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And yet here we see a forum filled with people quoting the bible and doping the same things, You are just denying Gods power, you think because you have the bible you have authority but yet you have none.

See you dont believe God .

Act_2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Rom_8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Gal_4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Of course we need the Holy Spirit.

But you must also realize that all scripture is inspired by God the Holy Spirit...so if you want to hear from Him, what better place to go than the word of God?

People can also be mistaken and led away by seducing spirits and doctrines of devils and think that they are heeding the voice of the Holy Spirit; they are very tricky.

So we need the Bible as a plumb line to root and ground us in the reality of the Lord's truth.
 

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The heretic will continue to try to make you believe that the Blood Atonement is actually YOU keeping yourself saved, OR NOT.
Unless you can provide an actual quotation from anyone at any time preaching this NONSENSE, you are the liar over here. So it's time to either provide solid proof or shut up. No one preaches this rubbish.

And frankly I -- for one -- am sick and tired of your tiresome threads.
 
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People can also be mistaken and led away by seducing spirits and doctrines of devils and think that they are heeding the voice of the Holy Spirit; they are very tricky.

So we need the Bible as a plumb line to root and ground us in the reality of the Lord's truth.
His Spirit is what is our authority, see how many people quote the bible and stand in opposition to God, its all over.

See what this says, because they dont Believe Jesus they search the scriptures, that could be said too of His Holy Spirit,

Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
 

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His Spirit is what is our authority, see how many people quote the bible and stand in opposition to God, its all over.

See what this says, because they dont Believe Jesus they search the scriptures, that could be said too of His Holy Spirit,

Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
No; because the holy scriptures are inspired of the Holy Spirit; and therefore to receive their testimony is to receive the testimony of the Holy Spirit.

And there are also those who quote the Bible in order to save souls; and these are not in opposition to God but are instead doing His work.
 

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FYI. : The Epistle to the Hebrews, is a spiritual bear trap. Its a book that will tie a novice baby Christian in a knot for life.
No, not at all, not according to God and God's Own Word.
With Jesus we praise the Father in heaven for revealing salvation to babes, and hiding it from the educated.
This includes the book of Hebrews, in truth, as the Heavenly Father freely and with joy reveals to babes.
A clear conscience is revealed by God in and thru Hebrews - a clear conscience IN GOD'S PRESENCE! Not just around men or around no one - IN GOD'S PRESENCE, A CLEAR CONSCIENCE! Pure and holy , set apart, as God Says.
 

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No; because the holy scriptures are inspired of the Holy Spirit; and therefore to receive their testimony is to receive the testimony of the Holy Spirit.

And there are also those who quote the Bible in order to save souls; and these are not in opposition to God but are instead doing His work.
Yes, we hear Jesus' Voice, as Jesus Says, and as Jesus Says Clearly the Father Reveals the truth/ salvation/ grants His Wisdom, as we have or are becoming like little children, trusting Jesus is God, Doing as He Says, as Written, always.
 

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I don't think you have any idea what you're talkin about
 

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This is why the encouragement to be a Berean ...
If you knew anything about a "Berean", you'd have discovered the Prophetic Psalms. But most people imagine how they can distort Scripture to conform to their church doctrines.

Have you discovered the Prophetic Psalms?
Bobby Jo
 

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Does anyone really understand everything that God is?

It is written,

Pro 3:5, Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Pro 3:6, In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Only God does, as He Says in His Word.
Also, the natural man cannot understand anything at all that is spiritual, again as God Says Clearly.
The remnant chosen by God, knows God, knows Jesus as their God, and follows Jesus, instead of their own understanding. Most people never learn this, and never follow Jesus, right ? Oh, anyone who comes to Jesus, as He Says, He will not cast down - but most never come to Him, as written - they refuse.
 

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There are believers who want to indoctrinate you into their harmful theology. This is their mission in life. They feel they are "led of the Spirit" to actually cause harm regarding the Faith of real born again believers.
So, how to recognize them?
How to know who is the liar, and who is the Truth.

Now i have a strong and unrelenting point of view about a certain heresy, because i have seen the damage it causes churches, Christians, and the heretics themselves. This theology is an extreme spiritual poison. Its an infection of the mind and spiritual condition. It literally can make you crazy. Especially if you are a sincere and true believer who above all things wants to please God.

The True Believers, if they are caught up in this hellish circular reasoning theology, become more and more upset and there is NO simple remedy. See, what happens if you get infected by the people who are spreading this spiritual deceit, is that the bible and the devil begin to work together to condemn you to the point where you will begin to obsess on THE idea that you are lost, and hell bound. The bible becomes a punishing enemy as all it seems to do is show you that you are going to hell. Ive seen it. Ive dealt with believers who are caught up in the devil's lie, and TAUGHT IT by other believers. Ive witnessed the mind damage and the broken spirit. These believers, who have been deeply mentally disturbed by the people who mean to do it,....other believers... And because of these poisonous "christians", they can't open a bible and get any Help. Prayer life becomes a guilt trip. They cry and shake and feel sick all the time. Their lives become so disrupted by this screaming mental idea that they have committed the unparsdonable sin, or they have willfully sinned their salvation away. And all they had to do to be destroyed was show up on a "friendly" Christian Forum and read some fool's Thread regarding "losing your salvation" This particular Thread Topic is posted constantly on every Christian Forum that will allow it. And the next thing a sincere believer thinks after reading this spiritual poision is, "what if i did this".... and then the bottom falls out of their lives as the devil begins to work their minds into worry and fear to try to literally destroy them.

FYI. : The Epistle to the Hebrews, is a spiritual bear trap. Its a book that will tie a novice baby Christian in a knot for life. This epistle is so strong, so powerful, that when a novice gets into it, having no sound theology to lean on , no soul anchor of Grace from their Christian beginnnig, no deep understanding of Redemption,.. they will end up for the rest of their life preaching one message. "you can lose your salvation". That is what happens to everyone who get lost in the Epistle to the Hebrews, because they never became grounded in GRACE and "Justification by Faith" theology Truth BEFORE they jumped into this DEEP DEEP Epistle written to the "Hebrews".

Listen Saint, the bible is not a fun filled novel. Its a Spiritual Awakening Experience, written as words in Jesus's Blood.. Understand? And the unclean spirit , Satan, uses the bible to harm you, if he can. And do you think he can't.?
Listen... He was here before Adam. He was looking over Paul's shoulder when Paul was getting his letters out to the Churches. He sent Muslims their Bible. He lifted Jesus up by His power and took him to a high place and showed the Lord of Glory a few things... Satan is alive, just as certain as Jesus is Risen. And he is not playing with you. He wants your LIFE if he can't get your soul, and if he can't get ether because you are born again, then he'll send a heretic's lies into your mind, using a pulpit, a commentary, an online FORUM, a family member, a christian commentary..... that will try to make you believe that the Blood of Jesus is only as good as you trying by "abiding" and "enduring" and "commandment keeping" to try to keep yourself saved.

Now you think about that..... The heretic will continue to try to make you believe that the Blood Atonement is actually YOU keeping yourself saved, OR NOT. That the blood of Jesus is only as good as you are....

There are 2 Gospels that are preached, since the Cross was raised.. One is From the New Testament, and one is from the Devil. The bible preaches that God MADE you righteous and keeps you righteous, HIMSELF, if you will believe in Christ. Philippians 1:6
This is known as being born again. This is God becoming Jesus the Man and taking His very righteousness and giving it to you in place of your sin, and unrighteousness. This is Redemption. The Blood Atonement. "The Gift of Righteousness". "The Gift of Salvation".

The Devil's gospel teaches that your works make you and keep righteous, "enduring" "Abiding", "Obedience" and commandment keeping keeps you saved, and your obedience, you see... is your Cross that you hang on, to save yourself.

God's Gospel, is : "i will save you and keep you saved. ". using the Blood of Jesus.

The devil's gospel, is anything and everything else. And Saint, everything else including the person who is teaching works for salvation...... is Galatians 1:8




I can only add that if you “ fall” for a False Gospel ( That would be anything that says “ Jesus Saves— B U T ! ) you will “ Fall from Grace”.....If you think “ that” sounds bad — and it does— it gets worse!If you go beyond merely Believing it to “ TEACHING” it——- You are “ Accursed” , damned forever by God. Read the Book Of Galatians .....it’s only six chapters.....a couple of hours of reading and proper discernment could make the difference between Heaven or Hell. God's Gospel is Pure Grace Plus NOTHING ( 1Cor15:1-4 ). Trifle with it and you will regret it .
 

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Have you discovered the Prophetic Psalms?

Are you speaking of Psalms in the Bible that declare what is going to occur in the future?

Or, do you mean prophetic, in the sense of prophecy being a speaking forth of the word of God; in which case all of the Psalms in the Bible would be prophetic?

If you are speaking of Psalms that aren't in the Bible, know that the orthodox faith of true Christianity holds that we have a closed canon of scripture in 66 books written by 40 different authors over a period of about 2,000 years...God's integrated message system.
 

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No; because the holy scriptures are inspired of the Holy Spirit; and therefore to receive their testimony is to receive the testimony of the Holy Spirit.

And there are also those who quote the Bible in order to save souls; and these are not in opposition to God but are instead doing His work.
One doesnt need to quote the bible to save souls, quoting the bible cannot save anyone, teh apostles never had one they did ok, and for years the world was without one God still saved people, who do you think God is???
 
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There are believers who want to indoctrinate you into their harmful theology. This is their mission in life. They feel they are "led of the Spirit" to actually cause harm regarding the Faith of real born again believers.
So, how to recognize them?
How to know who is the liar, and who is the Truth.

Now i have a strong and unrelenting point of view about a certain heresy, because i have seen the damage it causes churches, Christians, and the heretics themselves. This theology is an extreme spiritual poison. Its an infection of the mind and spiritual condition. It literally can make you crazy. Especially if you are a sincere and true believer who above all things wants to please God.

The True Believers, if they are caught up in this hellish circular reasoning theology, become more and more upset and there is NO simple remedy. See, what happens if you get infected by the people who are spreading this spiritual deceit, is that the bible and the devil begin to work together to condemn you to the point where you will begin to obsess on THE idea that you are lost, and hell bound. The bible becomes a punishing enemy as all it seems to do is show you that you are going to hell. Ive seen it. Ive dealt with believers who are caught up in the devil's lie, and TAUGHT IT by other believers. Ive witnessed the mind damage and the broken spirit. These believers, who have been deeply mentally disturbed by the people who mean to do it,....other believers... And because of these poisonous "christians", they can't open a bible and get any Help. Prayer life becomes a guilt trip. They cry and shake and feel sick all the time. Their lives become so disrupted by this screaming mental idea that they have committed the unparsdonable sin, or they have willfully sinned their salvation away. And all they had to do to be destroyed was show up on a "friendly" Christian Forum and read some fool's Thread regarding "losing your salvation" This particular Thread Topic is posted constantly on every Christian Forum that will allow it. And the next thing a sincere believer thinks after reading this spiritual poision is, "what if i did this".... and then the bottom falls out of their lives as the devil begins to work their minds into worry and fear to try to literally destroy them.

FYI. : The Epistle to the Hebrews, is a spiritual bear trap. Its a book that will tie a novice baby Christian in a knot for life. This epistle is so strong, so powerful, that when a novice gets into it, having no sound theology to lean on , no soul anchor of Grace from their Christian beginnnig, no deep understanding of Redemption,.. they will end up for the rest of their life preaching one message. "you can lose your salvation". That is what happens to everyone who get lost in the Epistle to the Hebrews, because they never became grounded in GRACE and "Justification by Faith" theology Truth BEFORE they jumped into this DEEP DEEP Epistle written to the "Hebrews".

Listen Saint, the bible is not a fun filled novel. Its a Spiritual Awakening Experience, written as words in Jesus's Blood.. Understand? And the unclean spirit , Satan, uses the bible to harm you, if he can. And do you think he can't.?
Listen... He was here before Adam. He was looking over Paul's shoulder when Paul was getting his letters out to the Churches. He sent Muslims their Bible. He lifted Jesus up by His power and took him to a high place and showed the Lord of Glory a few things... Satan is alive, just as certain as Jesus is Risen. And he is not playing with you. He wants your LIFE if he can't get your soul, and if he can't get ether because you are born again, then he'll send a heretic's lies into your mind, using a pulpit, a commentary, an online FORUM, a family member, a christian commentary..... that will try to make you believe that the Blood of Jesus is only as good as you trying by "abiding" and "enduring" and "commandment keeping" to try to keep yourself saved.

Now you think about that..... The heretic will continue to try to make you believe that the Blood Atonement is actually YOU keeping yourself saved, OR NOT. That the blood of Jesus is only as good as you are....

There are 2 Gospels that are preached, since the Cross was raised.. One is From the New Testament, and one is from the Devil. The bible preaches that God MADE you righteous and keeps you righteous, HIMSELF, if you will believe in Christ. Philippians 1:6
This is known as being born again. This is God becoming Jesus the Man and taking His very righteousness and giving it to you in place of your sin, and unrighteousness. This is Redemption. The Blood Atonement. "The Gift of Righteousness". "The Gift of Salvation".

The Devil's gospel teaches that your works make you and keep righteous, "enduring" "Abiding", "Obedience" and commandment keeping keeps you saved, and your obedience, you see... is your Cross that you hang on, to save yourself.

God's Gospel, is : "i will save you and keep you saved. ". using the Blood of Jesus.

The devil's gospel, is anything and everything else. And Saint, everything else including the person who is teaching works for salvation...... is Galatians 1:8
Behold,,,,
I still owe you a reply,,,but later.
I just want you to know that I'm really worried about you.
You seem to be obsessed and are getting worse.
I sure hope everything is OK with you.
Maybe more music and less preaching might be helpful?

God has given you a message which is right, of course.
But the way you bring it across makes it seem like there is no need to obey
but we'll still be saved.

I know this is not what you mean, and the mature Christians that have given you a like to the O.P. also know what you mean.....

But think of all the new Christians that you may actually be derailing.
I wish you would....
 

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It seems to me that ANYONE who discounts Scripture is FIRST OF ALL, presumed to be ignorant, -- as we all were and still are to some extent. Secondly, ANYONE who has been INFORMED as to what Scripture demands, and still defies the Written Word -- is a heretic.

Now it's human nature to deny, rationalize, and justify why Scripture doesn't mean what is says, -- so then the church is to distance itself from such people. And unfortunately it seems that some 70 - 80% of Forum participants are in this category, with only a few of these "excused" because of diminished mental capacity either by I.Q., illness, or by age.

And it's not to specifically accuse the person, but rather their doctrine -- although they are intertwined.Or so it would seem to me! :)
Bobby Jo

Everyone, theologically speaking, is a product of their Teacher.
if their Teacher is Paul, then they will teach what God gave Paul.
If their teacher is a cult, or a heretic, then what they speak is what their teachers have misled them to believe.
When a person is not a disciple of Paul's epistles, the devil is highly satisfied, as they will always be found doing his "works".
See, when the Devil has been able to ruin a person's faith, they will believe that God's blood does not keep them saved.
They will always think they can lose their salvation by either not doing something or by doing something.
The Devil's gospel that they teach and believer is..."my doing something keeps my salvation".......whereas God's Gospel is..>"Jesus saved you and KEEPS YOU SAVED".
 

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This includes the book of Hebrews,

Heretics live in Matthew, James, and Hebrews, mostly.
Hebrews will destroy your faith, unless you are helped to understand this epistle by an experience teacher.
On this very forum, you have many who read. "if we sin willfully", and think this means that if you plan to sin, knowingly, you just damned yourself if you did it.
This misunderstanding and many others related to this one Epistle happened to them because they jumped into HEBREWS and read a lot of verses that are not speaking to believers and they were never taught this, and so they took those misunderstood verses to HEART, and those verses ruined their faith in Christ.
A believer has to get their faith and heart grounded in Grace, right in the beginning of your Christianity.
If you don't then you will end up becoming a victim of spiritual deception.

These people who are the victims of Hebrews, and James, and Matthew, will DIE believing they can lose their salvation.
This means they spent their entire Christian lives under the bondage of...."i have to be careful, i have to do this and not do that, or i don't keep myself saved".
That is the worst type of failed Christianity, because it produces a Grace rejecting Cross denying SELF SAVOR who will spend their time trying to cause sincere believers to come under the same Faith ruining bondage that they are under.
 

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Unless you can provide an actual quotation from anyone at any time preaching this NONSENSE, you are the liar over here. So it's time to either provide solid proof or shut up. No one preaches this rubbish.

And frankly I -- for one -- am sick and tired of your tiresome threads.

Go read Charismatic lady or justbyfaith.
Or, just notice anyone who states on this forum that you can "lose your salvation".
That belief is the heretics theology.
And if you are tired of my Threads you have my permission to not be on them..
Try that.
Works for me.
I hope it works for you.
 

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Behold,,,,
I still owe you a reply,,,but later.
I just want you to know that I'm really worried about you.
You seem to be obsessed and are getting worse.
I sure hope everything is OK with you.
Maybe more music and less preaching might be helpful?
God has given you a message which is right, of course.
But the way you bring it across makes it seem like there is no need to obey
but we'll still be saved.
I know this is not what you mean, and the mature Christians that have given you a like to the O.P. also know what you mean.....
But think of all the new Christians that you may actually be derailing.
I wish you would....

You are a person who believes you can lose your salvation, and will argue this like crazy..... who is worried about me teaching that God does not see the born again as a saved sinner?
You yourself nearly worship Mary, and you are worried about how i "sound" and so forth?
You make me smile..
So, your theology harms others, while mine can free you from fear of "losing it" so that you can serve God according to how God's Grace was given to you ...
And if you perceive Zeal as Obsession, then im good.
I must have some, as ive written about 30 Threads here, in a short time, and respond to many posts sent to me per day, regarding all these Threads.
I significantly do more actual work here, the anyone else, then any 10 people... and not just on this Forum, hon.
GG, if i was not on FIRE, if i was not walking in the Spirit, anointed.... i would not be the person who can do all that... day after day after day.
So, you perceive this as "obsession", and for me that's high praise.
Thank you. !
 

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Is it not written: "where there are many words, sin is not lacking", and "pride goeth before destruction" ......
Whoever loves sin, and refuses to be corrected, can there be hope for them according to Scripture ?
Why would it matter whether or not someone can lose their salvation, if on judgment day they are told to go away ? All their life they thought they were saved, right up to the day they die, then they find out they were wrong .....
 

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Why would it matter whether or not someone can lose their salvation,..

Why does it matter if you believe that you can lose your salvation?
We'll for a lot of reasons...
First, to believe this means you are "fallen from Grace".
This means you have left the right understanding of The Cross.
That kinda matters to God. Hear me?
See, when you do this, you end up in bondage to self effort that has replaced God's Grace.
This causes you to live a Christian life that is not FREE. It also causes you to not be able to stop sinning and repenting.
Another issue, and more critical, is, once you are owned by the Devil's theology of "saving myself= by works, and by not doing what i believe will cause me to lose it".... the devil will inspire this person to fight God's Grace on a Forum and in life. This is harmful to sincere and weak Christians who might become infected with the heresy, but worst of all, a baby Christian can fall prey to these dark lights and lose faith in Christ.
 

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Why does it matter if you believe that you can lose your salvation?
oops... The so-called answer to this question is not answered properly in context.
Someone taught that "you cannot lose your salvation" to many people, and on judgment day they find out they aren't even saved at all to start with. (multitudes of people, as written).