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Originally Posted by Aquila
So technically, salvation costs more than one's "life". It costs one's entire sense of "self".
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There are no promises in the Bible without condition. You can clearly see that in
Deut 28:1-2 - "And it shall come to pass,
if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God,
to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. "
Also, the Gospel comes with condition - "(5)Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: (6) Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; (7) And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, (8)
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2 Thessalonians 1:5-9
With the obedience of the Disciples, they have been given gifts - "(7) As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ (8) Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons.
Freely you have received; freely give."
Matthew 10:5-8
Free (freely given) only alludes to our obedience and the fact that we couldn't have done any of these things on our own. We need God's help which we receive through our obedience to Him.
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