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To: VaBthang4
"It is the goodness of God that leadeth us to repentence. If I refused to repent out of the hardness of my heart, then I would not be a true believer in the first place, therefore I would lose nothing."

Romans 2

"4": Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

"5": But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

1,073 posted on 01/24/2002 9:04:10 PM PST by zadok
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To: zadok
Romans 2;4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

This scripture explains that it is God's intention and ability that leads us to repentance...It does not explain that if I am already saved and then make a decision to not repent for new sins, that I have never been saved in the first place.

Romans 2;5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

This scripture explains that if because of a hard and unrepentant heart, I make a decision to not to ask God for forgiveness...then I am storing up wrath for myself....It does not explain that if I am already saved and then make a decision to not repent for new sins, that I have never been saved in the first place.

Your position was that if after being saved, I do not seek forgiveness from God for transgressions then I never was saved in the first place.

I would like you to show all of us two[2] scriptures that make it plain...that if a believer does not repent of his sins then he never recieved salvation in the first place.

1,077 posted on 01/24/2002 9:21:37 PM PST by VaBthang4
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