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Is that how one keeps others from challenging their doctrines? The believer is secure as long as he remains a believer. If he chooses not to believe his assurance is gone. It's not necessary to pit Scripture against Scripture, one only needs to show the misuse of passages used to support OSAS.

What are you getting at here? These passage indicate that the believer will be saved, however, the don't assure that a believer will continue to believe. Are you saying a believer cannot lost or are you saying a believer cannot stop believing?

Actually, neither of these passages says that Jesus did everything necessary for salvation. Jesus Himself said it was necessary to keep His commands. Speaking of the resurrection he said, 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his...

I thinkg we need clarification. The word "theos" translated God means deity or divinity. It's mostly used of the Father but is sometimes used of Jesus. I think you should specify whether you mean Jesus or the Father, since God is a term used of both it can be misleading. Jesus did die, the...

Those are statements, where do they or Scripoture say that's what one must believe to be saved?

Hi Richard, You didn't answer my question. I wanted to know where the Scrpitures teach this. Where do the Scriptures teach that one is to believe in the work of the cross?

22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the...

Richard, Can you show me where Scripture teaches this?

The passage I posted is contradictory to what you've said. Paul did teach that one must do works to obtain eternal life.

That's a convenint way to avoid discussing things that present problems to your theology. Also, again, I didn't say my conclusions were facts. However, this is a fact, 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the...

I didn't say my conclusions were facts. However, to dismiss evidence from Scripture is an different matter.

Richard, your conclusions aren't "FACTS". If you don't want to disucss evidence that goes against your conclusions that's fine, just let me know.

Paul was addressing the issue of Christians who were immoral and telling believers not to interact with them. He was not telling them to avoid unbelievers who were immoral. In the verse you quoted by Paul he says that if they were not to associate with immoral unbelievers they would have to...

What a correctly translated English Bible will have and what they actually have may be two differentthings. Gehenna is not figurative language. It was a literal place outside of Jerusalem and will be outside of the new Jerusalem.

Hi Richard, I would suggest that you are misunderstanding Paul. James and Paul are not in disagreement at all. You reject James yet mauch of what he said can be found coming from the lips of Jesus also. Would you reject Jesus' words in favor of Paul? James said a man is justified by works...

I'll address the issue concerning hell. I'd suggest a closer study of the subject. The confusion comes from the fact that the English translations many times translate two different Greek words as hell. One is Hades, the other is Gehenna. Hades is the abode of the dead not the lake of fire...

Why would you cast a vote in the kingdom of darkness?

Hi Carlos, I think you've got this pretty close to what Paul means. Let me suggest a series of audios that go into depth on the issue of the head covering and women being silent in the church. the author deals with the Greek text and makes some interesting observations. Another thing to...

Yes, Abraham was obedient and was justified for it. It is the same with Christians today. However, the Law that needs to be obeyed has changed. It is no longer the Mosaic Law that you seem to be pushing that must be obeyed, it is the law of Christ that must be obeyed.

Actually Sabitarian God did say things would change. He said through the prophet Isaiah that when Christ came things would change. KJV Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the...