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Yes, but thankfully we "can do all things through Christ Which strengthens" all of us, right? 
My favorite preacher used to say, "No one is going to hell because of sin...for we have All sinned. People are going to hell because provision was made for their salvation and they refused to take advantage of it."
My favorite preacher used to say, "No one is going to hell because of sin...for we have All sinned. People are going to hell because provision was made for their salvation and they refused to take advantage of it."
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I can't boast in anything except Jesus and His truth which I love.
And why not? It's EASY to love the truth. The challenge is loving the brethren, especially those who attack you for preaching truth while they themselves preach lies like OSAS, which is condemned in Ezekiel 13:22-23 KJV.
And why not? It's EASY to love the truth. The challenge is loving the brethren, especially those who attack you for preaching truth while they themselves preach lies like OSAS, which is condemned in Ezekiel 13:22-23 KJV.
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I already know that, so no need for me to brush up. What I'd like to see you do is brush up on some Greek, so that you can discover that "Anti-" means "in place of", "instead of", "in behalf of", "for". Do you know what the Latin "Vicarius Filii Dei" means and who claims that as their title?
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Amen...which is why salvation cannot be "unconditional" - it requires that a condition be met - belief.
But, that opens up a whole other kettle of fish:
The devils also "believe" but are lost.
Some say, "well, they don't believe ENOUGH".
OK, how much is "enough"?
Some say, "Enough to TRUST in Jesus".
OK, trust in Him for what?
Salvation.
OK, but I already have salvation because I believe, so we're back to square one.
Can you see that this limited idea of what it means to "believe" only results in circular reasoning? Every flippin definition and notion is thrown around EXCEPT the Biblical definition of what it means to have faith and to believe:
DOING SOMETHING -- according to Hebrews 11.
Not to be saved, but because we believe.
"I believe lies, greed, selfishness, envy, porn, etc., hurts God and my neighbor, so I will pray for power to cease."
It's the unavoidable direction to which the Christian must go, or be lost
But, that opens up a whole other kettle of fish:
The devils also "believe" but are lost.
Some say, "well, they don't believe ENOUGH".
OK, how much is "enough"?
Some say, "Enough to TRUST in Jesus".
OK, trust in Him for what?
Salvation.
OK, but I already have salvation because I believe, so we're back to square one.
Can you see that this limited idea of what it means to "believe" only results in circular reasoning? Every flippin definition and notion is thrown around EXCEPT the Biblical definition of what it means to have faith and to believe:
DOING SOMETHING -- according to Hebrews 11.
Not to be saved, but because we believe.
"I believe lies, greed, selfishness, envy, porn, etc., hurts God and my neighbor, so I will pray for power to cease."
It's the unavoidable direction to which the Christian must go, or be lost
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Amen...which is why salvation cannot be "unconditional" - it requires that a condition be met - belief.
But, that opens up a whole other kettle of fish:
The devils also "believe" but are lost.
Some say, "well, they don't believe ENOUGH".
OK, how much is "enough"?
Some say, "Enough to TRUST in Jesus".
OK, trust in Him for what?
Salvation.
OK, but I already have salvation because I believe, so we're back to square one.
Can you see that this limited idea of what it means to "believe" only results in circular reasoning? Every flippin definition and notion is thrown around EXCEPT the Biblical definition of what it means to have faith and to believe:
DOING SOMETHING -- according to Hebrews 11.
Not to be saved, but because we believe.
"I believe lies, greed, selfishness, envy, porn, etc., hurts God and my neighbor, so I will pray for power to cease."
It's the unavoidable direction to which the Christian must go, or be lost
But, that opens up a whole other kettle of fish:
The devils also "believe" but are lost.
Some say, "well, they don't believe ENOUGH".
OK, how much is "enough"?
Some say, "Enough to TRUST in Jesus".
OK, trust in Him for what?
Salvation.
OK, but I already have salvation because I believe, so we're back to square one.
Can you see that this limited idea of what it means to "believe" only results in circular reasoning? Every flippin definition and notion is thrown around EXCEPT the Biblical definition of what it means to have faith and to believe:
DOING SOMETHING -- according to Hebrews 11.
Not to be saved, but because we believe.
"I believe lies, greed, selfishness, envy, porn, etc., hurts God and my neighbor, so I will pray for power to cease."
It's the unavoidable direction to which the Christian must go, or be lost
Believe: to assess a statement as being true
Trust: to rely on, look to ( as for salvation) , depend upon an individual
Receive( in the sense of receiving Christ): to accept, to welcome in to stay
The devil does believe but does not trust nor receive Jesus. I believe a born again believer in Jesus believes, trusts and receives Christ. For me, trust does not have to be big but it can be small and mature as one knows and follows Jesus. As someone with experience with anxiety disorder, trust in God is not something to come so naturally but I see it growing in me.
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Yes, "trust" and "receive" are definitely concepts that are mentioned implicitly in the "faith" chapter of Hebrews 11, but do you know what it mentions explicitly? Obedience. So, when we speak of salvation as being obtained by "belief" aka "faith", obedience is not a peripheral concept, but integral to belief, as Hebrews 11 teaches us.
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