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Title: Christianity is about Relationship with Christ Jesus     
 
 
 
 
 
 













 Some nominal churches believe that by loving people they will be Saved.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Rom 10:9
This is the encapsu;lation of Grace, clearly pointing out our part which is Faith in Jesus and Confession of Him as risen Lord and Saviour.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Rom 10:10
It is HeartFaith that enables the Miracle of the NewBirth.

So, we see that Salvation depends on more than Believing that God is Love.

Furthermore a person who has Received the Love of God by Faith in Christ should understand that their Love is the LoveOfGod and not HumanLove.

HumanLove is not replaced by the LoveOfGod by osmosis. The NewBirth occurs as a result of Hearing the Gospel, Believing the Gospel, Repentance, and Receiving Christ Jesus as Saviour and Lord.

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. - 1Co 1:21
There is no substitute for preaching the Gospel of GraceThroughFaith for the Unbeliever to be Saved. It may seem Foolish to Preach and it may seem Foolish to Believe but that is the prescription.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? - Rom 10:14
Wow! We must Preach the Gospel to all the World. It is the only Hope for mankind.

Inclusion is a nice term. It is a popular term among the PoliticallyCorrect. However, God has criteria for Inclusion:

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. - Rom 12:2
Conformity is Good when it is to the HolySpirit. Otherwise it is Evil. In order for the NewSpirit being to manifest in our Flesh, we must be Transformed in Mind and Emotions (our Soul). When we are Transformed we Receive the Wisdom and Power of God to do the Work of Christ Jesus in our mortal bodies. Those Works are the proof of the acceptable and Perfect Will of God

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? - 2Co 6:14
God is Inclusive on His terms. He accepts no one who has not Believed on Jesus Christ and been Born of the HolySpirit.

The reason for this rigidity is that Light and Darkness cannot coexist. Neither can Good and Evil,

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. - 1Jn 2:15
When we see what is in HeavenlyPlaces our Hearts are forever oriented toward Him who fills Heaven and Earth with His Glory. Carnality is base and has lost its appeal.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? - Amo 3:3
Preaching the Gospel of GraceThroughFaith in Jesus Christ brings a Believer to Repentance and acceptance of God's Standards and Authority as the basis for his Life.

Any person not in agreement with God is not Born of His Spirit and so, is ineligible for Heaven.

So, we see very clearly that Inclusion and Fellowship require common footing. For a Christian that common footing is Faith in Christ Jesus as revealed by the Word and the HolySpirit.