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It does not put the onus on us to remain saved; for our position in Christ is secure whether we abide or not. It does put the onus on us to maintain our relationship to Him to a certain extent. In any good marriage, it is not only the husband who works to make the marriage work. The wife must...

Abiding...yes, of course, 1 John 2:27-28 teaches us plainly that it is the anointing of God that teaches us to abide; and that as it has taught us to abide, we shall abide in Him. My tendency to sin is rendered dead (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8) so that it has no more say over what...

It depends on whether you are "circumcised" or "uncircumcised" (spiritually, Romans 2:28-29)... Rom 3:30, Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. I believe that the Lord calls on us to become circumcised of heart: Jer 4:3, For...

Yes, @marks, I think you have it. I don't disagree with anything that you have written in the post above (#69). I will only say that I have indeed seen @Behold deny indwelling sin on not a few occasions. And also, it is important that we stay transparent before God (by walking in the light...

So, do you believe that when @Behold constantly says that confessing and repenting is a negative thing; and also denies indwelling sin; that he is not denying the scriptures in question? I think that he can clear up the confusion very easily by giving an exegesis of the verses in question...so...

It says to me that @Behold's doctrine is in fact as I have understood it to be...a denial of the verses in question.

It depends on what kind of faith you have. Is it nominal, lukewarm, or shallow? Then you can fall away (Luke 8:13). And I don't think that those who fall away continue to be saved. The proposition that they do stay saved, is, in fact, heresy. If your faith is a heart faith that is unto...

Allow me to clarify that abiding in Christ is not accomplished by "holding on to your faith." The Lord will secure your abiding in Him if you are sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5); He will produce in you the faith that is needed to abide in...

I don't know about you; but I know that I live right for the most part. My tendency is not to sin; because the element of indwelling sin is rendered dead within me (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8). As for the doctrine of abiding, you seem to be fighting against it; and yet it is a...

God is the life-preserver that is thrown to the one who is drowning by the minister. So yes, God alone saves. He saves through the gospel of Jesus Christ which presents God to the sinner; and God uses the minister who is an effective tool in the hand of God to save the hearer of the gospel...

I don't think that the OP was that long...

I believe that the Father has spoken to me and said that He is going to bring about a great earthquake in Rome soon...where the center of this conspiracy lies...and that, in shaking those in authority in Rome, He will put a stop to the mark being implemented in this time. This earthquake will...

These were, of course, people who were trusting in their works to save them. And no one is disputing that there is no change of life that will happen in the lives of those who are truly born again. I believe that I made it clear in the OP that there is a definite change in character that will...

How about Revelation 4:11 (kjv)? Rev 4:9, And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, Rev 4:10, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast...

Concerning Jehovah's Witnesses and those who otherwise deny Christ's Deity: Rom 10:2, For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

There is one Lord in holy scripture (Ephesians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 8:6); and clearly, this Lord is the Father (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21). Nevertheless, no one can say that Jesus is the Lord except by the Spirit of truth (1 Corinthians 12:3 (kjv)). And Jesus is the Lord (1 Corinthians 8:6)...

We overcome the works of the flesh by abiding in Christ (1 John 3:6), and we abide in Christ by faith. This is how we stay connected to the vine; through faith in Him (Romans 5:2, Colossians 2:6, Romans 1:17).

It is no misinterpretation; but John 5:24 (kjv) is clear on the matter: that we pass from death into everlasting life from the moment of first faith. Jhn 5:24, Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come...

Grace turns a man from being a dog or swine into a sheep. Dogs return to their vomit, and swine to their wallowing in the mud; sheep have an abhorrence to such things. It is not that we are turned into robots but that we have a new disposition and a new nature, as those who are born again...

See my thread Salvation by grace through faith...a license for sinning? It should be clear that we are justified before man by our works of faith (Romans 4:2) but not before God, who sees the invisible (1 Samuel 16:7). Eternal life is the reward, not for obedience, but for faith. Of course...