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CherieR

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I saw someone on my FB who said
" If we can be bad enough to lose our Salvation , then we can be good enough to earn it "

Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
...xox...
Thank you for posting. I never really thought of it like that.
 
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I agree...
When we plants seeds before unbelievers , God may grow that seed into their heart many years after He has taken us home...

I am always looking for that open door with my unsaved children to plant a seed , sometimes I have thought " They just don`t get it " , but then I remember , it is God who does the growing , so I pray and ask God to protect the seed sown in their hearts before the evil one snatches it , I know never to give up praying for my children...
...xox...
AMEN, plant and water is all we can do and leave the results up to GOD.....He would have all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth and the grace of God that brings salvation has shined down upon all mankind........keep swinging ROSE, sowing and praying :)
 
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There’s no Christian to be found in that passage. There’s no body of Christ to be in yet. That a Jewish kingdom doctrine.
That is absolutely false John............and like I have said, you are wrong...end of story!!! You know...you might consider the fact that you are fighting GOD and his word by your stance.....HE will win!

WHAT I said is correct!

dcontroversal said:
Even though I totally disagree with most of the twisted anti-gospel blather he posts (judges).....we cannot alleviate this truth that was inspired by God and or the other inspired phrases that say the same thing or imply similar truths......

MANY that witnessed the miracles of Jesus and the apostles gave glory to God and even said things like WE have never seen such things.......even lost men on occasion THANK GOD even though they do not know JESUS by faith.

It really troubles me that you stand against these truths.......and or question these truths just because YOU have not seen it....NOT everything is seen or heard, some may think it or say it under their breath or tell someone about it days, months, or even years after the fact.......

Judge NOT before the day.....we just do not have the full story or picture at times and all will come out in the proverbial wash in the end......
 
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so, here you are, pushing law keeping ( which would include Sabbath keeping ) for salvation.

do I get an apology for all the times I have told you that you push this, and you deny it??
Good luck......the jokers that peddle a self sustained faith, self sustained losable salvation always deny they peddle this....the exact same thing the MANY peddle...........they will find out
 

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Lol.... how lovely.🙄

Don't be stinky just because you know I am right and you're intimidated by sound doctrine.


You are implying born of water DOES INDEED mean born of flesh in the context of Jesus speaking in john. I agree.


But then you say "the bible interperates itself" and try to stretch born according to the flesh from one verse to mean the same as born of flesh in another.


Think for one moment fralphart101jenscoroni.....


If you say
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Would mean that you're implying the son of promise was NOT born of flesh in the CONTEXT Jesus spake saying: You MUST be born of water (which you agree is flesh) AND of the spirit.


It would mean he is disqualified from seeing the kingdom of God because He was not "born ACCORDING to the flesh" as abrahams first son.🤦‍♂️

I fixed two typos here.😅

what = that
im = in
 
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It can be very frustrating to keep reading over and over the post of those who claim that we can lose our Salvation , and very tempting to put them on ignore...
But also we never know when the seed may be planted in the hearts of those who are in error...

The ones who claim we can lose our Salvation are normally the ones who put us on ignore , that speaks louder to me...
...xox...
Exactly..........and as long as they post I must address it and send a spiritual round down range every now and then for the sake of the readers that never post.....I will absolutely stand against any and all dogmas that devalue salvation, JESUS, his promises, his power and the word of GOD...any and all dogmas that peddle a losable salvation or a salvation that must be earned kept or maintained on ANY LEVEL is false and does the bolded above.....
 
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Yes perhaps, one day when they come to the end of themselves they might see the light.
Amen.........they have the opportunity until the very day that GOD causes ALL MEN to chose by DELUDING ALL that will not receive the love of the truth........I have believed for some time that is the final proverbial line in the sand...........at that very MOMENT ALL who are LOST will receive the BEAST as god and ALL that will receive the love of the true have been saved.........and that particular DAY is fast approaching!!
 
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I love this Proverb , and it is my go to for times when I have trials...
A great reminder for when the evil one strikes us , or when we do not know what to do...

Proverbs 3:5-6 New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.

it is a reminder that we can do NOTHING in our own strength , and it is a healing balm to know that the LORD our God carries us always...
...xox...
One of the first Proverbs I taught thru in like 1991 hahah
 
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I saw someone on my FB who said
" If we can be bad enough to lose our Salvation , then we can be good enough to earn it "

Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
...xox...
Tragically...most satanic religions teach their people that.......................should be....we are never good enough to gain it, much less keep ii because JESUS IS FAITHFUL!!
 
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Yes I do...
We either are saved by grace , or earning our salvation , there is no inbetween...

Those who have accepted Jesus as their LORD and Savior are those who have eternal life , and stand on the Rock , but those who add anything to their " salvation " is standing on the sinking sand...

May God open their eyes to see , for we are not promised tomorrow...
...xox...
I love your incessant stand on and in the truth.......it is clear hey....once one sees the truth of eternal security, which is biblical, they have the real HOPE the bible portrays.....
 
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Funny ...I took typing in grade nine and then dropped it for World Religions :rolleyes:....should have stuck with the typing both my speed and accuracy ....bad.
HAHAHAH I had it in grade 10 along with business law........now I only use about 4 or 5 fingers HAHAHHAH but do not have to look at key board all the time....
 
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No, actually what happens is the big game soils themselves when they see it's Ralph, just before he nails them right between the eyes.
You probably could not hit the broad side of a barn with a sawed off shotgun from 10 feet Ralph........just admit it...we ALL know it is you.....
 
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I have had a few of those tooo... I will say though @eternally-gratefull takes the prize..sometimes they read like coded language. ;)
I don't know why, but on my PCs the spell check on CC underlines any misspelled word...on my phone it does not do it.....so I am more apt to misspell when using my phone.....wonder why that is? AND of course most times is because of using such a small screen as opposed to KEYS....