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This is a good summary of eternal condemnation. thanks

Yes, I agree, but your comment was that no passage relating to salvation is in dispute, and I say that Mark 16.16 and whether or not belongs in the Gospel of Mark is disputed. Not sure what you mean by "disputed." I mean, what's more important is whether or not it belongs in the Bible, then it...

1.21 over and far above every ruler, everyone delegated into a position of authority, every mighty one, and every sovereign dictator, as well as anyone of any reputation, not only in this epoch of human (Church Age) history, but also in the next one (Millennium) to come 1.22 and He has...

You are only responsible for the known sins. When you confess a sin, 1 John 1.9 says he cleanses you of ALL sins. Once confessed, you return to being in fellowship with Christ (walking in the light) and the only way you can sin is by being lured out of being in the light and out to the darkness...

Actually Mark 16.16 deals with salvation and it is greatly disputed. According to this verse one needs to believe and be baptized to be saved.

Why scribes copied NT manuscripts different from other scribes. 1. Is the text produced by a “pastor personality” who will transcribe the text into the vernacular of his people, smoothing out the reading kind of like the Message or the Living Translation does in English? This personality is...

1.18 your innate capacity to perceive and understand spiritual truth is now in a permanent enlightened state, as a result of this, you may now acquire (come to possess) a fully formed vision of the nature of our hope (final destiny) as it relates to His divine invitation, as well as what the...

Heb 2:3, 4 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his...

I must admit I chuckled when I saw this answer. No, not Universalism. Far from it

Thanks for your concern. I will be just fine.

Bruce-Leiter We are miles apart. I can't make heads or tails out of your post. Yes, unbelievers are eternally condemned for rejecting the Creator. Can't make out the rest of what you say. The terms I am using are common terms in academia. Sorry I didn't make much sense.

I will end my involvement in this post by simply quoting 1 John 3.6a Whoever abides in him does not sin. The burden of proof is yours to accept because you have said: Whoever abides in him CAN sin.

ChristinaL, Have you read my OP? What does this mean; Whoever abides In Him DOES NOT SIN? John says we don't sin IN HIM, which is simply a term meaning we are in fellowship without any known sins. In this position, we can not sin. That is what the verse says. You can't have unconfessed sin while...

I am looking for comments and criticisms about these paraphrases. Why are you concerned with my posting these paraphrases here?

I have no idea why you think I say people can live their entire life sinlessly. All I said is while we are IN HIM we can't sin. We are sinless at that time. Once we are lured out of fellowship with him, we sin. That is also why I said I have been sinning for 66 years.

1 John 3.6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. I argued earlier that the one abiding "in him" can not sin because he is walking in the light. Being "in him" is being in fellowship. The second half of this verse also is a bit tricky. The...

I learn best by researching each word/phrase/verse and putting it into a paraphrase. I do this for my own study. not interested in publishing anything.

1.14 Who (Spirit in his sealing ministry) is the initial release of this inheritance, a down payment, as it were, denoting God’s ownership (and future intention), and this initial release or first installment of the Holy Spirit remains ours until the long-awaited redemption of His property is at...

1:11 and because of our permanent position IN CHRIST we also have been appointed as God’s inheritance, or perhaps, we have been appointed an inheritance (by God) which was foreordained in accordance with His predetermined plan (his decree), a plan/decree which originated from the One who sets in...

Yes, I have been sinning for 66 years, in the same way the Apostle Paul keeps on sinning.