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Can a carnal Christian have assurance of their salvation? Nope.
Can a Spirit filled Believer have assurance of their salvation? Yes! And without any doubt!
God is not fickle, He is faithful. He does not disown those He has adopted, nor does He divorce His Bride.
The question one must ask themself is: are you trusting Him, and living in a way that shows that you trust Him, or does your life and actions display that you do not trust Him.
Salvation is not something that can be gained, and then lost,
but the message of Salvation can surely be rejected, even by people who claimed to believe it. But claiming belief is not the same as actually having it.
Can a Spirit filled Believer have assurance of their salvation? Yes! And without any doubt!
God is not fickle, He is faithful. He does not disown those He has adopted, nor does He divorce His Bride.
The question one must ask themself is: are you trusting Him, and living in a way that shows that you trust Him, or does your life and actions display that you do not trust Him.
Salvation is not something that can be gained, and then lost,
but the message of Salvation can surely be rejected, even by people who claimed to believe it. But claiming belief is not the same as actually having it.
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As for paul considering himself to be disqualified of something.
He spoke of himself as an apostle. a teacher. If he is a hypocrite, he disqualifies himself as a teacher, because who is going to listen to him?
He was not speaking in terms of disqualifying himself as a child of God. it would go against his own teaching of salvation by faith alone.
He spoke of himself as an apostle. a teacher. If he is a hypocrite, he disqualifies himself as a teacher, because who is going to listen to him?
He was not speaking in terms of disqualifying himself as a child of God. it would go against his own teaching of salvation by faith alone.
First, God does the work in you. It's not you. A believer yields to God and surrenders their life to Him and then God does the work in them. We do not share credit for what God does within us. For the Elders cast down their crowns before Jesus. Also, see 1 Corinthians 15:10. Second, if you believe you are not obeying all of God's Laws (Which I am sure includes the Sabbath and feeding the poor) then you are not saved. In other words, you have to put work in at earning your salvation. For if you do not do these things, you are not saved. Okay. Think about this. When you first accepted Christ, did you have to immediately go out and feed the poor that day to know that you were saved? Now, I am not advocating Antinomianism (Where there is no moral Law for the believer, like abiding in unrepentant sins such as murder, theft, lust, drunkenness, idolatry, etc.). Nor am I denying a believer will never help the poor within their life time, either.
We both agree on the "Results" for a beleiver but we do not agree on the "Cause."
What I am suggesting to you is that a believer is changed spiritually whereby they will do those things.
For God's Elect will not live in habitual sin. If they slip up, they have God's grace to fall back upon so as to overcome any sin they might be facing. They get cleansed by God's grace and not by doing a particular work.
We both agree on the "Results" for a beleiver but we do not agree on the "Cause."
What I am suggesting to you is that a believer is changed spiritually whereby they will do those things.
For God's Elect will not live in habitual sin. If they slip up, they have God's grace to fall back upon so as to overcome any sin they might be facing. They get cleansed by God's grace and not by doing a particular work.
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Do you mean in open rebellion, rejecting what is known should be done?
IMO, one who tries hard to obey, but fails occasionally, followed by sincere repentance
... gradually improves his/her obedience to the will of God ... and is on the way to heaven.
This person has the correct heart attitude, which is pleasing to the Lord.
IMO, one who tries hard to obey, but fails occasionally, followed by sincere repentance
... gradually improves his/her obedience to the will of God ... and is on the way to heaven.
This person has the correct heart attitude, which is pleasing to the Lord.
As I said before. There are believers who have no root in God's Word. This is why they fall away. They received the Word with joy. However, God's Elect, His Chosen, or those who have let God and His Word taken root within their hearts will produce much fruit. Nowhere do we see a great man of God who is great in the faith fall from the Lord. Abraham and the other great heroes of faith did not fall away from the faith. You are selling fear and not hope, dear sir. Jesus can save a person RIGHT HERE and RIGHT NOW apart from the deeds of the Law; And God is able to keep those who truly want to love God. Are we going to be perfect? No. But by God's grace we can be made perfect. Not on the basis of our righteousness but on His righteousness.
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I am not teaching fear.
I am teaching the truth out of His word, and not watering it down like some do. Lord Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, and definitely James did not water it down. They all wrote and preached warnings to believers about how they are to walk, what to abstain from, and not to return to a life of willful sin.
I am not going to take and throw those same warnings out the window, and not preach them to others. They sure didn't, so we shouldn't either. I do preach hope to though, by showing the grace, love, mercy, and forgiveness that He has shown us, and then tell how we are to show that same respect to others. Paul always preached salvation, and then gave warnings along with it. James, his entire epistle is one of conviction toward believers.
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You are rejecting more and more Scriptures, on more and more topics!
Want AGAIN to see and reject all of the Scriptures which say:
Believers must practice righteousness to actually prove they are righteous!
Obviously, believers must continue on with righteousness ...
with His righteousness as the foundation, pattern, example, etc.!
Want AGAIN to see and reject all of the Scriptures which say:
Believers must practice righteousness to actually prove they are righteous!
Obviously, believers must continue on with righteousness ...
with His righteousness as the foundation, pattern, example, etc.!
There is a difference between a person having a spurious faith and or in having the Spirit with no real root.
For example: Saul once had the Spirit, and the Spirit departed from Saul and he committed suicide. This is a spurious faith. This was not a deep faith or faith that had root. However, David sinned horribly. But he repented of his sins. Why? Because he was a man after God's own heart. He had root. It was not that David was a perfect law keeper his entire life. It was in the fact that David threw himself down before God's mercy.
For who was more justified in the Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee? The Tax Collector who threw himself down before God's mercy? Or the Pharisee who thought he was righteous and better than the Tax Collector? (See Luke 18:9-14).
For example: Saul once had the Spirit, and the Spirit departed from Saul and he committed suicide. This is a spurious faith. This was not a deep faith or faith that had root. However, David sinned horribly. But he repented of his sins. Why? Because he was a man after God's own heart. He had root. It was not that David was a perfect law keeper his entire life. It was in the fact that David threw himself down before God's mercy.
For who was more justified in the Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee? The Tax Collector who threw himself down before God's mercy? Or the Pharisee who thought he was righteous and better than the Tax Collector? (See Luke 18:9-14).
It's not about preaching hope sometimes as if it was a side dish. It's about always preaching hope. For hope is our main course. Grace is there for the most horrible sinner and or for the believer who has gotten caught up in habitual sin. There is hope and not fear. A person get right with God not trying to follow a "To Do List." They get right with God thru repentance so as to receive His mercy and grace. That is salvation.
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First of all you assumptions are incorrect...go read every post I have made and when it has been proven to me that I am missing the mark I adjust my view and acknowledge truth....
Second, your claim of spiritual maturity and knowledge is contradicted by your ability to be easily offended.
Third, what you have said does not change the fact that you will consistently reject truth, words in context, Greek words and verses in context that teach contrary to some of your beliefs.
Fourth, when you have said something biblical I have (liked) it and even stated that I agree with you.....
So......Jason......you still have no ability to take the heat and or constructive criticism and truth about how you really are....!
Second, your claim of spiritual maturity and knowledge is contradicted by your ability to be easily offended.
Third, what you have said does not change the fact that you will consistently reject truth, words in context, Greek words and verses in context that teach contrary to some of your beliefs.
Fourth, when you have said something biblical I have (liked) it and even stated that I agree with you.....
So......Jason......you still have no ability to take the heat and or constructive criticism and truth about how you really are....!