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We do that by coming into agreement with God that we are a new creation in Him, new identity
You live out what how you see yourself, what you are persuaded of, if you take a stand with God that you are a new creation in Him (have a new identity) then that is what you will manifest.
It is quite easy actually, but problems arise because...
1) the person is not born again
2) the person is not coming into agreement with God that they are a new creation in Christ, have a new identity
3) the person still thinks they have to perform in the flesh (lordship doctrine) rather that walking in the Spirit and they do not understand the finished work of Christ Jesus
We do that by coming into agreement with God that we are a new creation in Him, new identity
You live out what how you see yourself, what you are persuaded of, if you take a stand with God that you are a new creation in Him (have a new identity) then that is what you will manifest.
It is quite easy actually, but problems arise because...
1) the person is not born again
2) the person is not coming into agreement with God that they are a new creation in Christ, have a new identity
3) the person still thinks they have to perform in the flesh (lordship doctrine) rather that walking in the Spirit and they do not understand the finished work of Christ Jesus
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If I am correct, OSAS theology goes something like this: if a person has a sincere moment of faith in Jesus Christ/trust Jesus with his salvation then God is forever constrained from blotting out their name from the Book of Life. There is no mention in these verses that refers to God being bound in this way.
There is nothing to "square away" since none of these scriptures support the OSAS theology.
There is nothing to "square away" since none of these scriptures support the OSAS theology.
So just how holy must you be? 
The NASB reads - Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Those who have been justified by faith are sanctified/set apart/made holy before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
The NASB reads - Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Those who have been justified by faith are sanctified/set apart/made holy before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
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So just how holy must you be?
The NASB reads - Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Those who have been justified by faith are sanctified/set apart/made holy before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
The NASB reads - Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Those who have been justified by faith are sanctified/set apart/made holy before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
The NKJV reads - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
So just how much should we believe?
The NKJV reads - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The NKJV reads - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
WOW, You are CONFUSED.
John 14:15 (HCSB)
15 “If you love [PRESENT TENSE] Me, you will keep [AORIST TENSE] My commands.
The PRESENT Tense MEANS:
The present tense can either be continuous/ongoing or undefined.
The AORIST Tense MEANS:
Without boundries, never ending. The aorist tense is characterized by its emphasis on punctiliar action; that is, the concept of the verb is considered without regard for past, present, or future time. There is no direct or clear English equivalent for this tense.
I would suggest you use the BLUE LETTER BIBLE online, to learn what those verbs actually mean. You have to click on TOOLS, then PARSE to get the verb Tense.
Now where did that KIND of LOVE actually Come from: FROM GOD HIMSELF, WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY BORN AGAIN, MOMENTS AFTER WE REPENTED, AND RECEIVED JESUS CHRIST AS LORD, MEANING MASTER, OUT OF LOVE FOR HIM.
NO THAT IS NOT A HUMAN WORK, IT IS ACTUALLY A WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Remember you received HIM by the Holy Spirit:
1 Cor. 12:3
Here is the verse that SHOWS YOU GOD Put HIS LOVE IN YOUR HEART by the Holy Spirit. IT IS THE SEED that produced saving FAITH, and IT WILL REPLICATE ITSELF, just like any SEED that is PLANTED in FERTILE SOIL, by being just like the parent SEED. NONE OF IT IS OF SELF, if it is REAL.
Romans 5:5 (HCSB)
5 This hope will not disappoint ⌊us⌋, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
If you DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF LOVE IN YOU HEART, you are not YET SAVED.
If you Think You Can LOSE Your LOVE FOR GOD, THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST, and the HOLY SPIRIT, perhaps; you have LESS THAN the Minimum LOVE that JESUS IS TALKING ABOUT IN John 14:15.
That is not talking about perfection, it is an ongoing LIFESTYLE, of striving to KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS.
What about those who appear to have fallen away? THEY NEVER WERE BORN AGAIN.
Does a Christian stumbles and sins one in a while, but NEVER AS A LIFELSTYLE. How do I know?
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NKJV)
20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin.
THUS, When the LIFESTYLE Remains uncorrected, this verse is absolutely TRUE about THEM:
1 John 2:19 (HCSB)
19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. However, they went out so that it might be made clear that none of them belongs to us.
I ABSOLUTELY KNOW THIS DESCRIBES OSAS:
John 10:26-30 (HCSB)
26 But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep.
27 My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
30 The Father and I are one.”
In the Parable of the GATES, the MANY entered the WRONG GATE, and THEY think they are CHRISTIANS, Mat. 7.
The MANY have many Great Christian Deeds, and JESUS said: "I NEVER KNEW YOU."
They never entered through the inner, personal, LOVE relationship of received Christ as LORD, meaning Master.
So do you know you are not on the wrong road?
You can be absolutely POSITIVE, to where YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
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The bible's version of hope.....a CONFIDENT EXPECTATION OF SOMETHING GUARANTEED........people...do not for one micro second believe this lying false hope and fake inept religious blather peddled by the salvation losers....Jesus saves to the uttermost, keeps us by his power and states clealry he will LOSE NOTHING....his gift is irrevocable and we have been born from above by incorruptible seed and given EYERNAL LIFE....not some temporary losable life based upon what we do or do not do......what they peddle REEKS of religious ineptism and SLAVERY.......we have been set feee from that garbage!!
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So just how much should we believe?
The NKJV reads - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The NKJV reads - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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