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1 | WHO pays the wage? | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 134399 | ||
Angel - I'm as confused about your position on eternal security as a goose in a hen house. Does a regenerated believer truly have eternal life or not? Another way of asking this, I suppose, is, Does a born-again believer cease to be born again every time he sins, and must he be born again, again and again? If he "loses his salvation" every time he sins, does he cease to be a regenerate believer? And if man's confession of sin restores him to a born-again status, then is it not man's confession instead of God's grace that saves him? In other words, is God's gift of eternal life based solely on God's grace or are man's works, including confession of sin, a determining factor also? If works are a factor, then grace becomes insufficient and salvation becomes a joint enterprise between God and man, between God's grace and man's works, doesn't it? Do you know of Scriptures that clear up this confusing issue so that they who read may understand and they who search may find? --Hank | ||||||
2 | WHO pays the wage? | 1 John 1:9 | JCrichton | 134404 | ||
"I'm as confused about your position on eternal security as a goose in a hen house. Does a regenerated believer truly have eternal life or not?" Hi, Hank! Perhaps your confusion comes from your different perspective of Scripture... I believe that there is no such thing as eternal security... Outside of Christ there is no salvation! When Christ calls us to believe in Him, it is not mere words and clauses, it is a life that we begin in Him (Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?) He Commands that we go and sin no more! If we choose to sin and to live a life of sin, it is not God who is rejecting us and recanting His Gift; it is us who willfully refuse to submit our will to His! As Scripture warns, nothing unclean will enter the Kingdom of Heaven! It is not I that tells you to reject the "came as you please, you are guaranteed salvation no matter how rebellious you continue to live your life" gospel; it is the Word of God! "Does a regenerated believer truly have eternal life or not?" A regenerated believer does not abide in the flesh and wallows in it; a regenerated believer walks in the Spirit, rejects sin, and humbly obeys God: Galatians 5:13-25; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:9; Romans 2:28-29; 4:23-24; 1 Corinthians 5:7-13; 2 Corinthians 7:1. God Bless! Angel God Bless! Angel |
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3 | WHO pays the wage? | 1 John 1:9 | srbaegon | 134405 | ||
Hello Angel, You didn't really answer the question, so one must assume you hold that 1) Christians no longer sin or 2) If a Christian sins, he is no longer a Christian. Do you hold to either of these? Steve |
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4 | WHO pays the wage? | 1 John 1:9 | JCrichton | 134555 | ||
Hi, Steve! (Part 1 of 2) We either accept all Scripture or we don't! We are either obedient to Christ or we transcend (place ourselves above) Scripture! There are those who claim to be "Christians" and allege that their "born-again" or "saved" status grants them the power to trample God by forcing Him to accept them with all the sins they desire to practice and teach others to practice! (I am not just talking about the various reconstruction of Scripture held by some of the congregations that promote homosexuality, abortion, pray-to-wealth, etc...) Scripture is clear!: 1 John 1:9 New International Version (NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. New American Standard Bible (NASB) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Amplified Bible (AMP) If we (freely) admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins (dismiss our lawlessness) and (continuously) cleanse us from all unrighteousness (everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action). New Living Translation (NLT) But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. King James Version (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. English Standard Version (ESV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Contemporary English Version (CEV) But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away. New King James Version (NKJV) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. American Standard Version (ASV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE) Let us tell God about our wrong ways. God can be trusted. He does what is right. He will forgive us for the wrong things we have done. He will make us clean from all that was wrong. Young's Literal Translation (YLT) if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness; Darby Translation (DARBY) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us [our] sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. New International Reader's Version (NIRV) But God is faithful and fair. If we admit that we have sinned, he will forgive us our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure. New International Version - UK (NIV-UK) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Now, either all of these translations are wrong, for they all acknowledge that we must confess our sins to God--with the exception of four which use liberal language to imply our direct communication of our transgressions... again, either all of these translations are wrong or we are subject to confessing our transgressions to God even after being "born-again" or "saved!" Jesus clearly warns that we are to be totally dependent on Him, that without Him we can do nothing (John 15:5); He calls us not to be wearing a badge or claiming a clause or two which purportedly grants us free and clear entrance to Heaven… Jesus calls us to emulate Him to abide in Him! (John 14:21; 15:7-10;) If we choose to live a life of sin and claim to be clean, we are liars and we make God a liar! (1 John 1:10 thru 2:6) |
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