Not By Works

I've heard certain people in the past interpret 1 John 1:9 in such a way to imply that we must "confess each sin that we commit as we commit them" (keep a specific inventory) as an "additional requirement" to "remain cleansed" and if we forget a sin we are toast!

We have had many trolls on this thread and that is exactly what they do time and time again,

Syntax and Parallel are still someone's opinion. Compare it to other similar versions and you find several differences.

Yes it happens. There are such things as LIFE PRESERVERS whereby one throws the ring to the drowning person to pull them to safety if one can not safely enter and leave the water. I did Red Cross Life Guard training and there are also other apparatus devises whereby the person needs to exercise themselves to be saved.

Surprised you never heard of a life preserver.

I never knew how being born again for some,seems to be so complicated.

It must be awful not to have that security in the Lord.....I’m just glad he testified to my spirit that I was his child....nothing complicated.....Praise God!

My point was simply that the Holy Spirit guided my ancestors to what God was revealing to them in their simplistic lives. We do not all have to be professors of linguistics, Arabic, Greek language. I admire those who do so but God will reveal His message in His own way to His own people.

The Million Dollar Question:
Definition of work: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Given: You believe that you of your own free will must believe (mental effort) to be saved (to achieve a result)
Question: How do you explain that you do NO WORK in order to be saved??????

... and that question is but one of many .... like ... how do you explain:

John 1:12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God[talking salvation here], that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— 13 who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

John 6:29 Jesus answered, “This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One whom He has sent.” [works] Clearly this verse defines “faith” as a work. Thus faith must originate from God since God’s grace does not include man works (Galatians 5:2).

You are saved according to some English Translation. I doubt you can read Hebrew/Yiddish/Aramaic/Ancient Greek!

Try running head first into a wall. Your Circular Logic is bent out of shape!

You are saved according to some English Translation.

Which scripture would that be?

But He chose you over others correct?

Others are just at meritless?

Genuine believers have not refused to confess and repent and do not have a seared conscience. Also, quenching the Holy Spirit is likened to suppressing fire. When believers do what we know is wrong and are not allowing the Holy Spirit to work through us, we suppress or quench the Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-21) Now who has not at times grieved the Holy Spirit? Yet believers are still sealed by the Holy Spirit until the redemption of the purchased possession/unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30)

You don’t know the Bible we’ll do you? “Don’t quench the Holy Spirit..”

It is not merit when you give 100 % trust in someone else

Rejoice always;
pray without ceasing;
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do not quench the Spirit;
do not despise prophetic utterances.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 (NASB)

Well there are many, but where does it mention repentance/contrition for sin here?

So which one?

Just because you do not like our answers does not mean we do Not answer

Do I need to start taking a list of times you have been answered yet demand you have not?

Still not the scenario that was presented

If it is not merit, why do you put in the sentence something YOU must do; specifically, YOU must TRUST 100% so that God will do whatever.

Your faith is based on YOU TRUSTING, a WORK, salvation by WORKS which is the topic at hand.

Work definition: activity involving mental or physical effort [you trusting] done in order to achieve a purpose or result [for salvation, to please God].