Only In Christ

[Frank]

Why must all trust for salvation
be only in Christ?
When people had lost sight of the truth
and were trying to save themselves
by their repentance, church, and ordinances,
the Lord showed from Scripture
that all trust for salvation must be only in Christ
for people to have eternal life,
and so the Protestant movement began.
So why are so many people now trusting
in their repentance, surrender, submission?
Do they not know that the only righteousness
that gives eternal life is that of Christ
considered to be ours
rather than any righteousness of our own?
People should repent without trusting in that
to save them because their own efforts
cannot save them.
In fact, if they trust in their own efforts,
they are working for their salvation
rather than trusting only in Christ for salvation.
Eternal life is a free gift
and can only be received by the grace of Christ.

For what saith the scripture?
Abraham believed God,
and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Now to him that worketh is the reward
not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But to him that worketh not,
but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly,
his faith is counted for righteousness.
(Romans 4:3-5 KJV)

[Pat H]

From: ***@mindspring.com (Frank)
Why must all trust for salvation
be only in Christ?

Patrick:
Because He is the Way, the truth, and the life. No one gets to the
Father except through Him. But do you know this below?

John 15:1,2 - Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and My Father is the
vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes
away..." ~ Note: This is someone in Christ who gets taken away because
they did not bear fruit. The word for fruit means that which originates
or comes from something, an effect, result; or, work, act, deed; or,
praises which are presented to God as a thank offering. This is
obviously something a servant of God personally needs to have or else
God will take that person away. The word for takes away here means to
take off or away what is attached to anything; to remove; to take from
among the living; cause to cease. So this Scripture is about God
removing someone from being in Christ. I've seen some preachers want to
say it means to lift up, but that doesn't fit the context for it to mean
that here. To lift up is when you raise your hand upwards, or to raise
stones from the ground, or to draw up a fish. None of those meanings
apply here, and the context of 15:6 below proves the definitions I use
are right and that it is about losing salvation.

John 15:6 - Jesus said, "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out
as a branch and is withered (Note: in order to be cast out, one must
first be in Christ); and they gather them and throw them into the fire,
and they are burned." ~ Note: The word for abide also means remain,
continue, endure, not to depart, to continue to be present, to remain as
one, not to become another or different. Surely, this is a warning to
stay in Christ, which means it's possible to not do so. To be thrown
into the fire and burned is clearly about God casting someone to hell
where they will be consumed with fire. This will happen to a former
branch in Christ. This is a clear teaching of Jesus that it is necessary
for us believers to continue to walk in the sanctification given us at
the new birth. We must keep believing and obeying His word (John
15:9,10), or we chose to stop our relationship with Him. That would be
some of us not bearing fruit, which stems from not obeying Him, that
causes some to be cast out.
my preaching:
The Way To Heaven, according to the Bible
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"Once Saved, Always Saved" IS WRONG
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