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the good person test-- let's @@ see if you can pass it
Posted : 10 May, 2021 12:38 PM
Do you consider yourself to be a good person? Most people do. However, most of us differ on the definition of “good.” The Bible says that God is good, and the Ten Commandments are His standard of goodness. So, we will look at God’s Law. With a tender conscience, ask yourself if you have obeyed the following:
You shall have no other gods before Me.
(Have you always loved God above all else?)
You shall not make yourself an idol.
(Have you made a god in your mind that you’re more comfortable with, a god to suit yourself?)
You shall not take God’s name in vain.
(Have you ever used God’s holy Name as a cuss word?)
Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and mother.
You shall not murder.
(God considers hatred to be as murder.)
You shall not commit adultery.
(“Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart”—Matthew 5:27-28; this also includes sex before marriage).
You shall not steal.
(Have you ever stolen anything?—the value of the item is irrelevant.)
You shall not lie.
(Have you lied even once? Including answering these questions.)
You shall not covet.
(Have you ever jealously desired what belongs to others?)
The Bible says that God will punish all murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, adulterers, etc. He will even judge our words and thoughts. On Judgment Day, will you be found to be guilty or innocent of breaking His commandments?
Perhaps you think that God is good, and will therefore overlook your sins. But it is His goodness that will make sure that murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, etc. receive justice. He would be a corrupt Judge if He turned a blind eye to injustice.
Have you kept the Commandments?
The Bible says that the Law is perfect. It commands you to be perfect (Matthew 5:48). Are you perfect (in thought, word, and deed)? Will you make it to Heaven?
You may say that you are still good, but God says you’re not (see Psalm 14:2-3). So one of you is lying, and the Scriptures tell us that it is impossible for God to lie.
Remember that all liars will be cast into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 21:8). God’s Law demands justice, and the penalty for sinning against Him is death and Hell. Listen carefully, if you want to live.
God Himself made a way where His justice and His goodness could meet. We broke the Law, but He became a man to pay the fine. Jesus suffered and died on the cross to satisfy the Law. God can forgive us and grant us the gift of everlasting life!
But you may still think that you can (from now on) keep the Ten Commandments. But isn’t it true that the best of us have lied, stolen, lusted, hated, failed to love God above all else, and failed to love our neighbor as ourselves?
How can we then, live a “good” life if we have already sinned against God? At best we are reformed liars and thieves … but still Lawbreakers.
Think of it this way…
Would you sell one of your eyes for a million dollars? Would you sell both for $50 million? I’m sure you wouldn’t. Your eyes are priceless, yet they are merely the windows of your soul. What then must your life (soul) be worth?
With these thoughts in mind, what would be a fair price to pay for everlasting life? It is utterly without price. Yet, if we trust in our own goodness to enter Heaven, we are saying to God, “I should enter Heaven because I have done good - I have earned my way in.”
Imagine if you wanted to give me a brand new (very expensive) car, but I said, “I can’t take it! I feel embarrassed receiving such a gift … here’s 10 cents for it.” I’m sure you would be very insulted by such a pathetic offer of payment. Besides, if I pay for it, it is no longer a gift, it’s a purchase … it’s mine by right.
When we talk of entering Heaven by being good, by trying to keep the Ten Commandments, etc., we are tossing God 10 cents of “self-righteousness,” which is a terrible insult to Him, in the light of His sacrifice. The only thing we can do is humble ourselves, repent of our sins, and receive the gift by trusting Jesus Christ alone.
Almighty God demonstrated how much He loves you when Jesus suffered for you on the cross. If you want to trust in your own goodness, then you are saying His agonizing death on the cross was in vain
Will all mankind eventually be saved? (Many have a vague hope and trust that things will eventually turn out all right and that he will sooner or later get to heaven. But is it true?)
…MORE ANSWERS ABOUT SALVATION
The Bible says, “For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” You cannot earn a gift.
When Jesus said to “believe” on Him, He was saying we should have faith in Him, in the same way you would trust a parachute to save you when you jump from a plane. You don’t merely believe in the parachute-you put it on.
Please don’t “jump” without Jesus. If you die in your sins there is no second chance. God will give you justice, and you will end up in Hell forever. Any troubles you have at present are dwarfed by the trouble you are in with your Creator. His wrath abides upon you (John 3:36).
God doesn’t want you to go to Hell. Neither do you want to go there, so confess your sins to God right now, put your trust in Jesus to save you, and you will pass from death to life.
Then read the Bible daily and obey what you read. (See John 14:21). Your obedience to God is the proof of your love. Have faith in God, He will never fail you.
Say something like this to God:
“Dear God, today I turn away from all of my sins (name them). This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. He is the only way for me to be saved. He is ‘The way, the truth, and the life.’ Please forgive me, change my heart, and grant me Your gift of everlasting life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
the good person test-- let's @@ see if you can pass it
Posted : 10 May, 2021 04:11 PM
rsvp writes - 'Do you consider yourself to be a good person? Most people do.'
rsvp wake up there is NOBODY 'good' >>>except<<< those having the Holy Spirit of the Father EMPOWER them to live a 'good' and perfect sin free life after initial salvation! OK? You know the verses you NEVER post like greater is He (YHWH the Father by His set apart Spirit!) that is in REAL Christian's, than he (satan) that IS of >>>this world<<<! You refuse to claim that power regardless IF IF IF you may choose to go back to sin in the future! Just like you witness to us readers just recently that you eat ABOMINATIONS IN SIN and strangely state YHWH changed His PERFECT Torah Dietary Law???
ABSURDITY! YHWH NEVER changes His Torah Law because He does not change His mind but there are 'fulfilled' parts like the sacrificial system, priestly duties no longer needed but ONLY on the stationary none moving earth, not in heaven where the Messiah IS IS the priest in the sanctuary!
rsvp posts - 'The Bible says that God is good, and the Ten Commandments are His standard of goodness'
rsvp you just posted His 'Ten (not nine!) Commandments are His standard of goodness'! So are you going to step out in FAITH and keep them by his POWER from heaven??? Or are you going to continue to talk the talk (little faith?) and not walk the walk (WORKS!) to prove your faith???
rsvp posts the Commandment - '>>>Remember<<< the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy.'
Yet rsvp in so many other threads becomes a hypocrite and tells his readers they need to have memory failure and forget the Sabbath Day!??? rsvp uses the excuse that just because nobody is getting stoned today, that its ok not to keep??? The same logic applies to ADULTERY then because nobody is getting stoned for that BROKEN Law either! Strange LOGIC and REASONING problems for rsvp!!! See the obvious problem for rsvp, in now claiming these are no longer Laws to be kept today??? rsvp just has not a clue of WHO the judge is and come judgment day its DEATH (Romans 6:23 - not life in a fire!) for those continual sinners! Its all to simple but complicated for continual sinners like rsvp and David.... THAAAAT.... JUUUUUUST.... LOVVVVVE.. THEIR..... DAILY AND WEEKLY SINS like good little cathoholics!
rsvp posts - 'Have you kept the Commandments?'
But rsvp FAILS to post the CONTEXT question of CAN you 'keep the Commandments' BY HIS POWER from heaven above the dome/firmament to live a perfect life to please Him JUST LIKE HIS SON DID by example to us! Of course, but rsvp by his lack of faith does not believe so! You know
like where the Father looks down upon the circle of the disc where the sun shines in its circular pattern above and around the earth mostly warmer liquid oceans but of course there is only massive ice in the corners that the sun does not melt because of the sun's small size, to all His glory!
rsvp posts - 'The Bible says that the Law is perfect. It commands you to be perfect (Matthew 5:48).' AMEN! But sadly rsvp says its impossible to keep
this side of heaven??? That's right, according to rsvp its a TEASE verse you cannot live! There is NO POWER from heaven to keep you from sinning after you have been forgiven of your >>>PAST<<< sins according to rsvp the CULTIZED so called 'teacher' of FAILISM!
rsvp posts - 'Remember that all liars will be cast into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 21:8). God’s Law demands justice, and the penalty for sinning against Him is death and Hell. Listen carefully, if you want to live.'
rsvp gets confused, he thinks there are two fires where continual sinners go come judgment day! rsvp forgot 'hell' is actually cast into 'Lake of Fire'
(Revelation 20:14) because 'hell' the grave will be done away with because there will be NO MORE DEATH after continual sinners die in that eternal fire for its purpose which is ETERNAL DEATH, NOT eternal life in a fire!
rsvp is clueless that ALL continual sinners die TWO deaths as Revelation 20:14 clearly describes, one at the brightness of His SECOND coming (2 Thess. 2:8!) and the other a 1000 yrs later outside the New Jerusalem City (Revelation 20:9) where they are eventually brought to ashes when continual sinners have all paid for their individual sins in the 'Lake of Fire'!
Note again how rsvp leaves out context - QUOTE of rsvp - 'The Bible says, “For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” You cannot earn a gift.'
Of course you cannot earn a gift! DUHHHHH! But what part of Ephesians chapter 2 does rsvp leave out AFTER we are saved, that is NOT of works initially??? Verse 10!
'For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.'
rsvp does not want you to know dear readers that >>>after<<< initial salvation by FAITH ONLY, you THEN have the POWER from heaven by given MORE FAITH to 'do good works' just as Christ did and lived the PERFECTION of the Torah Law by the POWER of His Father in heaven!
rsvp posts - 'Then read the Bible daily and obey what you read. (See John 14:21).'
Problem is rsvp does NOT 'obey' the WORD (John 1) himself 'in what he reads' in the Bible like the Sabbath and Dietary Laws sadly! He thinks you can eat anything that
moves when he takes Mark chapter 7 out of context that the Messiah clearly said was about dirty hands does not make food unclean when eaten with unwashed hands (verse 8)!
rsvp posts - 'Your obedience to God is the proof of your love.'
The Bible also says if you LOVE YHWH, then you will keep His commandments but rsvp says their is no 'obedience' to His Law as 'proof of your love' toward Him??? At least rsvp's salad bar Law that is!
Finally rsvp states - 'Say something like this to God:'
“Dear God, today I turn away from all of my sins (name them). This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. He is the only way for me to be saved. He is ‘The way, the truth, and the life.’ Please forgive me, change my heart, and grant me Your gift of everlasting life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
But what rsvp forgot to tell you is you need to do this daily because you will keep sinning this side of heaven continually! rsvp has made this really clear in his other threads, so why not here??? So in context to what rsvp actually teaches (ask him!), it goes like this -
“Dear God, today I turn away from all of my sins (name them) but only temporary. This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at the moment but then will go back to sinning. He is the only way for me to be saved because he gave a me a license to sin. He is ‘The way, the truth, and the life.’ and I can NEVER have that power from heaven to copy Him, that POWER from above, the way he lived while in the likeness of sinful flesh, like me! Please forgive me, change my heart but for ONLY for a moment, and grant me Your gift of everlasting life everyday as I keep on sinning and repenting like a pink energizer bunny. In Jesus’ name I pray always while predestined to keep on sinning. Amen.”
OK? You know the verses you NEVER post like greater is He (YHWH the Father by His set apart Spirit!) that is in REAL Christian's, than he (satan) that IS of >>>this world<<<! 
You refuse to claim that power regardless IF IF IF you may choose to go back to sin in the future! 
Just like you witness to us readers just recently that you eat ABOMINATIONS IN SIN and strangely state YHWH changed His PERFECT Torah Dietary Law??? 
So are you going to step out in FAITH and keep them by his POWER from heaven??? 
Or are you going to continue to talk the talk (little faith?) and not walk the walk (WORKS!) to prove your faith??? 
rsvp uses the excuse that just because nobody is getting stoned today, that its ok not to keep??? 
Strange LOGIC and REASONING problems for rsvp!!! 
Its all to simple but complicated for continual sinners like rsvp and David.... THAAAAT.... JUUUUUUST.... LOVVVVVE.. THEIR..... DAILY AND WEEKLY SINS like good little cathoholics! 
There is NO POWER from heaven to keep you from sinning after you have been forgiven of your >>>PAST<<< sins according to rsvp the CULTIZED so called 'teacher' of FAILISM! 
He thinks you can eat anything that 
when he takes Mark chapter 7 out of context that the Messiah clearly said was about dirty hands does not make food unclean when eaten with unwashed hands (verse 8)! 