"One of His teachings reads this way: "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins." (John 8:24) "
i take this metaphorically. meaning tuppance, that i learn his teachings and such. so i *follow* him indirectly. you have no proof that it was meant to be take literally or metaphorically. it makes much more sense if it was metaphorical.
Balance: A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements, as in a design. See Synonyms at proportion.
these *elements* would be positive and negative energies.
"The "I am the one" reads, in the Greek, "ego eimi" -- which translates into "I am I AM." This is who God identified Himself as to Moses. Jesus claimed to be God. Not a prophet. Not a nice man. Not one of many paths. He claimed to be God, and the ONLY way to eternal life.
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thats what you believe to be true. you have faith in that. i understand.
"You see, it is not a matter of following His teachings as moral precepts or ideas for right living. It is a matter of belonging to Him totally, and, actually, that is the only way anyone really can follow Him. None of us, on our own, have the power to be good and not insult God via sin. "
again, lets just agree to disagree. i believe one can enter heaven by doing good works if you truly believed in Jesus, you would be a nice person, altruistic and loving. but you believe that you can enter heaven by just beleving in jesus and saying sorry. im OK with that.
who said the caste system wasnt organized by color? its rude either way to ask a person. an arrogant stuck up person would flaunt it, but other than that its not rite to ask someone. is it any of your business?? no...