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If one sins on purpose (intentionally or willfully - e.g. Heb 10:26), they are either not matured enough yet, or they are not truly saved!

Right, it doesn't include children, just adults. There's no way God would send a child to the Lake of Fire if they die as a child. Only if they live long enough to willfully reject God; and He of course already knows all who will choose to be right with Him! Everybody that should be saved will...

Hi, and appreciate your reply! The passage that concerns "I will draw all men unto me" is Christ's words speaking about Himself. (Jhn 12:32); and the phrase "all men" is in reference to all kinds of men. It can't be supposed that the call intends everyone, because He doesn't need to draw those...

Hi, and thanks for your replies! Concerning the "old man," we died to it (Rom 8:9), but it is not dead to us. It continues to attempt to tempt us to want to sin and this is where the testing is; but those reborn only want to "please God" (Phl 2:13). We can't have the old man and not sin at all...

I appreciate all your replies, but it's obvious that we have different understandings of many Scriptures passages, but of course that's ok.

Those who "willfully sin" are unbelievers, regardless of what the claim. Those who are believers will always "desire" to please God once they are reborn (Phl 2:13).

Understanding God's omniscience answers much of this issue. If God is forming one in the womb whom He knows is going to choose not to believe in Him, He is "fitting" him as a "vessel of wrath" (Rom 9:22). Don't know how else to share this, and it's ok if we have a different opinion about this.

Let's just say "after they receive the knowledge the knowledge of the truth" and continued to willfully sin, which means they learned of the knowledge of the truth, but chose not to follow it.

I don't believe God chooses some to salvation and not everyone. He just already knows your choice, even before He fashions you in the womb. Since He already knows who will choose to unbelieve, He "fits them to destruction," to be examples to the saved (Rom 9:22).

These passages are describing those who are not reborn. God's mercy and compassion are only to those who choose to be saved. He already knows who will and will not believe, even before fashioning the clay (person). He knows most choose to be unbelievers when He is fashioning them in the womb...

To me, Heb 10:26 is addressing someone who discovers the "knowledge of the truth" (i.e. "receives the knowledge of the truth" e.g. the Gospel), and instead of accepting it to live by it they continue on in their sinful life without being born again.

Hi Joe, and thanks for the replies! It's my understanding that all who are saved are "heirs of salvation" (Heb 1:14; Rom 11:16; Gal 4:7).

There are times when Scripture is not openly clear, requiring additional study and understanding. Often, to achieve certain understanding that one is attempting receive, it requires the use of "inference" (to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence) which is the use of...

Appears we have a different understanding concerning the issue of predestination. I just don't see where man doesn't have a choice. God knew man would be evil, He knew God knew that Adam and Eve would choose to sin, even when He was commanding them not to eat of the Tree. He also knew they would...

Hi and appreciate your reply! It's my understanding that once one is saved they will never choose evil again, because God "works in you both to desire and do His good pleasure" (Phl 2:13). But man does have the capacity to choose God or reject Him. If it were any other way it wouldn't be fair...

True, and He knows most of mankind isn't going to choose to be right with Him (Mat 7:13,14). If the number of those perishing are compared to those choosing to be saved, those choosing to be saved will be few in comparison to those choosing to perish.

I do not choose to believe that God, for no known reason, chooses some to salvation and not others, for any reason! The definite supposition is that God cannot be “prejudice,” He would be a “respecter of persons” if He also saved the unbelievers He would be breaking His own law for them, which...

Believers have no opposition (self, Satan and society) that will break through their defense of faith. Of the four items of amour, the “Sword” is the only offensive weapon, so one can reasonably assume that the more you study It, the stronger the rest of the armor will be. Faith will always lead...

I like everything you shared, esp. the above! It's ok to enjoy the good feelings as much as we can, so long as we realize there will eventually be some discouragement behind them, and not to allow any of them to "trouble" you (Jn 14:1, 17). The discouragements are as important as the...

The security and encouragement of the believer is not according to how one feels, but in knowing the unchangeable love of God ever has to those who reckon themselves “dead with Christ” (Rom 6:8; Col 2:20); this is the “old man” remaining on the Cross of Christ, while the believer is raised from...