tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post8939575432971132431..comments2024-01-31T10:30:47.824-08:00Comments on Life on a limb: Forgiveness Part Three :)Delirioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-48699044976854174582007-04-29T15:09:00.000-07:002007-04-29T15:09:00.000-07:00:)I think it may have been a comment I made on ano...:)<BR/>I think it may have been a comment I made on another blog that got you thinking about this, and I did try to clarify my comment there, but this might be a better place.<BR/><BR/>I pretty much agree with what you say here. Belief is necessary, but is not sufficient. Salvation is more that just saying the right words, or saying them at the right time, or believing the right things. Mankind was created to have a relationship with God, and salvation is about repairing the damage that mankind did to that relationship. God recognized that mankind was incapable of repairing that damage on our own and provided a means of salvation. To say that mere belief in that means of salvation is sufficient ignores the entire point, restoring the relationship. Our actions do not determine our salvation, but should reflect the state of our relationship with God. God knows we will never achieve perfection in this life, if we could there would have been no need for the cross. Striving to do God's will is a result of a renewed relationship with him, not as a way to achieve that salvation.Phantasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169746948997135906noreply@blogger.com