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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: disciplerami Ordered by Verse |
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561 | How does eternal security build faith? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78821 | ||
Dear philemcc, Very good question. Eternal security is counter productive to building faith. I once taught a man who was raised in the American Baptist tradition. The one's I knew from this background considered themselves 4/5 Calvinist'. This man was caught going to strip bars and looking at pornagraphy. He told me that he could not lose his salvation. I know it is so easy for the Calvinist to answer this: he obviously was never saved. But they have to be careful that they don't also exclude themselves from salvation. They diffentiate between sins. The ardent Calvinist who speak on this forum feel extremely secure in their salvation, but they also know they have sin. So how do they come to differentiate between the big and little sins? The 'once saved always saved/first damned, remain damned' crowd have some explaining to do. Disciplerami |
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562 | One save always saved? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78861 | ||
Let me clarify. I wrote: "Do you have any verses that say you can't lose your salvation, no matter what, because all of the passage you provided Tamreneee are true only if man has no free will. I believe man has free will, so that's the one element you don't consider." I meant to say that the verses Hank provided only make his case by ignoring that man has free will. Because man has free will, those passages do not deny man's ability to turn from God. Sorry for not making that clearer. I certainly do believe those passages and didn't mean to leave any impression otherwise. Disciplerami |
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563 | What is your point? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78862 | ||
Sorry for being unclear. See 78861. Thanks, Disciplerami |
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564 | One save always saved? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78932 | ||
Hank, Sorry for being unclear. See my post 78861 for clarification. Thanks. Disciplerami |
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565 | How does eternal security build faith? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78933 | ||
Radioman2, I have to agree with you there. Romans 8:1ff shows that we can have a great deal of confidence in our salvation. But it's not to be taken for granted, lest we appear ungrateful to the Lord. That would be bad. 1 John 5:13 says the things written are so we "might know" that we HAVE eternal life. Jesus told the disciples that they have passed from death into life. Salvation is assured because God is faithful. Each saved individual must 'walk in the light' to receive the continual/instantaneous cleansing through His blood. Walking in the light doesn't mean sinless perfection, but it does require faithful obedience as much as is possible, and repentance when one falls short. I believe one can fall from God's grace, but I believe it is a very hard thing to do. You have to really be trying. And the verses Hank gave to support 'eternal security' do not, in my opinion, preclude what man may do to remove himself or herself from that secure position. Radioman, you are right. A brother or sister who is practicing sin needs to be lovingly approached and encouraged to repent. If he repents you have won a brother. Does that make sense? God bless, Disciplerami |
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566 | who is this in Rev8:3-5what is he doing? | Rev 8:5 | disciplerami | 72378 | ||
Greetings, Since the High Priest was the one who entered the Holy Place to burn incense on the altar, it might be referring to Jesus, the Christians High Priest. Maybe this isn't as important to know as is knowing that the prayers of the persecuted saints were being heard and answered. The first audience of this epistle found this to be good news since they were undergoing persecution: either from Nero or Domitian. I'm interested to hear your thoughts. God bless. |
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567 | What does Rev 8:5 mean? | Rev 8:5 | disciplerami | 72414 | ||
Greetings, I see what you are asking. The peals of thunder and flashes, etc are the rumblings of God's judgment. God has heard the outcry of his people and judgment has begun. Whether this refers to the temporal judgment upon an indvidual nation at the time of writing or the eternal judgment at the end of time, I don't know. Doesn't matter to me because it all works out the same. God bless. |
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