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I do believe the bible, very much. It clearly teaches that all who believe will be saved, not those who don't believe.

He's also full of wrath against His enemies. This is the age of grace when forgiveness and mercy is offered but it will come to an end. There are vessels of His mercy and also vessels of wrath. The Lord has shown us His mercy in the person of Jesus Christ....whoever receives Him receives...

Amen. Bible says it's appointed unto man but once to die and AFTER THAT THE JUDGMENT. And we can learn from the story about the rich man who didn't help poor Lazarus at his gate.....oh, I guess he believed after he found himself in hell all right, but much good did it do him to believe by...

To me it means that He is the Saviour of the nations not Israel and the Jews only. He is the Saviour of the world, of those from the whole world who will believe and accept Him.

But wow it sure does matter how we understand what the bible says. Jesus is THE way to the Father....He is THE Way, the Truth and the Life. That God has "devices" in plural just means He has many ways of bringing souls to the point of being willing to receive THE Way. Eg, believers have many...

I dont' know all the 'mechanics' of it, but as the Lord gave me understanding one time, I believe baptism is a prophetic act in the natural realm that prepares the way for something in the spiritual realm. In this case the death of our old man and resurrection to life of the new man. Similar...

If you can be baptized then you should be baptized. But God is not unthinking and inflexible as to expect baptism if someone is incapable of doing so for whatever reason. God has ordained baptism, and that is the reason there is power in it....it's more than just symbolic....the bible says...

To the Jew first, then the Gentile.

Amen. Unfortunately some dear folks will immediately assume you are trying to save yourself by works, or of teaching that, if you speak of the exhortations, warnings and admonishments and instruction in scripture having to do with our part in obeying/following the Lord. They are having trouble...

Yes indeed. But don't forget that faith without works is dead. What then? Can faith save anyone then? Not according to James. The devil believes and trembles but he is not saved. You're only looking at one side of the coin brother and simply ignoring (or trying to explain away) the other...

Not quite right....the first work we do is usually to confess Jesus by mouth: Rom 10:8-10 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in...

Mat 25:2530 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have...

Amen, the Life is from Jesus and we have nothing of our own - He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. And I dont' doubt at all that you are born of Him, I discern it, sister. The question with whether we can lose our salvation is that not everyone is willing to follow Him. He doesn't force...

Where's there's life there's growth. If there's no growth, we would question whether there is life. Hebrews 6 warns us to leave behind the elementary things and go on to perfection because otherwise there is a danger of falling away. Elsewhere scripture says to forget what lies behind and...

Brother I sure do agree in the main, but I'm just going to add a little caveat....that even though we are given the Spirit in the beginning, as babes in Christ we maybe haven't learned to recognize His unctions yet for what they are.....as well as that we may not always be aware that something...

These are just some thoughts to put in the pot - maybe some of this has already been mentioned as I haven't read all of the thread and all that has been discussed so far. This is another of those things where we seem to see contradictory scriptures. I wonder if some are written from earth's...

Might have to come back to this later. Have to go out today. Three fold cord is not easily broken, but it can happen. And a humble and contrite heart God will not despise. Or maybe I'll just leave it at that.

Catholics or anybody can't fall from what they never had.

You mean we can have the mind of Christ without Christ/His Spirit? Impossible. Why are you bringing Catholic beliefs into this.....having our minds renewed only applies to born again believers. But even then we have differences because not everyone is understanding everything with the...

Maybe better to come back and consider these things later when you aren't distracted, sis. If you're like me at all, it's hard to concentrate with a lot of distractions going on. Amen....I sure do agree that we (meaning born again believers), only have the Holy Spirit due to being born of...