RE: What Bible? (Bart Ehrman and Elaine Pagels)

From: Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed Mar 15 2006 - 13:15:08 EST

At 12:50 PM 3/15/2006, Pim van Meurs wrote:

>What about those who deny the fact of evolution? Does that condemn you?

>Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:

>@@ Perfection is God.

> Unless God only sees the sinless Christ when he looks at a person,
> that person will remain imperfect (sinful) in God's eyes,
> regardless of how many "good works" he does.

>Regardless of all his striving for perfection, nobody can please God
>--- unless God has chosen to impute (apply) the righteousness of
>Christ to him. That's just the way it is.

>But that doesn't stop those who, like Eve, are tempted to think that
>they can do things that will result in them becoming "perfect" like God.

>Imputation is instant. (God does it)

>Becoming is "evolution" (Man does it)

>~ Janice .... who knows that it isn't what you believe - it's what
>you deny that condemns you.

@@@ As shown above, You only have two choices.

Read it again, and see if you can figure out which of the two choices
you must reject in order to fall under condemnation.

~ Janice
Received on Wed Mar 15 13:15:50 2006

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