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Christ's finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. (Romans 3:24-28) No supplements needed.

Jesus was speaking to His 12 disciples in general, yet Judas was the exception, just like he was the exception in John 6:70, Jesus said - “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, AND YET ONE OF YOU IS A DEVIL?" Also in John 13:10-11, Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his...

As I already thoroughly explained, in regard to partakers of the Holy Spirit, the word translated “partaker” can certainly refer to a saving partaking in Christ, as we read in Hebrews 3:14, yet it can also refer to a less than saving association or participation. See Luke 5:7 and Hebrews 1:9 -...

Salvation is conditional on faith and committing acts of vile sin/living like the devil is not descriptive of those who are born of God, (1 John 3:7-10) so your Baptist preachers' extreme exception (straw man argument) does not represent those in the OSAS camp in general. So how much...

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...

You seem to be confused about how the Holy Spirit operated in the OT vs. how the Holy Spirit operates in the NT. Once again, while in the New Testament the Holy Spirit only indwells believers and that indwelling is permanent, the Holy Spirit came upon certain individuals in the Old Testament for...

So how much obedience/works does it take to remain sealed? You clearly teach salvation by works. I'm really not interested in your eisegesis. The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance. <1,,728,arrabon> originally, "earnest-money" deposited by the purchaser and forfeited if the...

Completely totally "UNCONDITIONAL" salvation would equate to universalism, which is a false doctrine. From beginning to end, salvation is conditional on faith (not works) as I already explained to you in post #38. In regard to Hebrews 2:1-4, certain Hebrews were in danger of drifting away from...

Those who are truly born of God have received a new nature, a divine nature and have been transformed from pigs and dogs into sheep. (2 Peter 1:4) The change is more than just cosmetic, as in 2 Peter 2:20. These cleaned up on the outside dogs and pigs were never sheep. *Compare 2 Peter 1:4 -...

Salvation is not probation. Eternal life is not temporary life. Jesus is the door. He is not a revolving door.

There are only two kinds of slaves in this world, in the spiritual sense; slaves of sin unto death (unbelievers) and slaves of obedience unto righteousness. (believers) When we place our faith exclusively in Jesus Christ for salvation/believe the gospel by trusting in His finished work of...

These vile extremes do not represent Baptists or other Christians in general in the OSAS camp, so it's an unfair label. There are folks in the NOSAS camp who teach the extreme that if you don't live a sinless, perfect life 100% of the time after conversion then you will lose your salvation...

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In regard to 1 Timothy 4:16, we are not passive in persevering in our faith, but it's not in our own power that we persevere. (1 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; 1 Peter 1:5) God alone saves, but "in a sense" we save ourselves and others through perseverance in sound doctrine, as we...

Works-salvationists try to sugar coat their "works based" false gospel by saying we are saved by "these" works (good works/works of faith etc..) and just not "those" works (works of the law).

1 John 1:8 - f we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

ALL false religions and cults that promote salvation by works strongly oppose OSAS which has always been a major red flag for me.

Yes I have and my baptism was not merely unto John's baptism, unlike those in Acts 19:2-4 who have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit and still needed to believe on Him who would come after John, that is, on Jesus Christ.

Amen! There is only one baptism that places us into the body of Christ and saves and that is SPIRIT baptism, not water baptism. Ephesians 4:5 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism. 1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves...

It's not about do I have "enough" works. All genuine Christians are fruitful, yet not all are equally fruitful. (Matthew 13:23) We need to understand that James is discussing the evidence of faith (says-claims to have faith but has no works/I will show you my faith by my works - James 2:14-18)...