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The essence of a Christian is that, although he is upon the earth, he is heavenly; and how could he know and grow in that, unless by the revelation of a heavenly Man who is his Life (Col 3:4)? Who is or could be that heavenly Man but the Man Christ Jesus, Who, after having put away sin by the...

We do need this until we get it right. It's not a being-saved issue but a spiritual-growth issue; which is important for rewards latter.

Hi and appreciate your reply! Yes, to be saved one must be reborn first by the Holy Spirit, as you say. God bless!

Some Christians believe that God can “Test Run” the soul. God doesn’t save you, then test you to see if you’re going to stay saved. I heard once that “everyone that should be saved, will be saved”—for there is a Book of Life “from the foundation of the world” (Rev 17:8—we were saved when the...

Thanks for the good applicable reply!

Thanks for the reply Friend!

Many Christians are unaware that they are forgiven for all their sins! Otherwise Scripture could not state that we are already like Jesus (1Jo 4:17). Not in His sinlessness but in His guiltlessness! He knows you don’t want to sin, as Paul was delivered from desiring sin (Rom 7:15, 16, 19, 20...

Well put, same with me, I know everyone will believe what they believe! But, what you keep bringing up only concerns spiritual growth and not salvation. Many Christians now days do not grow much in Christ, but they are saved. Spiritual growth will determine what level of authority we will be at...

Hi Lynx!

Hi and thanks for your comment! It's my understanding that the gift of eternal life in Christ cannot be won because it's a gift. The "race" we "run" (1Co 9:24)is not for salvation, which is obtained at the time we ask Christ in. Salvation of course is a free gift of God and not a "prize"...

The Christians “forgiveness” is “once for all,” meaning that God’s forgiveness needs applied only “once” (Heb 10:10, 14), and which is never withdrawn, so it is continually unending and needs not to forgive over and over (unlike the Popish mass supports) but just once, which is eternal...

Hi, and I always get refreshed when one replies with encouraging and complementing comments. Thanks for the refreshment, and God bless your Family!!

Hi, and appreciate your comment. God bless you and God be blessed!!

Satan was foiled in his attempt to turn the King aside from His divine path, but he succeeded with the servants (Satan can cause a believer to commit sin—but the sin will not be willful, as a sinner’s is—NC); and so the highest and best gift of God (salvation—NC) has been the occasion for the...

I know what you mean, but if he is truly a Christian God will eventually lead him from every wrong he encounters, because of Phil 2:13, as we all continue to encounter, until He comes!