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How was Abraham justified (accounted as righteous)? By faith or by works? (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:2-3) Once again, by cultivating the virtues listed in 2 Peter 1:5-7, believers can be sure that God has called them and elected them. These fruits will confirm it. Make sure you have been called...

Past tense with ongoing present results. God does not do the works for us but God does work in us both to will and to do for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13) We are saved for good works and not by good works. (Ephesians 2:8-10) Notice WILL bring it to completion at the day of Jesus...

Your eisegesis culminates in "type 2 works salvation" or salvation by works at the back door. Believers "keep" (Greek word "tereo" - guard, observe, watch over) His commandments BECAUSE we abide in Him and not in order to abide in Him. John draws a contrast between believers who know that they...

That judgment call is well above your pay grade. Your true colors are showing.

In John 15:2-6, the branches that bear fruit and remain are genuine believers (like the remaining 11 disciples). The self-attached branches that bear no fruit and do not remain are not genuine believers (like Judas Iscariot). In John 15:2, Jesus mentions branches that bear no fruit and branches...

No. If they repent and believe the gospel. How many works? Do you teach sinless perfection? Seeking honor, glory and immortality is 'descriptive' of believers/Christians. So, we can never assume we are saved/have eternal life? Believers have absolutely no assurance of salvation? I never had...

In regard to Hebrews 6:4-6, see post #19 from the link below: https://www.christianityboard.com/threads/can-a-believer-loose-their-salvation.59430/#post-1716405 In regard to Hebrews 10:26-27, see post #37 from the link below: https://www.christianityboard.com/threads/about-suicide.58751/page-2

Those who suffer from a severe case of anti-OSAS derangement syndrome will most likely not be convinced otherwise.

Prior to my conversion several years ago (while still attending the Roman Catholic church), I was opposed to OSAS, lived in fear and bondage to insecurity and was miserable! My faith was also in works for salvation at that time and was not in Christ alone. After my conversion I now understood...

I have also heard the interpretation in that case as endure to the end to be saved from physical death. Believers in general do not endure to the end in faith simply because of self will power. God not only saves us but He also keeps us. (John 6:39-40; John 17:11-12; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22...

Those who control the narrative control the truth - THE TRUTH IS WHAT I SAY IT IS. We have seen this time and time again from the MSM and a weaponised DOJ.

Yawn. Spoken by someone who is losing ground.

The NT places emphasis on enduring to the end because that separates genuine Christians from pseudo-Christians. Perseverance is proof of genuine conversion. We are saved in the end from the PRESENCE of sin and that's called glorification. We have been saved from the PENALTY of sin now (past...

Man is saved through faith and not by works (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; 2 Timothy 1:9); yet genuine faith is (evidenced) by works. (James 2:14-26). Christ saves us through faith based on the merits of His finished work of redemption "alone" and not based on the merits of our...

You make it sound like the ongoing part is a difficult burden and either some or even most of His sheep will surely fail to remain His sheep. Nothing that Jesus said in John 10:27-30 implies that. Jesus said, "I give them eternal life, (not temporary life) and they shall never perish; (not some...

I already explained this and there are only sheep and goats. There are no shoats. Also, faith without works is dead does not mean that we are saved by both faith and works as Catholics and other works-salvationists teach. In James 2:14, we read of one who says/claims he has faith but has no...

The condition is a confirmation of who His sheep are.

It clearly sounds to me like law enforcement dropped the ball. No excuses. I listened to an interesting speech from Matthew Murphy who is a retired Green Beret and level 1 sniper in counter assassinations voice his two cents on what happened. Dan Bongino (who is a former Secret Service agent)...

Roman Catholics are also fond of this verse and abuse it to teach salvation by works and/or loss of salvation. There is a justifiable need to "add the ungodly and the sinner" because if the righteous need disciplinary judgments, how much more will the unrighteous deserve the wrath of God whose...

Amen! Judas Iscariot was not saved and lost his salvation. Instead, he was an unbelieving, unclean devil who betrayed Jesus. (John 6:64-71; 13:10-11)