Where do you place Salvation as related to the Gospel?

He was only blessed with God had given to Him , so all praise and Glory belongs to Almighty God alone and not to man ! .

Why would you be sorry ? He has gone to a far better place then this world , there will always be another preacher to take his place , but only one God and Father who in His abundant Mercy has chosen His Elect Before the world was made , and He could Never be replaced by any man , so all the Glory is due to Him and Him Alone ! .Cheers !.

You still have the one and only Father you will ever need , and that is our Almighty God and Loving Father who before the world was made chose unto Himself a people He would save from All of their sins in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour , to the Praise and Glory of His Grace wherein He has made us accepted in the Beloved , do not make an Idol out of any man , for in doing so God would Not be pleased !, Cheers ! .

For sure. He’s all over my playlist I listen to during my day!!!

Well if he has passed on , he is in a better place then we who are waiting our Redemption , mine should not be long now !.

Yes ! and Hallelujah , for we are saved By Grace Alone , through Faith Alone , in Jesus Christ Alone , and All to the Glory of God Alone , Cheers and God Bless !.

Yes and to Him and Him Alone be All of the Glory ! Cheers !.

What a Friend WE have in Jesus ! .

Hallelujah Nancy , for someone who realises we are saved by Gods Grace alone and Not mans efforts , For we are saved by Grace Alone , through Faith Alone (which is a gift from God ) , In Jesus Christ Alone , and ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD ALONE , Cheers and God Bless !.

Awesome, Jessy, thank you for posting these beautiful lyrics. 😍

Yes ! , and to Him and Him Alone be ALL the Glory !.

Not, when he was old..😇

@@HangOn31 hmm, retired cop then👍

@@newyorknight Not inside

And only God can open your mind and eyes to it , to Him be All of the Glory ! .

We were not chosen because we were Righteous but that we will be righteous ! .

@Happy Forever He saved me, a sinner, and claimed me as His own. As it is written... But by HIS doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. I have been declared righteous, sanctified and cleansed, by the Lord. God sees me just like He sees Jesus and Colossians 2:10 says I am complete in Christ. Being made righteous is not a future event.

@@RockingChairRebel Amen and Hallelujah !.Me too !.

@@happyforever1528 Sweet!!!!! 🤗✝️😘😘😘🤣

@@RockingChairRebel Yes that's exactly what He has done !.

Why and how does an eternal being need to suffer and supposedly die for its own creation ? Moreover how does that wrought freedom, other than a deliberate change of one's own mind ? This guy would convince people that such a transformation is something external to this interlocution, rather than it being just the speaker themselves, who mesmerizes the person to transform; all done through eloquence and the easily usurping of authority from a deity, granted by the listener.

@@onedaya_martian1238 The eternal being is Jesus Christ who is fully God and fully man His purpose was to live a sinless life and become the perfect sacrifice to die for the sins of mankind. This same Jesus gives those who are saved the faith to believe. Those who are saved are saved through their free will and the sovereignty of God

@@jessyjonas4988 Um no. None of what was just said is based in reality. Everything about that is the same as someone talking about Tolkien, Mohamed, Moroni or any other book of fiction. These comments are held by folks who have troubles with understanding how the world operates, which leaves them clinging to the words of con men, who constantly ask for money. The pleading in the comment shows that any hope of recovery from "faith" will is impossible. Sad and pathetic really. But whatever one needs to not fear death and avoid thinking their prattle is a waste of a life.

@@onedaya_martian1238 🍿

@@jessyjonas4988 What ever gives one purpose and makes one fat, it seems.

God knew before the foundation of the earth who would accept the gospel of the cross. And those who chose Jesus, were given everlasting life. Calvinists have a different view and says that God has already predestined a certain group to be born again, without the group believing upfront. This is called "unconditional Election." You do not get to choose, God does. imho this view is flawed. To says God picks some, and rejects all others to hell, irrespective of what these people accept/ or reject, mischaracterizes the nature of Father God. Forgive us Lord.

If God foreknew who would believe then salvation is not by grace. If God saw anything desirable from us and then chose us then it is dependent upon us. God chose to love some and not others and decreed through secondary causes that we would believe in Christ. To say God looked through time to see who would believe is to say that God is not sovereign over time and that He learns and reacts not works all things according to the council of His own will.

@@steveymcadams8955 I think you limit God by saying he does not know who will accept the free gift of salvation. We hear His word, we accept it through faith, and he then justifies us freely by the finished work of the cross. It is really that simple. No one can save himself. God saves those who respond to the message of the gospel. Romans 10:9-10 lays this out.

@@steveymcadams8955 Thanks. I get most of what you’re saying. Then would “foreknow” & “predestinate” in Rom 8:29 mean the same thing? Also, sovereignty over time is a concept I haven’t seen before. Can you please explain a bit more, or point to a source?

Lol! You HAVE to LOVE "the Hound of Heaven" (Holy Spirit) Who 'on our trail' relentlessly pursues us!

On some theological matters Lewis was confused and ignorant.

I was partially dragged to Calvinism kicking against it for years.

People say God never forces a person to repent… I say I am glad God forced me to repent!

CS Lewis was an heretical mystic. He preached an explicitly false Gospel.

On the contrary Jim Kraft. It is written: For by Grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. God gives us the faith to believe because we are dead in our trespasses and sins. Salvation is the sovereign work of the Lord. Even if we could muster up our own faith, it would be considered "works" on our part and would cause us to boast. To God be ALL the Glory.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by GRACE YE ARE SAVED, (HOW) THROUGH FAITH. It is not the faith that is not of ourselves, it is grace that is not of ourselves. Romans 6:23 For the penalty for sin is death, First John 1:8. Romans 3:23. But the GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith. And Faith is not the gift. Eternal life is the gift of God by faith alone apart from works. Romans 4:5-8. Acts 16:31 period. John 3:16-18. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) For it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. John 3:18. Ephesians 1:13-14. Notice. We do not get the seal of the Holy Spirit of promise until we believe the gospel. Ephesians 4:30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. First Timothy 2:19. Nevertheless, the foundation of God is sure, having this seal, Ephesians 1:13, the Lord knoweth them that are His.

@@jimkraft9445 Romans 12:3 specifically says a persons measure of faith is assigned by God. Salvation by grace through faith - both are from God.

Faith is not the GIFT. Eternal life is the GIFT. Romans 6:23. For the penalty for sin is death, and we all sin, First John 1:8, and we all die, but, the GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith. And faith is not a work. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, (The thief on the cross) His faith is counted for righteousness. Faith apart from works. Romans 3;26-28. For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay, but by the law of FAITH. Therefore we conclude a man is justified by FAITH apart from the deeds of the law. No one gets the seal of the Holy Spirit until AFTER we believe the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30. First John 5:13. John 6:47.

"But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned". YOU must be born-again to see the Kingdom of Heaven. "But even if we, or an angel from Heaven should preach a Gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God's curse."

So are you still kicking and screaming ??? .

It is written... He has put ALL my sins behind His back, never to be remembered again. He has thrown ALL my sins into the lake of forgetfulness. As far is the east is from west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. And on the Cross, Jesus declared "It is finished", it would be shameful if I thought I could add to His work. He paid it ALL. I'm trusting in the finished work of Christ and will not trample underfoot the precious blood of Jesus.

@@RockingChairRebel One favorite subterfuge of false teachers is to take random verses out of context, string them together and get them to appear to say something they don’t actually say. The reference to God casting “all my sins behind His back” comes from Isaiah 38 where King Hezekiah after being told he is soon to die, prays: “Ah, Lord, remember how faithfully and wholeheartedly I conducted myself in your presence, doing what was good in your sight!” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. After this, the LORD sends Isaiah to tell King Hezekiah that his prayer has been heard and his life will be extended 15 more years. In gratitude Hezekiah composes a hymn of thanksgiving that God had “cast behind his back all my sins!” Why did God do this? Because God remembered the good that Hezekiah had done! Out of consideration for Hezekiah’s good deeds and tears of repentance, God remits the punishment Hezekiah deserved. Yes, God casts our sins into the “sea of forgetfulness (Micah 7:19)” after we have endured His wrath because of our sins (Micah 7:9). In other words, after God has purged and purified us of our sinfulness, He remembers our sins “no more.” If I had a nickel for every time I explained what Jesus meant by “It is finished” …. In John 6:38 Jesus said: “I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me,” and in John 4:34 He said: “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.” So when Jesus said “It is finished,” He was declaring He had done everything He was sent to do, had finished the work assigned to Him. Does this mean Jesus has done all that needs to be done for our salvation? Well, the Apostle Paul didn’t think so, for he wrote: “in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church (Colossians 1:24).” What could possibly be “lacking” in Christ’s atoning work on the cross? Answer: our participation! The elect are “predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son (Romans 8:29)” for we are “heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him (Roman 8:17).” Suffering with Christ, sharing His cross, are necessary components to our salvation! Now I am not saying you are a false teacher but clearly you are not rightly dividing the word. The Bible is not a compilation of proof texts; read the whole of Scripture, read each verse in context, and steer clear of teachers offering cheep grace, do-nothing salvation, or name-it-and-claim-it nonsense. Don’t “stand” on the word: Live the Word! Peace, brother.

This is NOT calvinism...this is Christianity. Roman's, Hebrews, John, Jeremiah and more, declare of God's FOREKNOWLEDGE, CALLING, ELECTION, PREDESTINATION. One only needs to open their Bible and ask the Lord for a teachable Spirit.

@@RockingChairRebel Not in terms of individuals it doesn't.

@@PotterSpurn1 It is written... Unto you which therefore believe, He is precious; but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them that stumble at the Word, being disobedient; whereunto they were also APPOINTED.✝️

"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Mat 11:27 AND John 6:65, He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

@@lonniegibson7675 No one is saying that God doesn't 100% save man. He just doesn't control everything that we do to bring us to faith, but rather expresses his sovereignty by granting man the free will to accept or reject him with some choosing to do either. The monogysm -v- synergism argument is a red herring and a flawed way of explaining Calvinism by using the worldview of Calvinism to do it.

There’s a bunch of videos on KZfaq of Calvinist witnessing to people. Maybe you should go watch one of them and find out

@@aletheia8054 thanks I am reminded, I think I need start watching also Living water Rey Comfort evangelism. Evangelizing, introducing the grace of God and Christ did for humanity and faith in Jesus and repentance from sin and following Jesus as a Christian. More than that I think is another gospel, a false and tricky gospel.

@@daywalker3630 It’s probably a good idea to read your Bible

@@aletheia8054 always, Bible coffee ☕ morning with bakery bread 🍞

@@daywalker3630 Yeah. 4 to 6 hours a day of Bible study over here.