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You can share your personal findings when ever you please. The rest of the speculation is unwarranted and out of place. You do not have to engage in the discussion if you don't want to, but please leave the drama (speculative accusations) out.

I'm not asking you to tell me a method I can employ for how to reconcile the issue myself, I am soliciting you all for your actual personal findings. It really is not difficult.

Again, the OP already explained it. I don't know why I'm being asked to recapitulate.

Wow, what a great way to have a discussion! As you've said--which I've also answered, but I guess you didn't bother reading that either. Again, what a great way to "discuss" (pretend to discuss). I've already addressed this--again, I guess you didn't read. You're pretending to discuss. You're...

I have had many threads where I have been open to hearing all arguments from all the Scriptures, but, in this thread, I had wanted to stick to John's writings. If you don't want to do that, that is fine, but that was what I had wanted to do for this thread.

Not sure how this answers the OP.

Yes, and I did answer this, and have awaited your answer to my answer.

No, not at all. I simply ask about some ideas in John's Gospel, and only want to use John's Gospel (and/or his epistles, which elaborate on his Gospel). I have had other threads where I have been open to using the entire Bible--as you know--but this one single one I have wanted to be different...

I explained in the OP.

Again, I think you said your resolution is the standard one--ie, the one who "truly" believes has eternal life, and this other part, about eternal life depending on continuing in good works, is resolved by the idea that the one who "truly" believes is born of God, and will, by dint of their new...

I didn't want to discuss Paul or James in this thread, just John's Gospel.

1. I'm trying to stick to John's Gospel for this thread. 2. So, it sounds like your way of reconciling the two would be the typical "If you really believe, you have eternal life by faith alone, but it's also true that eternal life is by works, as John says, but if you're born of God, you will...

In a way, yes, and, in a way, no... bc I could always agree with Justification by Faith, but I also saw ongoing and ultimate Justification, and wondered how to practically (not just on paper) navigate those, bc one can negate the other.

Everyone but you gets it. Lol maybe it's because your new special way of reading the Bible.

Again, either offer your solution or kick rocks : proposing a "tool" that will ostensibly be what helps me find a solution isn't offering a solution. If your method of reading solved the problem for you, in what way did you think it did that? You haven't explained that, you've simply stated "new...

All he can say is "You're reading it wrong", he doesn't even offer his alternative solution he reached by reading his new special way that everyone should be in awe of. How is that helpful?

You're not getting a crack at a new conversation. You haven't earned that. Finish the old one we were having.

Yup, I didn't start the thread to prove there was or is an issue with the text, but to ask how others have dealt with the issue (if they have).

Right, and I've addressed your "issue".

Due to my experiences, I couldn't / can't : I need to understand clearly what I'm doing and why I'm doing it (motive and intent--where it's coming from and where it's going).