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SALVATiON = what God came down here to do for us, as Christ on the Cross.

Its just so amazing that the Bread of Life, the Bread of Heaven, the Word made flesh, the righteousness of God, the Light of the World, came down here, and died on The Cross so that by this One time Sacrifice for the sin of the world, all who believe will be saved, and will go to heaven.
That is a PROMISE from God.
That is just so AMAZING.
The LOVE that God has shown to us......in that He takes full responsibility for you being born into a world of sin, with an adamic nature..
This situation is, you are born in sin, and become a sinner, and you have no way of yourself to solve this.....at all.
So, God took full responsibility for it......for your situation, and came down here to save you......and lived the perfect sinless life for you, kept the law and commandments for you, and died on the Cross for ALL YOUR Sin. = God as Jesus on the Cross "became sin, and that means all of yours..

And when you trust in Christ, believing, then God produces a : Divine Exchange.

It this.....God literally places all your sin on Jesus, and takes all of Christ's righteousness, and Christ's law and commandment keeping, and the sinless lite that Christ LIVED, and it is given to you, as if YOU DID IT.......and that is who you become as a born again "new Creation"...."In Christ".
See that Divine Exchange?

Welcome to "the GIFT of Salvation"".
Welcome to being BORN AGAIN.......... Welcome ...to "the Gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS".
Welcome to : ""For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."""""

""For Christ is the FULFILLMENT of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. """"
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Reader....

For you to go to Heaven, you have to be as Righteous as God, as its only the righteous who exist there.
And the problem is, you have no way to become righteous of yourself, as "ALL have sinned"... You have sinned, so, ....game over.
Now you have this SIN to resolve, and you can't resolve it, because you can't take care of all that sin.
You can't get it off of you.... and you can't stop God's judgement against SIN.
So, you are in a mess, and you can't of yourself solve it, and if its not solved you are going to die and go to hell.

There is Good news..... God has a Solution. God has a eternal resolution.
Its This...
God took responsibility for your sin.. So that you could be given His very RIGHTEOUSNESS. as "the GIFT of Righteousness".
And once you have it, then you have it, and that is why God can accept you, and bring you into His family, = born again.

How does God provide this for you?
He came here, lived a sinless life, and kept the law and commandments... He gained this, by doing it, because you didnt and cant.
Then, He went to the Cross and took the judgement do the world for all SIN, upon Himself, .... and this resolved it = forgave all sin.

John 3:17

2 Corinthians 5:19

This is Christ on the Cross, dying for YOU.

And When this was completed 2000 yrs ago, this death of God's body and shedding of God's blood on the Cross for the sin of the world... IS YOUR SALVATION........Jesus then said..>"IT is Finished".. The IT is what God had accomplished on the Cross, that IS our Salvation.
This Salvation, that God Himself earned, is offered as : "The GIFT of Salvation".
Every person who will come to Jesus, and believe, is given this Eternal GIFT.
This GIFT, is eternal, as this is GOD's Blood that is shed, not just man's.
It it GOD's Blood shed for you, that saves you and keeps you saved.
This GIFT, is preached, as "the preaching of the Cross", and this message is the message of reconciliation. This is the "the Gospel of the GRACE of God".

2 Corinthians 5:19.....""""that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation"""""
It is God offering what He FINISHED on the Cross to anyone and everyone and ALL who will "call on the name of Jesus, believing,". OR....."as many as BELIEVE in Jesus.... I give to you Eternal Life, and you shall never go to Hell {perish}".
So, its by faith that you believe this GOSPEL, and its "faith comes by hearing", is the Holy Spirit opening your inner understanding to know this Truth, and receive it.

John 14:6

The very second you BELIEVE, 2 eternal things happen to you.

1.) God applies Jesus's shed blood to you, and that resolves ALL your sin, forever.

"Jesus is the ONE TIME......ETERNAL Sacrifice for sin"

"God hath made JESUS.... to BE SIN....for US, so that by this SACRIFICE, we the Believer = becomes the Righteousness of GOD...In Christ"..
= Born Again.

2.) Once the Blood of God has taken care of your sin, then God's Holy Spirit gives you a New Birth of your Spirit and you are born again, by the Spirit of God into God's Holy Spirit. .... You become "ONE with God, IN Christ". A "Son/Daughter of God"..... a "new Creation". "in Christ".

Notice who is on the Cross.
This is Jesus. And the best way to understand all of this, is to just recognize one thing.
Jesus Himself IS your Salvation.
Jesus Himself is your Eternal Life.
So, if you have Christ in you, then you are born again., you have Eternal life, and your Home is in Heaven.
 
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So, if you have Christ in you, then you are born again., you have Eternal life, and your Home is in Heaven.

if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven…” (Colossians 1:23)​

 
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if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven…” (Colossians 1:23)​

Yes, we must lay hold of eternal life and endure to the end. There is no truth to once saved always saved, i.e., OSAS. Where you and I disagree is the topic of backsliders being able to return back into the fold.

Hosea 6
[1] Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
[2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
 
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Yes, we must lay hold of eternal life and endure to the end.

You are not really familiar with end time prophecy, or the Gospel of Matthew.

If you know anything about it, you would understand that "endure to the end", is What?

Endure to the end of WHAT?

So, deceived Heretics who dont really study the bible, (do you own one).... and are slaves to a cult or a commentary, would say..."endure to the end of your life'"
And that is not the verse. That is how a carnal religious person would THINK the verse is explained..
That's not it.

Let me Help you with your verse.

JESUS, was speaking prophetically, about the Great Trib.... not the Trib, but the last 3.5 years. = GREAT TRIB.
If you knew Daniel 12:11, then you'd understand Matthew 24:15, as it describes the "Abomination of Desolation".
So, that is the CONTEXT of "endure to the end".
You should explain that to your Minister, so that he can teach that verse correctly to your CULT. 07-07-07
Listen,
Its that when you see the """"Abomination of Desolation"""", which is what the ANTI-CHRIST will be doing in the last 3.5 yrs of the TRIB that is the GREAT TRIB.........then if you are in it, you'll have to "endure to the END" of the GRT TRIB, among other things, to be saved and not go to Hell.
 

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You are not really familiar with end time prophecy, or the Gospel of Matthew.

If you know anything about it, you would understand that "endure to the end", is What?

Endure to the end of WHAT?
It appears that you deflected on my post into another subject matter. I was speaking of how a born again Christian must endure to the end, whether in one's life or the return of the Lord.

1 Peter 1
[13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Colossians 1
[21] And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he [Jesus Christ] reconciled
[22] In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
[23] If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
 
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It appears that you deflected on my post into another subject matter. I was speaking of how a born again Christian must endure to the end, whether in one's life or the return of the Lord.

Your ""endure to the end"".......verse, is found IN Matthew.
its Jesus speaking.
He's not talking to the apostle's about their discipleship..
He's prophesying about the Trib-Grt Trib, and what the people are going to have to DO, "endure to the end...of the Tribulation" if they want to go to heaven.
That's not the "body of Christ". as we dont endure to be saved....we "BELIEVE" and are born again, to be saved.

So, you are using a future Prophetic verse, to try to prove that you can lose your salvation., as i explained to you, already.
This is a very common false teaching. One of the most widely used by people who dont believe that Jesus keeps them saved.
See, everyone who is "fallen from Grace" teaches some kind of self effort to try to go to heaven, because they dont trust in Christ alone to get them to heaven.
All heretics teach that you can lose your Salvation.
And that is how you spot these "Dark Lights", on Forums and in Pulpits, and on TV.

The are. = Luke 11:35
 
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Your endure to the end.......verse, is found IN Matthew.
its Jesus speaking.
The point would still be the same. One must endure to the end, whether until the coming of the Lord or to the end of one's life.
He's not talking to the apostle's about their discipleship..
You're trying to separate the one-time Salvation experience with discipleship. They go hand-in-hand. Once Salvation is received, the next step is discipleship. If the latter is rejected by the believer, then Salvation is lost through neglect and/or indifference. The once saved always saved doctrine in this context is eternally destructive, Hell. One cannot receive Jesus as their Savior but reject Him as Lord.
He's prophesying about the Trib-Grt Trib, and what the people are going to have to DO, "endure to the end...of the Tribulation" if they want to go to heaven.
That's not the "body of Christ". as we dont endure to be saved....we "BELIEVE" and are born again, to be saved.

So, you are using a Prophetic verse, to try to prove that you can lose your salvation., as i explained to you, already.
Jesus said to strive to enter in at the gate of Salvation, not just easily believe to enter in to be saved.

Luke 13
[22 ]And he [Jesus] went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
[23] Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
[24] Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
[25] When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
[26] Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
[27] But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
[28] There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
[29]And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
 
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The point would still be the same. One must endure to the end,

Well, you are going to endure life.

But we dont endure anything to stay saved.

Salvation is through Christ, not by or through enduring., UNTIL, the Trib starts, and then its different. as you must "endure to the end " of the Trib...(The Grt Trib) Specifically.

Jesus is the savior.

Jesus is our salvation, and we receive this Gift of Salvation........ we dont "endure" for it., as Salvation is a "Gift"... "The Gift of Salvation"
 
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Jesus is our salvation, and we receive this Gift of Salvation........ we dont "endure" for it., as Salvation is a "Gift"... "The Gift of Salvation"
Amen!

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