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The condition for receiving the Holy Spirit is to ask, seek, and knock (Luke 11:9-13). There is an absolute promise (found in Acts 2:38-39) that is conditional...and if anyone fulfills that condition, they are absolutely promised the Holy Ghost and cannot have a "familiar demon". Because He...

The prospect of eternal life vs. an eternity in hell ought to make the penitent to persevere in seeking the Lord for that second benefit spoken of in 2 Corinthians 1:15...in the meantime, I believe that Romans 4:11 would teach us that a person can be justified in Christ apart from the second...

The love of Christ compels me to continue to share the gospel message. No, I do not need "salvation from my own beliefs"...I am very happy with them; for they have secured for me eternal life. I do not call my relationship with Christ a "religion". And I am not trying to "pull the wool over"...

Gen 6:3, And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Mar 3:28, Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: Mar...

The blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins (Hebrews 10:1-3)...but the blood of Jesus does indeed take away sins (1 John 1:7, 1 John 3:5). 1 John 1:10 would tell us that no one but Jesus could have walked sinless from conception to eternity...however I have already brought up verses...

It is represented perfectly by the English definition of the word...otherwise the translators of the kjv would have chosen a different word.

It means "without blame". So the question is, is blamelessness only before man, or can it also be before the Lord? (For Jesus said to make the inside of the cup and platter clean, that the outside may be clean also). Eph 1:4, According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the...

A little more on Perseverance of the Saints (as well as the concept of entire sanctification): 1Jo 3:6, Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1Jo 2:17, And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God...

Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). And, God is Omnipotent (Revelation 19:6). Therefore, the only conclusions possible are Limited Atonement or Universalism. If God exercises His love and Omnipotence to bring people into His kingdom, then Universalism is the reality. But if He doesn't...

On Unconditional Election, I fall 1/2 and 1/2. I believe that God does elect us (thus that half defined as "election" is correct); but that He elects us according to foreknowledge. So it is conditional on whether a man receives Him from God's eternal perspective. On Limited Atonement, I fall...

So, on Total Depravity, I fall 1/2 and 1/2. I believe that mankind is born in sin and cannot obey God or come to Him apart from the drawing effect of the Holy Spirit. However, a man can be given a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 36:25-27) so that he becomes even capable of obeying the...

If you are cleansed from all unrighteousness, how is it that you think you would not be made holy by the same work of the Holy Ghost? Is it not the same thing? Whether Solomon was righteous or not (a case can be made that he was in the beginning years of his life), Proverbs 4:18 is included...

Even if I did do that (which is irrelevant), how does that translate into I am the only one who believes and is saved? That is a lie. And in order to make it, you have to deny that the King James Version is the word of God. Because it clearly teaches, in 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (kjv), that...

[1Th 5:23-24 KJV] 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do [it]. [Heb 10:14 KJV] 14 For by one offering he hath...

That is a lie from the pit of hell. In John 8:31-36, Jesus taught the doctrine of entire sanctification, or freedom from sin. He said that those who sin are the slaves of sin; and that if the Son sets you free you will be free indeed. He also stated at one point, If you do not believe that I...

Jesus said, Mat 5:10, Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:11, Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Mat 5:12, Rejoice, and be...

Nevertheless the claims are true, and therefore you would be doing God a disservice; therefore I don't think God is going to help you in your endeavors. And also, my beliefs about Calvinism are irrelevant to the current discussion; and I also do not want to put forth the time and energy of...

What exactly do you think my "religion" is? Funny, I thought that it was known to be the most accurate Bible. I guess it just depends on who you are talking to... Which is merely your (faulty) opinion. Ok. In many other translations, the word "perfect" is mistranslated as "mature" or...

The truth is not in you.

In other words, no backup for your accusations. Because what you have spoken against me has no foundation in reality; and there is also no substantiating evidence for what you have spoken against me.