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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    You seem to be saying that I believe "one must continue in efforts to earn and retain salvation." I am not sure what you mean here . ...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    I have a brother-in-law who clearly professed faith in Jesus Christ, and his life/living seemed to verify that he was a believer. Now...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    I care little about systematic theology and what it says about Scripture. I do care deeply about what the text itself says, and I care...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    So do you believe then that the person who has truly been born again and has believed -- is then able to go back into unbelief, and even...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    I would suggest the question you ask can simply lead to all kinds of fears, doubts, and theological quagmires. Instead, I think the...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    I guess you can accuse me of whatever you want. My concern is that we rightly divide the Word of God. I want as many as possible to...
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    Chester replied to the thread Loss of salvation???.
    I would suggest we need to be a bit careful about pulling phrases and ideas from one verse into another unrelated verse and making a...
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    What do I think? I think that it is quite obvious that mankind today does not know for sure what Ezekiel meant. Just look at the...
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    Well, we are added to the body of Christ as/when the HS baptizes us, and we become members of a local church when we are water...
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    I commend you for distinguishing the various uses of the term "baptism", and I am somewhat surprised that you are objective enough to...
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    Chester reacted Like to lrs68's post in the thread Waiting to see this..
    If we are going to ever be brutally honest we already know that the majority of believers will never be united in doctrine. But there...
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    Chester reacted Friendly to Magenta's post in the thread Waiting to see this..
    I am not tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of...
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    My wife has long wrestled with general nutritional and overall health. I started specifically praying for her pituitary gland and her...
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    “In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the...
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    Absolutely, and yet be willing to die too In willing to die one sees new life given them in the risen Son for them to be in love to all...