Featured Believers must endure in the faith to the end of life to be saved

I sayest the OP is a theological trainwreck.

 

LOL

 

Here ya go, Dwight.

 

God did not abandon Hos Son while in the grave to death, as he was raised again, but did for those 3 hours on the Cross while he suffered as the Sin Bearer!

 

NONE save Jesus will ever while here have sinless perfection!

 

You can't "hold fast" Only God hold's fast. What Paul would be preaching here is a sin against God's sovereignty.

 

Matthew 18

21Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”22Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.24“When he had begun to settle them ,one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.25“But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.26“So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’27“And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.28“But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him , saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’29“So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’30“But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.31“So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.32“Then summoning him, his lord said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.33‘Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’34“And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.35“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”


The moral of the parable
How many times should Peter forgive? ZERO! OSAS


Calvinist Peter said "LORD you forgave me! I don't have to do NOTHING!"



The King forgave the slave in the beginning. That is God forgiving your sins. You have to be saved for that to take place.


Listen closely to the KING:

‘Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?

Calvinist Pete would say........Nope, can't. only Jesus is sinless, I don't have to do nothing.
Reprobate Pete would say You never had mercy on me lord! So I am showing the same mercy you showed me.


Was the slave forgiven?

“And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.


Was the slave given mercy?

Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?


This slave is saved right?

And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.35“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

Any 5 year old can get the gist of this story. It doesn't click with people who require a LICENSE TO SIN. An Excuse to call themselves of God while they can keep their sin.


NAMELY know who you are:

32but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

 

In fact we can push this further there is no holding fast, being that a reprobate would never held it at all for even one moment.

He can't drop something or even attempt to hold something never offered to him.

 

NEED to be warned? Nonsense. Especially if we are on God's side. To render any aid on God's declared reprobate insinuates that if you can influence their behavior that better their chances with God.


The only proper course is appeal to God on their behalf.


Imagine I am Calvinist. I disagree with you Jon and believe you have no understanding of scriptures.

Should I tell you about it? No that's wasting my breathe. I don't bother with you at all. I tell God to fix you.


I am elect, Co-heir with Jesus Christ, Fully authorized by Jesus Christ with the authority God the Father gave Jesus.

Galatians 4

5so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.


So I am a Son of God, I have authority and I got pull. I request that you be made elect.

^this is another dilemma, there are more kind , loving and merciful people then me what happens when the guy who loves and cares for everyone starts requesting all to be elect?

 

Wrong! 180 degrees wrong! The fact that the Father abandoned/ deserted/ forsook the Son on the cross is the very reason why He will not abandon us. We are safe from the penalty of 1 Thessalonians 1:9 because Christ has taken it upon Himself. Alleluia!