Men have interpreted the bible in countless different ways over the past 2000 years, this is why we have around 47,000 different Christian Denominations.
LOL
Yet all of these Denominations fall into one of two theological categories.
Must have been a daunting, time consuming task to investigate some 47,000 different Christian denominations to arrive at your conclusion.
One believes that salvation is a joint effort between God and man (you obviously hold to that view) and the other view is that salvation is all of the Lord from the beginning to the end and man doesn't contribute anything to his salvation (that's the view I hold to).
Actually as I take the Liberty to Speak for myself…
Salvation IS a Gift that belongs to the Lord God, which He promises to Give to men WHO freely “CHOOSE to believe IN Him”.
Which Scripture calls:
1 Thes 1:
[
4] Knowing, brethren beloved,
your election of God.
And The Lord Gods Direction and Promise to
Reward Believers who CHOOSES (elects) to
SERVE Him.
Josh 24:
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15] And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,
choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Matt 16:
[
27] For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall
reward every man according to his works.
We will never agree on the core bible doctrines, while we hold to radically different interpretations of the gospel.
It is your prerogative to believe or reject as you choose.
It is not your prerogative to speak for me.
Glory to God,
Taken
