Not By Works
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"I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ" (Galatians 1:6-10).
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love is the first fruit, Love is the first fruit, Jesus's 1st command ment Is Love God with all you've got and second is love thy neighbor as thyself! No ifs', ands' or buts When the Holy spirit came to me it filled my heart with love. If you don't feel it, you've got some praying to do!
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"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds" (II John 1:9-11).
The most often quoted scripture about salvation has got to be John 3:16 but read all the way to 3:20. It never says whosoever works but rather believes. Good works are good, not argument be Jesus died for the lazy too. That's not an excuse to be lazy but in Gods house there are many room which Jesus went to prepare for us. Works may well have an effect on which one we get but we won't be thrown into the lake of fire for being weak, lazy or stupid. For god so LOVED the world. There's the 'L' word again.
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"Judas Escariot "was never in the vine" of Christ" (This is a false statement)
This is a false statement, Judas Escariot was absolutely, "in the vine" he was one of Jesus twelve disciples. You are twisting God's word to make it say what you want it to say and there are many bible scholars that would disagree with your statement. Our Heavenly Father will discipline His own Children but He will never "cut us off", you are misinterpreting, John15:2, to your shame.
You are trying to prove that a "True born again believer" can lose their eternal salvation and the bible is clear that God will not lose one of his sheep, not one. And our eternal salvation is "a gift" you cannot work for a gift.
John15:2
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
benhur you are pushing a "false gosple"
This is a false statement, Judas Escariot was absolutely, "in the vine" he was one of Jesus twelve disciples. You are twisting God's word to make it say what you want it to say and there are many bible scholars that would disagree with your statement. Our Heavenly Father will discipline His own Children but He will never "cut us off", you are misinterpreting, John15:2, to your shame.
You are trying to prove that a "True born again believer" can lose their eternal salvation and the bible is clear that God will not lose one of his sheep, not one. And our eternal salvation is "a gift" you cannot work for a gift.
John15:2
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
benhur you are pushing a "false gosple"
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Until you come to the place under the conviction of the Holy Spirit that there is absolutely nothing you can do to either gain salvation or keep salvation in your own accord you will NEVER understand the things you seek. God is not going to give you the key to His treasure storehouse of heavenly wisdom until you come to Him as a sinner; condemned, unclean and undone and receive at His hand the free gift of eternal life.
When you are a new creature you'll understand. But until you do, and as long as you preach a works-based other gospel - I will report every thing you post that contradicts the Word of God. Yes, it is that important. I hope that others that name the name of Christ will follow suit.
When you are a new creature you'll understand. But until you do, and as long as you preach a works-based other gospel - I will report every thing you post that contradicts the Word of God. Yes, it is that important. I hope that others that name the name of Christ will follow suit.
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You are pushing a gospel that say's we must work to keep ourselves saved. That is a false gospel it is Jesus who saves and keeps us saved.
What you are saying is that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to keep us save that he needs a little extra help that is an insult, To pretend that you do not know what everybody is talking about adds injury to insult.
You are so proud of your works but so so lost and why do people think your gospel is unbelievable?
What you are saying is that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to keep us save that he needs a little extra help that is an insult, To pretend that you do not know what everybody is talking about adds injury to insult.
You are so proud of your works but so so lost and why do people think your gospel is unbelievable?
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You are counting all kinds of people, who truly are NOT Born Again Christians, even though they are regular attenders to our worship service. ONLY BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS go to heaven, it says so in John Chapter 3. Matthew 7, HE EXPLAINS that You must KNOW HIM, intimately, personally, with DEEP LOVE FOR HIM more than anyone else, before you can claim you are a Born Again Christian. Even in Matthew Chapter 7, HE SAYS:
Matthew 7:20 (NKJV)
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
John 12:24 (CSBBible)
24 Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.
NO AND's, IF's, BUT's, or MAYBE's. IT IS A GIVEN, or they have NEVER HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN, even if they sit in PEWS every Sunday.
YOU think they are BORN AGAIN, only because you see them sitting on a PEW every Sunday or Saturday.
Sitting on a Pew every week, does not make you a Born Again Christian, any more than sitting in a Garage would make you a Car.
You have to have actually surrendered your life to Christ OUT OF LOVE FOR HIM, before HE is your LORD of your Life. That is why I have been telling you, that you do not understand the first thing about Born Again. Sure we know Lots of People who sit in our PEWS, who have NEVER BEEN SAVED (PAST TENSE), but we want them to be there, because it says:
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John 15:5-6 (NKJV)
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. [ 🡹 They are not a true Christian.]
You are COUNTING the unsaved SITTING IN OUR PEWS. They TRULY ARE NOT IN THE VINE, just because they are sitting in a PEW.
That is WHY this verse is 100% TRUE:
1 John 2:19 (NKJV)
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us,
they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be
made manifest, that none of them were of us.
You are counting every so-called Christian that are our PEWS, but the BIBLES SAYS FEW FIND IT.
The Bible SAYS:
Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV)
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
HE IS NOT CUTTING THOSE WHO ARE IN THE TRUE VINE (.who abides in Me, and I in him.), BUT RATHER THOSE WHO NEVER PRODUCES FRUIT, AND THOSE IN THE VINE WILL ALWAYS PRODUCE FRUIT.
Mark 4:20 (NKJV)
20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
The Seed shown on the Hardened Path are those who rejected CHRIST.
The Seed shown on Sown on Stony Ground, and the Seed Sown among Thorns, are TWO TYPES of NON-Born Again Church Goers, who were NEVER SAVED in the First Place that HE specifically mentioned in Mat 7:20-23. ONLY THOSE OF GOOD SOIL PRODUCE FRUITS.
