What do you owe God?

Originally posted by KellyJay
With respect to insult both, god is one of many while God is the One and
only. So you are also using not using the word properly while referring to
the one and only God using the word that is referring to one of many gods.

Kelly

Your arrogance in assuming there is only one god (yours) and
insisting that the god of your religion be capitalised is presumably
disrespectful to Hindus who worship many gods.

Originally posted by KellyJay
I believe all of us are indebted to God, He created the universe we live in,
He holds it all together, He promotes and puts down, every good and
perfect gift comes from Him. He is a sure foundation and a present help!
Kelly

We ARE all indebted to God, true enough.

The magnificent gift God gives us is His love, even to all those who do not wish to believe, such as Sonhouse. And yet, Christ lives in Sonhouse, even though he doesn't know it. You see, I will stand before the Father and witness the truth, the compassion of Sonhouse.

Originally posted by Rajk999
So the question is by what or whose authority do preachers tell the congregation that they are saved? Is it not God who knows the hearts. God knows whether or not the Holy Spirit has transformed the believer?

I see you are starting to use the 'true' believer loophole.

The Holy Spirit reveals to those It chooses what is needed to be known. The condition of a persons soul, or what is needed to grow deeper in faith, are shown to some.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Your arrogance in assuming there is only one god (yours) and
insisting that the god of your religion be capitalised is presumably
disrespectful to Hindus who worship many gods.

The way of God.

If a man is brought up as a Hindu, then he should try to be the best he can be. Christain, believer, non believer. Whatever! The bottom line, Love your nieghbor as yourself. If you can do this, to love with compassion, then Christ already lives in you. You don't need to know Christ in your head to have Christ in your heart.

Certainly there will be many "Christains" on this forum that will disagree with me. They have been taught for years, that you have to confess with your lips that Jesus Christ is Lord. The problem has been and still is, they give a lot of lip service, and miss the point completely. Christains can yell it from the rooftops for all i care, that Jesus Christ is Lord. But until they believe in their hearts, it is meaningless.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Your arrogance in assuming there is only one god (yours) and
insisting that the god of your religion be capitalised is presumably
disrespectful to Hindus who worship many gods.

Hardly, I did not say you must say God only when writing about the God
I believe in. You can be a Muslim and I would feel the same way, it isn't
what I believe, but if you are referring to the one and only God over one
of many. That was what I was stressing.
Kelly

Originally posted by Pudgenik
We ARE all indebted to God, true enough.

The magnificent gift God gives us is His love, even to all those who do not wish to believe, such as Sonhouse. And yet, Christ lives in Sonhouse, even though he doesn't know it. You see, I will stand before the Father and witness the truth, the compassion of Sonhouse.

I'm not sure I agree with you. I do believe Jesus loves everyone without a
doubt, I believe God is calling all of us, none of us are unloved by God, but
that said does not mean that everyone will be saved from the sins they
have done. You cannot say that Jesus does not reject some, the scripture
is quite clear on this. The Way is open for all to be saved; however, that
said, not everyone will accept it.
Kelly

Originally posted by KellyJay
The Way is open for all to be saved; however, that said, not everyone will accept it.

The question I have often asked people who believe as you do, is why would anyone not accept it?
The only possible answer I can think of is that they have not been properly informed of the choice before them. But this further suggests that the way is not truly open. A road you do not know exists is no different from a closed road.