Conditional Salvation
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Nothing here that is substantive to the Gospel once given in the beginning. You have given a good personal understanding/acceptance of many man made ideas that were formulated since the Reformation.
saved by faith alone is primary. Nothing in scripture ever hints that one is saved by faith alone as understood and developed by Luther and most Protestants have adopted.
You also misunderstand the meaning of "justification by faith". It does not mean salvation.
You also do not understand the difference of what Christ accomplished for the world, versus the reason why He did it and then man's response.
This is born out also why you think there are "rewards" for works. You have a misconception that since a person is saved upon initial faith and works immaterial, that the works are for rewards. Yet, all the citings of rewards is directed toward attaining eternal life. You still do not understand the context of I Cor 3:15 either.
As most Protestants have done for 500 years they will continue to go in circles on the issue of grace, faith and works. You are a prime example in your discussion with Seabass. The best you have is your opinion which is based on other men's opinion and personal interpretation of a Book. It should be quite obvious that sola scriptura has not worked as it has generated opinions of hundreds of men all called scriptural. Yet the Holy Spirit says there is ONLY one Gospel. Also that the Gospel will be preserved by the Holy Spirit from the beginning. You have a long way to go to align with that original gospel that was given in the beginning.
saved by faith alone is primary. Nothing in scripture ever hints that one is saved by faith alone as understood and developed by Luther and most Protestants have adopted.
You also misunderstand the meaning of "justification by faith". It does not mean salvation.
You also do not understand the difference of what Christ accomplished for the world, versus the reason why He did it and then man's response.
This is born out also why you think there are "rewards" for works. You have a misconception that since a person is saved upon initial faith and works immaterial, that the works are for rewards. Yet, all the citings of rewards is directed toward attaining eternal life. You still do not understand the context of I Cor 3:15 either.
As most Protestants have done for 500 years they will continue to go in circles on the issue of grace, faith and works. You are a prime example in your discussion with Seabass. The best you have is your opinion which is based on other men's opinion and personal interpretation of a Book. It should be quite obvious that sola scriptura has not worked as it has generated opinions of hundreds of men all called scriptural. Yet the Holy Spirit says there is ONLY one Gospel. Also that the Gospel will be preserved by the Holy Spirit from the beginning. You have a long way to go to align with that original gospel that was given in the beginning.
Very nice Ella 
That is exactly what the Gospel is all about when our Husband Jesus loves us and we love Him.
The things the Husband and Wife do for each other aren't "have to do" things. They are things done out of Love. They perform for each other without thinking, so to speak, and not for later "benefits" or "rewards" earned. This kind of Love will, as a result, show all sorts of incidental examples of evidence of "Faithfulness" every single day.
No marriage will be successful without the full free will desire and Love each gives freely to the other.
A earthly marriage where one party isn't freely giving, but motivated for personal advantage somehow, will fail.
The same when we married Jesus. If we did it for personal gain instead of personal "relationship" in desirous Love, that marriage will fail. People who do that have "spotted" unwashed garments in which they attempted to show up to the wedding in, and such as they are cast out. Mt 22:11-
Very good insight sister
That is exactly what the Gospel is all about when our Husband Jesus loves us and we love Him.
The things the Husband and Wife do for each other aren't "have to do" things. They are things done out of Love. They perform for each other without thinking, so to speak, and not for later "benefits" or "rewards" earned. This kind of Love will, as a result, show all sorts of incidental examples of evidence of "Faithfulness" every single day.
No marriage will be successful without the full free will desire and Love each gives freely to the other.
A earthly marriage where one party isn't freely giving, but motivated for personal advantage somehow, will fail.
The same when we married Jesus. If we did it for personal gain instead of personal "relationship" in desirous Love, that marriage will fail. People who do that have "spotted" unwashed garments in which they attempted to show up to the wedding in, and such as they are cast out. Mt 22:11-
Very good insight sister
Good thing that Love in Fidelity, IS the New Marriage Covenant commandment Otherwise it would be impossible. A marriage with Christ can only be base in LOVE. That's what it is for me, I am so madly in Love with Jesus! All the rest of the stuff like "works" just happen as the Holy Spirit of my Husband moves as He sees fit
Otherwise it would be impossible. A marriage with Christ can only be base in LOVE. That's what it is for me, I am so madly in Love with Jesus! All the rest of the stuff like "works" just happen as the Holy Spirit of my Husband moves as He sees fit 
No doubt and beginning with the oldest they left one by one as NOT ONE OF THEM WAS WITHOUT SIN......amazing how many (sinless) hypocrites there are in the world who will be the first to pick up a stone and cast it at the sinful adulterous woman......! I would lay ODDS that the dude she was sleeping with was in the crowd.....!
We abide by grace for by grace are you saved not by works.
Works are for obedience but the works are the result of the Holy Spirit working in you. As a branch we do not produce fruit that is the function of the vine but we bear the fruit.
A branch that does not bear fruit is chastened to bear fruit. Any good vinedresser knows that too many leaves result in nothing but show. A lot of folks claim to know Christ but they have more leaves than fruit. Tares are all leaves and no fruit.
Obedience is a natural result of abiding in the vine. Tares exhibit no obedience and they bear no fruit.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
Works are for obedience but the works are the result of the Holy Spirit working in you. As a branch we do not produce fruit that is the function of the vine but we bear the fruit.
A branch that does not bear fruit is chastened to bear fruit. Any good vinedresser knows that too many leaves result in nothing but show. A lot of folks claim to know Christ but they have more leaves than fruit. Tares are all leaves and no fruit.
Obedience is a natural result of abiding in the vine. Tares exhibit no obedience and they bear no fruit.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
There is no cutting off in John 15. Those that are cast forth and burned are not in the vine. You are confusing Romans 11 with John 15 and they deal with different subjects.
The writing of divorcement does not change the covenant of marriage. Divorce does not give liberty to re marry.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
The writing of divorcement does not change the covenant of marriage. Divorce does not give liberty to re marry.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
It is out of love we fear Him, I recognize He's wiser then me, understands better then me, if I screw up He will discipline me. Jesus will also teach me, watch over me, because He loves me.. We have to know we are wrong to be disciplined, if anyone lived a life like me, I know the lines got blurry by watching everyone else, and not the truth of God.. I'm in a strong bonded relationship with Jesus, marriage is metaphoric, where you can also blur the lines.. I see women like this, " their married to Jesus", that's fine in all, but your real husbands can't discipline like Jesus can, He knows all more like a Father.. Why He said to pray Our Father, not the Our Husband... That's the proper perception of respect, that you won't have for a husband. He's not our equal in marriage, but the head, came before, and will leave after us..
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Too many "IF you"s in the Bible - both N.T. and Old that don't agree with you.
We're not robots and we should know the WHOLE New Testament and not just a verse here & there.
We are saved by Grace through faith alone - but Jesus is The Word of GOD and not to be cut into small pieces.
That is what causes all of the divisions and differing views amongst Christians and so-called christians.
The nature, character and requirements of our abiding in Him are from cover to cover in our N.T..
All Christian Forums are the same in only one respect .... that men are followers of men and do not go off alone like Paul did with just what Scripture he had and the Spirit of Christ/Truth that was in him to learn all that he wrote.
We're not robots and there are things that are required of us by Christ/God. We're not robots. We have a freewill.
If we read His Word and it's says, "don't do something" we have the choice of whether we'll obey or not.
GOD never took away freewill.
Obedience does not come "natural" to us. The Holy Spirit can at times prompt so many times and not be listened to that the person becomes calloused in that one specific area ... whether it be something doctrinal or regarding what we're not doing that He is asking us to - like how we treat each other or if we're being a witness to the whole world, or how we're using our time and money - etc.
Our biggest sin is not getting alone with Him and just His Word, and cutting The Word of God into just the few words that suits our fancy as well.
Scripture Never cancels-out Scripture.
We're not robots and we should know the WHOLE New Testament and not just a verse here & there.
We are saved by Grace through faith alone - but Jesus is The Word of GOD and not to be cut into small pieces.
That is what causes all of the divisions and differing views amongst Christians and so-called christians.
The nature, character and requirements of our abiding in Him are from cover to cover in our N.T..
All Christian Forums are the same in only one respect .... that men are followers of men and do not go off alone like Paul did with just what Scripture he had and the Spirit of Christ/Truth that was in him to learn all that he wrote.
We're not robots and there are things that are required of us by Christ/God. We're not robots. We have a freewill.
If we read His Word and it's says, "don't do something" we have the choice of whether we'll obey or not.
GOD never took away freewill.
Obedience does not come "natural" to us. The Holy Spirit can at times prompt so many times and not be listened to that the person becomes calloused in that one specific area ... whether it be something doctrinal or regarding what we're not doing that He is asking us to - like how we treat each other or if we're being a witness to the whole world, or how we're using our time and money - etc.
Our biggest sin is not getting alone with Him and just His Word, and cutting The Word of God into just the few words that suits our fancy as well.
Scripture Never cancels-out Scripture.
Same ole blinders. You lift a text you need to prove a point and it is contrary to your view. Both contexts are precisely about the very same thing, and both state that if one does not bear fruit, is not faithful, it will be cut off. Which is why your view is false and quite unscriptural.
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Rom 6:16-18 puts obedience BEFORE salvation. No one can be saved while they continue to do unrighteousness....
1 Jn 3:10 whosoever continues in NOT doing righteous continues to NOT be of God.......
One must first do righteousness in order for God to reckon him righteous. Acts 10:35 "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
Cornelius is an example of one who did good but not saved, Acts 10:22
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