Totally false. Men die all the time. It is appointed to man once to die, but after that the judgment. The unsaved are raised for judgment at the Great White Throne & then sentenced to the second death in the Lake of Fire.
Yes, die once so that all men can be raised to immortality and incorruptibility because of Christ's Incarnation and resurrection. Death no longer has dominion over man, or this world. Christ gave life to the world, II Cor 5:18-19, gave life to all men, Rom 5:18, Christ defeated death the power of Satan, Heb 2:14, Heb 2:9, II Tim 1:10.
Because Christ gave life to all men, all men will be raised in the last day and all men will stand in judgement, that great while Throne Judgement of Rev 20:13. Those NOT written in the Book of life will be cast into hell.
Are you teaching the heresy of universalism? Universalism is an extreme "eternal security" position and a heresy, a heresy of so called "Church Fathers" too.
No, but you seem to not understand the difference between what Christ did for mankind, for the world, and what constitutes Universalism. They are not the same. But then OSAS has also been condemned by that same Church, if that should matter to you.
Again, you are unable to quote and prove. You cannot prove that James speaks of spiritual death. IN context a man is sick & calls for the elders. He confesses sins. There is no loss of eternal life -- nor do you have one verse that ever says ones lose eternal life. It wouldn't be eternal if they lost it.
If they actually had it you have a point. But no man has eternal life finitely in this life. Eternal life is attained by those those who endure to the end, who remain faithful to Christ, those that do not lose faith. We are being saved through our faith, not by predestination of some decree of God.
Of course you make a lot of assertions that are quite meaningless since none of them are applicable to scripture. You need to consistantly deny what scripture states in order to maintain your view of a couple of verses that do not even support "eternal security" as defined by you, and Calvin either.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Yes, Christ renewed, begat us again by His Incarnation and resurrection. It is because He saved us all from death and sin that He can again offer all men eternal life IF they desire to be in a covenantal relationship with Him, as was Adam in the beginning. Here is where your theory gets sunk every time. You cannot answer as to why God could not hold Adam in the same relationship believers have in attaining eternal life with Christ.
It states it is reserved in heaven for you. so obviously you do not possess it finitely in this life. Scripture clearly states that man, believers, can lose faith, and thus will not inherit His promise of eternal life. They forfeited when they no longer believed, no longer had faith in Christ. Every text you quote speaks against your premise rather than for it.
2 thes 2:16-17 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
there you have it again, a hope that is based on every good work. NOt given on a single affirmatioin of faith only. Again, you quote a text that condemns your view.
Rm 6:23b
the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Everything God gives us is free and a gift. Your very life is a gift. The air you breath is a gift. But in this case, eternal life has condtions for us to meet before we will be given eternal life. If not for the conditions, then God might just as well give eternal life to all men since that is what He desires.
John 10:27-29
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
Ah, those present tense verbs again. follow, If we don't follow can we inherit eternal life? Scripture says not, what say you?
John 6:37
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Since all things were given to Him and all things were reconciled to God by His Blood, Col 1:20, and that He desires all men to know Him and join with HIm, why would He cast them out? But where is man's promise of the same regarding his commitment to the covenant? You have yet to produce any that man can guarantee his faith.
Believers are in a covenantal agreement, not a predestined arrangement, whereby both sides have obligations to meet. You keep presenting God's promises but I never see any for man. If you really want to have eternal security yoiu need to present both sides of the covenant, not just one side.
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Yes, that world that He saved from death as well. Then we have a conditional word again, believes, present tense, active and continuous. Nothing about having it now finitely and not conditioned on faith, since man can lose faith.
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
again, conditional word. As long as we believe, keep the faith, we will not be condemned. But if we lose faith, deny Him, He will deny us. Doesn't sound like guaranteed eternal life no matter what.
2 Corinthians 1:22
And who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
Yes, Christ gave the Holy Spirit as His guarantee. What can you give to Him that will guarantee your faith? You have a very lopsided theory respective of scripture, but does work well with predestination where a covenant is not necessary, just a divine decree that certain men will be saved no matter what.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Thank goodness they are. We don't need to worry or concern ourselves with God's word, but again, is your commitment irrevocable, can you guarantee your faith?
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.
Conditional statement again. ONe needs to believe, not just a one time thing, but throughout ones life to the end, through thick and thin. We must be faithful, not lsoe faith in order to inherit eternal life.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
so long as the believer remains IN Christ. As long as a beleiver does not lose faith. Can one be saved without faith?
The gifts & the calling of God are irrevocable.
but where is your promise of the same. We are in a mutual covenant. OUr side depends on us, on what we do, whether we believe, follow, desire to be transformed into His Likeness and not abandon Him, not forsake Him, not deny Him.
So you posted several texts, but not a single one says we have guaranteed etenral life upon a one-time, mental affirmation of faith whereby we are saved finitely. Nothing about faith only either.
You have proved only one thing. Eternal security does not exist in scripture with the correct understanding of scripture.
You have also proved that it is a viable and very logical conclusion to Calvinism and the doctrine of predestination.
YOu have shown that these two things are mutually exclusive which is why you have such difficulty is showing eternal security based on scripture rather than Calvins interpretation of scripture.
