I can't believe the degree to which people are willing to perform mental gymnastics and medieval word torture in order to make unclear something that has always been unquestionably clear:
Sinners can neither embrace or demonstrate God's "agape" without first surrendering their hearts to Him.
"Apart from Me, ye can do nothing".
Yes, everyone was clear on this until Phoneman-777 comes along and says...
Now, Composthuman and his disciple Dino420, after seeing their beloved OSAS doctrine die a horrible, agonizing death right here, refuse to accept the truth. They can't allow their OSAS License to Sin to expire. So, they're forced to leap on altars and howl like madmen and cut themselves trying to resurrect OSAS with the ridiculously indefensible argument, "Oh hell yeah, the wicked can partake of "agape" all day long!" and deny the truth of Scripture that if we can't keep God's commandments, we can't demonstrate God's "agape".
Sinners can neither embrace or demonstrate God's "agape" without first surrendering their hearts to Him.
"Apart from Me, ye can do nothing".
Yes, everyone was clear on this until Phoneman-777 comes along and says...
...if "agape" is demonstrated by keeping God's commandments (1 John 5:3 KJV)...
...but the wicked can't keep God's commandments even if they wanted to (Romans 8:7 KJV)...
...therefore, the "many" in Matthew 24:12-13 KJV who allow iniquity to kill their "agape" cold and dead, leaving them unable to endure to the end and lost....are saints and OSAS is false.
...but the wicked can't keep God's commandments even if they wanted to (Romans 8:7 KJV)...
...therefore, the "many" in Matthew 24:12-13 KJV who allow iniquity to kill their "agape" cold and dead, leaving them unable to endure to the end and lost....are saints and OSAS is false.
Now, Composthuman and his disciple Dino420, after seeing their beloved OSAS doctrine die a horrible, agonizing death right here, refuse to accept the truth. They can't allow their OSAS License to Sin to expire. So, they're forced to leap on altars and howl like madmen and cut themselves trying to resurrect OSAS with the ridiculously indefensible argument, "Oh hell yeah, the wicked can partake of "agape" all day long!" and deny the truth of Scripture that if we can't keep God's commandments, we can't demonstrate God's "agape".
May I ask you a question, you know that a brother can struggle to repent, should this not also mean a brother can show wickedness.. until they do repent.