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Recent content by Danny23000

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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    Be careful, folks, Piper is not the only one. I find it shocking that all of them are from the Reformed camp! Remembering the Protestant Reformation Means Cleaning House - The Aquila Report
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    Salvation Sola Gratia, Sola Fide: On Distinguishing Is, With, And Through Sorry but this is a rather scholarly article. I find it very instructive. Well worth reading.
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    My mind has not wavered in the least. I was addressing the spirit that is in many evangelicals, including most in this thread (with the clear exception of JM). The same spirit that causes evangelicals to defend their celebrity pastors when they teach heresies, or when they abuse their power, or...
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    Unfortunately, not just him.
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    I'm rebuking the evil spirit that has possessed many evangelicals and caused them to worship their celebrity pastors.
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    In the second video, Piper wrote this in his foreword to Schreiner's book: "Right with God by faith alone, not attain heaven by faith alone. There are other conditions for attaining heaven but no other to enter into a right relationship with God. In fact, one must be in a right relationship...
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    There's a world of difference between saying: 1) True, saving faith must produce good works and 2) Final salvation comes through faith and good works. At worst, this is a desertion of salvation by grace alone through faith alone. At best, it's plain confusing and will lead many to believe in...
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    If this is the general response of Baptists, it may be time for me to leave and find a denomination more aligned to the historic, Reformed faith.
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    John Piper: 2-Stage Salvation

    Hi. Has anyone heard that John Piper believes and teaches that initial justification is by grace alone through faith alone but final salvation is based on both faith and works? What do you think of this? I used to think Piper was a very reliable Bible teacher but now I really wonder if that is...