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NASB | John 6:37 "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:37 "All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me]. |
Subject: Is 'once saved always saved correct? |
Bible Note: Dear LampLight: You say that I have offended you twice. On one post you made the statement that the Bible is not literal. I challenged your statement. Did that offend you? On another post, you said that Jesus descended into heaven and I reponded that the Bible says he ascended (went up). Did that offend you? You said that I was being rude and missing the point (whatever it was) when I posted a note in response to someone other than you that there are professing Christians sitting in pews who are theological dunces. You say (without scriptural foundation) that God loves dunces. God says this: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth." (2 Tim. 2:15). .... And also: "...always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you..." (1 Pet.3:15). I ask you, is it rude to point out that a person who professes to be a Christian and yet has so little regard for the word of God that he doesn't bother to read and study it and remains a "theological dunce" -- is this being rude, or is it being honest in calling a spade a spade? Or do we need more people who are willing to gloss over the fact that many of our churches are filled with people who know precious little about Scripture? One final comment: I have taught for years. I taught in the wake of the death of a son. I taught after two heart attacks. And yet you tell me that if I don't have it in my heart, I don't have it at all. Are you being a bit judgmental or am I just being presumptive? --Hank |