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    Not By Works

    With God's grace they can keep it imperfectly. If you cooperate with God's grace and keep it to the best of your ability and confess your sins when you fail you will be saved. What is essential is sincere effort.
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    Not By Works

    In Mt 22:40 a lawyer asks Jesus what the greatest commandment is. Jesus says to love God with everything you have. Is this work of the law necessary for salvation?
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    Not By Works

    That was not my point. I make no such claim. My point was at the end of the scripture I quoted and that is that obedience leads to righteousness.
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    Not By Works

    Rom 6:15-16 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to any one as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to...
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    Not By Works

    Lk 10:25-37 25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul...
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    Not By Works

    25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all...
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    Acts 2:38 and Baptismal Regeneration Refuted

    For a better understanding of eis look at Mt 26:28 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for(eis) the forgiveness of sins. Does anyone want to argue that the pouring out of Jesus' blood does not lead to the forgiveness of sin?
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    Not By Works

    We should work because Jesus has commanded us to, And when we finish a work we should not boast because it is God's grace that enabled us to do the work and we should remember the following. Lk 17:7-10 7 “Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has...
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    Not By Works

    When you say "verb tense PROVES A CONTINUING RESULT FROM A PAST COMPLETED ACTION.." what verse or verses are you referring to?
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    Is it possible to identify a true Christian from a false one

    1 Cor 6:9-10 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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    BASIS FOR PURGATORY IN THE BIBLE

    Could we possibly substitute sanctified for perfected?
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    BASIS FOR PURGATORY IN THE BIBLE

    Col 1;24 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Col 1:24). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. The problematic words...
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    BASIS FOR PURGATORY IN THE BIBLE

    Can someone interpret this verse for me? Col 1:24 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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    Not By Works

    Individuals believe or do not believe.
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    Not By Works

    It says being connected to the vine or not has to do with belief or unbelief and you still do not think it has to do with salvation?
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    Acts 10:47 47 “Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” Acts 8:38 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 1 Pet 3:20-22 20 who formerly did not...
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    Not By Works

    Well all I can say is that I do not believe it. Here is a section of a Catholic commentary I have. In 19–24 Paul derives further motives for humility from the simile of the olive tree in 16, 17–18. He evidently has reason to think that the Gentile Christians may feel inclined to insist on the...
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    Not By Works

    11:20 Some of the Jews were cutoff because of unbelief. 11:21 If God did not spare the natural branches for unbelief neither will he spare you because of unbelief. 11:22 Note then the kindness and severity of God, severity to those who have fallen and kindness to you provided you remain in...
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    Not By Works

    Please interpret for me Rom 11:22 Rom 11:22 22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
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    Not By Works

    Is not every word of Scripture inspired? Did not Paul make a big deal about the word seed as opposed seeds plural. Further scripture does not contradict itself. We cannot say Jesus said A 10 times and NOT A one time and then conclude A is correct. We must conclude that all 11 statements are...