Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

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Lets be Obediant children

1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,

1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

Luke 6:46
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

Psalm 119:30
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.

1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

John 8:51
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

Luke 11:28 ESV / 167
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”


James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming (obedient) to the point of death, even death on a cross.

John 14:23
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
 

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Hold your horses there partner. We are saved not will be saved. We are saved according to Gods mercy and it is a continuing action by the grace of God. Saved today, saved tomorrow and saved for eternity. Past, present and future sins all covered by the blood of Christ. Sealed unto the day of redemption.

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You won't be sealed if you dont Obey the word God. Sorry. Neither will any of Us. We are going to be saved if we are true followers of Jesus. We need to walk as he walked. We need to abide in his love and keep his commandments. If we are not doers of the word we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. So if we are not putting Gods word into practice we are deceiving ourselves and the TRUTH isn't in us.

Whether or not Salvation is mentioned the bible still says

James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

SO IF WE ARE NOT A DOER OF THE WORD We deceive ourselves and the TRUTH isnt in us.

We can be sealed and not be a doer of the word, but we are only deceiving ourselves. And no TRUTH is in us.
 

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Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
... it says, "and the faith OF Jesus"

https://biblehub.com/text/revelation/14-12.htm




[for the readers: trib saints, here ^ , not "the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY" to which Eph2:5,8's "saved [PERFECT tense]" specifically applies]
 

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You won't be sealed if you dont Obey the word God. Sorry.
Are you suggesting that the "sealing [of the Holy Spirit]" doesn't come until after a lifetime of [perfect] obedience?? o_O (as seems to be your definition of it)
 

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Are you suggesting that the "sealing [of the Holy Spirit]" doesn't come until after a lifetime of [perfect] obedience?? o_O (as seems to be your definition of it)
Be sealed without being a doer of the word and only you will only deceive yourself.

James 1:22-25 ESV / 142
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
 

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Be sealed without being a doer of the word and you will only deceive yourself.

James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Hebrews 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
 

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OSAS believers why dont you give some scriptures about God expecting Good works from us;). Find me some I would like to see them:)
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I'd rather use scripture. But thanks have a discussion with someone else.
If you would rather have a discussion abotu scripture. You would show what scripture means.

So now your also proven to be a liar about your intentions..

For someone who preaches obedience, You sure like to be disobedient (thou shalt not bear false witness)

Yet again, Prove that legalist water down the law. So they can lie to themselves that they have made it.
 
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Hi fellow believers, please dont worry about explaining Faith with OSAS believers, because you wont get anywhere:(.The conversation will go around and around in circles. And you could be doing something better with your time. :)
lol :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

They will not get anywhere listening to you

1. You prove you have no idea what they believe
2. You use scripture, then when questioned, Can not BACK the very scripture you use.

You are funny, Very funny!!

Your your own worse enemy.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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OSAS believers why dont you give some scriptures about God expecting Good works from us;). Find me some I would like to see them:)
How about eph 2: 8-10

Excet God does not expect good works. He said those saved by works are created to DO THEM.
 

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BELIEVE AND OBEY FOR ETERNAL LIFE

John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
 
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Be sealed without being a doer of the word and only you will only deceive yourself.

James 1:22-25 ESV / 142
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
1 John
Those born of God can NOT LIVE IN SIN, because they have been born of God.

Those who sin have NEVER SEEN OR NOWN HIM.


Stop puffing your chest as a pharisee. And get on your knees like the tax collector.
 
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You really dont like talking about good works, trying to avoid the subject now;)
See how much of a deciever you are.

I mentioned good works and how those who are saved WILL DO THEM

And you LIE and say I do nto like talkin gabout them

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

Like I said, your your own worse enemy, Everyone here who sees sees your lies and your deception.
 
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Give me some that say you need to Obey the word of God:).
You give me some that says obedience is REQUIRED to be saved.

All you have given is that those who ARE saved WILL WORK.


You can not even answer what NO WORKS means, How can we believe anything else you say?

In fact, here. This is what paul says

NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT BY HIS MERCY HE SAVED US (past tense)

So why do you think works of righteousness will save you when Paul said they will not?
 

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Be sealed without being a doer of the word and only you will only deceive yourself.
Well, the above (bolded part) sounds kinda odd, as though (it appears, anyway) that you think "be sealed" is something WE accomplish... Instead, the Word says this:

"9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to [/quicken] your mortal bodies [<---THE ONES WE ARE STILL LIVING IN, IN THE HERE AND NOW] through [/by means of] His Spirit, who lives in you." Romans 8. [This is saying, He is the POWER-SOURCE, presently... Let's not be among those "denying THE POWER thereof"]
 
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BELIEVE AND OBEY FOR ETERNAL LIFE

John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Yep believe

If your like the pharisee,and do not trust God in obedience to the gospel. But instead trust YOUR WORKS, you are in disobedience.

Once again John said whoever sins ha never met God.

ALL BELIEVERS (TRUE) OBEY.

 

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1 John
Those born of God can NOT LIVE IN SIN, because they have been born of God.

Those who sin have NEVER SEEN OR NOWN HIM.


Stop puffing your chest as a pharisee. And get on your knees like the tax collector.
Matthew 5:20
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.