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The shed blood is an image, as for those who were saved out of Egypt by the blood of the lamb. 2 Peter 1:9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. The blood cleanses us of our OLD sins. We must then come to...

13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world... Abraham was promised that from him, a nation would be born, and the nations would be blessed through him. The promise is to his seed Christ, that is, Christ will inherit the earth, and rule over it. The promise is also to Abraham and...

Yes! Romans 5:2 through [Christ] also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. We stand by grace, the power of God in us, which is available by faith, and this with the hope of glory. :)

Is it furthering the kingdom to hold big audiences, take high seats, promise people healing they do not receive, make oneself rich by the gospel? It is not for me to judge them, and that is not my intent. But we should discern and consider carefully how people are 'building the kingdom'. The...

Amen! God is the one who, by his grace, works in us to be as he is! The question is do we resist him, or grieve him? And if not, do we seek him, do we run after him? Or are we sleeping? Faith without works is dead. The faith that saves a man is the faith that answers in obedience, as it was...

Richard, I do not judge you, or another man. Is it to judge to say that indeed we must make our calling and election sure and add to our faith all these things? I have nothing against someone believing that the children of God will walk in the paths set before them. But those very children...

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps

Can he be grafted back in? That's possible, God may have mercy on who he has mercy. And if you mean a christian who is backslidden and comes back to the Lord, then he can definitely come back, we are to forgive as the Lord forgave. As long as we still have breath, the game is not over. But it...

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and...

Correct. It didn't matter if Noah didn't obey God, as long as he believed, he was saved from the flood. Being in the ark didn't save him, just like being in Christ doesn't save us, all that saves us is BELIEVING we are in Christ, or in the ark. Such statemements are ridiculous. Noah obeyed out...

No. The same warning remains, those who bear no fruit are cut off. I don't understand, to be honest, what it is that you talk about that would change my mind :) Could you explain?

No. We must persevere to the end, that is, either the end of our lives or the return of the Lord. We must be 'faithful unto death'. For those who begin, but fail to finish, God is their judge. I do not judge them, God may have mercy on who he has mercy. But by the same I cannot judge myself...

Romans 11:26 26 And so all Israel will be saved,[a] as it is written: “ The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob My understanding is that this does speak of natural Israel, and it speaks of them being being grafted in once again when the gentiles...

My understanding is that those scriptures speak of the fact that yes, Christ has paid the price that no man could pay. But the paying of that price is what makes available to us the life that was in him, and the power to overcome. Christ has made it possible for man to walk in the Spirit, and to...

The promises to Israel; are they for the people who are Israel according to the law? Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.17 And this I say, that the law, which was four...

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: [........] (Chap.2)9...

The next parable is the parable of the landowner and the vinedressers, Matthew 21:33-45. In this parable Jesus shows forth that Israel did not bear the fruit it should have, and so the kingdom is given to another nation who will bear the fruits of it. If we link this with what Peter calls...

Jesus doesn't say 'abide in the fact you are in me', but 'abide in me'. He also warns us we could be cut off. We would be wise to understand that while none may snatch us out of his hands, we ourselves may leave by our own choice or deception. May he teach us to abide perfectly and always!

Welcome, brother, for the pasting tip. And amen to your post! Most of all, what's right above; it is key to understanding how God works. He justifies, not us. We cannot declare ourselves eternally justified (unless the Lord declared it). The mistake many do is look in the bible and read...

I think we can call this one a mutual knockout! ;)