Deb, Perhaps he hasn't really read the Scriptures and let the Word of God dwell in Him richly either. Your church folk can probably help more than I can writing to you. Again, if he knew and understood the Scripture, he would understand too the wonder of the fact that we are saved through grace, a gift of God, and that we can't do anything to earn that salvation. What about praying and reading together? Would he be keen for this? There's more to this topic and I'm not really awake enough to think more clearly, but I'll send this to the list and not just to you personally so that others may chime in here . . .. Take care - and just pray for Gene because God always finishes the work He begins, however small a beginning there seems to be! -- Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Kroll" <[log in to unmask]> To: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: Re: Deb's Testimony > Yes, Carol, he has. He actually did it years before I did, but he never > believed that it was necessary to go to church. > > And speaking of his belief, there's something that kind of bothers me. See > what any of you think of this. My understanding of asking Jesus into your > life is that when you do, you can be absolutely certain of spending > eternity in Heaven with HIm. But Gene always says things like "I hope I'm > going to Heaven," or "I don't see how I could ever get to Heaven." Or > sometimes he says that he's trying to do more good so he can get to > Heaven. But I know that salvation is the way to get there and not works. > > I agree it's pretty amazing that the Lord loves us so much that He would > give His only son to save us, but if we believe in Him, we have to believe > that's true. So I'm wondering, does this mean that Gene isn't really > saved? I have a hard time with that. > > Thanks for listening. > > Love in Christ, > > Deb > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/27/03 >