EzraS wrote:
The elect whose names are in the Lamb's Book of Life, are the ones whose works are judged to ascertain what their reward will be.
The only way to get their name in the book of life is to be born again and be in total submission to Jesus Christ making him their lord and having the holy spirit dwelling and working in them. They do not practice in sin (the way a doctor practices in medicine) but rather practice in righteousness.
Those whose name is not in the book are thrown onto eternal hell, regardless of their good works. People as how can a loving god send people to hell? And the usual answer is the sent themselves to hell. It was their choice and entirely their own fault. They only have themselves to blame.
Lutherans - and mainline Protestants in general - aren't big on born again experiences. The only born again experience I've ever had was when I was baptised as an infant.
Sure, we should live the best lives we can, but perfectionism is a lie, as our righteousness are as rags before God. A repentant heart is more important to God than trying to live perfectly by the law, and that's a thing any sinner - even a drug addict - can have.
Incidentally, I never said good works save us, just that our faith can be judged by our works. Salvation, from a Lutheran perspective, is entirely through God's freely given grace, earned by Christ, without any contribution to attaining said grace by our cooperation.
But still my point is, for those who are condemned, it is perceived as being entirely their own fault. Correct?
04 Sep 2017, 7:49 am
