John 5:24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
lets start with this verse. lets restart the conversation at page 6115. this say that once you believe you have everlasting life, but not only that, you also wont be coming into judgment and have passed from death into life.
if anyone believes but then is coming to judgment and goes back to death how can this verse even be true?
Metaphor and meaning removes time out of the equation and puts the end of the road at its beginning.
I set off to climb a mountain and say, "Starting the journey in the knowledge you can complete it, brings the view of the top now."
As a way of encouraging people, saying support and guidance along the way will be provided, this is Gods gift to us with a repentant soul. He will deliver the good seed planted in good soil to eternal life. In His view, the elect who start all finish.
This is very different from seed planted in shallow soil with a hard heart. Sadly how these things work out is in the hands of both the believer and the Lord. I say sadly because few will find their way to the end.
Matt 7:14
small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Hypocrisy. It is easy to say "you evil believers you have got it all wrong" while failing oneself, and determining though it is simple to enter into heaven, most have found it impossible, and especially "you over there".
Jesus and His word sows to our souls and lives, to bring forth fruit of the Spirit. That is our sign we know Him.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers.
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