Choosing to sin, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, is choosing to be lost.
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In forums such as these, all caps is considered yelling and therefore rude. You have been informed of this multiple times, and asked to cease and desist by quite a few people at various times, but you ignore such requests. There is zero reason to type in all caps.There is no emphasis on anything when pretty much your whole post is such abuse. It simply shows lack of consideraion/poor character on your part.
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I think THIS TELLS YOU WHAT I SAID,
GEN 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
GEN 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Of course you do, and you refuse to admit that you are wrong also, for nowhere does it say they ate of it, nor does it say the only reason they did not eat of it was because God banished them from the garden, but it does say, lest us they also eat of it. They were not born again Spiritually without it... which is how we attain to life ever after. They chose death over life, in following their self will.
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Right from the start your bias and arrogance is really showing.
Of course Paul did not abuse his power to get money or monetary means. He preferred death over having anyone think he ministered with a financial motive.
You have a poor attitude, which will get you nowhere with me.
Though Paul's reward here in regards to preaching the gospel was to make the gospel without charge as to not abuse his authority in the gospel, he is ultimately seeking to not be disqualified for the prize (vs. 27) and not disqualified for the gift of eternal life. A prize is not a gift, as I already explained, so Paul was not worried about losing his salvation. Prize (brabeion) - the prize awarded to a victor, the reward (recognition) that follows triumph.
Of course Paul did not abuse his power to get money or monetary means. He preferred death over having anyone think he ministered with a financial motive.
You have a poor attitude, which will get you nowhere with me.
Though Paul's reward here in regards to preaching the gospel was to make the gospel without charge as to not abuse his authority in the gospel, he is ultimately seeking to not be disqualified for the prize (vs. 27) and not disqualified for the gift of eternal life. A prize is not a gift, as I already explained, so Paul was not worried about losing his salvation. Prize (brabeion) - the prize awarded to a victor, the reward (recognition) that follows triumph.
Great attitude.
In an Olympic race, all run in the race, but only one receives a gold medal. That does not mean that those who do not receive a gold medal are disqualified from the Olympics. So runners in the Olympics may receive a corruptible crown, but believers may receive an incorruptible crown and the Bible mentions 5 different crowns. The crown of righteousness, the crown of rejoicing, the crown of glory, the crown of life and the incorruptible crown. (On the head of Jesus were said to be "many crowns" in Revelation 19:12.
So "run to obtain" but out of ALL who run ONLY ONE receives the prize. Do we work for and earn the free gift of eternal life or the prize?
Who said anything about a reward system for reprobates? Those who are disqualified for the prize do not receive the prize, which is not a free gift.
Of course he did as all genuine believers keep the faith. Paul does not seem to indicate any insecurity about his position - Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. (2 Timothy 4:8)
It's actually you who is absolutely wrong with Paul's concerns about losing salvation. We don't even find the specific words "lose or lost salvation" in the Bible.
Other translations say disqualified/disqualified for the prize.
Still doesn't mean a loss of salvation in 1 Corinthians 9:27.
For a deeper study see - https://www.preceptaustin.org/1_corinthians_927_commentary
In an Olympic race, all run in the race, but only one receives a gold medal. That does not mean that those who do not receive a gold medal are disqualified from the Olympics. So runners in the Olympics may receive a corruptible crown, but believers may receive an incorruptible crown and the Bible mentions 5 different crowns. The crown of righteousness, the crown of rejoicing, the crown of glory, the crown of life and the incorruptible crown. (On the head of Jesus were said to be "many crowns" in Revelation 19:12.
So "run to obtain" but out of ALL who run ONLY ONE receives the prize. Do we work for and earn the free gift of eternal life or the prize?
Who said anything about a reward system for reprobates? Those who are disqualified for the prize do not receive the prize, which is not a free gift.
Of course he did as all genuine believers keep the faith. Paul does not seem to indicate any insecurity about his position - Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. (2 Timothy 4:8)
It's actually you who is absolutely wrong with Paul's concerns about losing salvation. We don't even find the specific words "lose or lost salvation" in the Bible.
Other translations say disqualified/disqualified for the prize.
Still doesn't mean a loss of salvation in 1 Corinthians 9:27.
For a deeper study see - https://www.preceptaustin.org/1_corinthians_927_commentary
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Jesus saved us when we were wretched sinners , He will not cast us out as we are being made to be more and more like Him each day...
To say we can lose our Salvation is like saying Jesus throws Himself away if He was to cast us away from Him...
It is lack of faith for those who believe our LORD will lose one of us , they need to pray for more faith...
Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
...xox...
To say we can lose our Salvation is like saying Jesus throws Himself away if He was to cast us away from Him...
It is lack of faith for those who believe our LORD will lose one of us , they need to pray for more faith...
Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
...xox...
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What I said is even A COMMANDMENT, And these Scriptures SAY THE same thing, GOD love you And I do to,
But If we love sin, and want give it up, GOD says that he will send us strong delusions that we will believe A lie and be damned,
2 THESS 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 THESS 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
[If you don't know that unrighteousness is sin,] 1 John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
EX. 20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 JOHN 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 JOHN 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
And THE Prize that HE was after was eternal LIFE, and that is what he didn't want to lose, And that is saying what I said, Praise GOD,
But If we love sin, and want give it up, GOD says that he will send us strong delusions that we will believe A lie and be damned,
2 THESS 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 THESS 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
[If you don't know that unrighteousness is sin,] 1 John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
EX. 20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 JOHN 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 JOHN 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
And THE Prize that HE was after was eternal LIFE, and that is what he didn't want to lose, And that is saying what I said, Praise GOD,