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Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam
I do not interpret that any of these words exempts us from the actions that Jesus practiced on earth to serve God nor do I interpret any of these words in any way but other than salvation is closed to those who do not serve God exactly as Jesus served God.
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Agreed. But Jesus said no one can come to God except by Him. That excludes any means apart from the work of the cross, and apart from Jesus, as he noted when he said without his blood and body we don't have eternal life. So, once again, do you believe what Jesus and the apostles said in the verses I quoted?
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No magic formula exempts anyone from judgement according to their deeds and Jesus himself said that prostitites and tax collecters would enter Heaven before the self-righteous (something to maybe keep in mind Blume, suggestion only)
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agreed. Self righteousness is not present, though, just because we say Muslims are lost. It's not a a matter of us better than you. But us accepting the need for what God said we must accept in his resurrection, which anyone of any nation on earth can accept.