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Notice it says 'righteousness of the law'; not 'the law'. The Mosaic law (with all its details) was given to Israel, not to the Gentiles. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the...

Both. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:15-16 (KJV) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting...

You may know for sure before you die. That hope is the anchor of the soul. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13 (KJV)

No. If they're not saved they're equal to an unbeliever.

That's transitional.

That's incorrect. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit happens at the moment of rebirth. The filling of the Holy Spirit is ongoing, happens repeatedly, and has no effect on the rebirth.

Yeah, I don't see any reason to exclude Simon from the "them".

The text doesn't say that. No he didn't. He offered them money to get the power to lay his hands on others so they could receive the Holy Spirit.

Then to be consistent you'd have to say none of the Samaritans got saved. ... they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ ... Simon himself believed also ...

I suggest studying and meditating on Romans 7:14 to 8:14. There are two "I"'s in 7:14 to 7:25. The truly saved person still has their unsaved flesh. The flesh has sinful desires and is not to be walked after, but can be. Saved David desired Bathsheba and remained saved. He also received a...

Simon wasn't a demon.

I think he was saved: he believed. My heart's not always right with God - when I let my mind drift where it ought not. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Acts 8:21 (KJV) "This matter" is laying on of hands for people to receive the...

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Heb 3:6 (KJV) So do you think that if some of the "we" don't hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end, they'll no longer be...

But those are different portions of Scripture with their own specific contexts. The same term used in various contexts may not be referring to the same thing each time.

That's an interesting insight,

I have a problem seeing it as the church because of the "if" clause. The clause is contrasted with: Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. I'm thinking the house might be service-related as opposed to salvation-related somehow.

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Heb 3:6 (KJV)

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 2 Peter 1:10 (KJV) "Wherefore the rather" ties it to what just preceded. So "how?" is by doing what it says in verses 5-9.

Amen!

Correction: The dust + the breath of life = a living soul And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen 2:7 (KJV)