Eternal Life

Originally posted by @thinkofone
And you've missed the point again.

No, I haven't. I am sure someone will be along to engage you on your 'point'.

Originally posted by @thinkofone
According to the gospel preached by Jesus during His ministry, eternal life is about actually becoming righteous. Not merely "trying" to be righteous.

As a matter of interest, do you believe that people who actually become righteous are rewarded with eternal life?

Jesus had instructed a woman to go and "sin no more".

I don't think that's possible, but ThinkOfOne thinks it is possible.

Originally posted by @fmf
No, I haven't. I am sure someone will be along to engage you on your 'point'.

lol. Man, you can be dense.

Originally posted by @chaney3
Jesus had instructed a woman to go and "sin no more".

I don't think that's possible, but ThinkOfOne thinks it is possible.

Presumably so did Jesus, otherwise it would be a cruel task he had set her.

Originally posted by @fmf
As a matter of interest, do you believe that people who actually become righteous are rewarded with eternal life?

"are rewarded"? More like "have attained".

Originally posted by @chaney3
Jesus had instructed a woman to go and "sin no more".

I don't think that's possible, but ThinkOfOne thinks it is possible.

What's interesting is the number of Christians who don't believe Jesus there and in any number of other places. Yet they delude themselves into believing that "eternal life" / "the kingdom" are theirs because of their "belief in Jesus".

Originally posted by @fmf
Most of the Christians here appear to believe that they are rewarded with eternal life NOT because they live their lives - inspired by Jesus - trying not to be "evil and wicked", but instead they are rewarded with eternal life because they believe they are forgiven - by Jesus, and because of his death - for being "evil and wicked".

Do any Christians dissent from this encapsulation?

Jesus was crystal clear. If you want eternal life then keep the comcommandments. Jesus said absolutely nothing about believing in His death or any similar nonsense. Evil people will gravitate to whatever doctrine they think gets them off the hook and relieves them of the requirement of living righteously and doing good works.

Originally posted by @rajk999
Jesus was crystal clear. If you want eternal life then keep the comcommandments. Jesus said absolutely nothing about believing in His death.

Jesus said nothing about "believing" in Him?
Are you sure?
And John 3:16, that everyone talks about?

Originally posted by @chaney3
Jesus said nothing about "believing" in Him?
Are you sure?
And John 3:16, that everyone talks about?

Are you sure you can read?

Originally posted by @rajk999
Are you sure you can read?

Yes, I can read. I just think you're wrong.
And arrogant. 🙂

Originally posted by @rajk999
Are you sure you can read?

It often seems like poor reading comprehension skills are a prerequisite for believing in "salvation by faith alone".

Originally posted by @thinkofone
It often seems like poor reading comprehension skills are a prerequisite for believing in "salvation by faith alone".

It's very likely that at some point Jesus wanted people to believe in Him, and said it somewhere in the Bible.

Originally posted by @chaney3
It's very likely that at some point Jesus wanted people to believe in Him, and said it somewhere in the Bible.

Rajk999's point was that "Jesus said absolutely nothing about believing in His death or any similar nonsense".

When Jesus was preaching His gospel He used the terms "believe Him" and "believe in Him" essentially in three different ways:  
1) Believe that He has the authority to speak the word of God  
2) Believe that His words are the word of God  
3) Believe His words in and of themselves.  
Jesus did NOT use them to mean to believe in the "redemptive work on the cross for salvation" or what have you. 

Originally posted by @wolfgang59
Presumably so did Jesus, otherwise it would be a cruel task he had set her.

"Go and sin no more" is a highly debated topic.
It's not possible to be sin free, unless you are Jesus.