Loss of salvation???

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If only some of the kids here would do the same...

Actually, I've already asked us all to ponder Luke17 today.

I like how Jesus basically tells us we must have the only kind of faith God works with - one that obeys.

Did you find that some or many kids didn't listen? I did with older ones - up to about 60+ years old.
Yes.
Looks like the older the kids get...
the worse they become.

They listen less....
thinking that they already know everything.

To say nothing of the fact that the heart tends to become more, shall we say, unyielding.
 
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I'd say that the Mosaic Covenant and the New Covenant are different in their method.
What the MC was missing was the Holy Spirit.
God gave commands, and the Holy Spirit was present throughout the history of God's revelation...
however, in the NC what changes is that through the death of Jesus the veil that separated man from God has been torn from top to bottom and now everyone has access to the Holy of Holies or Most Holy Place.
WE are the priests.
WE offer the sacrifice of ourselves to God...
our body is the temple and we can worship from anywhere...
the Temple has been destroyed but there is a new temple.
And now...the Holy Spirit is not only present...
but He dwells within us - providing the grace and strength necessary to walk in God's laws....
Yes, I agree we are not really saying very much different, I was being short in my response.
 
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@JayWalker, did you see my question to you?



Please clarify. Are you saying that those who disagree with works-based salvation and/or retention of salvation, are promoters of living in sin?

If so, how did you arrive at that conclusion?

MM
Tour Keepers and supporters of a binding Mosaic law love to use the verse where it says sin is lawlessness and that lawlessness is not following the Mosaic law therefore if you don't follow the Mosaic law you are sinning however the actual verse in context is referring to General lawlessness all societies Pagan or other have guidelines and laws and if you break those guidelines you may not be sinning as Christians understand it but it is bad

They assume that without the Mosaic law we wouldn't know what sin is and that may be true but as referenced above societies have moral laws don't kill don't steal Etc it doesn't take a Divine God with a master plan and a mosaic law to come to the realization you shouldn't be killing people
 
I musta made up all the others.

They were all under the old covenant.

Hebrews 10:9
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
(God said He would make a New Covenant - see Jeremiah 31:31-34)


There is no Covenant called THE OLD COVENANT.

What is meant by the OC is the Mosaic Covenant.

But, whateva.

Hebrews 10:9
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
(God said He would make a New Covenant - see Jeremiah 31:31-34)

Yes, whateva in deed.


Are you referring to me??

Are you referring to me??



First we had Prof. Google
Now we have Dr. AI

Both are purveyors of false doctrine along with wisdom from the darkened mind of mankind

They got their degrees from Walmart on the romper room isle, right next to the diapers
 
Sorry, I stopped reading after your first sentence. I am only interested in what God is telling me through His Word. Psa119:105
Well then your discounting that God can be speaking through people which is a way of shutting God out

Not to mention that the advice I was giving you would have brought you closer to God as opposed to blocking him out with the Mosaic law
 
Well then your discounting that God can be speaking through people which is a way of shutting God out
If you would have led by this is what I have found in Scripture, not this is what I am telling you. There is a big difference.
Not to mention that the advice I was giving you would have brought you closer to God as opposed to blocking him out with the Mosaic law
You will not find one post of mine advocating to keep the Mosaic law. The Ten Commandments is the law of God Exo20:6 Written by God, spoken by God Exo31:18 its the works of God, not Moses Exo32:16, why we only find the name of God in the first four commandments on He asks us to love Him Exo20:6 and the saints keep them until the end Rev14:12 His version, not what man edited. Dan7:25
 
They were all under the old covenant.

Hebrews 10:9
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
(God said He would make a New Covenant - see Jeremiah 31:31-34)




Hebrews 10:9
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
(God said He would make a New Covenant - see Jeremiah 31:31-34)

Yes, whateva in deed.




Are you referring to me??





Both are purveyors of false doctrine along with wisdom from the darkened mind of mankind

They got their degrees from Walmart on the romper room isle, right next to the diapers
Well I agree we should not be getting our theology from Google or AI I have yet to see where it's just lying to you deceiving you anybody got any evidence
He didn't say not worship Him either but that was included in the Ten Commandments He was quoting from saying not to break the least of these commandments.


Can you point out where Jesus said-

Those appear to be your words not Christ's. something where God asked us not to add to His. Is it your view that God gives us commandments that He judges over that can't be kept? James2:11-12 Ecc12:13-14 Rev11:18-19 We have a very different view of God, my view is that we can keep the commandment of God through our love and the power of the Holy Spirit John14:15-18 because that's what the Bible teaches Rev14:12 However sadly many will not subject themselves to the law of God Rom8:7-8 and its not a good position to be in once He returns Mat7:23

At the death of Christ He took that wall of separation down, now both Jews and Gentiles can worship Him on the Sabbath just as He indicated His house would be a house of prayer for all nations- everyone who joins themselves to the LORD, loves His name and serves Him and keeps the Sabbath Isa56:6-7

Sure it is, if you love Me keep My commandments John14:15 Exo20:6 you will be hard-pressed to prove the 4th commandment is not a commandment of God.

Those again appear to be your words and not Scripture.

Another verse out of context I provided that here https://christianchat.com/threads/loss-of-salvation.215327/post-5717144 Keep in mind Paul taught everything must be according to Christ. Col2:8 Christ quoted the OT and said man should live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Mat4:4 So no Paul never countermanded Christ and Christ over and over again said to keep the Sabbath and not profane it.

Well you could be the first to actually do a Bible study on the passage I provided the context and show where there is error. Because one says so is not a really good argument.

Another statement not found in our Bibles. I can go through the covenant with you if you want but it still has God's laws Heb8:10 not new ones because God doesn;t make mistakes Psa 19:7 Psa89:34 Mat5:18-30, we do by our rebellion.
It really helps if you actually understood the Mosaic law it's purpose scoping intent it also helps if you don't twist scriptures to match a heretical theology and more importantly it helps to understand what the New Testament was why it is different and what exactly was achieved by Christ on the cross then you can go back and understand why Paul says more than 40 times the Mosaic law is passed fading obsolete replaced by a more perfect law
 
I just can’t find your explanation in the Scriptures. I think it’s important to stick with the Scriptures as we are told. Isa8:20KJV

We probably are not going to agree on this topic and thats okay, I guess all will get sorted out in God’s time.

Be well.
Here's the problem one person reads the scripture and believes it says something else because of presupposition and another person reads the scripture and believes what it says neither of them are going to come to the conclusion that their version of it is wrong and therefore many times simply throwing scripture out is not the way to answer the question as a person's interpretation of it is the problem

Most of the time when people have issues and scripture it is largely due to not understanding the big picture of the entirety of the Bible which requires numerous reads of the entire Bible deep Dives on several if not all books as well as how theology has handled many of the questions in the past
 
Well I agree we should not be getting our theology from Google or AI I have yet to see where it's just lying to you deceiving you anybody got any evidence

When it delivers reformed theology, calvinism, or some other cult teaching to you, it's deceiving you.

AI and search engines are simply giving you what is found on the internet and the internet is chocked full of false doctrine because it reflects the darkened wisdom of mankind instead of the Mind of Christ which only the Holy Spirit can reveal which is based on God's Word not religion.

The smart ones are relying on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide them based on God's Word in these last days and Christians are departing from the faith all over the place to follow doctrines of demons

1 Timothy 4:1,2
Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron

("depart from the faith" is not referring to sinners in the world who never came to faith in the first place)


2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition

2 Timothy 4:3,4
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine (teaching); but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
 
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Tour Keepers and supporters of a binding Mosaic law love to use the verse where it says sin is lawlessness and that lawlessness is not following the Mosaic law therefore if you don't follow the Mosaic law you are sinning however the actual verse in context is referring to General lawlessness all societies Pagan or other have guidelines and laws and if you break those guidelines you may not be sinning as Christians understand it but it is bad

They assume that without the Mosaic law we wouldn't know what sin is and that may be true but as referenced above societies have moral laws don't kill don't steal Etc it doesn't take a Divine God with a master plan and a mosaic law to come to the realization you shouldn't be killing people

As an Israeli, I was raised with the Law, but have long since walked away from Messianic Judaism. The Law is indeed still in force as the indicting curse against unbelievers, as an instruction as to what sin is and a curse against those who think they are saved by living it...in addition to or in the place of Christ Jesus...and is therefore something very dangerous with which to wrestle in this life, even though it is holy.

So, given that some pagan cultures practiced murder being wrong, quite a number did not, so the arguments I've encountered out there with secularists in favor of the "basic goodness of mankind" are shown to be absolutely in error.

So, yes, it does indeed take a Divine God to show ALL of His moral absolutes that transcend time and culture. Murder is no acid test for the necessity for guidance within the lives of all people's. We are not under the Law nor its curse with our being filled with Holy Spirit...the Author of the Law.

MM
 
I didn't know how many commands Jesus issued until you mentioned it just now. Bear in mind, though, I do not deny that Jesus issued commands or that Christians are obligated to obey them. In my mind, that has always gone without saying.

I take issue with those who suggest that we ought to carry out a command, whether we know why the command was given or not. Given that the Sermon on the Mount is a commentary on the Torah, we surmise that the purpose of the commandments is to illuminate the Torah, highlighting God's values, desires, and righteous character.

To illustrate the idea, I offer this parable that I heard in church by one of my teachers.

A father commands his son not to swing the baseball bat in the house because it can hurt someone or cause damage. From this commandment, the son learns that his father places a high value on human life and personal property.
Suppose a fire starts in the house, and the son decides to break a window and jump out of the burning building. In this instance, the son disobeys his father's rule about the bat, knowing that breaking the window to save himself and others would respect his father's values.

The father’s rule about not swinging the bat in the house teaches the son something deeper than the rule itself: it reveals the father’s values — the protection of life and property. When a fire breaks out, the son breaks the window with the bat not because he rejects the rule, but because he understands the principle behind it. By acting to preserve life, he honors the very value the rule was meant to express. True obedience, then, is not rigid rule‑keeping but alignment with the heart and intention behind the command.

Jesus commands are like that.

Jesus’ commands in the Sermon on the Mount function exactly like the father’s rule in my story: they are concrete expressions of deeper values, not arbitrary rules to be followed woodenly.
They reveal what God cares about — reconciliation, purity of heart, truthfulness, mercy, generosity, trust, love of enemies, and wholehearted devotion. The point is not to obey each command in a rigid, literalistic way, but to be shaped by the values those commands express.

Just as the son honored his father’s intent by breaking the window to save a life, a disciple honors Jesus not by mechanically applying every line, but by acting in ways that align with the kingdom values revealed by the commands.

In other words:

The Sermon on the Mount is not a rulebook; it is a revelation of God’s heart.
Obedience is not rule‑keeping but living in harmony with the values Jesus is teaching.


Hopefully that clears things up.
That which you speak of intimates the meaning a living Word.
 
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As an Israeli, I was raised with the Law, but have long since walked away from Messianic Judaism. The Law is indeed still in force as the indicting curse against unbelievers, as an instruction as to what sin is and a curse against those who think they are saved by living it...in addition to or in the place of Christ Jesus...and is therefore something very dangerous with which to wrestle in this life, even though it is holy.

So, given that some pagan cultures practiced murder being wrong, quite a number did not, so the arguments I've encountered out there with secularists in favor of the "basic goodness of mankind" are shown to be absolutely in error.

So, yes, it does indeed take a Divine God to show ALL of His moral absolutes that transcend time and culture. Murder is no acid test for the necessity for guidance within the lives of all people's. We are not under the Law nor its curse with our being filled with Holy Spirit...the Author of the Law.

MM
Do you believe the Mosaic law applies to gentiles chritians.
 
Jesus is saying 'A' is like 'B', where something in the parable is similar to his target idea. In this case, the act of building is the same or similar to acting on what Jesus taught.

In the parable, “building” is Jesus’ metaphor for the entire process of shaping your life around His teaching, and “acting on His words” is the thing that corresponds to building on the rock.
Jesus is the Builder….
 
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Those 2 words are the only really difference.

They both hear.
Yes, only one acts on it, and the other doesn’t.
Note that the word that speaks of 'foundation' Matt7:25 is not mentioned or repeated in the 'not-doer' part.
It’s there!

““But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Obviously the rock is Jesus Christ and the foundation is doing what He says.
The foundation is what He built, the gospel. If you make your house on a different doctrine, then it is not wise.
 
Do you believe the Mosaic law applies to gentiles chritians.

If you're talking about truly saved Gentile Christians, no. It doesn't, nor does it apply to Messianic Israelis. In Christ, we're all one and the same in relation to salvation through grace by faith alone in Christ Jesus, but in this world the distinctions remain.

As I had stated, it's unbelievers who are under the Law still, not the body of Christ. We're all dead to the Law.

MM
 
If you're talking about truly saved Gentile Christians, no. It doesn't, nor does it apply to Messianic Israelis. In Christ, we're all ⁹one and the same in relation to salvation through grace by faith alone in Christ Jesus, but in this world the distinctions remain.

As I had stated, it's unbelievers who are under the Law still, not the body of Christ. We're all dead to the Law.

MM
I understand my question derives from my problem with theologies like Hebrew roots or SDA who believes that still today and also as far back as Genesis 1 the Mosaic law somehow has been imparted on everybody for all times even after the crucifixion
 
As I had stated, it's unbelievers who are under the Law still, not the body of Christ. We're all dead to the Law.

What about the 10 Suggestions?

It's all cool for Christians to lie, steal, do idolatry, adultery, etc etc?

When one says "we are not under the law" they fail to understand that in the New Covenant we are under the Law of Christ, aka the Doctrine of Christ and there are some does and don't involved.

Except of course for the greasy grace people who claim all future sins have already been forgive and they claim when Christians sin God cannot see it so it matters not if Christians live in sin because we are in Christ now and God has no idea if we are sinning or not

Obviously the devil has had a lot of fun with the greasy grace people :rolleyes:
 
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I understand my question derives from my problem with theologies like Hebrew roots or SDA who believes that still today and also as far back as Genesis 1 the Mosaic law somehow has been imparted on everybody for all times even after the crucifixion
is this Torah following something new or did I miss it?
Can't remember hearing about this, say, 20 years ago.
So many new ideas floating around - Having trouble keeping up.

If I'm not mistaken...Christian theology teaches that the Law has been abolished - except for the Moral Law which is eternal and will never be abolished. This would be the 10 commandments and anything that Jesus taught. I would exclude the Sabbath law....whatever day someone wants to worship is not of importance to me.

Also, if you care to respond...seems like you know about the Covenants...
would you say the sign of the NC is baptism or communion?