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Lol, you claim to know who is called by God? You speak for God, do you?

I learned it from reading the Bible.

The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 4102 Browse Lexicon Original Word Word Origin pistiß from (3982) Transliterated Word TDNT Entry Pistis 6:174,849 Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech pis'-tis Noun Feminine Definition conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of...

"the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons," " Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God."

[ 1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

That's silly. Just because a site has rules doesn't mean people running it aren't Christian.

Only the warnings are for believers, not for posers. You can't fall away from something you never had.

Um..no I didn't equate Bible reading with salvation. And since you are telling me what the Bible says to support your position, you are doing exactly the same thing I did. So, are you equating Bible reading with salvation? If we aren't to believe what the Word says, then we can believe anything...

Did I say I was just a Bible enthusiast? Why do you question a fellow believers salvation for no reason? Yeah, I'm enthused that scripture teaches we can know we are saved. Do you accuse everyone who has a different view then yours of being empty of actual experience? How can you know what...

Are you referencing Romans 6:4? I'm not seeing anything about a "few" in there. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin...

I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe some context?

The wheat and tares are one thing, and true Christians falling away is another. 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, You can not depart from something you never...

Seems to me you are talking out both sides of your mouth. Yes, we walk in Christ by his strength and not our own, as I just said. It is his holiness that gets us in, not ours. We have no holiness of our own. Grace is biblical. Seems you are the one denying it's power and claiming we can lose out...

No, I never did. Yes, this belief must involve trust, not just mental agreement.

And where do you get this idea that most people who identify as Christians won't be kept by God? Do you think God doesn't want to keep his people, who he promised to save if they believe and confess? Is God a moody lover who starts the relationship, and then bails at the first sign of...

So, again, what is this rest? How do you define it? You can't enter what you don't understand.

You are going to feel really silly in 2027, if nothing happens.

So what is your definition of striving to enter his rest? Striving to rest is a contradiction.

Are you Calvinist? OSAS is also a translation that requires some serious gymnastics, such as leaping over all the warning verses about falling away.

Of course, pretty basic stuff. But your translation is still unlikely, and why does it matter to this discussion?