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I think I tried to answer most of what you are talking about here in my latest post to you on judgement, and I'm not really all that surprised people are still confused about it, etc, as it seems to have been a problem/debate with a lot of pastors and preachers/evangelists, etc, etc, etc, for "quite a while", etc, and the Lord knows we still see it on here quite a bit still, or a lot of the time still, etc.

But with like the Hitler situation and stuff, look for where I talked about "truly", and God knowing the difference, etc.

I try not to watch a lot of videos, so I'm probably not going to be watching these ones right now, ok, but I will say "I'm sorry" for that, ok...

God Bless!
I only wanted you to watch only 3 minutes of Chuck’s video at the 10 minute and 38 second mark.
I say this because he is teaching the popular contradictory message that most of Christianity today teaches (In the fact that we are not saved by faith + works and yet also says works will be there if you have a true saving faith; This again is a contradiction).

The video with Hitler and Eternal Security is actually kind of amusing or funny from my perspective. It is a very short 4 minute video clip. Then again, I can see why some may be intimidated by watching a such a video.
 
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Ok, let me first just tell you what I might think about Judgement, and where I think all of us are going to stand, so that you might know where I stand, ok...

First off, it's going to be on an individual by individual basis and "all things" are going to be carefully weighed by God in those individual judgements, etc. For a person who accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, and as their answer as to the question of why they should get into Heaven or not, etc, the standard will not be absolute perfection. Next, in weighing all matters out in an individuals judgement, they will only be judged for whatever things God chooses to hold against them, which will not be all of it for the true believer, but it will only be such things as God deemed them capable of doing, or else not doing (away with) in this life, for each individual one, which will all be different for each individual one, etc. I'm not sure if a person who has truly had faith in Jesus Christ to save them, and be their Lord and Savior, or that is the reason that they give as an answer to the question as to why they should get into Heaven or not, etc, can ever truly lose out on that salvation or not, etc, but they could most definitely lose out on rewards, and maybe also positions possibly, etc. But notice I use the word "truly" here also, so if there are any "fakers" out there, then I'm pretty sure God will know about it, etc.

And, anyway, that's mostly my position on judgement and as to who really gets to be saved or gets to be in Heaven or not, etc.

"Mostly" anyway, etc.

God Bless!
I did not say the standard must be absolute perfection to enter the Kingdom. However, neither can we have the mindset that we can go out and sin and still be saved on some level, either. Neither can we teach something that is contradictory to truly living holy according to God’s Word. We must be like the servant who was faithful over a few things. We must be meeting the bare minimum level requirement of holy living, or we will not make it (Including me and or every other person on the planet) (See again Hebrews 12:14). We must endure to the end. We must keep His commandments to have right to the tree of life, and to enter through the gates of the city. Why else would Jesus warn us against certain sins destroying our souls if it was all faith (belief) and grace alone? See Matthew 5:28-30, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 12:37, Matthew 25:31-41, Luke 9:62, etcetera.
 
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I only wanted you to watch only 3 minutes of Chuck’s video at the 10 minute and 38 second mark.
I say this because he is teaching the popular contradictory message that most of Christianity today teaches (In the fact that we are not saved by faith + works and yet also says works will be there if you have a true saving faith; This again is a contradiction).

The video with Hitler and Eternal Security is actually kind of amusing or funny from my perspective. It is a very short 4 minute video clip. Then again, I can see why some may be intimidated by watching a such a video.
First off, I'm not exactly intimidated, but I already told you I have to be very, very careful about how much stuff of the world I allow into my heart and mind from external sources a lot of the time. Or I didn't exactly put it that way, but that's the reason. And I also have a disability as well that makes me susceptible to "voices" as well, so I have to be careful, etc.

I know what a lot of things are already going to be about though, and the questions (contradictions) you are posing, etc.

Faith, or Grace, or the power of God's Love, and Mercy, and Forgiveness, etc, etc, etc, vs works, or law, or acts of obedience, or doing away with sin we must do, etc, etc, etc, so on and so forth, etc, I've heard and been over all of this before, many, many, many times, etc, and would refer you back to my post #78 about judgement, as I think it comes about as close as I can come to answering all, or most of this, etc.

God Bless.
 
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I did not say the standard must be absolute perfection to enter the Kingdom. However, neither can we have the mindset that we can go out and sin and still be saved on some level, either. Neither can we teach something that is contradictory to truly living holy according to God’s Word. We must be like the servant who was faithful over a few things. We must be meeting the bare minimum level requirement of holy living, or we will not make it (Including me and or every other person on the planet) (See again Hebrews 12:14). We must endure to the end. We must keep His commandments to have right to the tree of life, and to enter through the gates of the city. Why else would Jesus warn us against certain sins destroying our souls if it was all faith (belief) and grace alone? See Matthew 5:28-30, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 12:37, Matthew 25:31-41, Luke 9:62, etcetera.
I don't really have very much more to say at, or beyond this point, other than post #78...?

Sorry...

God Bless.
 
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I did not say the standard must be absolute perfection to enter the Kingdom. However, neither can we have the mindset that we can go out and sin and still be saved on some level, either. Neither can we teach something that is contradictory to truly living holy according to God’s Word. We must be like the servant who was faithful over a few things. We must be meeting the bare minimum level requirement of holy living, or we will not make it (Including me and or every other person on the planet) (See again Hebrews 12:14). We must endure to the end. We must keep His commandments to have right to the tree of life, and to enter through the gates of the city. Why else would Jesus warn us against certain sins destroying our souls if it was all faith (belief) and grace alone? See Matthew 5:28-30, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 12:37, Matthew 25:31-41, Luke 9:62, etcetera.
Ok, well, then maybe let me ask you then, what is the "bare minimum" to you then?
 
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Ok, well, then maybe let me ask you then, what is the "bare minimum" to you then?
What the New Testament prescribes. Love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We have to preach the gospel, help the poor, love the brethren. Pray and love all people (Including our enemies). We have to abstain from sins that the New Testament condemns. Paul says be not deceived, the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God and then he lists various types of sins. We cannot chase after riches, and or be embarrassed or ashamed to be persecuted for Christ. Of course no human on their own power can do these things alone. They need the power of God and His grace to do such things. This is obvious if one reads the New Testament but most today read it from the lens of popular Christianity or according to what their Pastor says.
 
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What the New Testament prescribes. Love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We have to preach the gospel, help the poor, love the brethren. Pray and love all people (Including our enemies). We have to abstain from sins that the New Testament condemns. Paul says be not deceived, the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God and then he lists various types of sins. We cannot chase after riches, and or be embarrassed or ashamed to be persecuted for Christ. Of course no human on their own power can do these things alone. They need the power of God and His grace to do such things. This is obvious if one reads the New Testament but most today read it from the lens of popular Christianity or according to what their Pastor says.
Sound like there might be very, very few getting into Heaven.

So all people everywhere who do not all live up to all of them perfectly before they die here will not ever get to go to Heaven?

Not ever? In every single case?

And what if they commit a sin after meeting it?

Do they still stand forever condemned to hell forever after that, etc?

I do know that that is what some of the Bible says, and, good work there by the way, etc, but I also know of other places also, and other circumstances/situations in the Bible and in Scripture also, where the standard is not listed as being that much, or that high, to be saved and/or get into Heaven also, etc?

What about those, etc?

Because I still believe it is up to God, and God only, and what He chooses to hold against them, He will hold against them, and what He chooses not to hold against them, He will not hold against them, all according to His all-knowing knowledge in every single very, very unique, and each individual case, and that will not always be the exact same standard (from our perspective) in each individual case.

And you also talked earlier about being "safe"?

Well, I think when it comes to judging, and judgement, the position that I have just described, is the only place that is "safe".

Especially when considering a lot of the other scriptures that are also in the Bible also, etc.

God Bless.
 
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What the New Testament prescribes. Love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We have to preach the gospel, help the poor, love the brethren. Pray and love all people (Including our enemies). We have to abstain from sins that the New Testament condemns. Paul says be not deceived, the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God and then he lists various types of sins. We cannot chase after riches, and or be embarrassed or ashamed to be persecuted for Christ. Of course no human on their own power can do these things alone. They need the power of God and His grace to do such things. This is obvious if one reads the New Testament but most today read it from the lens of popular Christianity or according to what their Pastor says.
These are all very, very, very good things, and is what we should all always be doing our best to always live by, and always aspire to, etc, but I don't believe that absolutely everyone that dies before being able to live up to them continually perfectly (after that) will all, all go to hell, or will all, all be or stand forever and eternally condemned in every single case after that.

God Bless.
 
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These are all very, very, very good things, and is what we should all always be doing our best to always live by, and always aspire to, etc, but I don't believe that absolutely everyone that dies before being able to live up to them continually perfectly (after that) will all, all go to hell, or will all, all be or stand forever and eternally condemned in every single case after that.

God Bless.
Well, I don’t believe God expects us to be super saints over night. But I do believe God gives us time and grace in our life to eventually reach that point where we would be without excuse before Him. How long that time is determined between God and the believer.

Take for example Luke 10:25-28. The lawyer asks Jesus what must He do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks Him how does He read the Scriptures (for that answer). The lawyer replies from God’s Word that he is love God with all his heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love his neighbor as himself. Jesus did not rebuke Him and say, “Wrong lawyer! Just believe on the finished work of the cross and you are saved forever.” That’s not what Jesus said. But I am sure many Christians today wish he said that. What Jesus really said was, “You answered correctly. Do this and you will live.” So I would say that you are failing to grasp these kinds of verses in Scripture that teach these basic truths. Again, why would Jesus warn us against certain sins that can destroy us bodily in hellfire if we are saved purely by believing in Jesus alone for salvation? It makes no sense, and you know it.

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Also, there is no such thing as Eternal Torment, either. That’s also another made up doctrine or misreading of the Scriptures. Hell is a real place. No doubt about it, but the Lake of Fire will either annihilate the wicked immediately or it will eventually in time erase them from existence (after they are punished for their sins).
 
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Well, I don’t believe God expects us to be super saints over night. But I do believe God gives us time and grace in our life to eventually reach that point where we would be without excuse before Him. How long that time is determined between God and the believer.

Take for example Luke 10:25-28. The lawyer asks Jesus what must He do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks Him how does He read the Scriptures (for that answer). The lawyer replies from God’s Word that he is love God with all his heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love his neighbor as himself. Jesus did not rebuke Him and say, “Wrong lawyer! Just believe on the finished work of the cross and you are saved forever.” That’s not what Jesus said. But I am sure many Christians today wish he said that. What Jesus really said was, “You answered correctly. Do this and you will live.” So I would say that you are failing to grasp these kinds of verses in Scripture that teach these basic truths. Again, why would Jesus warn us against certain sins that can destroy us bodily in hellfire if we are saved purely by believing in Jesus alone for salvation? It makes no sense, and you know it.

Side Note:

Also, there is no such thing as Eternal Torment, either. That’s also another made up doctrine or misreading of the Scriptures. Hell is a real place. No doubt about it, but the Lake of Fire will either annihilate the wicked immediately or it will eventually in time erase them from existence (after they are punished for their sins).
I am not trying to defend myself, and my own sin, just so you know, ok.

But I am thinking about many, many, many others, and you cannot tell me that not a single one of them ever are, or were, or will ever be saved.

I feel like you are ignoring basic simple logic here, and are not using your powers of imagination enough in thinking about all of those others...?

You also only mentioned just only one single scripture example also, and I'm assuming you chose it specifically because you somewhat knew how to defend it, etc, but there are plenty of others, and, no, I'm not going to be listing them all, or debating them all with you here.

God Bless.
 
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Sound like there might be very, very few getting into Heaven.
Right, which align with the words of Jesus.
Jesus said narrow is the way that leads unto life and FEW be there that find it.
This is said in context to believers in the parallel Luke passage.

So all people everywhere who do not all live up to all of them perfectly before they die here will not ever get to go to Heaven?
Again. Like most in the sin and still be saved camp, you are not listening. I said it is not about being perfect to be saved. I said you have to meet the bare minimum level requirement of holy living that God requires of us. Being perfect is going the extra mile and being super abundantly fruitful, etcetera. Even Paul said he did not reach perfection yet. But yet he strived for it.

Christians today think that they are not perfect if they slip unto lying, cussing, or looking at others in lust, etcetera.
They have changed or lowered the bar in God’s Word.

Not ever? In every single case?
God knows that even his own faithful can go astray or prodigal. But that does not mean he does not require them to later live that holy life. Again, God will be the One who determines if a person is just playing around with God and they want to live for themselves and their sin, vs. living for Him and His good ways. That’s what popular Christianity allows. It is a cover to justify selfishness and sin (of which God condemns).

And what if they commit a sin after meeting it?
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.
We are ultimately saved by God’s grace but it is conditional. We have to get that sin covered by the blood and then get back on the straight and narrow path again. If not, then we are joining those in the wide gate path.
Jude warns against those who turn God’s grace into a license to sin.

Do they still stand forever condemned to hell forever after that, etc?
No. You can confess of your sins (repent) and move on and get back up and start again and ask for God’s help to live holy.
But you must endure to the end in being faithful. If not, then one is merely justifying sin and or living for themselves and not God.


I do know that that is what some of the Bible says, and, good work there by the way, etc,
James 2:24 says that we are justified by works and not by faith alone.
This is in context to our continued faith and not how we are initially saved.
We are saved by a belief alone (or faith alone without works) when we are first saved.
But after we are saved by God’s grace, we need to then be faithful to enter the Kingdom.

Jesus says,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:” (John 8:34-35).

Meaning, this will happen:

”The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend,
and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 13:41-42).

Meaning, those believers who sin will not abide in the house of Christ forever.
Christ’s angels will gather them out of His Kingdom and they will be cast into the furnace of fire (i.e., the Lake of Fire).

but I also know of other places also, and other circumstances/situations in the Bible and in Scripture also, where the standard is not listed as being that much, or that high, to be saved and/or get into Heaven also, etc?
This would be involving one’s Initial Salvation.
Salvation when it is first received is easy and simple, and does not involve works.
We are first saved by God’s grace. But after we are saved by His grace, we need to see the other truths in the Bible that many Christians today ignore (See: 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:13, Galatians 6:8-9).

Stop.

Did you do it?

Please slowly read every word carefully in what it says in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:13, and Galatians 6:8-9.

What about those, etc?
Already answered. See above.

Because I still believe it is up to God, and God only, and what He chooses to hold against them, He will hold against them, and what He chooses not to hold against them, He will not hold against them, all according to His all-knowing knowledge in every single very, very unique, and each individual case, and that will not always be the exact same standard (from our perspective) in each individual case.
True, I believe God does deal with each person on an individual or case by case basis. But He also cannot go against His own Word, either.

So if a person justifies sin (of which His Word condemns), and a believer ignores the warnings, and they just keep claiming “grace, grace, grace…” till the day they die as they remain in sin, they are going to be in for a rude awakening. For look at the rich man. He was there not because he did not believe on the finished work of the cross. He was there because he did not help poor Lazarus (Which is a good work).

And you also talked earlier about being "safe"?
This was in context to one’s choice of worship music. Yes. I believe it is safer to not indulge in worldly Christian music (although I am not entirely sure all songs or all artists in that industry are corrupt and or teaching something sinful exactly). Many songs are corrupt in that industry but you have to have spiritual discernment. Some Christians believe that any instrument that is an electric guitar is evil. Again, I am not sure a certain sound is exactly evil, but it does depend on whether or not a spirit of hate or violence is behind it. Christian heavy metal music would be a perfect example of how it is actually evil and not good.


Well, I think when it comes to judging, and judgement, the position that I have just described, is the only place that is "safe".
Know ye not that ye shall judge angels?

Especially when considering a lot of the other scriptures that are also in the Bible also, etc.
Like what?


God Bless.
May God bless you, even though we disagree on the Bible.
 
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Right, which align with the words of Jesus.
Jesus said narrow is the way that leads unto life and FEW be there that find it.
This is said in context to believers in the parallel Luke passage.


Again. Like most in the sin and still be saved camp, you are not listening. I said it is not about being perfect to be saved. I said you have to meet the bare minimum level requirement of holy living that God requires of us. Being perfect is going the extra mile and being super abundantly fruitful, etcetera. Even Paul said he did not reach perfection yet. But yet he strived for it.

Christians today think that they are not perfect if they slip unto lying, cussing, or looking at others in lust, etcetera.
They have changed or lowered the bar in God’s Word.


God knows that even his own faithful can go astray or prodigal. But that does not mean he does not require them to later live that holy life. Again, God will be the One who determines if a person is just playing around with God and they want to live for themselves and their sin, vs. living for Him and His good ways. That’s what popular Christianity allows. It is a cover to justify selfishness and sin (of which God condemns).


If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.
We are ultimately saved by God’s grace but it is conditional. We have to get that sin covered by the blood and then get back on the straight and narrow path again. If not, then we are joining those in the wide gate path.
Jude warns against those who turn God’s grace into a license to sin.


No. You can confess of your sins (repent) and move on and get back up and start again and ask for God’s help to live holy.
But you must endure to the end in being faithful. If not, then one is merely justifying sin and or living for themselves and not God.



James 2:24 says that we are justified by works and not by faith alone.
This is in context to our continued faith and not how we are initially saved.
We are saved by a belief alone (or faith alone without works) when we are first saved.
But after we are saved by God’s grace, we need to then be faithful to enter the Kingdom.

Jesus says,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:” (John 8:34-35).

Meaning, this will happen:

”The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend,
and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 13:41-42).

Meaning, those who sin will not abide in the house of Christ forever.
Christ’s angels will gather them out of His Kingdom and they will be cast into the furnace of fire (i.e., the Lake of Fire).


This would be involving one’s Initial Salvation.
Salvation when it is first received is easy and simple, and does not involve works.
We are first saved by God’s grace. But after we are saved by His grace, we need to see the other truths in the Bible that many Christians today ignore (See: 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:13, Galatians 6:8-9).

Stop.

Did you do it?

Please slowly read every word carefully in what it says in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:13, and Galatians 6:8-9.


Already answered. See above.


True, I believe God does deal with each person on an individual or case by case basis. But He also cannot go against His own Word, either.
So if a person justifies sin (of which His Word condemns), and a believer ignores the warnings, and they just keep claiming “grace, grace, grace…” till the day they die as they remain in sin, they are going to be in for a rude awakening. For look at the rich man. He was there not because he did not believe on the finished work of the cross. He was there because he did not help poor Lazarus (Which is a good work).


This was in context to one’s choice of worship music. Yes. I believe it is safer to not indulge in worldly Christian music (although I am not entirely sure all songs or all artists in that industry are corrupt and or teaching something sinful exactly). Many songs are corrupt in that industry but you have to have spiritual discernment. Some Christians believe that any instrument that is an electric guitar is evil. Again, I am not sure a certain sound is exactly evil, but it does depend on whether or not a spirit of hate or violence is behind it. Christian heavy metal music would be a perfect example of how it is actually evil and not good.



Know ye not that ye shall judge angels?


Like what?



May God bless you, even though we disagree on the Bible.
Why are you making this about me?

Are you really that self-centered that you do not think of others?

Because, if so, you have already failed in meeting your own standards.

Anyway, not going to address this whole thing, so just see my last post to you so far.

God Bless.
 
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I am not trying to defend myself, and my own sin, just so you know, ok.
I am not trying to put you on the spot or anything, but if the Bible is correct in that you have to live holy to make it into the Kingdom (and it does), then that is something we must accept regardless of how we feel about it. If we don’t accept that plan that God has set forth for us, then we are defending sin. Not doing what God desires is sin. The free grace crowd is not really about how we must do His will so as to be in His Kingdom. Certain sins does not keep you out of God’s Kingdom in the free grace movement. Therein lies the problem.

But I am thinking about many, many, many others, and you cannot tell me that not a single one of them ever are, or were, or will ever be saved.
There are unbelieving family members we love, but that does not mean they will be saved.
So we should not let sentiment cloud our judgment on what the Scriptures say.
Again, you’re probably thinking Eternal Torment or something. But that’s not biblical.
The wicked or those believers who were not faithful to God in this life will be destroyed in the Lake of Fire (after they are punished for their sins). Yes, this would even include me if I fail to measure up to God’s standard of holiness in this life. That is why I will fight to live that holy life and ask for God’s help to endure to the end.

I feel like you are ignoring basic simple logic here, and are not using your powers of imagination enough in thinking about all of those others...?
Narrow is the way and FEW be there that find it.
This again is in context to believers.
Do you want me to prove that to you?

You also only mentioned just only one single scripture example also, and I'm assuming you chose it specifically because you somewhat knew how to defend it, etc, but there are plenty of others, and, no, I'm not going to be listing them all, or debating them all with you here.

God Bless.
In one of my upcoming posts to you, I will post the verses.
 
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Why are you making this about me?
It is not really all about you.
But you do appear to agree with popular Christianity on the topic of sin and salvation (of which I disagree with).
I am more in disagreement with the belief or the movement in general than any particular one individual.


Are you really that self-centered that you do not think of others? Because, if so, you have already failed in meeting your own standards.

I would not be on this forum preaching the truth of God’s Word if I was self centered.
I am here to preach the truth of the gospel, and continuing in His Word.

Anyway, not going to address this whole thing, so just see my last post to you so far.

God Bless.
Okay.

May God bless you, as well.
We can agree to disagree In love and respect and move on If you like, but I will post those verses as promises, though.
 
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Next post I will post the verses.
K, you do that if you feel like you need to prove yourself, or feel the need, but I will probably be in bed, and asleep, by then, ok.

God Bless.
 
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Okay.

May God bless you, as well.

We can agree to disagree In love and respect and move on If you like, but I will post those verses as promises, though.
Yeah, let's do that for now, I'm tired, been up way, way too long, and that's sometimes not the best time for posting.

Anyway, have a good night, and...

God Bless!
 
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I'll come on here and argue certain points, or certain details, when it's all done, ok.

Will that maybe make you happy, etc?
Doesn't bother me, it's not my book.
And it sounds as though you might not accept it if you are found to be wrong, anyway.

I'm just saying that it's better to do that now than risk having a book published (if it is) and then being publicly criticised and slated for having your facts and/or theology wrong.
But that's for you to deal with.
 
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Yet you also don't know how difficult it was for God the Spirit also, and how it also affected Him afterward.

Abraham and Issac should give you a clue?

And how God the Spirit back then tried to show it to Abraham, and why it would not be His first choice in having to go through with it.
God knew about, and planned, the cross from the beginning.
He provided a Saviour before we knew that we needed one. :bow::bow::clap:
He did not "try" to show it to Abraham - the story is foreshadowing what was going to happen in the NT. Abraham said to Isaac "God himself will provide a lamb for the sacrifice, my son", Genesis 22:8.
Centuries later God DID provide a Lamb for the sacrifice - himself; his Son.
 
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As promised. Here are the list of verses.

After we are saved by God's grace,
God’s works (done through us) are also required as a part of the Salvation Process:



#1. “Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." (James 2:24).

#2. "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” (James 2:17-18).

#3. "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16).

#4. "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing," (1 Timothy 6:3-4).

Supplemental verse:
"...God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." (James 4:6).​

#5. "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him." (Hebrews 5:9).

#6. "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).

#7. “...God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:13).

Supplemental verses:​
(a) “That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2 Thessalonians 2:12).​
(b) “...and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.” (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).​

#8. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Romans 8:1).

Supplemental verse:
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” (Romans 8:13).​

#9. "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema [accursed] Maranatha."(1 Corinthians 16:22).
Supplemental verses:​
(a) "If ye love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15).​
(b) “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” (John 15:10).​

#10. ”And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.” (Luke 10:25-28).

#11. “...if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matthew 19:17-19).

#12. "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:38). ”If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Matthew 16:24-26).

#13. "...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62) (cf. Luke 8:11-15, 1 Corinthians 4:15).

#14. "But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God." (Romans 2:8-11).

Supplemental verses:​
(a) "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls." (James 1:21).​
(b) “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James 1:12).​
(c) "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." (John 3:20).​

#15. “And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” (John 5:29).

#16. ”And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” (Revelation 22:12-15).

#17. “For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” (Romans 11:21-22).

#18. “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13).

#19. ”Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” (Matthew 25:34-40).
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:41-46).

#20. ”His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” (Matthew 25:21).
”And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 25:30).

#21. “In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” (1 John 3:10).

#22. “He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God” (John 8:47).

#23. “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7) (cf. 1 John 2:9-11).

#24. “For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20).

#25. “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” (Matthew 7:24-27).

#26. “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21).
Supplementary verse:​
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication” (1 Thessalonians 4:3).​

#27. “And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet [Jesus], shall be destroyed from among the people.” (Acts of the Apostles 3:23).

#28. “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.’ (John 15:5-6).

Supplementary verses:​
(a) “Bring forth therefore fruits befitting for repentance” (Matthew 3:8).​
(b) “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” (Matthew 3:10).​

#29. “And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.” (1 Peter 4:18-19).

#30. “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:8-9).
 
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