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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Eternal life is given to those who are faithful til death Revelation 3:10. It is conditional upon a person “ABIDING IN CHRIST, “being faithful til death, on Christian’s who KEEP CHRIST’S WORDS -John 8:51- anyone who KEEPS MY WORD shall never see death. That is a CONDITIONAL PROMISE. Just...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    That’s certainly your choice but you failed to tell me what kind of “rules” the Bible demands in order to interpret it. Indeed, I didn’t know the Bible listed rules for interpretation. I’m really amazed that you can read Revelation 2 and 3 and not see that the status of a church directly...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Jesus NEVER FAILS. And to suggest He could is Blasphemy. God keeps all of His promises TO THE FAITHFUL. He has not promised salvation to the UNFAITHFUL. In fact, just the opposite. He says those who don’t repent shall PERISH and he is not just talking about unsaved people. In Revelation 3...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Yes, eternal life is promised to all the “faithful” followers of Christ. Just because the “unfaithful don’t receive it does NOT make his promises untrue. Revelation 2 and 3-God is writing to the Christians in those churches . He says to the saints at Ephesus that they had “FALLEN”. Then He...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Oh, I beg to differ! I have witnessed probably 50-100 people in my lifetime who have lost their salvation. Just like the parable of the sower says. The seed of the gospel converts people, they are faithful for awhile, they take root and grow ( now don’t tell me they were never saved in the...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    I suppose you are saying that man cannot “choose” to become a Christian . Since he is not “ free from sin”, has a sinful nature, is in bondage to sin and has NO free will to change or do anything about it, he has to go to hell—he has no choice. Yes, I guess if you are a follower of Calvin that...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    CHANCES ARE?? IT’S DOUBTFUL THAT…That’s your argument? You don’t really know anything for sure. You are going to argue on the basis that God didn’t use the word “former” sorcerer? Oh my!! So that makes him an unsaved person? Sir, it’s not MY faith that is on “very shaky ground.” Surely...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Paul said God has called” us by the gospel. 1 Thess 2.
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    We can remove ourselves. Many here believe we do not have free will. Does God keep us against our will? No. God has always wanted WILLING hearts. He does not want “robots”.
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    How odd. I am really surprised that you would call the apostle Peter a person whose “ object of their salvation is themselves or their good works”. You must not be familiar with Acts 8 where he tells Simon the sorcerer to “repent”. Simon who was a new convert having just believed and was...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    At what point it is lost is really irrelevant. The question that needs to be answered is CAN IT BE LOST. We only know what God reveals in scripture; if He hasn’t revealed it, it does no good to speculate. I am only one of several who have posted on this site giving many, many scriptures...
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    Loss of salvation???

    You can’t miss what Hebrews says. It’s not an “interpretation” to QUOTE scripture. It speaks for itself. —-Hebrews 2-“Listen to the things we have learned, lest we DRIFT AWAY. —-Hebrews-4-“…be diligent to enter that rest (heaven). LEST ANYONE FALL…”. “Some “DID NOT ENTER BECAUSE OF...
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    For the believer, when does God forgive sins?

    I disagree with Mr. Carabbio. This needs to be answered —like—EVERY Bible question— with SCRIPTURE; and it can’t be answered by just one verse. Psalms 129:160 says “The SUM of your word is truth.” That means if you really want to know what “the truth” is, you will look at everything the Bible...
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    For the believer, when does God forgive sins?

    And remember Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8? He had just been baptized and when he committed a sin, Peter said he would “PERISH”. Unless he repented and prayed for forgiveness. Better safe than sorry.
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    1 Thess.. 5:21- “Prove” all things. NO “PROOF” NO SCRIPTURE NOTHING
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Yes, all of His disciples were Jews but not all of the Jews were His disciples.
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    It is a mistake to take one verse all by itself and not the whole Bible. YOU said and I quote, “ Christ laid down His life ONLY for His friends - not for everyone.” Not true! —-2 Corinthians 5:15 says that “CHRIST DIED FOR ALL.” ——Roman’s 5:6- “CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.” ——Roman’s 5:8-...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    There is not a word in this whole discourse about “Israel”. From chapter 13 through chapter 17 He is talking to His disciples. How can you just make these things up? Don’t you read the text? Once again, in 15:2, He says “EVERY BRANCH IN ME”. These are people “IN CHRIST” that He is talking...
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    Why I now believe that salvation can be lost.

    Where is the scripture that teaches predestination. (according to John Calvin’s definition of predestination? ) Where is the scripture that says predestination is the only way salvation can be by grace. This is only according to YOU. You need scriptural proof. John Calvin is not proof that it...