God did not unilaterally and unconditionally choose some to be saved and deliberately exclude others from salvation, resulting in predetermined reprobation and damnation.
God does require our faith and submission; God does enable us to freely believe and submit.
God does accept anyone who trusts (as an ongoing reality) in the saving grace of God.
You are included in the, "whosoever will believe."
You are invited.
You are loved.
You can be saved from your sins and your sin.
God's salvation is not only salvation from the punishment of sin; it is salvation (deliverance, rescue) from power and pollution of sin, in this present evil world. This is the message of the whole Bible.
Happy Resurrection.
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