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It really does not matter what man says: it matters what God says. He says that those who believe have eternal life. Those who do not believe do not have eternal life. I believe and therefore I know that I have eternal llfe. Pretty simple and I believe it.

Ezekiel 19:12 ESV But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off and withered. As for its strong stem, fire consumed it.

Ezekiel 19:11 ESV Its strong stems became rulers' scepters; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.

You may say whatever you want about my faith: but you won't change what I know: I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able and keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day. And I know that because of God's grace and love in my heart! It has everything to do...

No, it is not me that says that faith is necessary to be saved: the Bible says that. How is it possible to be lost? when one does not have faith in Jesus Christ. And grace? Yes, hallelujah, amen - God's grace is the enabling power that even allows us to respond in faith to Him. No one...

No, That is called knowing who I have believed and putting my entire trust in Him

What you describe here is very clear and I agree completely. Indeed this is how the church I am a part of operates. The pastors and the deacons are chosen by the membership from within the congregation and are then ordained. There is no separate "board of elders" that makes the decisions of...

My assurance is not based on a doctrine or a theological debate. My assurance is based on the fact that I know Jesus Christ personally: I have walked with Him, and am walking with Him, He holds my hand as a friend and as a companion. He is as a song says - "everything to me": My assurance...

So am I "eternally saved, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and ONLY Jesus keeps me saved." Amen! Hallelujah! I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He can and will keep me saved. I am not leaving the faith and will not be swayed by the wiles of the Devil. You will see me in Heaven...

LOL! Mr. Penned: You know me well enough to know where I stand on OSAS, but then at the same time it is obvious you do not understand my position deeply either. Because none of your choices are what I believe, though the wording of the first one is the closest to what I would say. Your...

Do we retain free will? That is a loaded question frought with misunderstandings, arguments, and tempers! But suffice it to say it this way: Every person created by God is created in His image and does not lose that when He is born again. God never did make man a robot and that has never...

Magenta, you are a gem! You are brave, determined, and courageous. Some of the rest of us might bight and devour one another if you didn't intersperse your variegated verses through our conversations. Now, of course, I still disagree with you on some doctrinal issues, but that is OK...

Being born again is a birth at the spirit level. Our first birth was a birth of flesh: physical. When a person is born again the old man (old nature) dies - Paul says in Romans 6 that it is crucified with Christ. Then there is a new birth of a new nature (Paul calls this being resurrected...

The one who is not believing does not know God and does not have eternal life. Scripture says the one who is believing has eternal life.

What is eternal life? What did Jesus mean when He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life"? Jesus Himself said in John 17:3: "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." Eternal life is about knowing God - it is a...

For God so loved the world that whoseover believeth (Greek present tense) in him should not perish, but has (Greek present tense) eternal life. John 3:16 The one who believes has eternal life. The one who does not believe does not have eternal life. Those two facts are quite clear in...

If a person is believing in Jesus when they die, they go to heaven. if a person is not believing in Jesus when they die, they go to hell.

John 3:18 The one continuing to believe (Greek present tense) is not continually being condemned (Greek present tense); the one not continuing to believe (Greek present tense) has already been condemned with ongoing results (Greek perfect tense) because he has not believed with ongoing results...

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:36

Since you won't answer me, can I assume that you do believe that a person who is not believing in the atoning work of Jesus could die and go to heaven?