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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: 4givn Ordered by Date |
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1 | Baptism not necessary to be saved | Acts | 4givn | 92922 | ||
I agree to disagree. | ||||||
2 | Noah's Ark | Genesis | 4givn | 90486 | ||
Based on the information in Genesis 6 and 7, he could have built the ark and it began to rain in a period of about 150 years or less. | ||||||
3 | Concerning the "Hot Topic" of once saved | Heb 10:26 | 4givn | 90162 | ||
Dear Matt, Please read my reply above. Thanks. 4givn |
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4 | What does this verse mean? | Heb 10:26 | 4givn | 90160 | ||
Try to read it in context with the whole chapter. Then consider interpreting it in light of other scripture. Try starting at Eph 2:8,9. Salvation is all about what God does for man, not about what man can do for himself. It is a "gift". It is not about what we can do for ourselves (works).Proponents of believers being able to lose their salvation almost always refer to Hebrews 10:26, but what they fail to recognize is how one gets saved to begin with, and what else the bible has to say about it. What about "He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it." ?(Phil 1:6). Try reading Dr. Charles Stanley's book "Eternal Security". It will help you become confident in your salvation. Also, think of it from a common sense standpoint. If a person sins once saved, and then can go to hell, which sin sent him there? All of them? some of them? one of them? The same chapter you are questioning states that "because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy". (Heb 10:14). Hebrews 10:18 also mentions "no longer any sacrifice for sins". What does it mean in THAT verse? Something different? Try reading John 5:24, then read it again, but slowly and paying attention to the words carefully "HAS eternal life" and "WILL NOT be condemned" (emphasis mine). Also, if we are "born again". Then consider someone being "unborn". Is it possible for a son or daughter to be anything other than a son or daughter? What did the Lord say to the pharisees about their "father the devil". If we are born into the family of God, then what happens if we lose our salvation? Are we disowned? Disinherited? Unborn? Think about also the human effort to keep the law, and the reason why Christ had to come in order to keep it and to be our perfect sacrifice. It was because we were unable in ourselves to fulfill the righteousness of the law. Only Jesus could do that as God incarnate. Now what makes us think we can impact our salvation in any way? We couldn't save ourselves, but we can "unsave" ourselves? It just doesn't make any sense, especially in light of all the eveidence in scripture that speaks of security. I will be praying for you! | ||||||
5 | Why would God do that? | Gen 2:7 | 4givn | 89676 | ||
Please let me try again. Look at 1 Pe 2:8. I understand it to mean that there are some who are "appointed" to destruction. There are many other verses that talk about election/predestination. I think the trouble comes in when our limited understanding of justice trys to get a handle on the justice of God. I do not believe it to be possible based on the things I mentioned yesterday, i.e., God's thought being higher than our own. Again, I am sorry you perceived me as "attacking". | ||||||
6 | Searching for the truth | 1 Thess 4:17 | 4givn | 89517 | ||
Think "spiritually". Will Elijah die a spiritual death (the second death, the lake of fire)? Also, maybe God is not completely finished with him yet. Maybe he will be one of the two witnesses in Revelation and will in fact die a physical death. I am curious, what prompted this question? | ||||||
7 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | 4givn | 89508 | ||
If by "us" you mean born-again believers, then "yes", God's Spirit does live within us. But the Lord said that not everyone who says to Him "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven. With that in mind, please consider Eph 2:2. Who is the "spirit" in this context? In other words, there will really be "tares" coming up with the wheat, and therefore since they are indistinguishable from the real thing, then not everyone in this forum will actually know God - some just think they do. Pray for them. In the meantime, try not to be critical and instead prayerfully ask the Lord how he wants us to interact within this forum. Try to remember we will be judged one day for every word and deed that we do. | ||||||
8 | What happens to our soul or spirit | 2 Corinthians | 4givn | 89132 | ||
"What about the story Jesus told about the poor man Lazarus and the rich man?" Was this allagorical? He said "there once was..."". It was a real story! How about 2 Cor 5:8, absent from the body, present with the Lord? |
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9 | Explain John 15:6 | John | 4givn | 89129 | ||
The context of John 15 is about vines, branches, and bearing fruit, and gardening, and as such, is an analogy to the Lord Jesus Christ, believers, and God the Father. It has nothing to do with the status (security) of the believer. It has everything to do with the work that we as believers are called to do, and that is to "bear much fruit" (John 15:8). The reason we are called to do that is to glorify God (vs. 8). When we don't do that, we are "like" the salt in Mat. 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34. We are still "salt", but what good are we? It is a classic tactic of the enemy (and Peter warns us to be aware of his tactics), to try to make people uncertain of their eternal destiny. Please read the book by Charles Stanley about the security of the believer. What we are talking about with folks that bring up such arguments are apples and oranges. They try to argue something that has to do with FELLOWSHIP and has nothing to do with SONSHIP. It is a "relational" thing, not one of "position". Read John 5:24, and focus on each word carefully. It is God's word. It says it all, really. Believe it! I am praying for you! | ||||||
10 | Sealed and then Resealed? | John | 4givn | 89121 | ||
One can not be "unsealed". And while that is an excellent way of viewing the security of the believer, another way is to consider that we were "bought with a price". How can the thing that is "bought" become "not bought"? Or better yet, look at John 5:24. That pretty much says it all. Focus on the key words "hears", "believes", "has", "will not", "has crossed", and "life to death". | ||||||