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  1. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Will those who continue in disobedience to the will of God be saved?
  2. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Those that continue in disobedience will not be saved, (2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17; 1 John 3:10; Romans 2:8; Luke 6:46) which means "worketh not" of Romans 4:5 or "not of works" of Ephesians 2:9 CANNOT exclude obedience. Hence to be saved requires BOTH God's grace and man's...
  3. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Baptism of Acts 2:38 that is in the name of the Lord is the same baptism in the name of the Lord of Acts 10:47-48 - water baptism. Acts 15:11 Jew and Gentile are saved in a 'like manner' way that being water baptism in the name of the Lord, Jews in Acts 2:38 and Gentiles in Acts 10:57-48.
  4. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Will those who continue in disobedience to the will of God be saved?
  5. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    THere are those who think they are saved by 'grace alone' and that obedience to the will of God has nothing to do with becoming saved.
  6. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Man does have a role in his own salvation: Acts of the Apostles 2:40 "save yourselves" 2 Corinthians 7:1 "cleanse ourselves" 2 Corinthians 13:5 "examine yourselves" 2 Peter 1:10 "give diligence" 1 Peter 1:22 "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth" 1 Timothy 4:16 "save thyself"...
  7. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Belief-onlyism also omits the need to repent (Luke 13:3) and confess Matthew 10:32-33). All the belief only in the world will never save an impenitent person.
  8. Ernest T. Bass

    (Refuting) The (Original Sin) Doctrine!!

    We all physically die as a consequence of Adam sinning not because we inherited his sin. If we all inherited Adam's sin then we would all die for the same sin of Adam but Romans 5:14 speaks of those whom death reigned "over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam’s transgression"...
  9. Ernest T. Bass

    (Refuting) The (Original Sin) Doctrine!!

    Yes, Romans 5:13 shows that sin was in the world before the OT law of Moses was given. There was law in the garden of Eden and when that law was transgressed then sin sprang up. (See also Romans 7:8-9 how sin sprang up in Paul later in is life, not at birth, he contrasts being "alive"...
  10. Ernest T. Bass

    (Refuting) The (Original Sin) Doctrine!!

    But when a child is born, he/she does not even know what a lie is or what selfishness is, cannot even speak or understand language. Therefore it is impossible for a child to be born a liar or selfish, i.e., impossible to be born a sinner. He can only become a liar when he becomes accountable...
  11. Ernest T. Bass

    (Refuting) The (Original Sin) Doctrine!!

    John says sins is transgression of the law (1 John 3:4) therefore a law must exist and that law must be transgressed for sin to exist. If there were no law there would be no sin (Romans 4:15). Adam and Eve were not created sinners but when they transgressed the law given them, then they became...
  12. Ernest T. Bass

    The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

    Romans 6, Christians are those who are dead to sin and the way to be dead to sin is by living righteously. Therefore grace will not save anyone who will not obey God (does not fear God) for they are serving "sin unto death" rather than serving "obedience unto righteousness", verse 16. I know...
  13. Ernest T. Bass

    You did not chose Me, I chose you.

    John 15:16 "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you." "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you" Jesus is speaking...
  14. Ernest T. Bass

    Mind The Same Thing

    The underlying Greek word for "rule" is kanon meaning a standard of measure. A yard stick is a standard of measure, to know how long some thing is, one places it next to the standard. The Bible is the rule, standard to be followed and to know if some thing is true or false one places it next...
  15. Ernest T. Bass

    Heresy, Heretics, and Hurt feelings...oh my

    THe one faith does includes Christ's doctrine and any doctrine not of Christ's doctrine would be a false doctrine. No such thing as 'denominational doctrine' found in the Bible, just Christ's doctrine.
  16. Ernest T. Bass

    Heresy, Heretics, and Hurt feelings...oh my

    Yet the Bible teaches there is but "one faith" Ephesians 4:5 and not many faithS as denominationalism falsely claims. Therefore the often asked question "what faith are you" has no Biblical basis whatsoever. Furthermore, Jesus refers to this one faith as 'truth' (John 17:17) and truth NEVER...
  17. Ernest T. Bass

    Romans 3:23 We’ve All Sinned and fallen short (In Context!!)

    After proving both groups, Jew and Gentile, are sinners in Romans chapters 1 and 2, Paul turn his attention to the Jews in Romans chapter 3. In chapter 3 the Jew had a big advantage over the Gentile for the Jews were given their own law. Though this law gave the Jew an advantage in some ways...
  18. Ernest T. Bass

    Leopard's Spots

    I do not agree with the Calvinist interpretation of the passage... 1) the context is specifically referring to Israel/Judah at a time in their history when they turned from God and continued to rebel and refused to repent, hence the comparison between the leopard spots and their refusal to...
  19. Ernest T. Bass

    love your enemy?

    No verse says such an idea. Joshua 23:14-16 God fulfilled His promise to the Jews in giving them the land God promised them. Yet that land promise was CONDITIONAL upon Israel's obedience to God. Israel did NOT obey God, lost the land given them and God cast them off. The nation Israel...
  20. Ernest T. Bass

    love your enemy?

    God loves all men, (John 3:16) and did not tell the Jews to 'hate your enemy'. This hate came about as a misunderstanding on part of the Jews. Evidently when God told them to love their neighbor , the Jew assumed that "neighbor" referred only to their fellow Jewish brethren. They then wrongly...