The very first post on this thread is what I have a problem with. Salvation, it seems, is being presented as nothing more than a carrot being dangled in front of us to keep us plodding along... hoping that one day we might achieve. Its a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow we are seeking, yet, unable to really lay claim to.
"Repent!", the preacher exclaims. We do, but we aren't saved uintil we are baprtized.
We get baptized according to
Acts 2:38. Still ain't there til we recieved the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues. Are we there yet? No, theres a little matter of believing in the Oneness of the Godhead. And holiness standards. And submission to pastoral authority. Or any other rule someone tacks on.
So, few if any ever really achieve salvation. Its out there for us, just hold on or let go- whatever we have to do to get it. The only problem is, its always out there.... just out of our reach.
I'm thankful for the day when I finaly learned that salvation isn't by anything I can do. But its by faith in what He has already done!
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