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I was encouraged to read your reply, I'm glad you explained your position clearly. I was somewhat confused earlier, as I got the sense that you believe human efforts contribute something to the work of salvation. As I read through some of our posts, I realize I may have been to rigid with my...

Hebrews 6:6 has to be teaching that Christ's atonement was a once and for all event. And if someone claims to believe in Him and then falls away, it means they never truly believed and they will never find any other way of salvation, apart from the one they rejected. If someone rejects the...

The gospel verses you mention above, were speaking about the time before the resurrection. And Sunday had not yet replaced Saturday as the Christian Sabbath. I can't think of any scriptures that would support Sabbath keeping after the resurrection. The book of Acts shows the disciples meeting...

Glad to hear that most of your prayers weren't answered, whilst you were disobedient to God. We don't know what's best for us, but God does so we should thank Him for not giving us everything we ask for. Thank God, the Holy Spirit was still working in you, otherwise you would have fallen away...

How is it that you claim to believe all the above verses, yet you don't believe this principal applies to Hebrews 6:4-6 According to your interpretation of Heb 6:4-6 true believers (Gods elect) can lose their salvation. That contradicts everything those verses you listed teach.

You didn't say it in those words, but you did say it to that effect.

To gain, "victory over sin" means that Jesus Christ has broken the absolute legal and ruling power of sin over the believer, though a lifelong, internal struggle against remaining sin still remains until glorification. Those of us who are in union with Christ, have been rescued from the...

While the specific mechanics of the Holy Spirit are not textually detailed line-by-line within the narrative of Luke 15. The prodigal son, "coming to his senses" in (Luke 15:17) illustrates the reality of effectual calling and regeneration. Spiritually dead sinners cannot generate true, saving...

The gathering for worship and breaking bread on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2)—culminated in John's use of the established title "the Lord's day" in Revelation 1:10 So yes, the "Lord's Day" in Revelation 1:10 describes the first day of the week (Sunday), which is...

The Lord's Day is observed on Sunday, which is the Christian Sabbath. While the original creation Sabbath was the seventh day (Saturday), the day of corporate worship and rest shifted to the first day of the week (Sunday) under the New Covenant. This change commemorates Jesus Christ's...

You never got that impression because your theology is the same as his. Both of you believe the Arminian "saved by works" version of the gospel. God's grace precedes human action. Because humans are spiritually dead in sin, God must first regenerate a person (give them a new heart) before they...

Whilst we should strive to resist the temptation to sin as much as possible, we know that it's not possible to resist for an hour let alone 24 hrs. The Bible teaches that believers face three main spiritual enemies: the world, the flesh (often connected to lust or sinful desires), and the...

It may sound like we're arguing the same thing, but I can assure you that our interpretation of the gospel message is fundamentally different. OMC doesn't believe that salvation is all of the Lord, he believes that we are saved by grace + works and I believe we are saved by grace without any...

You're wrong about John 15:6 because a branch "in" Christ represents a professing attachment—someone connected externally through the visible church, baptism, or a superficial profession—rather than a vital, regenerating union. True believers (the elect) are preserved by God and will ultimately...

The other member was claiming that regenerated believers attain sinless perfection in this life and I responded by stating that the Bible doesn't teach any such thing. I never disagreed with "universal sinfulness before regeneration" but I disagree with sinless perfection after regeneration. I...

None of the above verses teach that believers have the victory over sin in this life, nor do they teach that believes can resist temptation for any length of time. Whilst the regenerate are not in the flesh, we still sin every single day and we will continue to sin every single day for the...

Sanctification is a work of the Holy Spirit, it has nothing to do with your efforts or ability to abide in Christ. The command to abide in John 15:4 functions as the divinely appointed means through which God preserves His people. Believers actively abide by depending on the Holy Spirit...

Romans 7 is not describing a passing phase in Pauls life, as you suggest. Instead it describes his Permanente life long state. The war against the flesh is life long and we don't have the final victory in this life. Romans 8 does not teach a life free from the presence or inner conflict of...

All of the above describe salvation by grace. A person is not saved by increments or instalments of grace. Salvation is finalised at the point of regeneration, everything that follows is not adding anything to Gods completed work of salvation. All of those things that come after a person is...

It's not my claim, it's what Gods Word reveals. I accept Gods Word as it is spoken, you obviously don't when it doesn't line up with the teaching of your denomination. Paul's struggle with sin in Romans 7:14–25 describes his post-conversion (regenerate) experience as a believer, not his life...