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I am thinking about buying a NRSV with the Apocrypha for historical
study reasons. I understand that Josephias, Acts of Paul, Gospel of
Thomas, and such are included, is this correct?

I hear that the author of the Inferno (Dante) perhaps got some of his
ideas from the Apocrypha, is this correct?


Thank you,


John

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John 14:6 Jesus answered, ³I am the way and
the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
AIM-Crucifyself03

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In article <123.26.10.05.959250000@srcbs.org>, Bart Goddard says...

>gkmcnees@comcast.net wrote:

>>>>IF saving faith is the same as obeying the 1st commandment then I
>>>>don't have saving faith. But then again, in my estimation, I have
>>>>never met a single person who has kept the 1st commandment. I know
>>>>that Jesus kept it but I know I don't.
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know anyone who has perfect faith either. That doesn't
>>> mean that the Spirit won't perfect it. I refrain, occasionally,
>>> from stealing, so, occasionally, I obey that commandment.
>>
>> Good for you! Trouble is, God requires perfect obedience, doesn't He?

>The trouble is, you keep missing points.

The trouble is, you do the same, you even do it worse, even as you criticize
Gary for it.

> Why would you
>think that someone's faith has to be "perfect" before they
>are saved? (Answer: Because you think a quality of man is
>a requirement for salvation, quite contrary to the doctrine
>of grace alone.)

That would be one reason, but you are being hasty in assuming that it is the
only one, or the reason in this particular case. Whatever Gary's reason really
is, his faith is closer to the Apostolic faith than yours, Bart. See below.

>> To me God defines saving faith. God gives a promise of everlasting
>> life, not for keeping the 1st commandment, or any commandment, but by
>> receiving Christ by faith is what HE has done. By believing the
>> Gospel.
>
>You're saying, and you keep saying, that man is saved "by
>believing the Gospel." "Believing the Gospel" is not Christ's
>action, but man's action.

That is not true. This believing is an action of both.

>It's very easy to spot works
>righteousness.

Then why have you accused so many of it falsely?

>All one has to do is look at the subjects
>of the active verbs. Is it Jesus doing the saving, or is