Salvation is a process - not a one-time, slam dunk event.
As the Bible teaches - Christians are ALREADY SAVED (Rom. 5:1, 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8)
This is Initial Salvation – God give us the initial grace to believe.
However, because Salvation is a LIFELONG process – it ALSO says that I am BEING SAVED (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, 7:1, Phil. 2:12, Heb 12:14).
This is Ongoing Sanctification – God is sanctifying us throughout our life as we cooperate with his grace.
LOL ~ Still teaching that JEWISH VAIL hangs between a Gentile and Salvation....
Because of this, I have the hope that I WILL BE SAVED (Matt. 24:13, Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15).
This is Final Sanctification/Salvation – We die and go to heaven having endured to the end.
Because you lack truth and understanding you have to twist the truth into a lie.
The initial grace to believe is not regeneration. As Jesus said - we are regenerated at Baptism (John 3:5).
Peter (Acts 2:38-39) and Paul (Col. 2:8-15) expound on this.
LOL ~ Still teaching your hocus pocus made up Catholic Doctine.
1 Cor 2:
[5] That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Wisdom of men...LOL
"Initial grace"....
"Initial salvation"...
"Final sanctification"...
Gods Grace is His unmerited favor in the form of a Gift, that men may or may not accept.
Any nitwit should know there is a LEARNING PROCESS to Learn ABOUT God ABOUT the Lord....which is called being enlightened...LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT God, WHO IS LIGHT!
And after TASTING THE TRUTH of thee Lord God....THEN a man is prepared to make a Decision/Choice/ELECTION...to CHOOSE thee Lord God....or NOT.
I suppose you are one of those people WHO makes Choices and Agreements WITHOUT a CLUE what you are Agreeing to....eh? LOL
It is not while you are LEARNING ABOUT something that you AGREE TO IT Dunce...
Ever agree to buy a home or land or vehicle or get a bank loan...? And what? Did you read the Contract and become enlightened to what you were agreeing to and obligating yourself to? Some of those types of Contracts can be about 2 inches thick....I would presume you let someone else read it for you and tell you in their words what they think it says....
Making an Agreement with the Lord is NOT a drawn out process Dunce.
Salvation is a GIFT offered by and from the Lord and Given by and from the Lord to A MAN, the moment a man Confesses heartfelt belief IN God and IN Jesus.
Well, there IS ONE EXCEPTION....SALVATION of the Lord is NOT Given to ANY MAN who REJECTS BELIEF IN Jesus, the Lord.
Oh, my...It seems you are utterly unaware...
WHO believes IN God....but NOT Jesus!
Oh, my...It seems you are utterly unaware...Jesus came SEEKING the Jews, who were drifting away FROM God.
Oh, my...It seems you are utterly unaware...Not only was Jesus intent in bringing the Jews BACK into the FOLD of God, but ALSO teaching THEM....ABOUT His GIFT of SALVATION "offered" to them....RIGHT THEN!
Oh, my....It seems you are utterly unaware...
JEWS, believing IN God, but NOT Jesus, REMAIN UNDER THEIR LAW....and RECEIVE their SALVATION at the END of their NATURAL LIFE...."IF" they have LIVED their Life..."ACCORDING TO THE LAW, they chose to BE UNDER" !
You use Scripture of Jewish Men teaching Jewish Men that Salvation has come AMONG THEM...(not you, not Gentiles)... JEWS teaching Jews, in Jewish temples, town, cities....reciting familiar Jewish Laws and teaching about Jesus and His Offering.
Then you APPLY to yourself....what you call in your hokey words...."final salvation"...after having "endured to the end"... LOL
THAT applies to a JEW who believes IN God, and NOT In Jesus.....and DUH....who DID not receive the Gift of Salvation.....since DUH...they don't believe in Jesus the Lord.
THEIR ENDURANCE....is by their OWN power to Follow the Law to the end of their lives..... without the POWER of God "IN THEM"....
And that APPLIES to YOU...eh...a Gentile? LOL
And you saying men who lie to other men are committing a sin....or men who call other men names are committing a sin....LOL...
ACCORDING TO WHAT? Jewish Law...
LOL.
Your understanding is whack.
Glory to God,
Taken