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Look I'm not going to join the back and forth, but it's not a matter of Him taking it back, it's a matter of YOU throwing it back in His face. Why is that so hard to understand. With what you are saying right here, you are suggesting to me that you believe that it’s impossible for me to decide I don't want God anymore. Are you saying that if I decided right now that I no longer wanted to be a Christian anymore and did everything I could to show God I don't accept your gift anymore, that no matter what I'm stuck with it. You seem to think we are saying God will kick us out when that's not what’s being said AT ALL. I can do the same thing with what you're saying and say, "oh, you just think we get a "get out of jail free" card from Jesus and can now live however we want. Make your promise verbally in church and then you are free to live just how you have been", like Christ came here to free us from all law so we can do whatever we want from now on? See, I know good and well you don’t think that, but that is what I can make OSAS mean to me.
So it’s really perspective and how you look at it that makes all the difference. Another example of perspective I could use against you right now that would make as much sense as your point is, “I think you just like to find me and argue, and I feel this way because the kid on your avatar keeps looking at me with a mean face and with his fist up. You must love confrontation huh? I don’t because the kid on mine is raising his hands to give the Lord glory. This must mean that you are mean and I am Godly. I’m much more peaceful than you, and wiser at half your age“. Does this argument hold any water? I would like to ask you how it is you know exactly what each one of these guys believe? I say we are all brothers, you take us and divide us into 2 groups without so much as 1 question asked to the other side to try to understand what exactly they are saying at all. Whatever makes you happy with yourself. I am also wondering if I get to look forward to you disagreeing with everything I write now in every thread I comment in? I hate using ignore but if you’re going to make this a habit let me know so I can just add you.
So it’s really perspective and how you look at it that makes all the difference. Another example of perspective I could use against you right now that would make as much sense as your point is, “I think you just like to find me and argue, and I feel this way because the kid on your avatar keeps looking at me with a mean face and with his fist up. You must love confrontation huh? I don’t because the kid on mine is raising his hands to give the Lord glory. This must mean that you are mean and I am Godly. I’m much more peaceful than you, and wiser at half your age“. Does this argument hold any water? I would like to ask you how it is you know exactly what each one of these guys believe? I say we are all brothers, you take us and divide us into 2 groups without so much as 1 question asked to the other side to try to understand what exactly they are saying at all. Whatever makes you happy with yourself. I am also wondering if I get to look forward to you disagreeing with everything I write now in every thread I comment in? I hate using ignore but if you’re going to make this a habit let me know so I can just add you.
I person that is truly saved would not do that.
Any person that could do that WAS NEVER SAVED !
A true believer will strive to live for Christ because he is saved not to keep his salvation.
Any person who claims he walked away from Christ, or CHOOSES to live a life in sin after saying he was saved was NEVER saved to begin with.
What many don't understand is the fact that many who claim salvation have a false assurance because they have believed a lie.