I said this:
"No, you ignored the core of my question. I PROVED that the gift of etenral life is given to those who BELIEVE, not at the end of one's physical life as you erroneously misunderstand Scripture."
I answered your question using scripture.
The verses you abused failed to even be relevant to my question. And you ignored the proof that Rom 2:7-8 cannot be fulfilled by ANY PERSON other than Jesus Christ.
eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; Romans 2:7
This verse whereby we receive eternal life occurs on the Day of Judgement in which eternal life is given to to those who do good.
Go ahead and ignore or reject what ELSE Paul wrote and what I said:
"Further, Paul, who wrote Rom 2:7,8 went on to state that no human is good, that all are sinners and that all have fallen short of God's glory.
So if you're banking on Rom 2:7,8 to getting to heaven, you'll be sadly disappointed."
Rom 3:9 - What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that
Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
So, how can anyone who is under the power of sin fulfill Rom 2:7?
Rom 3:23 - for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
So, since ALL have sinned, they SURE haven't fulfilled Rom 2:7.
And here's the clincher:
Rom 3:20 - Therefore
no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
And you KNOW that you CANNOT explain that somehow you are above these verses and CAN earn eternal life by "continuance in doing good".
Not so, buddy.
Does a born again Christian brother who is offended by his brother, and does not for him, but hates his brother, still have eternal life in Him?
Jesus said those given eternal life shall never perish in John 10:28. But you don't believe that.
But the real issue is that you're now talking out of both sides of your mouth. You've also argued that no one receives eternal life until the day of judgment.
So your question here is bogus if you still believe that eternal life is given at the day of judgment. So there's no answer to a question where the questioner is conflicted in his views.
So, go and figure out which position to stick with, and then stick with it.
Is a born again Christian required to continue to keep His commandments, to continue to have eternal life?
Said the phony who also argues that no one has eternal life until the day of judgment.
If a born again Christian claims he knows Him, but does not keep His commandments, is he a liar?
Actually, the one who claims to be a Christian and knows Christ, but rejects the teachings of Christ, does NOT keep His commandments and IS a LIAR.
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8
Ok, one more time, since it appears you didn't absorb it the first time.
The first word in this list "cowardly" means "fearful", or "lack of trusting", which means no saving faith in Jesus Christ.
The next on the list is "unbelieving", so John was really emphasizing who end up in the lake of fire; unbelievers.
The rest of the list are less serious than unbelief in Christ.
Christ died for all the sins of all of mankind. Maybe you, like Calvinists, don't believe that. I don't know, because you've never dealt with this point, but He did and the Bible says so.
So, no one goes to the lake of fire for sins. Any sins. They go there for NOT having eternal life, which is why their names are not in the book of life, per Rev 20:15. Go ahead and look it up. The book of Revelation is the last book of the Bible, in case you're not very familiar with the Bible.
