Originally Posted By: 300gr
What i am saying is that those who think all you have to do is believe are leaving out the rest.
For example in Peters sermon he was asked "what MUST we do to be saved". His reply was NOT "you are already saved because now you believe in Jesus" which would give creedance to believe only. But his reply was "repent and be baptized". They already believed but were not saved. Wben they obeyed what they were told they MUST do then and only then were they saved. Peter was one of the 12 that walked with and talked with Jesus while be was on this earth. Ill believe him over any preacher who was not there at the time of Christ and has his own interpretation of the Holy Bible.


I've heard no one leaving out the rest. The "rest" doesn't include works to get into heaven. The works are proof of your salvation because of the Holy Spirit living inside of you compels you to do those acts, out of LOVE. You couldn't keep it from happening to someone who truly surrendered their lives to Jesus if you tried.

Also, the "rest" isn't me going to the Church of Christ. It isn't baptism , though that is an important step of obedience and an outward expression to the world of what God did on the inside. By the way , it's not once saved always saved. It's IF saved always saved. There is such a thing as deception. When one surrenders to Christ, they surrender completely. then the Holy Spirit does the rest. Not ourselves...That's another thing I can't agree with about the Church of Christ denomination. They discount nearly all the works of the Holy Spirit. When in fact when it's the Holy Spirit that does "the rest".....