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    Not By Works

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    But he who endures to the end shall be saved. Matthew 24:13 The Life of Jesus within us, desires to express His righteousness and holiness, and lead us in the way of love. The sin within our flesh desires to express itself through unrighteousness. Our choice is be a slave to sin by...
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    The only thing that makes us righteous and keeps us righteous is obedience. The only way we love God and Love our neighbor is by obedience. The only way we are justified is by obedience. The only way faith functions is by obedience. Disobedience = Unrighteousness Disobedience = Hate...
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    Seems you left out the context. these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him...
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    You left out part of the verse. no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1 JLB
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    Please read what the scripture plainly says, that you just wrote - so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. "We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."...
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    Condemnation = Damnation to Hell Come on now brother, it's very clear here in this verse, as well as all throughout Romans, and all throughout the New Testament. Christians who practice the works of the flesh are condemned to the everlasting fires of hell, and will not inherit the kingdom of...
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    Absoloutly not. The good news is we have His nature that is empowered by His Spirit, so that now, we can walk according to the Spirit, rather than according to the flesh. If we live our lives allowing the flesh to have it's way, after we have been given dominion over the sin in our flesh...
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    Yes, that we know we have eternal life, which by definition, is to "know Him". Now in this life we are joined to Christ through faith, in which we are joined to the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. To know Him, is to be joined to Him as one, as a man "knows" a woman. But he who is joined to...
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    Yes. Believe means to commit, trust and obey. JPT
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    Do you know what "believe" means? JPT
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    Please read these statements from Paul, so we can discuss. I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions...
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    Only those who obey His commandments, are those who know Him. Knowing Him is the definition of eternal life. by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep...
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    I believe there are people who are alive today, and are on this forum who will be alive when Jesus returns, which means they will face great persection. Persecution is coming to America. Just because America has seen persection like their is is the Middle east, doesn't change the truth of...
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    If a person is saved, then the devil can not take them away from God. However, this does not mean the person can of their own freewill walk away, or abandon Christ. The biblical phrase is depart from. Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith...
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    You need to be teaching people to continue in the faith, and to hold fast to the word of salvation, so they will receive the salvation of their soul. Teach people If you believe what the scripture actually says, then you believe what Jesus plainly said. Lest they believe and are saved...
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    My point addressed the person who said being born again is like being pregnant, in which no one is a little bit pregnant. How about this analogy. A person can not be a little bit married. They are or they aren’t. However a husband can indeed divorce his wife for being unfaithful...
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    You can not be a little bit born again. I never said otherwise. The person was pregnant. The person rejected the life within. The person is no longer pregnant. JPT
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    I agree. You can not be a little bit born again. I never said otherwise. The person was pregnant. The person rejected the life within. The person is no longer pregnant. Case Closed.
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    So you believe that people who no longer believe are still saved? You do understand that means you believe unbelievers are saved. JPT