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Men and women can not save themselves. That is done by the love of Jesus toward us. We all believe in Jesus as our Savior. It is Jesus that saves, but he is only going to save those that listen and do what he tells them to do.

What if the sheep when found had bit the master and ran away again? What would have happened if the prodigal had got engaged in a good business deal and never returned to the father. What if the prodigal had never repented and returned?

Unless it is uprooted somehow or is burned by the sun and dies within the root. Just like the parable of the vine. Jesus tells us that those branches IN HIM that produce no fruit will be taken away (lose salvation). John 15:2

I am interested in TT's answer to this question too. TT are you going to answer. VCO, EG, decon, ljs, BillG? Do you believe that salvation is conditional upon believing? Simple yes or no?

Wow VCO, you drove your point right through his heart. He talks of peace and love and you scream FALSE GOSPEL. You need to read about some people to people skills. When I said at first that I thought good works and love were part of the salvation process, you made me feel like I was satan...

You are a new believer, and you were instructed by TT in post 67,767. That is good instructions. TT is one of the good guys, so listen to him. Come to a firm belief that Jesus is the Christ and believe that he is the Son of God. When you believe this and the Holy Spirit comes to you, you...

I use that to say, "On the other hand". In context, it would go like this: I do this, and OTOH you do this. Does that answer your question?

That is certainly the truth, so watch out.

Good thought BillG. God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called. I like that. Thank you.

Believe me if I don't I will be OK because I have done exactly what you have done to be saved. You OTOH, may be at risk for not following through on following Jesus and living according to how he lived, in obedience to the Father. I believe that you as a person do follow Jesus, but your...

These scriptures bring out a good plan: Believe, confess, continue to live in him. All part of the salvation process.

I am sure you have read all of 2 john 1? John uses the word beseech, when he says, I beseech you to love one another (2 John 1:5). In 2 john 1:6, John tells them what love is. It is keeping the commandments that Christ had given them to live. Why does he use the word beseech? Because he...

The Lord's plan is perfect. Believe in the Lord, Trust in the Lord, Have a knew heart, Live the commandments the Lord gave us, Love God and man, Endure to the end. Perfect.

I have never said that grace causes a man to sin, that would be another oxymoron. What I have said is that preachers and pastors often for the sake of building up their congregations will make it seem that you can do anything you want because you are under the freedom of grace. Vulnerable...

When you try with effort, do you not pray that the spirit will be with you to give you revelation and power to succeed in you endeavor? It is obvious that you can tell the difference between an effort that is generated not from the spirit but of yourself. So why not always give effort that is...

John 5 is Jesus talking to Jews that were wanting to kill him because he had healed a man on the Sabbath and had made himself equal with God. In the KJV the word is that they who believe on his words shall not come into condemnation. In Romans 8:1, Paul uses these same words and says that...

Are you giving the signs of having love in your heart? This response seems to be the opposite of love.

I hope you are living so that all can see that your love is a sign that you are saved. I have no doubt that you do, so keep it up, and I look forward to seeing you in the skies as we accompany Jesus to the earth to start the millennium. It will be one of those great days in our lives.

You cannot have EL until after you are judged. Now if you are caught up in the rapture, then you can be assured you have EL, but again the rapture has not yet happened. So be good and follow Jesus's way of living, and be obedient, and if the rapture comes in your lifetime I hope to see you in...

This twice you have questioned this verbiage. If you don't know where your opponent is coming from, you can't bring them to your vision. Our opponents believe there are many OSAS scriptures. Whether there are or not is not the question. The reality is that they believe there are scriptures...