"Not by works" - false!

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Not true

Again you stop believing when the person you trust becomes untrustworthy

Once again it sad you think god is so untrustworthy people may lose faith
You gave one factor that leads one to unbelief but let's not put words in his mouth as he probably has other factors that leads one to unbelief.

We are simply resorting to ad hominem when we assume that he thinks God is untrustworthy.
 
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Are you at this moment believing and trusting in Christ?
Does your life reflect a life of belief and trust in Christ?
If, yes, then you can know with certainty that you presently possess Christ's everlasting life.

Judges..don’t take offence....I can’t help laughing....because you keep involving yourself.

It’s all about you believing....I’m not joking I swear God is laughing at you for what you say here.

He Loves you dearly....but you have it the wrong way round...
 
Actually, Calvinism is not the horrible doctrine. At least it defends the necessity to continue to believe in order to be saved, and the necessity to live a holy life.
Calvism does not teach the necessary to continue to believe and the necessity to live a holy life to continue to be saved So please‘Mm this is what I keep talking about
 
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Yes eternal security has a biblical foundation and the possibility of abandoning The Faith also have a biblical foundation.
If there is a possibility to abandon faith then it is not eternal security it is conditional security

And thus in effect no security at all
 
Are you at this moment believing and trusting in Christ?
Does your life reflect a life of belief and trust in Christ?
If, yes, then you can know with certainty that you presently possess Christ's everlasting life.
How is it eternal when it is a present assurance?
I am presently assured but I may not be assured in the future. That for me creates a sense of doubt and places a lot of pressure on me.
What are the sins that can make me loose the Faith?
 
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The Gift is not given over a lifetime... sorry it does not work that way.[/QUOTE]
If anyone stops believing..they weren’t saved in the first place.

So if I start going out and doing evil deeds like a Hitlar, then you will tell me that I do not have faith in Jesus and was never saved in the first place??!!

If so, that means I need to be careful to maintain my good works so that (in your eyes) I was really saved right in the first place??

Am I understanding right what you believe?
 
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Paul told Timothy to hold on to the Faith, which means there is a possibility that one might loose the Faith. Well I don't want to loose the Faith, so how can I be certain that my eternity is secured?
Paul did
Not tell Timothy to hold onto faith that saves but faith in his mission

Huge difference
 
If there is a possibility to abandon faith then it is not eternal security it is conditional security

And thus in effect no security at all
Romans 8:30 - Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. *ALL of them. *Notice how Paul uses the past tense for a future event to stress it's certainty. (y)
 
You gave one factor that leads one to unbelief but let's not put words in his mouth as he probably has other factors that leads one to unbelief.

We are simply resorting to ad hominem when we assume that he thinks God is untrustworthy.

What other factor would cause you to lose faith in someone?

I am not assuming anything but someone Is trustworthy and keeps proving himself you will Never lose faith to say so. Well it is denying reality
 
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How is it eternal when it is a present assurance?
I am presently assured but I may not be assured in the future. That for me creates a sense of doubt and places a lot of pressure on me.
What are the sins that can make me loose the Faith?

Present assurance is rock solid because I believe in Jesus Christ as my Redeemer, Saviour, Friend, Lord, and Master. He is the One who is able to keep me solid and keep my faith unshakeable and sure! If you have doubt and pressure it is because you are trusting your works and not the Lord Jesus Christ. There are no "sins" that make you lose faith: losing faith is refusing to trust in the Lord Jesus for salvation.

To believe that a point in time decision in the past is the basis of assurance means that I need to maintain good works in order to be sure that that past decision was genuine.
 

Oh JR I thought I was the only one - My brain works quicker than my mouth and fingers, I am always stepping over my tongue. I have asked God to please put His hand over my mouth :)
 
The Gift is not given over a lifetime... sorry it does not work that way.


So if I start going out and doing evil deeds like a Hitlar, then you will tell me that I do not have faith in Jesus and was never saved in the first place??!!

If so, that means I need to be careful to maintain my good works so that (in your eyes) I was really saved right in the first place??

Am I understanding right what you believe?[/QUOTE]



A born again would never go out and do evil deeds.....remember the Holy Spirit resides in our hearts...
 
Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

God does increase our faith...
...xox...
Good morning, sis.
I mean, it's morning here, lol.

I'm curious, if God gives us our believing, why does he give us inferior believing?
I've posed this question several times in the forum.
 
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Oh JR I thought I was the only one - My brain works quicker than my mouth and fingers, I am always stepping over my tongue. I have asked God to please put His hand over my mouth :)


You are not the only one,

Straight away I believe God placed it on my heart to apologise to Judges....
 
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