justbyfaith
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Also, you are a tongue talker., This is the "Least" of the Spiritual Gifts.
Paul told you to seek the BEST gift, ... so, work on that.
That the one i wanted.
God has prophesied over me that I have the spiritual gift of the word of wisdom. I also have the gift of tongues; and have been told that I have the gift of the discerning of spirits.
These people obsess on "walking away from Christ", or "Abiding is how you stay saved" or "enduring to the end will get you into heaven".
All this is SELF EFFORT Gospel.
Then, the apostle John was teaching a gospel of self-effort when he wrote John 15:1-8, 1 John 3:6, 1 John 2:17, and 1 John 2:27-28.
He wasn't...but those verses can of course be misinterpreted as saying such.
The fact is, we abide by faith...which has nothing to do with self-effort.
So, QUOTE from a NEW TESTAMENT, where Jesus asked God to give him Back the Glory He had with His Father.
He never asked this.
I know that this has already been answered, but I quoted it for me to answer; so I will say again that John 17:5 is the verse that you are asking us to quote. For someone who is teaching, you ought to know the word of the Lord better than this.
Not resisting sin is Gnosticism. That is NOT the way of God. Of course we are to resist sin...and the devil that brings it. So you are disconnected from reality.
Amen brother.
However, anyone with an IQ over 13 can understand that ETERNAL LIFE, means ETERNAL.
Salvation IS Eternal Life.
Jesus, IS Eternal Life.
Of course, there is a faith (nominal, shallow, or lukewarm) that does not apprehend eternal life...Luke 8:13. It falls away when it is tested.
But the actual glory is in buying the whole product: entering into Christ. And the cost for that is NOT free. It costs you everything.
See Romans 5:15-19...the words "free gift" is repeated so that we may know that the gift of righteousness is indeed free. Of course, if one is going to be righteous, they have to relinquish their control over unrighteous behaviour; which is the money paid for the field.
So you testify here for all to see that your master doesn't want you to seek God. So you do not enter into the kingdom and you are trying to stop others here from entering the kingdom life. So you are fully against seeking God. You aren't looking for fellowship with God at all.
It should be clear that "seeking God" is not a salvational endeavor. As a matter of fact, no one who is unsaved seeks after God (Romans 3:11). But if you seek after God, it is because He has placed His Holy Spirit in you to motivate you to do so (i.e. because you are already saved/born again).
Gal. 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Does it say that being born again means you are under grace? No.
So then the statement that being born again means that one is under grace is a false teaching.
See Romans 6:14, @Episkopos.