[wildcarduces]

This is really important as we enter the Easter week. The key to this argument is Paul in Chapter 7 of Romans. It is really important to your freedom that you see this. Paul wrote 13 of the 27 New Testament books. He had an undeniable conversion to faith he had condemned to the extent that he loved the stoning of Steven (a believer). Paul is real and died for his belief in Jesus. He was a sinner -- all the time! He was not obedient or a new creature. He was a man in a battle-- all the time. Do you question HIS salvation? I think not unless you are an idiot. Read this 3 times and then I will tell you his next sentence. THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION IN CHRIST!!! (Romans 8:1 )

Then contemplate Paul's continuing SIN!! "14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it."!! (Present tense) Paul was the worst of all sinners shrieking with joy as Steven was stoned to death . "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life." [1 Timothy 1:15-16] But do you have any doubt that Paul was saved? He was not obedient!! He violated the commands of God and Jesus!! He was saved by BELIEF in Christ as the son of God!!

[dinoparty]

We are saved when we recognize the Son of God as our only Savior from this terminal world.

[struggle]

We are saved when we realize that we are saved by Christ alone. We then battle sin because we have Christ in us.

Even so, come Lord Jesus.

[Bed_Zeppelin]

"But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”(that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” Romans 10:8-11

[Lee N. Field]

antinomianism-salvation.blogspot.com

Eh. You again.

[Religion Moderator]

[circlecity]

“No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God”. 1 John 3:9

[Grunthor]

I was saved by Faith alone, in Christ alone.

[DungeonMaster]

John 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

[paulist]

1 John 1:6 - “If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? DO NOT BE DECEIVED: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such WERE some of you.”

Luke 6:46 - “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’, and not do what I tell you?”

John 14:15 - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

John 3:36 - “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”