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It is only the fear of the Lord that operates as a safeguard against falling away as a believer...if you have the fear of the Lord, you cannot fall away...but if you do not have it, then I would say that you can indeed walk away from salvation. Scriptures: Jhn 10:27, My sheep hear my voice...

I do believe that the Lord promises that if we do His will we will abide for ever...and that if we abide in Him we will not sin. (1 John 2:17, 1 John 3:6). As for whether that takes work or effort, I think is something that we learn by experience once we come to the place of walking in...

Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. If you were a true Christian and then fell away, then it is impossible to bring you to repentance (Hebrews 6:1-8) so there is no point in continuing this discussion as far as I'm concerned.

I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion... We are kept by the power of God through faith, 1 Peter 1:5.

It's scripture; let the chips fall where they may doctrinally. Heb 4:9, There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Heb 4:10, For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Heb 4:11, Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest...

Absolutely not. So? The only tenet of Calvinism that I believe in is the P in TULIP. And even with that, it is not OSAS but POTS that I adhere to.

@Dave L, you have obviously hardened your heart to the truth. You have three fingers pointing back at you. I have not been "trained" in the slightest. I simply got a different perspective on what the scriptures teach after having been baptized in Jesus' name; something that you obviously did...

Try the calendar...we currently live in the year 2019 Anno Domini...in the year of our Lord. Jesus' 33 years of life; and His death, burial, and resurrection had a profound impact on history. But even though you know this, I would venture to say that it is not enough to convince you...because...

You only think you grew in Christ. What really happened is that you accepted Universalism as a doctrine, as well as the concept completely contrary to that, that everyone in the Universe will be condemned; for these things are what the NIV teaches in different places. (At least, these are the...

Your point?

Therefore, concerning my own celebration of Easter: I simply am thankful that it is a holiday in which people who normally don't go to church will go to church. So I do not eat a chocolate bunny on Easter, if it will make my brother to offend; and I also use the occasion to pray especially hard...

They have no bearing on our salvation, if our hearts are not given over to idolatry in the first place. If you had a problem with worshiping Ishtar before becoming a Christian, then don't celebrate Easter. But if, in your heart, the holiday is completely about the resurrection of Jesus Christ...

Fighting for the devil's cause, I see. You do realize that he hates resurrection Sunday because it defeated him?

@Vince It's like when Jesus fed the 5,000+ people with five loaves and two fishes, and the scribes and Pharisees not long afterward came to Jesus asking Him to show them a sign. Jesus said that no sign would be given to them except the sign of Jonah. (They did not believe the evidence that...

The kjv...in 2 Timothy 3:16.

Actually, my pocket Bible is the 2012 version. It is still the kjv, however.

Yes, seriously...because there are certain changes made to watered-down translations that make the way in less narrow...and therefore a person is much more likely to enter in through the broad path if they adhere to a watered-down translation. If you stick to the kjv, you can be certain that...

You are right...personally I do not want to be cheated out of something that the Holy Spirit might want to say to me through something that is removed from watered-down translations...versions like the NIV take out phrases, sentences, even entire paragraphs, saying that they are not the inspired...

Let me just say that it is my experience that tells me this. I started with the kjv; but someone suggested that I use a different translation, which I did. My walk with Christ went downhill from there, until I returned to the kjv, at which time things began looking up again concerning my walk...

The long and short of it is that man can rightly blame God if Calvinism is the reality. Amen, in doing so you will find that Calvinism is a farce (although a case can be made for the "P" in TULIP).