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Dear GodsGrace, I had to go back a long ways to find the verses you are mentioning. Here they are: Ephesians 2:8 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Faith is a gift from God that does not come naturally from within ourselves...

Dear G______, I noticed that you responded to me earlier this morning but I have not read it yet. I will try to respond to it (if necessary) later this morning. Below is an additional response to my previous post that I wanted to make since you are having difficulty understanding the Early...

Dear GodsGrace, You said: Persons with the Holy Spirit dwelling are SAVED persons. The Early Rain is a small measure of the Holy Spirit and will not convert the person - but it does give them their faith whereby they will make a confession of faith when they hear the Word. As long as the babe...

Dear Brakelite, As I have been presenting, Paul must have heard similar comments as yours about his teaching that it is God's "will" for mankind to sin. Paul responded to them in this way: Rom 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20 Nay...

Dear Brakelite, Okay, I re-read your original post again and I stand by my comments that the verse is teaching about conversion. You said "Jesus could certainly be correct literally" but this cannot be true. Not all people who literally use a sword or violence will perish by the sword or...

Dear soberxp, I appreciate your comments. You said: Yet God does not tempt anyone, nor does He allow Himself to be tempted by anyone. The one who tempts people is that crafty ancient serpent. Though created by God, it possesses free will—but this free will, even its craftiness, originates from...

Dear soberxp, Yes, in fact, most of mankind will remain children of the Devil until they die. Those who are blessed to be converted into the children of God in this age are very few in number. Most of mankind is not called to be a saint but many are. From that group of many, a few have been...

Dear GodsGrace, Yes, it is God who made mankind spiritually marred and subject to vanity so that mankind would become sinful creatures. He even created Satan and the fallen angels to be mankind's tempters so that mankind would sin all the more. When a person's sins, it is because it was...

Dear GodsGrace, I did reply to those scriptures in a general way. You said: Please reply to the verses I provided for you - showing how a person must BELIEVE FIRST in order to be saved. Yes, a person will believe FIRST before they are saved. I have never said otherwise. The problem you are...

Dear ProDeo, You said: A person must keep (God prepared) works to remain saved. After a person is converted, they can never lose their salvation or not perform good works. Why? Because it is God who causes them to "will" and to "do". Phil 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will...

Dear Brakelite, So you believe that all who take up the sword will die by the sword??? Understanding Christ's words the way you do makes Christ out to be a liar. Certainly not everyone who takes up a physical sword will die by a physical sword. Even if you claim that the sword represents...

Dear LoveYeshua, I follow the teachings of God's Word and not those of man or the apostate church. Why won't you believe the verses that I quoted? They are not hard to understand. So why did God create evil? Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I...

Dear GodsGrace, Thanks for the detailed response. I will respond in a general way to your comments since they are primarily based upon your false belief that a person must add their own works to be saved. Scripture teaches that Christ does all the works, including giving a person their faith...

Dear LoveYeshua, I will try to stick to just one subject though it is difficult to do since the truth of scripture is interconnected (here a little and there a little, Isa 28:9-12). Since you mentioned Paul and his letters, I will address why people have difficulty with his letters first and...

Dear ProDeo, No, there is a big difference between a "babe" and a converted believer. The converted believer is a saint and is saved. A babe is only called to be a saint and is not saved. Babes have only been given a small measure of the Holy Spirit. Converted believers have been given the...

Dear GodsGrace, I just want to make two points a little clearer from my previous posts: 1). When I say "faith alone", I mean that a person contributes nothing toward their salvation and that especially includes their faith in Christ. A person's faith in Christ is a gift from God that comes...

Dear LoveYeshua, You said: But He also said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father” (Matthew 7:21). Becoming as a child means humbling ourselves and obeying Him, not remaining blind or carnal. Jesus is the only one...

Dear LoveYeshua, Here is a scripture that applies to those who will enter the Kingdom of Heaven: Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. When Christ comes to an unbeliever and freely gives...

Dear Lizbeth, There is only one sin that leads to the death of a believer (a babe who is unconverted). All others sins are covered by the blood of Christ under His sacrifice of the New Covenant. But when a babe mixes their own works with faith, they are no longer under the New Covenant. After...

Dear Lizbeth, Yes, the mixing of Wine is spiritual whoredom. That is what I stated in my post but I referred to it as spiritual fornication. Here is how a believer commits spiritual fornication with Satan: To begin the spiritual process of salvation within a person, Christ will come to the...