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GodsGrace101

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Who said I don't.....you don't know me or my life.....just that I rake you and a few other false teachers over the coals as Christ did and Paul did does not mean that I do not make an attempt to be like JESUS....MY quotes are IN bolded above......
OK kind sir.
Then please,,,pray tell,,,what exactly are we arguing about?
 
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proof positive Judas was saved and was given the Spirit of God to Preach, heal the sick, and cast out devils

Matthew 10:5-8 (KJV)
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.


luke's version:

Luke 9:1-2 (KJV)
1 Then he called his twelve disciples (had to include Judas) together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.


power--doo'-nam-is
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.


same word used for Holy ghost power

Judas was given authority over all devils......impossible for him to be full of the devil at this point, no?

lets go a little further:

Matthew 10 Jesus continues to instruct the 12 (Judas included) as to what to expect

Matthew 10:20 (KJV)
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

this is why acts 1 says "Judas by transgression fell"

Judas was tempted and enticed and drawn away by his own lust, just like you and i can be
You can post this drivel in letters as big as the Holly wood sign pal and it will not change the fact that he was not saved and then lost it and BY LYING regularly you are losing any credibility you may think you have.......AND you are either too dense or full of pride to admit the truth......MAKE NO MISTAKE about it.....YOU are a DECEIVER

"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean."
 
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I am sorry, but you do not inow God at all

Paul was deemed innocent because he acted in ignorance.

Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 1 Tim 1:13

The unforgivable sin is unforgivable because it is rebellion in the sight of the Holy Spirits working.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Luke 12:10

I wonder at the judgementalism you are displaying.

I do not know God at all? Quite a condemnation of a believe in Jesus and a person who trust Him for salvation and forgiveness of His sins through the cross. Do you not know we are not judge fellow believers like this? And if we do we are judging Gods work in anothers life? Fearful stuff, very, very serious and personal.

How can you stand in judgement over me?

What you have not discerned is at the end of all things, that which remains to the lake of fire
is those who hate Him and have rejected Him. Why would God love any of these folk as none of
them are capable of anything eternal or of value?

You have not yet understood the final judgement and what rejecting the Lord of all is actually about.

I am not here to say more than this, but suggest if you condemn me as an unbeliever I fear for your
soul.
I am sorry, but if paul would have not repented and recieved christ, pwul would have been in hell.rom 1 says no one has an excuse.
 

BillG

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I know you probably still are...
But it this thread does you no justice!

I have your shirts all ironed and ready BTW.
All 55 of them.
Not sure what you mean by this thread does me no justice.
Maybe expand. Maybe I could reciprocate.

No probably about it.

Why have you only done 55? What about the rest?
I also noticed that you did not iron my socks.
Have you done my lunch box for tomorrow?
 
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there's no link that says unbelievers.
We were just talking about unbelievers at the time.
Everyone means everyone.
It means everyone on earth.
He said God's AGAPE love is extended to everyone.
"God is Love" There is only one form of love with God, that's HIS love.
There are not different "levels" or meanings of love in Gods love.
If God's love was shed abroad with different "levels of compassion" or anything that thwarted the significance of that love then there would be partiality sith God, and we all know that is a no, no.
God doesn't "condemn" anyone, he serves Justice. So at the worst case scenario on your eternal destination is that you got justice from God who loves equally.
 

BillG

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HAH hilarious......I am the same way...a happy go lucky kind of guy that likes to joke a good time....I am only serious with the word and or if I am dealing with someone.....the rest of the time a jokester....................Oh....I am also serious as if I am on a stalk for a deer.......HAHHA
Poor old Bambi
 
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eternally-gratefull

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How could Jesus give the Spirit to an unsaved man to preach the gospel?
You assume he did

No one got the spirit until the day of pentecost


Again the spirit did not have to be in people to fo things, that was proven to you earlier,

So nice try.

One more time, did judas eat the bread from heaven which endured to eternal life

You love to push your verses, but ignore others. Answer the question man,
 
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eternally-gratefull

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An unsaved man can preach the gospel. What's stopping him?

Even a possessed woman told the truth when she followed Paul around:

She said, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved!" (Acts 16:17)
Funny how some people can only see what they want to
 
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NoNameMcgee

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HAH hilarious......I am the same way...a happy go lucky kind of guy that likes to joke a good time....I am only serious with the word and or if I am dealing with someone.....the rest of the time a jokester....................Oh....I am also serious as if I am on a stalk for a deer.......HAHHA

I haven't tasted wild game in..... 21 years....
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I am still amazed at a believer who says to another, you do not know God at all.
You may as well light a bomb beneath their feet and destroy them.

I did ask earlier how he felt about me, and he took the long way around...... :)

Sadly there is obviously little real spiritual connection or even an attempt at such.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
1 Cor 13:6-8
Not all people who say they are believers are true believers,

Christianity is not universal.

So your assumption they are is wrong.
 

GodsGrace101

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Gods word is the truth
Jesus is the truth

we can discuss it


if someone does not believe what God has shown me

I can only assume their doctrine is incorrect when it goes directly against what I know scripture says



if you would like to show me where the bible says

salvation comes from anything other than by grace through faith

or that it can be lost....

we can discuss those scriptures

it will serve the same purpose in showing sooooomeone the truth
OK
But it's getting late here...

Let's discuss Colossians.

Colossians 1:22-23
22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.


What does this tell you?
 
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But Bud... Can he do it with the Spirit of God and still not be saved?
Well jesus said people did many things in his name, yet he never knew them so your wuestion should be easy.

If he never knew them how could they ever have been saved?
 

GodsGrace101

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Not sure what you mean by this thread does me no justice.
Maybe expand. Maybe I could reciprocate.

No probably about it.

Why have you only done 55? What about the rest?
I also noticed that you did not iron my socks.
Have you done my lunch box for tomorrow?
See what I mean.
I give you the chance to be funny.
WHO on here gives you the chance to be funny!!!
That's what I mean.
You're talent is wasted!

Everybody is tooooo serious.
Too upset.
They should calm down and discuss scripture with love and fun and have a good time.

But you know...
I go back every now and then....
Home, I guess.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Im sure You have had to add that line throughout your Bible "NOT FROM SALVATION". cause just to be fair to our readers the Bible didn't say that you added it
Add what line?
 
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I haven't tasted wild game in..... 21 years....
MAN....nothing like deer tenderloins slow fried in cast iron with fried taters n onions in bacon grease with some big fluffy biscuits n gravy.................or substitute wild rabbit for the deer.....both are excellent
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I was pointing out the fact she was singling out the sin of murder. Yet, even telling a single lie will earn you hell. But if God loves liars enough to save them, He also loves murderers enough to save them as well. His love is extended to all who will repent and call out to Jesus in faith for salvation.
King david was a murderer and adulterer, gues that about proves your point
 

GodsGrace101

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Well jesus said people did many things in his name, yet he never knew them so your wuestion should be easy.

If he never knew them how could they ever have been saved?
Jesus did not speak about salvation in the scripture you're referring to which you never post BTW.
In Mathew 7:23 Jesus tells us WHO exactly he is talking about. He doesn't mention that He didn't know them because they weren't SAVED.

He says:
23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

We shouldn't put words in Jesus' mouth.
He KNEW what He wanted to say and said it.

The LAWLESS will be told to depart from Him.
Depart means to leave Him and be gone.
 
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HAHAHAHHA I have whacked over 100 in three different states using a deer rifle, bow, cross bow, shotgun, muzzle loader and have processed and ate every one of them except the few that I have given to poor families that had no food <------very rare for me to speak of the things I do for others because I like my reward to be from God and not the praise of men
 
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Alright.

Im sorry bro, i will try to keep that in mind going forward. After all, this is NOT a arminian/calvinist thread, but a 'Not by works' thread!

I APOLOGIZE!
Thanks bro,