Not By Works
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Yessir, these who suggest themselves that they have done these things then point to self as their claim that He is Lord... have no understanding what so ever.
He saved us according to His mercy. Not according to works of righteousness.
(romans 9-10 in context)
All who have even one blemish are enemies of God. Those who seek to establish their own righteousness have not submitted to the righteousness of Christ.
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Matthew 19:26
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.😁
Personally I just want an answer. I would easily believe they aren't ralph. (I never even really believed RALPH was the REAL ralph)
Ralph was never banned, right?
And if it is not ralph they can just say "no" or "yes but I dont want to say who I was for personal reasons"
That's fine.... but why no honest answer?
I'd feel convicted....
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.😁
Personally I just want an answer. I would easily believe they aren't ralph. (I never even really believed RALPH was the REAL ralph)
Ralph was never banned, right?
And if it is not ralph they can just say "no" or "yes but I dont want to say who I was for personal reasons"
That's fine.... but why no honest answer?
I'd feel convicted....
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Ralph's Avatar states Guest... not banned.
Okay really, think for a minute, would you want to own up to being "Ralph"
The main take away from his time here as Ralph was that I always had Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" stuck in my head.
He obviously wants a fresh start, no ties to the past persona... fine... but his dogma is still wrong.
Okay really, think for a minute, would you want to own up to being "Ralph"
The main take away from his time here as Ralph was that I always had Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" stuck in my head.
He obviously wants a fresh start, no ties to the past persona... fine... but his dogma is still wrong.
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Thats why I made the joke back then.
They pmed me and found out it was me first, then made the ralph account after i did.
I heard a few members joking about this ralph being so great and him one day coming.
So I made therealralph before he got here and started playing around... my avatar was a picture of gandolf the grey🤦♂️
i got convicted and admitted it was all a joke in a day or less even though everyone seemed to think it was silly
( i heard it was against the rules to have multiple accounts... i pmed once fallen)
They pmed me and found out it was me first, then made the ralph account after i did.
I heard a few members joking about this ralph being so great and him one day coming.
So I made therealralph before he got here and started playing around... my avatar was a picture of gandolf the grey🤦♂️
i got convicted and admitted it was all a joke in a day or less even though everyone seemed to think it was silly
( i heard it was against the rules to have multiple accounts... i pmed once fallen)
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So if you know him then obviously he knows you? I would say it was because they built their house on a rock is the reason he said he never knew them.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matt 7:24
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Matt 7:26
Then do you question the veracity of his sayings.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matt 7:24
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Matt 7:26
Then do you question the veracity of his sayings.
You mean 1 John 2:19 does not mean what is plainly means. 1 John 2:19 makes it inescapably clear that those who WENT OUT FROM US WERE NOT OF US and IF they HAD BEEN OF US then they WOULD HAVE continued with us. 
The problem is, it isn't talking about who osas says it's talking about.
Which you should have no argument against since even you do not apply it to the Galatians, or Peter, who both fell away, but who really were 'of us'.
Obviously, in the context of all of scripture, 1 John 2:19 can't be applied the way osas applies it.
Both the Galatians and the Corinthians did not hold fast to what they first heard. So much for asserting that it is the true believers who will always and without exception hold fast. Either 1 John 2:19 can't be talking about every single true believer never being able to fall away, or the Galatians and Corinthians were not really saved. Which one do you want to go with? One of them has to give in order for your Calvinist leaning doctrine to be true. So which one do you want to ditch? We'll examine your choice from there. Either way, you'll see that these doctrines in the church that have spawned from Calvinism (it seems few want to be a true Calvinist anymore), including yours, don't stand up to scrutiny.
