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John 5:26-29(KJV)

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

On what basis will we be judged?

My frustration with this matter is huge. Why are protestant evangelists so often LYING on this particular point? Salvation is not a "free gift". Jesus, through His incarnation, death, and resurrection, opened the doors to allow us to enter the kingdom of heaven, but it is not a free ride. Not at all!

Take Romans 2:3-11

And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God.


So, if I "have faith" but "do evil", according to this, I am lost. So why do many Protestants (like the ladies down the street whose Bible study I should not have attended) claim that confession and continual repentance are wrong, misguided and unnecessary? In the above passage, refusal to repent is given as the way a person stores us God's wrath for himself. It would, therefore, be in my best interest to repent always, as I know that I always sin.

Repenting is going the other way, not just stopping in my tracks. Hence, do good.

Forgive me, anyone bothering to read this, for my sharp words.