Jesus also taught: Salvation is Conditional.

Submitted by kerusso alethes (United States), Jun 6, 2011 at 08:38

Jesus also taught, Salvation is Conditional.

In John 15:14 Jesus said,
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Jesus came to earth knowing he would lose his life in order to spread his new gospel of Conditional Salvation thus proving his previous statement;
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Salvation is acquired by our willingness to hear and obey the words and commands of Jesus as I point out in over 50 verses in chapter 5 of my book, Invaders of the Kingdom. The downloadable eBook is free. Two primary examples of Conditional Salvation are found in Mt 5:20, and Mt 6:15.
For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

… if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

If heaven is your goal, regardless of Pauline dogma, do not over look the "if's" that Jesus taught.
kerusso alethes

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