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sadly, with religion. its hard to determine which works are produced by a true faith. and from a fake faith

Salvation in all ages has been to all people through faith.. the church in the OT or the NT belong to children of God be it jew or gentile God did however make a specific promise to Israel through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.. and this covenant still stands today. as a seperate covenant. Every...

welcome. Hope you can find some friendly debates or at the least discussion to help strengthen your faith

again, what about a babe in Christ. should they question their salvation since they need fed milk, and not meat. and struggle still with some personal sins..

Yes, and I am discussing your comment about the P in tulip. so once again, in your comment you made a statement that Here is what you said But what if we do not? Then we should question our salvation, because as a person whose faith is protected by the power of God, our commitment to Christ...

what about babes in Christ.. should they question their salvation?

its been asked a couple times now. Maybe you can help us. Is this a general concern thread or an anti calvin thread?

I see it far more in catholic chats.. But yes, as someone said earlier .. Some reformed people can be quite pharisaic in their attitude

Actually I did address it. I prety much agreed with it all.. I just see "perseverance of the saints" differently than you do. You should not assume things.. It was nothing against you at all. I made a general statement And I disagree in part because the term "perseverance of the saints" As...

Alot of people do this no matter what "ism" they follow

I just made a statement. Based on what I have heard calvinists say in the past. I have also seen it written as perseverance of the saints. in fact. before you make silly accusations. You should probably check yourself A quick google of perseverANCE of the aints showed this and much more...

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that would definately fit the use in question

beating a dead horse comes to mind for some reason

Yes, Faith is in the hope..it is a confidence in.. Not everyone has confidence in God.. so not everyone will trust God for eternal life.

They have hope that if they repent and confess. That God will save them..

Amen For it is by grace we have been saved - Through faith God does not force us to believe.. He demands we make a choice..

I disagree only Because I believe God offers everyone hope.. and the ability.. Ie. We reject God as a people. God does not reject us (we believe or we do not believe) But God does not force us. or enable is with irresistible grace so that we do not make a decision. this is where the division...

So we are totally unable to fall on our face and call out To God for salvation? Why would God do this to his creation? And not give us any hope or possible freedom from our sins?

question. If God gives his creation free will. does this make him not absolutely soverign? If you think the answer is yes. then why?