Jan's Question

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>>>>> "Dee" == Dee Goepel <dee@KAGOONA.MITRE.ORG> writes:

    >> 1Tim 4:10 "For to this end we toil and strive, because we have
    >> our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men,
    >> especially of those who believe."

    Dee> Personally I believe this is classifying people into two
    Dee> categories, of either "saved" or "not yet saved".  I consider
    Dee> myself an example.  I know Christ personally and He died for
    Dee> me.  I believe in Jesus name and am saved, but 4 years ago,
    Dee> this was not the case.  I didn't know Jesus and thus I wasn't
    Dee> saved.  Jesus had still died for me and was my savior at the
    Dee> time, but I didn't know or realize it and thus couldn't
    Dee> believe and be saved through faith.  Jesus didn't die for me
    Dee> when I came to know Him.  He had already died, the deed was
    Dee> done it was just a matter of my accepting it.  The
    Dee> unfortunate problem is that too many people die while they
    Dee> are still "not yet saved", so while Christ did die for them
    Dee> too and is their savior, they never accepted it and therefore
    Dee> couldn't receive the gift.

    Dee> Just my view. ;-)

    Dee> His thankful servant, -Dee <><

It's not *JUST* your view, Dee; it's mine too!

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