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If I died in my sins, yes. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27 However, I’ve learned how to avoid sin, which is to walk according to the Spirit who dwells within me, rather than the sin that dwells in my flesh. I avoid...

I don’t find any of what you are saying in the scriptures. Those who obey the Gospel (repent) are born again, in which their sins they have committed are forgiven. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another...

How old of a born again believer are you referring to. 1 Day Old in the Lord or 40 years old in the Lord. A person on there death bed who repents and is born again, who dies the next day is different than someone who has been born again for years. The general answer is yes, if a born again...

We must confess our sin in order to be forgiven. There is also the principle of to whom much is given much is expected. God does not require of a new born baby Christian what He requires of a 40 year Christian. JPT

Because you repented. JPT

Justification requires our obedience. Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? James 2:21 The work Abraham did was to obey God and offer his son Isaac on the altar. JPT

Nobody is perfect, which is why we have the ability to confess our sin, and be forgiven. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 If we sin against our brother, we can ask forgiveness and repent, and be...

Plainly if we have fallen back into our old habit patterns of sin, and are not loving our brother, we no longer have eternal life in us, any longer. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15 Whoever transgresses and...

Do you believe John is teaching us the truth here? Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15 "His brother" refers to another Christian. JPT

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15 Whoever is a reference to a brother in Christ. His brother refers to his brother in Christ. Only children of God are expected to love. The Christian who hates his brother...

John is referring to two brothers in Christ in his example - Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15 Whoever is a reference to a brother in Christ. His brother refers to his brother in Christ. Only children of...

His commandments define love. It's all about love. Loving God. Loving God's children. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from...

I would not recommend eating fish with the bones, unless one has the discernment to see how to pick out just the fish and leave the bones. No matter how it is prepared, one must see that it has bones, and knowing that swallowing the bones is harmful. Some need to just partake of milk, until...

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15 John is warning the Church about not walking in obedience to His commandments, which is walking in love. If a brother hates his brother then he no longer has eternal life in...

He has been extremely patient with me in my life. I agree with this. Both. But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who “will render to each one according...

John says that because He has walked in obedience to the Lord as an Apostle and has continued in the doctrine of Christ, in which he has loved God and loved the Church, teach them the truth. The Holy Spirit bears witness with his Spirit that he is a son of God. If you preface what John said...

Keep going. Don’t stop there because nothing will change the fact that a brother who doesn’t love no longer has eternal life. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 1 John 3:3 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has...

Born again is a past tense reality. The spiritual birth occurred when we obeyed the Gospel, in which we were given the power to become sons of God. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12 The question...

Brother, the context is about purpose not salvation. Read what it says - one vessel for honorable use I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. For I could wish that I...

Dude it's right there in the same verse I quoted. 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, How can you say no sir my bible says otherwise when your bible says the same thing. He didn't just randomly...