[Faith-talk] My Take

[Linda Mentink]

Hi all,

Well, you all have been busy the last few days. I've had the computer 
off since Tuesday night, and I turned it on this afternoon to find 
all your posts.

Now, let me say from the get-go that I'm an Independent Baptist, and 
am in a church where we use only the KJV during our worship services. 
According to the Bible, the heart is deceitful, and desperately 
wicked (Jeremiah 17:9), and our rightiousness is as filthy rags 
(Isaiah 64:6 I think). So, none of us is good enough to make it to 
heaven. Only by the grace of God through Jesus Christ, the one and 
only Mediator between God and man, can we become heirs with Christ. 
Ephesians tells us, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that 
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man 
should boast. When Christ lives in us, we want to do good works; but 
our works won't do anything to earn us a place in heaven.  If 
everyone was guaranteed a place, there would be no need for a 
Saviour, and His sacrifice would be cheapened.

In the Old Testament, there were many who were the type of Christ, 
but they were under the law, and had to sacrifice a lamb, or whatever 
they could afford, such as a dove or pigeon. Christ became that Lamb, 
and paid the price for our sin. Most people will not be in heaven; 
narrow is the way, and few there are who walk in it.

We are not to judge others, but we can know many things about them if 
we know our Bibles, and compare ourselves and others to what our Lord 
has given us--His example in Christ. There is none righteous, no, not one.

Just as there are many different Christian churches, there are many 
different degrees of Muslem, and so forth. Only about one-third of 
the Muslems are radical Muslems, those who will do what they believe 
they must to irradicate infidels from off the face of the earth. They 
believe that they will rule, and the infedels are Christians and 
Jews; therefore, they want to wipe Israel (the little Satan) and the 
United States (the big Satan) off the map. Also, the Koran keeps 
changing, and not all English translations are what the Arabic really 
says. Pay attention to the news, and you will understand more. And, 
read the book I suggested.

There is much more that I could say, but I'll stop with this: this 
list is for the discussion of faith, but please take care not to 
argue with each other. And, please change the subject lines! Smile.

Blessings,

Linda