Can a Christian be only partly saved?

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Dcopymope

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Hey D
It's kinda difficult to go through sanctification when you're hanging on a cross.
Dontcha think?
How dumb do you think God is?
How unjust do you think God is?
How unloving do you think God is?

Well, is sanctification a requirement to be considered saved? These are the questions I don't see brought forth much.
 

Rollo Tamasi

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If I have something to say I give scripture to back it up. I dont have much to say. and if you read the whole thread before bumbing your gums you would have read I never even heard of word of faith. I see your angry and ready for a fight already lol. Stop it. You will end up looking silly. Its started already.
Your insults never stop with any of us.
Why is that?
What are you so insecure about?
 

GodsGrace

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Me "knowing God" ain't got nothing to do with it. Its a simple question really, as it pertains to the thief on the cross.
It has everything to do with it.
It's been answered.
I'll try one more time...
Justification is immediate and happens when one converts to becoming a Christian and serving God. God does all the work. Justification is a legal process and is declared by God as to the state of your being saved. At that moment...

Sanctification is a life-long process. It requires our cooperation. The Holy Spirit is living with us, or in us. He helps us to grow in our faith. He helps us to know when we're sinning, it's called conviction; He is our paraclete; He stands by our side and helps us to turn down sin; He gives us the strength we need.

Jesus had to leave us and return to the Father, being that He is the 2nd person of the Holy Trinity. However, He did say He would not leave us alone.
John 16:7

Sanctification involves our doing God's will, following His lead, believing in Jesus and loving God, ourselves and our neighbor and doing whatever that love would entail.

A man hanging from a cross can't do much, he doesn't have much time either. He confessed, he showed a desire to be with Jesus. He was saved as saved could be.

A person in a wheelchair can't do much. He could MAYBE pray. Maybe not even that. But he could have love for God and God knows who loves Him.

If one loves God, they DO tend to want to walk through life with Him.
This walk through life is called sanctification.
 
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Dcopymope

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It has everything to do with it.
It's been answered.
I'll try one more time...
Justification is immediate and happens when one converts to becoming a Christian and serving God. God does all the work. Justification is a legal process and is declared by God as to the state of your being saved. At that moment...

Sanctification is a life-long process. It requires our cooperation. The Holy Spirit is living with us, or in us. He helps us to grow in our faith. He helps us to know when we're sinning, it's called conviction; He is our paraclete; He stands by our side and helps us to turn down sin; He gives us the strength we need.

Jesus had to leave us and return to the Father, being that He is the 2nd person of the Holy Trinity. However, He did say He would not leave us alone.
John 16:7

Sanctification involves our doing God's will, following His lead, believing in Jesus and loving God, ourselves and our neighbor and doing whatever that love would entail.

A man hanging from a cross can't do much, he doesn't have much time either. He confessed, he showed a desire to be with Jesus. He was saved as saved could be.

A person in a wheelchair can't do much. He could MAYBE pray. Maybe not even that. But he could have love for God and God knows who loves Him.

If one loves God, they DO tend to want to walk through life with Him.
This walk through life is called sanctification.

"He was saved as saved could be."

There are some even here that would disagree with that assessment, but no matter, sure thing sport.
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michaelvpardo

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I still dont know what link your talking about. But you do like too ridicule people who taught you that?
I think it was the Apostle Paul, although Jesus was good with a snappy remark, or do you really believe there were people walking around with big old beams of wood in their eyes?
 
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michaelvpardo

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It has everything to do with it.
It's been answered.
I'll try one more time...
Justification is immediate and happens when one converts to becoming a Christian and serving God. God does all the work. Justification is a legal process and is declared by God as to the state of your being saved. At that moment...

Sanctification is a life-long process. It requires our cooperation. The Holy Spirit is living with us, or in us. He helps us to grow in our faith. He helps us to know when we're sinning, it's called conviction; He is our paraclete; He stands by our side and helps us to turn down sin; He gives us the strength we need.

Jesus had to leave us and return to the Father, being that He is the 2nd person of the Holy Trinity. However, He did say He would not leave us alone.
John 16:7

Sanctification involves our doing God's will, following His lead, believing in Jesus and loving God, ourselves and our neighbor and doing whatever that love would entail.

A man hanging from a cross can't do much, he doesn't have much time either. He confessed, he showed a desire to be with Jesus. He was saved as saved could be.

A person in a wheelchair can't do much. He could MAYBE pray. Maybe not even that. But he could have love for God and God knows who loves Him.

If one loves God, they DO tend to want to walk through life with Him.
This walk through life is called sanctification.
Beautifully said.
 

Dcopymope

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I think it was the Apostle Paul, although Jesus was good with a snappy remark, or do you really believe there were people walking around with big old beams of wood in their eyes?

Well to this, some would say that "with God, all things are possible"........which presumably means even people literally walking around with wood in their eyes.
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VictoryinJesus

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I see Gods Grace loves anything that anyone says against anything I write, Really childish and obvious. and reveals your hurt little heart. You are prepared to like there posts whether they are right or not.
So victory back to you. What does your two lovely scriptures have to do with what I said. Its a little dissapointing, posting a post and explaining apost in the manner I did for you all to come along with nothing to try and prove me wrong. If you are going to try and contradict what I say for a right reason, do so with scriptures that make sense. This is ridiculas.

It was a reply to the thread, not to any single post. How did you get it was directed at you?
 

michaelvpardo

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Let's make this tougher for the slackers. What did Jesus mean when He said, "He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." John 13:10
Hint: Christianity was originally called "the way."
 
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Oh, I see what you are saying.
Word of faith nonsense.
I should have seen it coming with your know it all attitude.
With your train of thought, you are absolutely right, therefore, everyone else's point of view must be absolutely wrong.
I call that a losers mentality.
You lose in the end.
Do these guys fight like this all the time ?????Saved/sanctified/transmogrified/& re-fryed beans/go work in a homeless kitchen & see if they care !Einstien said,"I seek 2 know the mind of God/everything else is just details !"Time 4 bed/play nice !!!