Subj : The Elect of God
To   : George Pope
From : Newborn
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 21:53:00

  Re: The Elect of God
  By: George Pope to Newborn on Thu Sep 29 2005 02:14 pm

 > N> The doctrine of election is a key doctrine of Scripture, but it is also
 > N> controversial, so any discussion of it should mostly, let the Scriptures 
 > N> for themselves.  The Greek and Hebrew words for the "elect" are the same 
 > N> the "chosen", and it is clear that whenever the elect are mentioned, it i
 > N> NOT MAN, who has done the choosing.
 > 
 > The understanding should be, of course, that only those Christians who live
 > accordingly(whose "fruit" is clear evidence of their having been "chosen") a
 > part of the known-to-God-only "Elect" which includes His original beloved, t
 > children of Jacob(Israel) who likewise live accordingly (as the prophet says
 > God gives more value to the membership of the non-believer("pagan") who live
 > according to righteousness than to the so-called chosen one(s) who live
 > according to lawlessness(lacking charity, justice, truth in their
 > lives/actions)
 > 
 > Because I care,
 > |<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))
 > 

   The idea that 'works' are necessary for Salvationis is FALSE.  It is
   Catholic theology that makes works equal with Faith.  The 'fruits'
   (works) of a believer do not save Him, it is the 'blood' of Jesus and
   His sacrifice on a Roman cross that pays for our Salvation.  There is 
   no distinction between the 'elect' and the 'choosen' in their Salvaation.
   Works are the 'fruit' of both the elect and choosen that earns him rewards
   in Heaven.


Newborn

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