You refuse to acknowledge the NEW COVENANT, and especially the fact that it’s based on God’s 10 commandment law, the same law as in the Old Covenant.
Elsie, it’s RATIFIED BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. I don’t know why it’s so hard to understand. Oh, I know, it’s that law thing that you have a problem with, right? Right.
No NEW COVENANT, no BOL, no heaven.
And, in your church, does you pastor preach “faith (believing) without works is dead”? I don’t think so. You keep telling me that one can simply believe their way into heaven, WITHOUT works. That is unfortunate.
And let me make this very clear, AGAIN...
Saved by Grace means all PAST sins forgiven. That is faith unto salvation. At that moment, YOU ARE BLAMELESS, white as snow, no longer UNDER CONDEMNATION OF THE LAW. No works involved. Only believing/faith. THEN, you are judged on works as you live out your life for Christ, as you PROFESS Christ.
Continuing in a pattern of willful sin, AFTER GRACE, is addressed here:
Hebrews 10:
26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
I tell you nothing.
What I do do is post Scripture that states certain things - or not.
In the John 28-29... passage, Jesus tells the folks what they MUST do.
He did NOT state, "OOps; there'll be some things you are required to do, and I'll let someone else try to convince you later."