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There isn't a problem as such - I am not disagreeing with you . . . I tend to approach issues like this more like this: The Bible says the person who is believing has eternal life The Bible says the person who is not believing does not have eternal life (the wrath of God remains...

I would say things a bit differently than you do perhaps, but I agree with your basic premise: that is, for myself, if I were to adopt the belief of "once saved always saved" I would also need to give up my assurance of salvation.

And I agree that it does not mean that there is no truth in the video. You will notice I said nothing for or against the content of the video itself.

I watched most of this video: then looked a bit at the website and other videos where this comes from: I found that this website promotes the Sabbath (rather than Sunday) and also the doctrine of soul sleep (that is - Christians do not immediately go to heaven when they die)

Why would one even need to worry about an alleged line to cross, etc. What matters is what Scripture says about what it takes to be saved. For myself, I just read the Scriptures themselves to see what they say about salvation and how to retain it.

So do you, then, believe that Peter and James and their writings are not part of God's message to Gentile believers in America today? And are you saying that their message is different than the message of Paul?

I am not sure I understand. Do we not need the grace of God in order to do good works?

Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God . . . but we are his workmanship . . . The grace, the faith, and the works are all a part of God's gift of salvation to all who are thirsty and come to drink.

There actually is a power that can combine works and grace: that power is Jesus Christ. And then the works we do are from the grace of God working in us. I am not afraid of "works". I am glad that works are very part of what saves me from a miserable life of following the flesh and the Devil.

Matthew 9:29 KJV Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

Matthew 9:28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

I never have supported him: if he follows Christ's commands in the Sermon on the Mount, then I would support him. Thus my loyalty is to Jesus. I respect whoever is president and pray for him and for the country.

I am not sure what you mean by "put feet to that prayer"? Surely helping the poor, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and being willing to suffer are putting feet to our prayers! What I don't think Jesus did (nor should we) is try to use political power or pressure to force Christian...

Which political party does better at "loving their enemies"?

The Jews were wanting the Messiah to establish an earthly kingdom, and to get rid of the Roman occupation. Jesus did not cooperate. Instead he cared for the poor, preached the gospel of the Kingdom, and suffered when necessary. He never tried to legislate holiness nor to force biblical...

First of all, I agree very clearly that we are not save by faith alone. Even Paul never says that. James says very clearly that we are not saved by a faith that is alone. Paul clearly says it is faith and not works that saves us. James says that a true faith will work and this combination...

I would suggest that the important question is not: Can you get unsaved? The most important question is this: Do you believe in Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice for your sins? If the answer is "yes" you are saved. If the answer is "no" you are not saved.

Good point: can you name me any candidate who intends to run the country according to the principles of the Sermon on the Mount: that is, for example: love you enemy, swear not at all, give to him that asketh thee, lay up treasures in heaven (not on earth), take no thought for tomorrow . ...

At first glance, I thought I agreed exactly with what you said here, but I actually think the last statement would be clearer if you said simply that "we are counted as having sinned when Adam sinned." In Romans 5:12, Paul says, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death...

The idea that the Greek genitive case is possessive and literally translated as "of' is quite simplistic. It is just not that simple. So in Romans 3:22 translating the Greek genitive of "Jesus Christ" as in or as of is a matter of context and the author's intended meaning. The statement...