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NASB | Revelation 3:5 'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 3:5 'He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine]. [Ps 69:28; Dan 12:1; Matt 10:32; 1 John 5:5] |
Subject: How does eternal security build faith? |
Bible Note: Gracefull (sounds like a name from pilgrims progress) We are splitting hairs here, I agree that we as the children of God should not live in fear, but I also know that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. My problem with the doctrine of eternal security is its misuse, not that it does not provide security for the believer. The church is warned about false prophets and teachers in 1 Timothy, 2 Peter, 1 John, Jude and Revelations. In Ephesians we are told to put on the full armor of God so that you can take you stand against the devil’s schemes. My concerns is the same as Paul’s in …. Gal 4: 8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you…. 17Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. Now I understand that these verses could be used to argue either point of view, that we are eternally secure and need to add nothing to the Gospel or that we could loose everything we have gained by adding works. I think the answer is the clear teaching of the truth which includes the dangers and pitfalls of false teaching. And endless debate over which position is right serves no purpose and I am now asking myself why I responded to your post since I basically agree with what you said. philemcc |