We all have a conscience and a sense of right and wrong. Preachers of the gospel will tell you that it is necessary for one to be born again to enter Heaven, but where faith and doctrine meet can be a line that for some remains hidden. My protestant brothers will tell you that God will not judge you based on your morality, that before regeneration happens your life is not accounted for in the plan of God. But I recommend here that the judgement of God that happens after a man or a woman dies, includes a judgment based on natural laws. Yes I agree with them, that there must be a genuine conversion, but where I disagree is on when and how that conversion is made. The reason why natural law is repulsive to them is because it implies universalism. Which states that every person will be saved, regardless of their faith or religion.
What natural law implies is that there has already been a conversion, a definition you will only find here and that not everybody will go to Heaven by just simply believing in Jesus Christ. What it does imply is that there is a natural law in our human universe that is based on right and wrong. But there must be a faith/desire to find and please God, as well, a living faith based on the principles of the gospel based on truth. Relativism is not necessarily a wrong doctrine, it depends on what you are believing and if your faith is real. Universalism say's that it doesn't matter what you believe, so long as you are believing something, you will be fine at the end. What matters at the end, is who is doing the saving (namely God) and your agreement to be saved. God will not bring you to Heaven if you disagree with "the way" he is saving you, when you agree that "the way" is right, and submit your will to it, I believe that universalism applies here in the sense that it is God's universe and he will save whomever he pleases.
To desire Heaven, or eternity is the same thing. When it comes time to leave this world we will be given the opportunity before death, to accept God's salvation or to reject it. God knows each and every heart and he will not turn you away, if you are sincere. The need for conversion is required because the natural person doesn't naturally desire God, but God's mercy is available for all people so long as they don't reject it. Salvation is an event, but it can also be a process. When one desires to know God, God ensures that that person will know Him. There is a wideness in God's mercy to the extent that the person really wants Heaven, and the way is through faith in Jesus. God's salvation plan is found in the bible, and teachers of the bible are wise to teach it.
It doesn't require that you know everything, but it really rests on God's mercy. When a person is open to the mercy of God, that person will live and die in his mercy. The doctrinal teachings on salvation are true, but what is very rarely said is that God leaves room for our mistakes, and he allows us to sin. Show me a heart of goodwill, and I'll show you a heart that has faith. What we need not fear is God's wrath when our desire is to please God. We need not bash one another over the head with the bible, for one man believes it is prescriptive, and another believes it is descriptive.
There is no need for a bible war, when God has made it clear that He is Love, and that He dwells with those who are loving. Love comes from God, we can not love each other without the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches and empowers us to love. Yes, we can give up, but when you realize that despite the best efforts of those who desperately feel a need to save you, it is God who has the last word over every person. We need not fear the hour of our deaths, or we need not fear to be alive, because God animates our souls and lives in us through the Holy Spirit. It is not a mystical thing, salvation is real and God will save any soul who sincerely desires His presence, and holiness, in this life and the next. This is Mike.
What natural law implies is that there has already been a conversion, a definition you will only find here and that not everybody will go to Heaven by just simply believing in Jesus Christ. What it does imply is that there is a natural law in our human universe that is based on right and wrong. But there must be a faith/desire to find and please God, as well, a living faith based on the principles of the gospel based on truth. Relativism is not necessarily a wrong doctrine, it depends on what you are believing and if your faith is real. Universalism say's that it doesn't matter what you believe, so long as you are believing something, you will be fine at the end. What matters at the end, is who is doing the saving (namely God) and your agreement to be saved. God will not bring you to Heaven if you disagree with "the way" he is saving you, when you agree that "the way" is right, and submit your will to it, I believe that universalism applies here in the sense that it is God's universe and he will save whomever he pleases.
To desire Heaven, or eternity is the same thing. When it comes time to leave this world we will be given the opportunity before death, to accept God's salvation or to reject it. God knows each and every heart and he will not turn you away, if you are sincere. The need for conversion is required because the natural person doesn't naturally desire God, but God's mercy is available for all people so long as they don't reject it. Salvation is an event, but it can also be a process. When one desires to know God, God ensures that that person will know Him. There is a wideness in God's mercy to the extent that the person really wants Heaven, and the way is through faith in Jesus. God's salvation plan is found in the bible, and teachers of the bible are wise to teach it.
It doesn't require that you know everything, but it really rests on God's mercy. When a person is open to the mercy of God, that person will live and die in his mercy. The doctrinal teachings on salvation are true, but what is very rarely said is that God leaves room for our mistakes, and he allows us to sin. Show me a heart of goodwill, and I'll show you a heart that has faith. What we need not fear is God's wrath when our desire is to please God. We need not bash one another over the head with the bible, for one man believes it is prescriptive, and another believes it is descriptive.
There is no need for a bible war, when God has made it clear that He is Love, and that He dwells with those who are loving. Love comes from God, we can not love each other without the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches and empowers us to love. Yes, we can give up, but when you realize that despite the best efforts of those who desperately feel a need to save you, it is God who has the last word over every person. We need not fear the hour of our deaths, or we need not fear to be alive, because God animates our souls and lives in us through the Holy Spirit. It is not a mystical thing, salvation is real and God will save any soul who sincerely desires His presence, and holiness, in this life and the next. This is Mike.
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