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1. John 8:51... Jesus says you wont see death if you keep his word-(saying)<< Yet, you are born to die. You are heading to the Grave. So, He's talking about another DEATH. And that is the 2nd Death. And if you keep his saying. SINGULAR...>"his "saying".....not SAYINGS...but just one... you wont see or face the Lake of fire which is the 2nd Death.
And what is that SINGULAR SAYING?....
its this....>Jesus said....."you must be BORN AGAIN".
And He's not kidding you.
This is a wrong interpretation. While we do need to be born again to enter the Kingdom (John 3), and to do God's will, and while we do acts of righteousness by our Father (God), vs. the Jews who did the works of their father (the devil) nowhere in the context of John 8 supports this false line of thinking in that Jesus was referring to one singular saying like being born again in John 8 alone and that's all you have to worry about. Jesus said in context,
“He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” (John 8:47).
Yes, obviously a person who is born of God is going to hear God's words. But you fail to understand that in John 8:51, Jesus was referring back in context to hearing God's words (plural) in John 8:47.
In John 8: Jesus says he that sins is a slave of sin (John 8:34).
But the slave (servant) does not abide in the house forever (John 8:35).
But the Son abides forever.
Again, I want to stress this point.
Jesus is saying that the person who is slave to sin will not abide in the house forever. So if you believe you can sin and still be saved and you will always sin this side of Heaven, you are a slave to sin (and you will not abide in the house of Christ forever). Meaning, there were believers who made it all the way to the wedding chamber, but because they did not have on a wedding garment (i.e. the fine linen being the righteous acts of the saints), they were cast out (See:
Matthew 22:1-14, and then compare with
Revelation 19:8 cf.
1 John 3:7).
Anyways, the SON (Jesus) abides in the house forever. This is why we need to have the Son abiding or living in us so that we may have eternal life.
The way we can know the Son is if we find we are keeping His commandments (1 John 2:3-4).
In fact, in John 8: One of the points by the Lord Jesus was refuting Belief Alone-ism.
John 8:39
“They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.”
This sounds like the OSAS crowd. Just as the Jews said, “Abraham is our father.” (i.e. Belief Alone-ism).
By your OSAS belief, you guys could say: “We are born again.” “Jesus is our everlasting Father.” “Jesus is God.”
But if you were face to face talking with Jesus, He could potentially give you the a similar reply by saying: “If you are God's children, ye would do the works of God.” (John 8:39).
Oh, and being born again does not make you immune to all sin or give you some kind of diplomatic immunity to not worry about sin. Jesus even says that to look upon a woman in lust, you are in danger of hellfire (Matthew 5:28-30). Jesus says if you do not forgive, you will not be forgiven (Matthew 6:15). Paul says that you can deny the faith by not providing for your own household and is worse than an unbeliever (See: 1 Timothy 5:8). So singular sins can cast you out of the Kingdom.
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2.) Matthew 7:26-27.... Jesus is speaking about keeping his SAYINGS......so that your house is not flooded. So, Christ is being symbolic. Yet, he's talking about discipleship....... In another verse He teaches, "if you keep my words, you are my disciples indeed"... that is John 8:31-32, in context.
Here you contradict yourself. First, you refer to how John 8:31-32 talks about keeping His words (Which it does) but Jesus says if you continue in my word (singular) (Unless you are using the New Matthew Bible Translation). But this singular
word (mentioned in John 8:31 in most Bible translations) is referring to words (plural). So you are correct that Jesus is referring to words (plural) in John 8:31), but you made an issue before about how John 8:51 was referring to a singular saying when in context, Jesus was referring to obeying (hearing) God's
words (See again: John 8:47). This is contradictory.
Second, in Matthew 7:26-27: You believe Christ is talking about discipleship and not salvation.
Jesus in context is talking about salvation because He said beforehand to those believers who did wonderful works in His name to depart from because they also worked iniquity (sin) (Matthew 7:22-23). Jesus was driving the point home even further, that you and your house
(your offspring that follows you) will be destroyed like a house built on the sand when a storm comes if you do not do His sayings (plural). In addition, Jesus warns against the person who just calls upon Jesus alone saying “Lord, Lord” in prayer
(as if that is all they did their whole life). For Jesus says: “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21). What is the will of the Father or God?
1 Thessalonians 4:3 (KJB)
“For this is the will of God,
even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”
So it is the will of God (or the Father) is your sanctification (like abstaining from fornication).
This is why Paul says in 2 Corinthians 7:1, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
This is why James says,
“Blessed
is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James 1:12).