law .. law .. law

Icemoon SG

I'm irritated when some Christians "accuse" other religious followers of following the LAW, whether they are Buddhists, Jews or even Christians.

Why is there this [mis]-conception that other religious followers are following the LAW in order to receive salvation?

In the first place, the very same Christians are following the LAW of grace. Evil or Very Mad

SocialOutcast SG

izzit because.....Some of them say they can get to heaven by doing good?

Raptured SG

One can't get to heaven by doing good bcos one bounds to have sinned a small sin here & there. & God sees it in secret. & how to balance the good & evil one has done? What is the std of measure? How much good before evil is overcome or outweighed?

Icemoon SG

got meh?

Icemoon SG

maybe the ratio is 1:666.

I mean 1 good deed can outweigh 666 bad ones. Laughing

SingaporeMacross SG

erm, i think buddhists do not aim to go to heaven, but aim to gain enlightenment.

their worldview is quite different from ours.

Raptured SG

That's a very twisted ratio. Usually ppl have to do more good deeds to atone for one bad deed. Maybe 100:1. For one bad deed, ppl have to do 100 good deeds. Mr. Green

SocialOutcast SG

Then how does one get to heaven? Don't tell me they also believe in faith alone. lol

An Eternal Now SG

Sorry arh… what is following the law? Law of grace?

An Eternal Now SG

Yes can say so Smile

SocialOutcast SG

Mosaic law? 10 commandments?

SingaporeTyrannosaur SG

Since when did grace entail lawlessness?

It transends law, but it does not destroy it... if there was no law to determine right and wrong there would be no grounds for grace itself to save us from anything.

sgFish SG

quite right

Icemoon SG

That's not true.

God is merciful. Wink

Icemoon SG

In a bigger context, it means following some rules, doing certain things, so that you will not go hell.

laoda99 SG

There is no law of grace in Christianity. Dun play with word games.

Christians are no doubt living under grace provided for by our lord Jesus Christ. That is my only concern u can see in my posts as some "believers/half-heres/here theres" are stating otherwise.

Do not try to cause the misconception that Christians still need to follow the law in order to be saved. Our salvation is guaranteed thru the blood of our lord Jesus Christ. By saying we need to observe the law to earn our place in heaven is robbing god of his glory in his plans for salvation for us.

Icemoon SG

Similarly, Christians should not spread the misconception other religious believers need the law in order to be saved.

vince69 SG

Icemoon,

This is my personal view on this, in regards to good deeds, bad deeds.
good deeds can never cover bad deeds, neither can a bad deed erase good deeds. If like this, how to calculate, cause each in themselves have different magnitude and consequences.

Smile

Icemoon SG

This is strange .. considering Christians always like to accuse other religious followers of using good deeds to erase bad deeds. Laughing

vince69 SG

Actually the consequence is more serious than just robbing God His glory in His Salvation plan for us.
cause to say we can earn our place in heaven by observation of Law, its paramount to call Jesus a liar, cause He said, there is no other way but through Him. Also if good works can get us into heaven, then Christ died in vain.