I see where you keep going with this, and has for the raising us up. If you take other scriptures it says that happens on the last day. We are not raised up yet, so we are not brought into salvation yet.
Then you bring in a couple of scriptures that speak again about believing in Him. I already addressed this by showing you scriptural passage from our Lord where He says what it means to believe in Him. He says one who believes in Him is one who hears and does His sayings, not just hears.
Then you ask how can you know with confidence that you have eternal life. That is easily answered, by standing firm, enduring trials in your life, and keep obedient to the Lord and you would know you have it by your willingness to not waver.
The problem is with this is even though you, me, E.G, Dconn, and some others know we have that salvation by the Lord our God. The scriptures make it clear that those who are still weak in the faith, can be wavered, fooled, deceived, and fall away do this and trials in their life. Which is why we are called to minister to them, so that we can help them through the Holy Spirit's guidance make them stronger.
The scriptures make it clear that we are each measured out a different measure of faith, those who are weak still have faith but need to be guided still so that they do not fall away.
The scriptures make it clear that we are each measured out a different measure of faith, those who are weak still have faith but need to be guided still so that they do not fall away.
THEN . . . THEY . . . LEARN . . . OBEDIENCE. WE . . . DON'T . . . COME . . . RIGHT . . . OUT . . . OF . . .THE . . . GATE . . RUNNING!
I was speaking slowly LOL - just picking as we say here in Louisiana! BTW, teaching them that they are born again of "incorruptible seed" but that "seed" can be lost . . . . hmmmmm