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The other option is that "sealed" assumes or depends on perseverance in saving faith. IOW, believers have God's seal of approval, but this does not mean they no longer have volition. Perhaps Jesus' story in LK 11:24-26 is relevant: When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through...

"They" is definitely those who were saved, but just how they "have fallen away" or committed apostasy is not specified in HB, which is why it may be by committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit per Christ Jesus, which may mean repenting of accepting His Lordship.

No, I believe salvation is a gift from God that is accepted or rejected because God gives normal human adults moral free will that allows them to choose to believe--or not, and that saving faith is followed by good or loving works, although believers may have different gifts to exercise in the...

I disagree that the Sabbath law was mandated for everyone from Adam to Moses. The Sabbath is connected to Christ's sacrifice per HB 7:22-8:13. Jesus abrogated the Mosaic Sabbatarian law by saying, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath... Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."...

Very true--the moral walk following saving faith.

Do you believe God is our Authority and what He writes is Truth? Yes (1JN 5:6, etc.) Do I believe the Sabbath is part of God's perfect plan? Yes (EX 31:14) Do I believe the Sabbath commandment is in the vein of other Mosaic laws about amoral sacrifices? Yes (EX 23:14, 25:9, LV 1-17, 25:2...

"The work of God is to believe in the one he has sent." (JN 6:29) combined with "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith..." (EPH 2:8a)

Saving faith! No miracles or papal approval necessary. Do any of y'all have a random question?

No disagreement about hell, so I will continue with the original train of thought that began by citing three unavoidable beliefs and then two qualitatively opposite answers to the question regarding the meaning of life. Next I posited that sane or non-nihilistic people choose to believe that...

No, but MK 9:24 comes close: "Lord, help me overcome my unbelief." So, God also helps the unbeliever. And 1CR 4:7 could also be understood in the same vein: "...What do you have that you did not receive?..."

I appreciate learning your testimony. Mine is different, because I was raised by Christian parents and there never was a time that I did not believe in Christ as savior. Thus, I got dunked at the age of ten because it took that long for me to get enough courage to walk the aisle, and it was...

Yes, as Messiah and Lord.

Yes, the first two verses urge prayer for all people, lost and found. Verses 3-4 state the reason or motivation for such praying.

Yes, "kerygma came to refer to the essentials of the gospel message at sometime after the word was used in the New Testament" is how I use the term, which in the NT meant "proclamation". I agree with the rest of what you said.

Yes, and people without either the patriarchal or Mosaic law can know God by means of creation and conscience per RM 1:20 & 2:14-15, which general revelation is what I call the proto-Gospel.

I don't know about long lists, but I encourage y'all to have the goal of reading all of God's Word in small chunks, since God bothered to have it recorded for us. I recommend beginning with the Gospel of John and Paul's epistle to the Ephesians.

Yes, Jesus condensed the Ten Commandments by summarizing them with the new commandment or law of love per JN 13:34 & 15:12. The fourth commandment was part of the Sabbatarian and sacrificial system that was "set aside" by a new "better hope" per HB 7:18 (cf. 8:7-13, 9:1, 15 &10:1). Jesus...

Sorry I misunderstood you. Communicating clearly is tricky.

God's forgiveness is conditional upon repentance (MT 1:15), and HB 6:4-6 says it is impossible to bring those who commit apostasy "back to repentance".

Perhaps because they stop reading 1JN 4 at verse 3 instead of continuing with verses 7-8f.: "Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God [Christ] and knows God... because God is love..." (Cf. JN 13:35)