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To: RnMomof7; rzman21
neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

No man can; however, we can leave of our own free will. Now, if you were to do away with free will in your theology, that would be the way to divide yourself out of that responsibility as well.

Why not just become Universalist and been done with it?

95 posted on 12/12/2011 4:52:31 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
No man can; however, we can leave of our own free will. Now, if you were to do away with free will in your theology, that would be the way to divide yourself out of that responsibility as well.

If we remain in him. If we do not, well, he speaks to this in John as well:
If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
John 15:6

96 posted on 12/12/2011 4:57:02 PM PST by aruanan
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To: D-fendr
No man can; however, we can leave of our own free will. Now, if you were to do away with free will in your theology, that would be the way to divide yourself out of that responsibility as well.

If a man is saved He will NEVER WILL to leave Christ

He is the author and the finisher of my faith

Phl 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

111 posted on 12/12/2011 6:22:15 PM PST by RnMomof7
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