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To: boatbums; metmom
One thing the "once-saved-always-saved" - you so sneeringly deride - have all over you is the sweet assurance that being in the palm of our Father's hand brings. We KNOW we have eternal life

Your knowledge is however false. Re-read Matthews 25:41-46 and try convincing yourself that it does nto apply to you. Then come again how good works don't matter.

Fear of God, however, is what a reasonable man has. It is part of authentic Christian faith:

with fear and trembling work out your salvation. (Philippians 2:12).

He paid the penalty our sin debt required

Not if you reject the Gospel and embrace the false doctrines of Protestantism. God gave you a gift and you turned it down. I'd say a bit of fear would do you some good.

6,664 posted on 01/04/2011 7:33:39 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: annalex
He paid the penalty our sin debt required
Not if you reject the Gospel and embrace the false doctrines of Protestantism. God gave you a gift and you turned it down. I'd say a bit of fear would do you some good.

It is not me who is rejecting the Gospel since I accept it with all my heart. What I reject is your religion's assertion that only it can determine what Scripture truly means because, when they do not interpret God's word correctly, they elevate man's doctrine over God's truth. I have also not turned down God's gift of eternal life that he grants by grace through faith, because I have received it by faith.

Those who insist that they can somehow "supplement" the gift by adding their own good deeds to it completely change it from a gift into debt that they then insist God owes them for their good deeds. In other words, they do not accept the gift but ignore it in favor of earning it themselves. This, of course, is impossible, so they have, by this corruption of the way in which God has granted us redemption through Christ, rejected the gift and stand condemned by their own doing. They should greatly fear the wrath of God on those who toss his gift back in his face.

The amazing grace of God never stops calling us and only death seals our fate. Those who reject the gift and die in unbelief are eternally condemned but as long as they have breath, there is still a chance. Don't die rejecting the gift!

6,687 posted on 01/04/2011 10:16:31 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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