Quote Originally Posted by Billyray View Post
I noticed that you didn't answer my question.
Is there any answer I can give that will make your claim (that Jesus isn't necessary for salvation, and that the Bible teaches such a thing) seem non-heretical?

So why do you say that a person can't be saved without the sacrifice of Jesus IF they live a perfect life--obedient to ALL of the commandments?
One reason is that none of us has the inherent power to resurrect ourselves. It is ONLY thanks to Jesus' resurrection that resurrection is possible, and certain, for us. Therefore, even if we could be 100% obedient to 100% of the commandments 100% of the time, Jesus is still necessary for our salvation.

PLUS, the only way any of us could hope to be 100% obedient to 100% of the commandments 100% of the time, is with Jesus' help. So AGAIN, Jesus is NECESSARY for our salvation.

There is at least one other reason, but the bottom line is that it's a heresy to say that Jesus isn't necessary for our salvation. And if someone were to post at CARM that "I know someone who claims that Jesus isn't necessary for our salvation," I bet your pals such as Russ, Catherine, BrianH, Theo, Pat, etc. would ALL say that anyone who believes that Jesus isn't necessary for our salvation, is not a Christian.

Wanna test my theory out?