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1 Jn 2:28,5:21 say "idolatry" causes "little children" to not abide in Christ--only those remaining in Him by obeying Him continue to receive the Spirit (1 Jn 3:23, 24), because the Spirit/eternal life is only "in His Son" (1 Jn 5:11).

Discussion is on the requirements for abiding in the Lord and therefore being qualified for receiving the Spirit (1 Jn 3:23, 24).

Discussion is about continually receiving the Spirit by abiding in Christ. As to "salvation": it's comparable to the Jews' salvation from slavery in Egypt, yet, after having been saved, they lived in sin, and, so, fell under God's wrath and forfeited the promise made them, and this was written...

I'm going to have to keep quoting the salient points, then. I'm not going to let these people bury the information.

I welcome dissent, I only ask that they quote what I've stated and address it, not flood the thread with every manner of commenting EXCEPT actually interacting with SPECIFIC CLAIMS, which is what will move the discussion forward. I did "flood" my thread with complaints, because the commenters...

Think about it: I'm trying to have a discussion on specific points made in Scripture. It's already difficult for people to accept when they're wrong. It's already difficult to understand Scripture. The last thing we need now is to ADD to that difficultly with every commenter treating the...

It is good that you are at least addressing specific claims, but I would be most grateful if you would go all the way and actually quote what I've stated, so that readers could follow the discussion and understand exactly what claims you are replying to.

1 John 3:23,24 states that we are given the Spirit if we abide in Him, and abiding in Him hinges upon obeying His commands, and it details what His commands are: 1) believe in the Name of God's Son and 2) love one another. We also know that not all abide in Him--eg, the "little children" are...

Since you have placed me on ignore, according to your private message you went out of your way to send to me to let me know you put me on ignore, you are not addressing the topic (which would require you addressing me), so, I would ask that you start your own thread and hold a discussion there...

As you can see, if you read through what has ensued, the users didn't care to listen to what you said; instead, they FLOODED my discussion with dozens of empty or tangential "oh yes, brother" "amen, brother" "yes, i agree, brother", bouncing their pointless congratulations to one another, but...

Yeah, in a previous thread, you, together with many other users, started a very long, and very empty, "high five" and "preaching to the choir" chain of posting images and gifs of beating a dead horse, of beating a dog, which was supposedly an explanation for why I disagreed--"he doesn't have...

@Eternally Grateful and @Ritajanice If you want to preach to one another, and high five one another, go open your own thread, and do it there, but DO NOT BURY my material on my thread.

You've definitely FLOODED my discussion with tangential inanity, but what you have not done is specifically responded to me. There are now PAGES of you two just FLOODING my thread with "high fiving" and preaching to one another, not making specific responses to claims I've made.

What this discussion does NOT need is you FLOODING it, SUPPRESSING it, with endless "preaching to the choir" and "high five" comments.

Yeah, you quoted Romans 8 where it says the carnally minded cannot please God--the same thing you did in another thread, saying that people who do not have the Spirit don't accept things of the Spirit, and that that explained why I disagreed.

It's not relevant. It is tangential. The reason you get off on tangents is because you refuse to quote what I've stated, and show why it is wrong. Instead, you generalize and flood my thread with what ever tangential material you want. Quote what I've stated, then show why I have gotten it wrong.

You need to cite something I've stated, then agree or disagree with it. It isn't a general question about eternal life, it is a very specific claim.

@Rita Here this individual devolves once again into "anyone who disagrees with me doesn't have the Holy Spirit" instead of quoting what I've stated and interacting with that material. Instead, they devolve into "so-and-so is not spiritual, amen, yes brother, amen, yes brother, amen, i agree...

Quote something I said, then agree or disagree, explaining why. Don't start a dozens-of-comments-long "high five comments" chain reaction, which suppresses the discussion, because all people see is "I agree with you when you disagree with the OP" rather than actual careful treatment of the...

As already stated, because the Promise of the New Covenant is God will write His Law on the heart of the partaker of the New Covenant by His Spirit.