Bible only Christians: explain to me how Jesus died for you when you still die?
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Salvation and Redemption are two different things\nHeb. 7:27, 9:12,26;10:10; 1 Pet 3:18 - Jesus died once and redeemed us all, but we participate in the application of His redemption by the way in which we live.\n\nHeb. 9:12 - Christ's sacrifice secured our redemption, but redemption is not the same thing as salvation. We participate in and hope for salvation. Our hope in salvation is a guarantee if we are faithful to Christ to the end. But if we lose hope and fail to persevere, we can lose our salvation. Thus, by our own choosing (not by God's doing), salvation is not a certainty. While many Protestant churches believe in the theology of "once saved, always saved," such a novel theory is not found in Scripture and has never been taught by the Church. \n\nRom. 5:2 - we rejoice in the "hope" (not the presumptuous certainty) of sharing the glory of God. If salvation is absolutely assured after accepting Jesus as Savior, why would Paul hope? \n\nRom. 5:5 - this "hope" does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Our hope is assured if we persevere to the end. \n\nAs God wills that all men be saved rest asssured that Satan wills all to have moral death, spiritual death for those that follow Christ and His saving teachings.
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He died.\n\nPlease award Best Answer points to me right now because I do not like to wait, and I am already impatient with you. You already recognize the deep wisdom and unassailable eternal truth of my answer, so just get it over with and award the points to me RIGHT NOW!
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When you Die you sleep until Jesus returns\n\nA lot of Christians are sayin that the soul can’t die but what does God say\n\nBehold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ezekiel 18:4\n\n\nAre we immortal?\n\nWhich God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen. I Timothy 6:15,16\n\nTalking about death we should look at how life was created \nAnd the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. - Genesis 2:7\nFrom this we see that the soul is the combination of both the breath of God and the physical body.\nSo what happens when you die?\n1) In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.- Genesis 3:19 \n2) And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. - Luke 23:46\n3) Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. - Ecclesiastes 12:5\n\nFrom these scriptures we see that when you die the two components of the soul either decay (the physical body) or goes back to God (the spirit)\n\nMany people believe that the spirit is some intangible ghostlike substance but if you look at what the bible says\nAll the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils - Job 27:3\n\nFrom this we see that the spirit is the Breath of Life not a … ghost (for lack of a better word)\n\n\nDo the dead go directly to heaven or hell?\n\nPsalms 115:17 The dead praise not the Lord. \nPsalms 6:5 In death there is no remembrance of thee. \nIsaiah 38:18 Death can not celebrate thee. \nPsalms 146:4 His thoughts perish.\nJob 21:32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.\nEcclesiastes  9:5  For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.\nFrom these verses we see that there is no thought in death\n\nSome may argue that these are all Old Testament examples of the teaching of death so lets look at the New Testament \nJesus speaking about the death of Lazarus \nThese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. John 11:11-14\nMatthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose\n1 Thessalonians 4:15 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.\n1 Thessalonians 4:14 Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.\nIf we look at what Jesus said on the cross in Luke 23:43\nAnd Jesus said to him, Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.\n\nMany use this to prove the point that we go directly to our reward. The problem is in the Greek there was not a comma, the comma was placed centuries later by people who believed that we go directly to our reward. If you move the comma it conforms to the rest of scripture\n\nAnd Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you today, you will be with Me in Paradise.”\n\nRead on and Jesus tells Mary he did not ascend to heaven yet.\n\n\nBut doesn’t the Bible say to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord?\n\nAs I mentioned above the Bible says we do not go directly to heaven or hell. I think we should look at 2 Corinthians 5, but
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My answer: Jesus died for my sins and gave me his free gift of salvation and eternal life. I accept that gift and choose to live my life for him. Even though my life isn't worth much it's all he asks of me. What an amazing God!!!\nP.s i'm sorry you seem to be such an angry person, gino ggg.\n    couple 2430 - you can't EARN your way into heaven' it's a free gift\n     donkey - being a nice person won't get you there!
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Yes, you're right. Jesus death is the most important thing. And he did it - free of charge.  Which begs the question - why do people pay for it? Acts 15:11 "But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they."  Just believe that he died to save you from your sins, and you will be saved - purgatory/masses etc are creations of man. They are nowhere found to be in the Bible - "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
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What does one question have to do with the other?  Jesus laid down His life willing for our sins.  The mortal body of Jesus did die on the cross, yet the Spirit of the one true God was never corrupted or died.  Check the book of John.
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Believe that Christ died for your sins, ask for forgiveness and accept him as your savior
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Yes! And I thank our Lord, Jesus Christ, for dieing for my sins! Isn't it amazing that He loves us so much that He died for our sins?!\n\nI did a search on BibleGateway.com about Jesus' blood and found the links to the scripture passages below.\n\nMay you be blessed by the blood of the Lord.
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I was run over by a car when I was 11 years old.  I was completely pinned under the car.  I could not move at all.  I had my life go before my eyes as I watched the tire proceed to come towards my head.  The tire would have run over my head.  I had nothing left so I cried out for Jesus to save me.  Jesus did save me under that car.  I was moved even though I could not move.   All that I suffered were 3rd degree scrapes.  I nearly had a whole through my cheek.  At the hospital the doctor had to pick stones out of my face.  I walked away and my wounds healed in 3 months.  I barely have a scar today.  I have just enough of a scar to remind me that Jesus saved me.\n\nI have also seen the child of a family friend who fell out of a tree and got caught by his neck between two branches.  This kid died in that tree.  He was pronounced as being dead for more than 20 minutes at the scene.  He was dead when they took him out of the tree.  It was prayer by his mother (a Christian) to Jesus  that resurrected him.  This kid did have brain damage.  But the last that I heard he was learning how to walk again and he was getting high 90's in school.  I have talked with him about his miracle.  His name is Michael.\n\nDoctors say that if you are braindead for more than 12 minutes you will be a vegetable even if they can revive your body.
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Like the others, I'm not sure what is behind this question, but just in case you are someone really searching for Truth, I better tell you.  To die after saying that you trust Jesus, and would like Him to rule your life, isn't really dying.  More like you get to have an eternal new body and sing praise to God for eternity.  To die as a Muslim means that you rejected the gift that God has given you -freedom from punishment because Jesus (God's only son) was sacrificed for all sins- and therefore, would not be happy praising Jesus for all eternity.  You would go to hell.  God is so just that even though it saddens Him to see just one of His children go to Hell, He would not make people do something that they don't want to do.  \n\nSo if you are choosing a religion, then I would advise you to throw religion to the wind.  Forget rituals, etc, but focus on a personal relationship with Jesus.  Let Him become your best friend- always there.  Read a Bible daily, and start going to a Biblical church.  Ask questions.  If you seek, you will find.  I've already been praying for you.
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Sorry- you're not through the instruction booklet- If you acknowledge that Jesus indeed died for your sins, then certain requirements are made:  hear the word, believe the word, repent,(that's the loop-hole that gets you) and confess.  Some would add be baptised to this, but from my understanding- optional.  That would eliminate the death bed thing-
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Jesus? Use your brain for just a few seconds.\n\n\nIf Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.\n\nDo Gods die? Do they?\n\nIf Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides a few hours was sacrificed? \n\nWhat's the BIG deal?\n\nDavid Blaine can do that on TV.\n\nIf you accept the Jesus story, would you also accept this one?\n\nI gave all my money to Charity last Friday.\n\nOn Sunday, all the money was returned to me.\n\nI sacrificed for charity. True or False?
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Exactly.  Why did Jesus HAVE to die?  Why was it necessary?  Why did God set that rule?  God could've just as easily said "Jesus, if you pick that daisy over there, you will become the redeemer of mankind".  It could've been that easy.  But no.  God had to REQUIRE that his only son let himself be killed in a brutal, excruciating way.
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you will have a horrible slow death you asshole\n\nDont diss Jesus, he died for your idiotcy so you could be free of sin and you dont believe in God, God is my homey, you are a piece of shit dude.
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You used the word "if" in your question and that opens up the discussion to "if" 'Isa (Jesus) actually did die on the cross. In Islam there are two views on this. First that he did not die but was close to death when removed from the cross. He subsequently recovered and migrated to what is now Eastern Afghanistan. The second view is that he was smuggled out of Jerusalem by his companions and that someone else took his place to save his life.\n\nBe that as it may, what you are asking is to reconcile an irreconcileable mystery. This mystery is at the heart of many people's distrust of religion. But mystery is not something that can be answered with the rational mind. The answer only lies in the heart, as soon as we try to answer it with our mind it becomes confused and rejects. But when we ask with our heart then the way becomes clear.\n\nDo you, in your deepest part of your heart, belive that it is ok to sin? To murder? To steal? To heart other human beings? To commit adultery or fornication? No, I believe that in your heart you know the answer. If Jesus did die for our sins then God must feel that sinning is bad enough to show us unequivocally that it is so. And that we must, as God's vice-regents (from Quran) on earth, behave in a way that is without sin as much as we can.\n\nBut we are human, and as humans we will make mistakes and fall into sinning. When that happens we must remember our God and ask for God's forgiveness and turn back to the right way. If remembering the death of Jesus on the cross helps you to do that, than the purpose of that death is served.\n\nPeace and Blessings,\n\nSalim
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Jesus?\n\n\nIf Jesus died, he was not God.  Does a god die?\n\nIf Jesus died on Friday, undied on Sunday, what was the sacrifice? He sacrificed at most, just a few hours. Big deal!\n\nIf you gave to a charity on Friday and it was returned on Sunday,  what was your gift to charity?\n\nDeath = Becoming permanently dead, no life, no possibility of life.\n\nSacrifice = giving up something to help others, never to be returned.\n\nGod = Eternal, never being born, never dying.\n\n\nYou believe in this Jesus nonsense?  Why?
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Christianity is all about the love of God and how Christ died for you personally on the cross. He died for you because He loved you so much that He chose to die for all of your sins and all of those times you lied or said something nasty or even something more serious. He loves you so much, and unconditionally no matter what you have done or who you are. He loves you and wants you to honor Him and preech His word. My favorite Bible verse is "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you a hope and a future" ~ Jeremiah 29:11. Also i really like "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord ~Romans 6:23. God loves you so much, just turn to Him and accept him into your life.