Originally Posted by
BoogyMan
Christ showed his love for a reason. That is to make a way of salvation for man. There is no addition being made, just a repeating of what the Bible already teaches.
Man is not saved against his will, he has to desire salvation.
Christ 'saved' people long before the Bible was written. He left countless to their own devices in terms of 'growing' as a Christian. I'd doubt any of Christ's disciples had access to scripture other than the OT. My point is - When Christ healed somebody's heart - he gave them no instruction on behavior except something like "...and cut that shit out."
There's a solid argument made saying just as I had no real say in the sin Adam and Eve brought to my human nature - I had no choice - Christ served as the substitutional atonement regardless if I desire it or not.
Fodder for a different thread I suppose.
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