Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

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eternally-gratefull

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the greatest attribute for man is love and without love man is nothing and does nothing, so if one has faith with love, one will do good works simply out of that love for God and others and not to buy salvation. If one has faith without love as did Lucifer aka Satan, one will believe for nothing.
we love because God loved us first.

apart from adoption, and new life, and security, there can be no love.
 

Margo74

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besides being biblical, it is also logical .. if we believe in Christ which is the first thing needed, we must love Him, and if we love Him, He Himself said, "IF you love Me, [THEN] keep My commandments". So, we MUST believe, MUST love, MUST obey. if we fail to obey from time to time and we do, we MUST repent genuinely.
I do not recall you ever asking me for Scripture and offhand, I only know two passages from memory BUT what I say is CLEARLY scriptural as I say what the Scripture says even if I do not directly quote passages. Those who truly know God's Word recognise what I am saying as being Biblical. I truly believe and God's Word does support my belief that we MUST believe, love, obey, repent when we disobey and obeying is not works but doing what God commands we MUST or we WILL do
 

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so, mailmandan, are you saying it doesn't matter how much one sins and does not repent or how serious one's sinning is or that one's sinning is done knowingly, willingly, deliberately .. that one is still saved?

I asked 3 OSAS believers and I know many, if not most, other OSAS believers would say the same: Iasked:

if you murder someone and are not caught and don't turn yourself in and an innocent person is executed for your crime and still you don't turn yourself in and then you die without repenting, will you still go to heaven?

Without any thought at all, all three, asked at different times at different servers, said an unqualified, "Yes"

my reaction: unbelievable
How many times has your scenario taken place in the last two thousand years? Twice? I’ll taken the under. Remember, you’re talking about Christians murdering someone, someone else being put to death, and the Christian not repenting for any of it. It’s never happened.
 
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I do not recall you ever asking me for Scripture and offhand, I only know two passages from memory BUT what I say is CLEARLY scriptural as I say what the Scripture says even if I do not directly quote passages. Those who truly know God's Word recognise what I am saying as being Biblical. I truly believe and God's Word does support my belief that we MUST believe, love, obey, repent when we disobey and obeying is not works but doing what God commands we MUST or we WILL do
how much must you obey?

A true believer knows this also.

But I will ask you. how good is good enough in Gods eyes?
 

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Did Jesus say that believing in Him is merely the first thing needed in order to receive eternal life in John 3:16? Does obedience/works precede or follow believing in Him and receiving eternal life?
No matter what I say, you pick holes in it and I do not see any value to such holes .. Christ IS the ONE and ONLY Way, Truth, and Life, so, we must believe first, and the rest follows .. you keep saying obedience is works and I say it is not, so we shall have to agree to disagree on that .. I have said all I can say and as clearly as I can say it, so I am not going to keep on repeating it ..
 

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No matter what I say, you pick holes in it and I do not see any value to such holes .. Christ IS the ONE and ONLY Way, Truth, and Life, so, we must believe first, and the rest follows .. you keep saying obedience is works and I say it is not, so we shall have to agree to disagree on that .. I have said all I can say and as clearly as I can say it, so I am not going to keep on repeating it ..
So what do YOU believe obedience IS?
 

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How many times has your scenario taken place in the last two thousand years? Twice? I’ll taken the under. Remember, you’re talking about Christians murdering someone, someone else being put to death, and the Christian not repenting for any of it. It’s never happened.
I was saying what three OSAS believing Christians responded to my question and they clearly would see no need to repent for murder and for allowing an innocent person to be executed for the murder they committed .. I know many OSAS believers who say the same about sinning in that they believe they are saved so no matter how much they sin and do not repent, they remain saved .. I disagree with them 100%
 

mailmandan

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how much must you obey?

A true believer knows this also.

But I will ask you. how good is good enough in Gods eyes?
Exactly! How much obedience must we accomplish and "add" as a supplement to Christ's finished work of redemption in order to help Him save us? Christ's finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:24-28)
 

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besides being biblical, it is also logical .. if we believe in Christ which is the first thing needed, we must love Him, and if we love Him, He Himself said, "IF you love Me, [THEN] keep My commandments". So, we MUST believe, MUST love, MUST obey. if we fail to obey from time to time and we do, we MUST repent genuinely.
No one believes in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior without loving Him. There may be times people experience anger, frustration, doubt, and the like, but I’ve never met anyone who believes in Jesus and does not love Him.
 

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So what do YOU believe obedience IS?
I have clearly stated what obedience is and shall say so for the last time to you .. obedience is doing God's Will and since I don't always do so, I genuinely repent
 

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Exactly! How much obedience must we accomplish and "add" as a supplement to Christ's finished work of redemption in order to help Him save us? Christ's finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:24-28)
are you saying believers do not have to obey God's Will
 

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I have clearly stated what obedience is and shall say so for the last time to you .. obedience is doing God's Will and since I don't always do so, I genuinely repent
There is a difference between doing God's will IN ORDER TO BECOME SAVED: John 6:40 - For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

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Doing God's will AFTER WE HAVE BEEN SAVED: 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Works-salvationists generally define faith "as" obedience, then try to deny that performing acts of obedience (which follow faith) are works.
 

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I was saying what three OSAS believing Christians responded to my question and they clearly would see no need to repent for murder and for allowing an innocent person to be executed for the murder they committed .. I know many OSAS believers who say the same about sinning in that they believe they are saved so no matter how much they sin and do not repent, they remain saved .. I disagree with them 100%
I understand your logic, but God’s ways are not our ways, and His gifts are irrevocable.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I was saying what three OSAS believing Christians responded to my question and they clearly would see no need to repent for murder and for allowing an innocent person to be executed for the murder they committed .. I know many OSAS believers who say the same about sinning in that they believe they are saved so no matter how much they sin and do not repent, they remain saved .. I disagree with them 100%
what about your lie, or your not doing what God wanted you to do. or any other sin.

Why do you all seem to think that because you use murder as an example it proves you right?

King David was called a man after Gods own heart BEFORE he murdered a woman's husband after he got his wife pregnant, Did God mess up and not know David was going to do this?

Of course, David confessed his sin, But that did not re-save himself or keep him saved, It is because the HS convicted him as he does all Gods children.
 

mailmandan

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are you saying believers do not have to obey God's Will
I'm not saying that at all. This seems to be your continued straw man argument. All I'm saying is that you could never obey enough/do enough good works to earn salvation.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I have clearly stated what obedience is and shall say so for the last time to you .. obedience is doing God's Will and since I don't always do so, I genuinely repent
once again sis, How good is good enough?

What does it mean when god said all have sinned and fall short (miss the mark)?
 
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I have clearly stated what obedience is and shall say so for the last time to you .. obedience is doing God's Will and since I don't always do so, I genuinely repent
I would also say obedience goes much deeper than this.
 

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besides being biblical, it is also logical .. if we believe in Christ which is the first thing needed, we must love Him, and if we love Him, He Himself said, "IF you love Me, [THEN] keep My commandments". So, we MUST believe, MUST love, MUST obey. if we fail to obey from time to time and we do, we MUST repent genuinely.
Let’s be more realistic. Two people are Christians; they’re dating, they love each other but they are not married. These two people have sex out of wedlock and they don’t repent because they don’t see any need for it. Is there salvation in jeopardy?