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No, but the Bible DOES agree that drug abuse is sinful, so it is wise to keep one's tippling down to the thimbles served in communion services. Not sure about marijuana's supposed medicinal applications.

Not at all, but I am aware that in addition to Jesus saying that whoever enters shall be saved, He also said that whoever endures or remains in the fold until the end shall be saved, and so I harmonize the two statements by understanding that the hand of God/Christ does not annul human volition...

Regarding "a list of all the things that one must perform in order to comply with the command to endure to the end": I address this in the Kerygma thread, but it is this: “Accept Christ Jesus as Lord” (as in 2CR 4:5 & CL 2:6). The main points of Christian orthodoxy implicit in this statement...

The Occam's Razor principle [the best solution is often the simplest solution] may be applicable here.

No, I believe the NT teaches what might be termed "relationalism" as follows: The OT Shema (DT 6:4) teaches that God is one, and the NT also affirms that there is one God (EPH 4:6, 1TM 2:5). However, the NT teaches that God relates to believers in three ways simultaneously: as the Father, as...

IOW, what is God's will regarding how migration should occur? It surely is not the "king of the hill" [KOTH] violence that has been the main method from the beginning! What teaching of Scripture may apply to this moral/political issue?

I do not think we have adequately discussed any of these, so may I suggest that we address the issue of migration, which I find one of the most difficult ones to apply Scripture to?

Yes, salvation is possible because the Jewish heritage culminated with the atonement of Messiah. No, the possibility of a soul being saved who has never heard of the Jews does not depend upon knowing the OT & NT per Paul in RM 1:20. Regarding my interpretation or hermeneutic or parameters for...

That's right, and may I reiterate the content of saving faith, although we may not understand the whole truth when we first confess/profess it. The normative way of stating the kerygma/GRFS in the NT is “Accept Christ Jesus as Lord” (as in 2CR 4:5 & CL 2:6). The main points of Christian...

Very true. I agree, and unfortunately Christians may cross the line between discussion and argument with Christians. This one reason I said on the Kerygma thread that the kerygma/GRFS should be every Christian’s creed, and only belief in this crucial truth should be viewed as a test for...

Not at all. I am aware that in JN 21:15-17 Peter's true faith is indicated, which means his denial was pretense. Plus, if it were apostasy, HB 6:4-6 says he would not have repented.

Viewing the seal as ownership should not mean folks are forced to persevere or that Jesus was unable to sin, because if God were going to cancel volition, the loving thing would be to dispense with the notion that souls are accountable for sin and force them to be perfect from the beginning...

Honesty, yes, but more so harmonization of Scripture, comparable to Einstein's goal in physics, but this is not rocket science, so I expect you will be able to understand as long as your heart is not calloused. The problem is your wording: God casts people into hell, which sounds like an evil...

I will answer the question about hell first. Moral free will (MFW) only exists when there is the possibility of choosing between two qualitatively opposite moral options that we call good and evil. These options are opposites because of essentially different consequences for choosing them...

This evidence is not proof, but because this hope and belief are based on evidence and logic, it is rational rather than “blind”, and it is made even more intellectually defensible by acknowledging ways that God might yet be disproved, which would appear to include the following: 1. If...

Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell...

Yes. Because perfect justice is not attained during this earthly existence, there is a resurrection and judgment (HB 9:27-28), when those who serve the Spirit of love (although imperfectly, PHP 3:12) are separated from demonic souls who do not even want to try to cooperate with the Holy...

Scripture says we can: MT 10:22, “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” RM 11:22, “Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you...

I will conclude with what Paul wrote to the Galatians (excerpts): 2:16b - We are justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law. 3:10 - For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse. 4:10-11 - You are observing special days and months and seasons and years. I fear...

Only for those who accept Christ's substitutionary atonement. Others receive justice in hell.