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101 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64411 | ||
Jude 1:3 "Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints." I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I have repented of my past life and have been "immersed" into the death of Christ for the remission of my sin. I now "contend earnestly for the faith" which according to Jude was "once for all handed down to the saints". Does this make me perfect? Of course not. But when I falter I have faith (1 John 1:9) that if I confess my sin and "earnestly" strive to repent of it, I will be forgiven. Luke 17:3,4 "Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him." Matthew 18:21 "Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus *said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. If we are to do this for a repentant brother how much more will our Father in heaven do it for a repentant child? |
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102 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64410 | ||
Acts 2:13 "'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND;" 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." If God's plan only includes a select "elect" what purpose does Jesus serve? If it has already been predetermined by God who will and who will not be saved why the entire book of books? God could have written this plan in one sentence! How does one know if he/she belongs to the elect and if this knowledge is possible why obey the gospel of Christ if no matter what you do you cannot change your destiny? Calvinism just DOES NOT make sense in the grand scheme of things. |
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103 | What do Catholics teach about salvation? | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64409 | ||
But wouldn't it always refer to immersion? In 1 Peter 3:20, Peter reminds his audience of Noah by saying, "...in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water." He then says that there is an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism (immersion). What is an antitype? Dictionary.com defines it as, "One that is foreshadowed by or identified with an earlier symbol or type, such as a figure in the New Testament who has a counterpart in the Old Testament." and "a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament." So what we have is Noah and his seven relatives being saved by water, as now we are saved by water. Baptism (immersion) in water for the remission of sin puts us in touch with the death of Christ. Romans 6:4, "Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." (Note: this passage in Romans also refutes sprinkling or pouring as a means of being baptized. We must be buried, immersed!) Baptism (immersion) in water is not for the purpose of cleaning our flesh but of cleaning our conscience from the sin we have realized we are guilty of. Peter IS referring to water baptism (immersion) here. |
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104 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64405 | ||
I can KNOW I am saved by doing the things the bible tells me I have to do to be saved. Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The sequence of events in the above passage are as follows: 1. These people heard Peter's sermon so in response to what he said they believed and were "pricked in their hearts" resulting in the question, "What MUST we do to be SAVED?". 2. Peter's response is a) REPENT, b) BE BAPTIZED c)for FORGIVENESS OF SIN and THEN, d) you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. You quote a scripture (Romans 8:5-9) written by Paul. He is speaking to those who have already received salvation by responding to the gospel, in other words they are CHRISTIANS. Ephesians 4:4-6 says, "There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. 1 Cor 12:13 says, "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." Colossians 1:18 says, "He is also head of the body, the church;" My point is there is only one body and that body is the church, the CHURCH OF CHRIST. The only theology in the New Testament is that of the church of Christ. My goal is to learn the truth of this theology and spread it. I agree with you that the Holy Spirit acts on hearts that are willing to receive the gospel of truth, but that action does not save a person, only obedience to the commandments of God, through Jesus, accomplish this. |
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105 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64400 | ||
What is a regenerate believer? |
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106 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64399 | ||
First of all I would add 4)How does it apply to us? in your guidelines of interpretation. Second, I do not consider healing, tongues, raising dead, and being unharmed by poisonous snakes as doctrine, but as miracles. Some were used to confirm the gospel spoken to the people, others were used as a means to edify the church. Paul being bit by a snake was just an accident but he being an apostle endowed with all the blessings of the Holy Spirit was the reason he was unharmed. In answer to your last question about Mark 16:16-18 I would say yes, it does provide doctrine, but I would also include that you would have to look at it using the four guidelines. 1. Who is speaking? Jesus 2. Who is spoke to? The eleven (vs 14) 3. What is spoke about? Spreading the gospel 4. How does it apply to us? There are two conditions that must be met in this text for a person to be saved, belief and baptism. This applies to all people then and now. Based on teaching elsewhere in the bible I do not believe that people today speak in tongues, heal, raise the dead, or are unharmed by poisonous snake bites. I anticipate your next question to be "Where is this other teaching?" but I will let you confirm your inquiry in your next post. It will require some time to prepare an adequate response because this is another issue of heated debate. Thanks. |
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107 | What is your understanding of the H.S.? | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64364 | ||
Out of respect, not only for God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, but also to you, I will refrain from using the pronoun 'it' when referring to the Holy Trinity. | ||||||
108 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64246 | ||
What do the following passages mean? EPH 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. At first glance my thought is that Paul introduces the letter to the Ephesians by explaining to them the blessing we have in a loving God who before creation knew that man would fall and He would send Jesus to earth to die for him. His continuous use of the pronoun “us” to me refers to mankind in general, not just Christians, not just him and the Ephesians. Eph 1:3 - We receive all spiritual blessings through Christ. Eph 1:5-10 – All things have been created through Christ (Col 1:16). God, knowing that man would fall and that a savior would be needed, “predestined” us to adoption through Christ. John 14:6 says, “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Fallen man is reconciled back to God through faith in Christ. In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, which is the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:14). ROM 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Here Paul is showing admiration to our God who left no stone unturned, so to speak, when it comes to providing for His creation. In the few passages prior to this (28-32) Paul explains how God offered salvation to His chosen people Israel first. Because of their disobedience He then offered it to Gentiles. This results in mercy available to all. The mind of God is above our comprehension and Romans 11:33 is confirmation of that. HEB 6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath. God, in order to show that He is faithful, made a promise to Abraham and on top of that swore by Himself (two immutable things vs 18, God's promise and God's oath) that He would come through with His promise. His counsel is immutable. It cannot change. ROM 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. This passage says to me that God is in control and will do what He deems necessary to fulfill His will. Pharoah for example vs. 17. What is your understanding of these passages? |
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109 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64234 | ||
I agree with this 100 percent. I watched a video on New Testament Christianity and the man who presented the lessons began with two verses. The first was Matthew 27:5 speaking of Judas, "And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself." The second one is Luke 10:37, "Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." The point is yes, not all scripture is doctrine. The skill is "rightly dividing" doctrine, things we must do, from other things such as history, geneologies, etc. |
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110 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64233 | ||
I would agree with all except the "doctrines" of healing, tongues, raising of the dead(Dorcas-chap.9),and being unharmed by poisonous snakes in effect and practiced today. Spiritual gifts were given to the Apostles and only them on the day of Pentecost (Acts 1). They alone had the power to pass on a spiritual gift through the laying on of hands. Simon the sorcerer, after seeing this power, wished to purchase it. When the Apostles died this power was gone. When all those that had received a gift died, the gifts ceased to exist. By this time there was a written record of God's New Testament. Prior to this the word was spoken and the purpose of spiritual gifts was to confirm what was spoken was of God. The Corinthians had a problem understanding this purpose (1 Cor 12-14). I know this may open an issue for debate so word your questions well. Yes, Mark 16:16-18 are words spoken by Jesus Himself. Why would they not be considered doctrine? |
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111 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64216 | ||
If I misunderstood please forgive me. I cite 2 Timothy 3:16,17, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for DOCTRINE, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." Notice that the word doctrine is in all caps. If Acts is scripture then isn't Acts profitable for doctrine? |
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112 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64214 | ||
Here is Ephesians 2:8-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." 1. "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" Romans 5:8 adds to the understanding of this, "But God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." God appeared to men in the flesh as Jesus Christ. Jesus died on the cross for the sins of mankind that "whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life." Jn 3:15,16 Jesus' death on the cross is God's gift to man, that whoever believes in him may receive the gift. The concept of belief here has a much deeper meaning than just saying, "Oh, yeah, I believe Jesus is the Christ." It involves obedience. Time does not allow me to go into scriptural support for obedience. Baptism is an act of obedience, not a work. I cannot make it any plainer. The bible teaches this. I would contrast Eph 2:8, 9 with James 2:14-26. Read this and let me know what you think. "What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God. You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. |
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113 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64208 | ||
I assume by your post that the point is moot and that I am bringing up old issues of debate? | ||||||
114 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64206 | ||
First of all I don't believe in private interpretation (1 Peter 1:20, 21). I believe that God has a purpose behind His word and that it is unique and singular. If you do not accept Acts as a God inspired writing do you also exclude Luke? Acts is a crucial book of the bible for it reveals to us the establishment and growth of the church. I know the books of the bible are not arranged in chronological order. I would have to check but it is possible that Acts was written before the gospels. If this is true how could it be a transition between gospels and epistles? | ||||||
115 | What is your understanding of the H.S.? | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64201 | ||
If I was in an objective discussion, possibly. I accept the male gender being applied to the Holy Trinity but it wasn't necessary to do so in my earlier post. Would you please substantiate your list of Holy Spirit attributes with some scripture? | ||||||
116 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64198 | ||
It may take me some time to study these John. Please be patient with me. | ||||||
117 | What do Catholics teach about salvation? | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64197 | ||
Thank you Emmaus. | ||||||
118 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64195 | ||
You must look at God's word as a whole. Excluding all of the teaching on baptism is a grave error. John the baptist would not have had to prepare the way if baptism wasn't necessary. Even his baptism was null and void after Jesus died. Read Acts 19:1-5. Why did these men need to be baptized into Christ if they had already been baptized into "John's baptism". They evidently had already believed. Read the examples of conversion in Acts, the 3000 on Pentecost, the Philippian jailor, the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius and his household, Lydia, Saul of Tarsus! How many examples are necessary to prove what God's word says is true? | ||||||
119 | What is your understanding of the H.S.? | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64188 | ||
Being a "spirit" I doubt that it possesses any gender. I understand the Holy Trinity. As for the rest of your note, could you please put it in layman's terms? I believe I understand this "catechism" to say that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Heb 11:1). | ||||||
120 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64187 | ||
And then I would ask, "How does a person know they are saved?" In Acts 2:37-38, the sequence of events are 1)they heard the word (vs 37), 2)they believed which is evidenced by the question, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?", 3)Peter's response, "Repent, AND BE BAPTIZED, for the remission of sins. It wasn't until after this was accomplished that they "received the gift of the Holy Spirit", or salvation. | ||||||
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