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By the way, I'm not even slightly insinuating that anyone who disagrees with me is not abiding in Christ, because "we have known and believed the love of God for us" is the greatest part of how we abide, which is what all my detractors (@mailmandan @Eternally Grateful and yourself) are wanting...

All those who abide in Him will experience these things at His appearance, but we're also warned that some do not abide because they're led away by idols (1 Jn 2:28, 5:21)--as in Ezekiel 20:16 "because they rejected My ordinances, and as for My statutes, they did not walk in them; they even...

As I see it, you did not present the Scripture, and I'm fine with disagreeing.

No, justification isn't one-and-done, because Ro 14:23 says the Christian who doesn't walk in faith is "condemned", which is why James 2 says we are "justified" by walking in faith (it's gotta be one or the other--you're going to be alive, so the question is as to whether you're going to be...

Jesus's righteousness remains forever--that's never been contested--but not all remain in Him, as has been discussed at length here. No one is debating the viability of the Seed, only that we are told "Remain in Me and My Words in you"--and not all remain in Him, and when this is the case, His...

1. Does a branch that doesn't abide get thrown in the fire? Yes, because God is faithful to His Word that He will throw them in the fire if they don't bear fruit because they're not abiding. God hasn't failed then. God has succeeded at being faithful to His Word. 2. How can God be said to have...

I understand you're dealing with the language, and I accept your breakdown of the language--I have no gripe with it at all--and I'm saying without understanding God can forget righteousness, you're exactly understanding the language, but you're missing a tool for interpreting the language. If...

There really is no "connection" there. #1 You said all were in Adam, and were in the Book. #2 You said when someone sins they're blotted out they're spiritually dead. #3 If this is the case, only young children are in the Book, then are blotted out when they gain the knowledge of good and...

And not remaining results in being thrown in the fire. Those are the two options. Christ pays for our sin--but the servant who doesn't go and do the same has his forgiveness revoked. His faith is forgotten.

Uh, nope, we are told "obey for it is God working in you", so it is God working, and we are called to work with that working.

The alternative to holding fast is provided in Heb 3: "hardened by the deceitfulness of sin" "fall away from the living God"--Heb 10 "for you have need of endurance so that after you have done the will of God you can receive what was promised".

The action completed with enduring effect is still conditioned--IF you continue. What happens if you don't continue? Your "righteousness of faith" is forgotten (Ez 3:20)--that "history" retroactively never occurred.

Nope, to be, "clothed" with Him, His righteousness, we must abide--the little children are told "abide so you won't draw back in shame at His appearance", and it is said that the Laodiceans were "naked", and Rv 16:15 speaks of "the shame of their nakedness". Again, it's not a one-and-done...

No, it's a lot easier than that : branches that abide remain, branches that don't abide don't remain.

It's not the topic, anyway, so it's better not to pursue it.

Those who abide in Him were saved, are being saved, and will be saved.

Their view of "Christ alone" explains why they read Romans 7 as if it describes a Christian's life--that's what they expect from their life.

Yup, and the Gospel says we abide in Him if we believe in the Name of His Son and love others. If you say we automatically love bc we believe, then you're saying Christians don't sin--an untenable position.

My post debunked that position. You're free to address the particulars if you please.

People may not persist in going to Him We aren't frozen in time. Time goes on, there are new decisions to be made every moment.