My post to you was clear and orderly. I'm sorry if you couldn't follow it. See my comments in your response in post #298 on page 15.
If citing, quoting more than one verse at a time is a problem, then ok, I understand.
However, your comment about "fellowship" is really sad, because the word is found in the NT no less than 14 times, and relates to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So the word IS very important, whether you agree or not.
And those who do not or cannot discern the difference between fellowship and relationship cannot understand a lot of Scripture. The difference is glaring.
In my response to you, I asked this:
I asked you how you understand
Colossians 1:22-23
22yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
You answered with this:
The key to understanding these 2 verses is that the phrase "we will be presented before God blameless IF WE CONTINUE IN THE FAITH" refers to spiritual maturity.
iow, only by continuing in the faith can any believer grow up spiritually.
Then you asked this:
"Could you support your idea?
Paul says that we must move from milk to meat...
But in Colossians 1 he is not speaking to this.
It plainly states that we must CONTINUE in the faith...
NOT GROW in the faith."
Peter specifically commanded believers to grow UP in their salvation. 1 Pet 2:2
So, to continue in the faith is the same as growing in the faith.
I'm not sure what you are defending here. The MORE the faith the BETTER in my book.
Really? You know that I am beyond convinced that saved people cannot become unsaved, for any reason. So your question is quite inappropriate.
This is a direct reference to fellowship. Communion, intimacy.
To be established is security. As in eternal security.
Absolutely.
Completely saved, of course.
Done. But since my response as found in your post #298 still stands, how about tackling the verse of your choice and we'll discuss that.