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1 John 1:6 - If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. Walking in darkness is...

Some people (like those who attend the church of Christ) basically turn Romans 10:9,10 into a works gospel. I've heard members of that church misinterpret Romans 10:9,10 in such a way that means we can believe unto righteousness today, but are still lost until we confess Christ, which may be...

John 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent (which is an intimate, experiential knowledge, found only in a relationship). The term "know" implies intimate, experiential knowledge, through a relationship with Him and not...

More eisegesis on your part. Here is a link to a Christian site that has a Q & A on this topic which may be helpful for you. What is the Book of Life and the Book of the Living? | NeverThirsty In regards to the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, the fact that the latter man in this parable...

More eisegesis on your part in order to preserve your biased doctrine. In regards to the parable of the unforgiving servant, the picture illustrates God's total forgiveness when dealing with our sins at the cross. Our debt has been paid in full by Jesus. In Matthew 18:28, where the servant is...

You seem to interpret scripture according to your preconceived beliefs. More later.

Wrong. Jesus said I NEVER knew you in Matthew 7:23 and NOT I once knew you but don’t anymore.

At least you made a good point here.

Jesus never knew them (Matthew 7:23) which means they were never saved. How then could they be busy with spiritual gifts when they were not genuine Christians? There are people who are “religious, but not right with God” (including false prophets and false teachers) who are busy doing various...

In Matthew 10:1, we see that Jesus gave His 12 disciples power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. This would include Judas Iscariot, yet Jesus referred to Judas Iscariot as an unbelieving, unclean devil who would betray Him. (John...

Chapter and verse please. All genuine believers are fruitful, yet not all are equally fruitful. (Matthew 13:23) Christians may backslide at times and there are also "nominal" Christians mixed in with genuine Christians throughout various churches and Christian forum sites.

Grace is God’s unmerited favor in which He shows us mercy, kindness, and patience instead of the judgment that we deserve for sinning against Him. God's grace cannot be earned by our actions/performance/works. Grace is based on the character of God and not on our performance, or best efforts...

I agree. ;)

You are not fooling me and a wise man speaks because he has something to say. A fool because he has to say something.

Your true colors are obvious.

I find that statement about making noise to be ironic and I know exactly what I am responding to. If you are only interested in stirring up contention and not seriously considering what I have to say in my posts, then don’t bother responding to me anymore.

I refer to that as "type 2 works salvation."

Elsewhere we read Matthew 11:20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have...

In regards to "does not obey the Son" in John 3:36 in the New American Standard translation of the Bible, this does not mean that receiving eternal life is received based on the merits of our obedience/works which follows believing in the Son, but obey by choosing to believe in the Son. If John...

I commonly hear three different interpretations for Hebrews 6:4-6 (hypothetical view, lost salvation view, never truly saved view) but am not convinced that it "unequivocally" teaches a really "saved" person truly "lost their salvation." In regards to the never truly saved view, the words, once...