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Smoke replied to the thread Dealing with a daughter who doesn't seem to value modesty."Modesty" is very subjective and relative. Do Christian women dress like how the bible describes how women dressed back then? Most... -
I appreciate what everyone has shared, and I found these two posts to be particularly interesting, as they point out the things that the...
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Smoke replied to the thread What are you listening to?.One of the guy's voice is insane (in a good way)!
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Smoke replied to the thread Do Rescuers Need to be Rescued from Rescuing?.From my observation, I've seen people with a savior complex as feeling a sense of nobility for trying to save others even when they...
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to HeIsHere's post in the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.
So a "second" of being unloving will cause me to loose my salvation? Or stated in another way, I need to love perfectly to stay saved... -
Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.I think I agree with almost everything. What trips me up is that I think everyone, even the worst of us, can and does show love in some...
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Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.It's a strawman to frame the argument as "Jesus' death is why we don't need to change". The point that I tried to make (my apologies if...
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Smoke reacted to Pilgrimshope's post in the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.
“We can submit to God but it doesn't guarantee we will not sin again. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us...
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Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.We can submit to God but it doesn't guarantee we will not sin again. You asserted "so all of you are saying that we don't even need to...
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Smoke reacted to Cameron143's post in the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.
I like your line of reasoning. Jesus, in fact, ushered in the ability to go and sin no more. Paul understood this...I live, yet not I...
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Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.I love that "so they would recognize their need for a Savior". Great point.
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Agree, I think Christ Jesus was frequently setting an impossible standard so they would hopefully recognize their need for a Savior, so... -
Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.This is where I struggle to reconcile saying "if you don't do works" (walking-the-walk), then you aren't saved (because you don't...
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Smoke replied to the thread The problem of the statement of “never saved to begin with”.I've heard people ask if Jesus was giving an impossible commandment when He commanded the woman to "go, and sin no more". The common...
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Smoke reacted
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It actually is. It is replacing Christ's obedience (100%) with your own. And because it known that 100% is not possible, the standard...
