Hi and thanks for the interesting comment. I agree with the first sentence. But if I thought Jesus were dead or floating in the air, I wouldn't believe in him either! The cornerstone of the Christian faith is that Jesus is alive, not dead.
A wise man told me once there are only two kinds of religion in the world. The religion of Do, and the religion of Done. Christianity is the religion of Done. Jesus already did everything necessary for our salvation. Everything else is Do. The question for all those following Do is, have you Done enough?
Great question! Adam: not sure. He started the whole mess by rebelling against God. Was he subsequently saved? Don't know. Abraham: he trusted God and it was credited to him as righteousness (Gen 15:6), but his sin still had to be dealt with by Jesus on the cross, same as us. The key word is "trust". Abraham was not perfect but he trusted that God would somehow account for his sin. Me & you: Jesus came so that God's justice could be satisfied. Sin results in spiritual death. Either it's our spiritual death, or it's Jesus's (once for all) death. We all have to choose, and no religious works (religion of Do) can satisfy God's justice. Only Jesus, because he was perfect and free of sin, can do that.
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Hi and thanks for the interesting comment. I agree with the first sentence. But if I thought Jesus were dead or floating in the air, I wouldn't believe in him either! The cornerstone of the Christian faith is that Jesus is alive, not dead.
A wise man told me once there are only two kinds of religion in the world. The religion of Do, and the religion of Done. Christianity is the religion of Done. Jesus already did everything necessary for our salvation. Everything else is Do. The question for all those following Do is, have you Done enough?
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Do you mean if jesus was not born, then nobody could achieve salvation whether adam,abraham,me,you ?
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Great question! Adam: not sure. He started the whole mess by rebelling against God. Was he subsequently saved? Don't know. Abraham: he trusted God and it was credited to him as righteousness (Gen 15:6), but his sin still had to be dealt with by Jesus on the cross, same as us. The key word is "trust". Abraham was not perfect but he trusted that God would somehow account for his sin. Me & you: Jesus came so that God's justice could be satisfied. Sin results in spiritual death. Either it's our spiritual death, or it's Jesus's (once for all) death. We all have to choose, and no religious works (religion of Do) can satisfy God's justice. Only Jesus, because he was perfect and free of sin, can do that.