tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361951163917853743.post5249803288922800004..comments2024-03-28T22:15:29.556-07:00Comments on Journey of the Christian: Can a True Christian Fall Away and Be Lost Forever?James Peters at Mortgage Righthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360786171325467178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361951163917853743.post-51657654681891877642015-02-19T05:00:38.150-08:002015-02-19T05:00:38.150-08:00Mary. Do more study in scripture and ask the Holy ...Mary. Do more study in scripture and ask the Holy Spirit to give you not only assurance but an understanding of the Word. As far as Rappin Rhymer goes obviously we disagree.Works proceed Salvation. Works are an end result of Jesus saving you. They are produced because God is in us doing them. God bless. James Peters at Mortgage Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360786171325467178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361951163917853743.post-78486898446024478272015-02-18T12:05:06.511-08:002015-02-18T12:05:06.511-08:00I wonder about this myself. But i hear people say ...I wonder about this myself. But i hear people say once saved always saved and i am not sure about this.mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361951163917853743.post-20163499971415958332015-02-17T19:38:35.428-08:002015-02-17T19:38:35.428-08:00A great article, and an important one.I think your...A great article, and an important one.I think youre on the right track.I would argue the point of predestination in that how you have used it implies that God chooses only a few to be saved, and that means God prevents most from being saved, and that there is nothing a man can do to be saved.It also implies that this may be against that persons decision.How can a God reward a man, or punish him, for things he was not in control of?Too often I hear "we all deserve hell". I totally disagree. Did Adam and Eve have to "deserve" being created? No, it was Gods plan, and total delight in creating us.We are His workmanship, and it is His plan to have everyone be with Him- just not if we decide that we are going to decide what is good, or evil.Salvation is offered under conditions, and we arent expected to be perfect either, only that we choose to follow what we believe to be righteous.<br />Predestination is really God seeing the past, present, and future.It is in that way He knows what will happen, not because He necessarily makes it happen, but because it is a certainty.This is also why prophesy works.In a sense its like saying we are living a life which has already happened.We are free to make our own choices, and God, having seen these choices, has predestined us to certain things.<br />If it isnt that way, then God would literally be forcing most people to hell, and even forcing some into heaven.When it says that Jesus died for the sins of all mankind, it means everybody.When God says He wishes that none should perish, it means He doesnt want anyone to go to hell.<br />If salvation is by grace alone, this means nothing men do, or choose, has any effect on salvation(which isnt true).If it is by faith alone, then it is salvation simply by believing the word of God, and sin is irrelevant.Jesus says this isnt so(parable of the wise and foolish builders), and by many other verses, ie(not all who come to me and say Lord,Lord, shall enter the kingdom, but he who does the will of my father).<br />If salvation is by works, then man is entirely responsible for his salvation, and Jesus death was irrelevant since man can earn his own freedom.<br />The truth is all of these are required, not just one or two.And by works, I am really referring to faithfulness, not a set of rules and accomplishments we do to get rewarded by salvation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366751276745825938noreply@blogger.com