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Stop believing in it, that's how:
"1Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain." - 1 Corinthians 15:1-2
"1Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain." - 1 Corinthians 15:1-2
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That interpretation means that because Jesus is the final blood sacrifice and no other is needed, all that's left is a fearful expectation of judgment and raging fire:
26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God." - Hebrews 10:26-27
I'm pretty sure Jesus' final sacrifice was meant to deliver us from the judgment of fire to come, not make it so that's our expectation.
Obviously, no sacrifice remaining means the willfully sinning person has no sacrifice left to protect him from the fires of the coming judgment.
26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God." - Hebrews 10:26-27
I'm pretty sure Jesus' final sacrifice was meant to deliver us from the judgment of fire to come, not make it so that's our expectation.
Obviously, no sacrifice remaining means the willfully sinning person has no sacrifice left to protect him from the fires of the coming judgment.
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It’s hard for believers that have the same heart issues of the elder brother of the prodigal son to believe that Father would welcome His prodigal back home with great joy.......
They would rather believe that if a believer leaves the faith after being saved they cannot come back. However, the Father says they can!
They would rather believe that if a believer leaves the faith after being saved they cannot come back. However, the Father says they can!
Thank you!
Some prefer to try to make God a liar in service to their own agenda.
They would rather believe that if a believer leaves the faith after being saved they cannot come back. However, the Father says they can!
It’s hard for believers that have the same heart issues of the elder brother of the prodigal son to believe that Father would welcome His prodigal back home with great joy.......
But as it is, I'm calling prodigals, and potential prodigals, back to faith in Christ and in the process heaping up reward for myself, the reward being the person themselves. That's not exactly the attitude of the older brother of the Prodigal.
But the new osas thinks it's doing good by telling prodigals all is good while you're in the land of prostitutes and pig farms, not realizing the Prodigal had to come home in order to not be dead and lost anymore.
"24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ - Luke 15:24
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We pray for our leaders in government, we aim to walk honestly in the sight of all men so that the word of God be not blasphemed.
You are overly zealous on this speed limit thing; more so than even Law Enforcement is.
I've seen often times law enforcement/government officials ignore traffic laws out right!
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They bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers (Matthew 23:4).
As I said before, speed limits are a thing you as a responsible driver should observe with good judgment and common sense based on location, conditions, and the enforcement practices of that particular area's enforcement policies (strict or relaxed), etc.
Jesus was accused of being a winebibber; seems like I am being accused of wreckless driving.
Who are being the Pharisees here? Me, or you accusers?
You are overly zealous on this speed limit thing; more so than even Law Enforcement is.
I've seen often times law enforcement/government officials ignore traffic laws out right!
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They bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers (Matthew 23:4).
As I said before, speed limits are a thing you as a responsible driver should observe with good judgment and common sense based on location, conditions, and the enforcement practices of that particular area's enforcement policies (strict or relaxed), etc.
Jesus was accused of being a winebibber; seems like I am being accused of wreckless driving.
Who are being the Pharisees here? Me, or you accusers?
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You are far from understanding the Book of Hebrews, or many other letters and verses ... however it is proper practice to always understand more difficult verses within the context of the larger biblical truths or within context of the larger theme of the letter, not pull a verse from its context.
This is dishonest.
We all know that petulant children cannot admit when they are wrong and what do they do is ramp up their temper tantrum and persist in their error even more.
Yes that is what they do.
This is dishonest.
We all know that petulant children cannot admit when they are wrong and what do they do is ramp up their temper tantrum and persist in their error even more.
Yes that is what they do.
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...If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city (Revelation 22:19).
OSAS would take away this verse...
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone (Revelation 21:8).
Because once you are saved, you cannot be lost even if you go on to commit these acts after being saved. And some can claim all they want that this type of person was never saved, but that doesn't matter because as long as some weak soul believes that he is saved, and goes back to sin, he is saved in HIS mind. I knew a person like this.
OSAS would take away this verse...
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone (Revelation 21:8).
Because once you are saved, you cannot be lost even if you go on to commit these acts after being saved. And some can claim all they want that this type of person was never saved, but that doesn't matter because as long as some weak soul believes that he is saved, and goes back to sin, he is saved in HIS mind. I knew a person like this.
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If the “anyone” referred to in Revelation 22:19 are not believers, who are they? In other words, who might want to either add to or take away from the words of the Bible? Most likely, this tampering with God’s Word would be done not by true believers but by those who only profess to be Christians and who suppose that their names are in the Book of Life. Generally speaking, the two main groups who have traditionally tampered with God’s revelation are pseudo-Christian cults and those who hold to very liberal theological beliefs. Many cults and theological liberals claim the name of Christ as their own, but they are not “born again”—the definitive biblical term for a Christian...
There is another important consideration about the meaning of Revelation 22:19, and it involves translation. Most manuscripts do not even mention the “book of life”; instead, they have “tree of life.” Here is how Revelation 22:19 reads in the NIV: “If anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.” Other translations with “tree” instead of “book” are the NASB, ESV, NLT, HCSB, ISV, NET, and ASV, among others. The KJV stands nearly alone in translating it as the “book” of life. The error arose when Erasmus, in compiling his Greek text, was forced to translate the last six verses of Revelation from the Latin Vulgate into Greek. The “tree” became a “book” because a scribe had accidentally replaced the Latin lingo (“tree”) with libro (“book”). All translations that follow the Textus Receptus, such as the KJV, thus incorrectly say “book” instead of “tree” of life...
https://www.gotquestions.org/erased-book-life.html
There is another important consideration about the meaning of Revelation 22:19, and it involves translation. Most manuscripts do not even mention the “book of life”; instead, they have “tree of life.” Here is how Revelation 22:19 reads in the NIV: “If anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.” Other translations with “tree” instead of “book” are the NASB, ESV, NLT, HCSB, ISV, NET, and ASV, among others. The KJV stands nearly alone in translating it as the “book” of life. The error arose when Erasmus, in compiling his Greek text, was forced to translate the last six verses of Revelation from the Latin Vulgate into Greek. The “tree” became a “book” because a scribe had accidentally replaced the Latin lingo (“tree”) with libro (“book”). All translations that follow the Textus Receptus, such as the KJV, thus incorrectly say “book” instead of “tree” of life...
https://www.gotquestions.org/erased-book-life.html
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