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    Matthew 16:24, 25

    Paul said he could do all things through Christ, who strengthens him. HE could do them, because Jesus gives him the power to do so. At least that seems to be the case by the way it's worded. But why are Christians even in disagreement about this, anyway? Isn't God's Spirit, the helper, the...
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    Matthew 16:24, 25

    This right here is what drives me and lots of other Christians and seekers of truth crazy. The (apparently, at least) duplicitous messages. 1 - Salvation is by faith alone, without works. 2 - Only those that do the will of my Father shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. So, in one...
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    The cost of salvation.

    So Lamb, you're saying discipleship is a separate thing from salvation? Put another way, should someone who fails at times to discipline his thoughts and behavior, yet still believes that Jesus's sacrifice on our behalf on the cross is the way of salvation, still have the confidence that they...
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    The cost of salvation.

    Is discipleship a requirement for retaining salvation?
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    Demon Influence

    Frank - If our works are required for salvation, as you just said, then works are required for salvation. How else would you explain your opening sentence in post #80?
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    Matthew 16:24, 25

    Frank, are you sure you meant Matthew 16:23? get thee behind me Satan?? Lamb - So following him requires that we lose our life (let go of our previous way of thinking/doing things). It's something we must DO... isn't that the definition of work?
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    Demon Influence

    So salvation is possible only if we 'mortify the deeds of the body', according to Romans 8:13. Therefore salvation isn't by faith alone. Yet the same guy who wrote v. 13 also clearly declares salvation IS by faith alone. Christianity is, if anything, incredibly confusing. Paul seems to lack...
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    Matthew 16:24, 25

    Is Jesus declaring here what is necessary for salvation, or what is required for a 'higher walk' within that salvation?
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    Jesus will save you if you.... ???

    Here's the thing - Paul said, "if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead"... so, how can we accurately assess whether or not we genuinely 'believe'? We're not supposed to rely on our own understanding, our hearts are evil above all things... we can't trust ourselves. So...
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    Jesus will save you if you.... ???

    Ok, so there's a profound difference in these two faiths - OUR faith, which people struggle to "work up" in themselves but which is essentially powerless and insufficient for salvation; and HIS faith, which is a gift to us, possessing a specific quality and power to save us.
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    Jesus will save you if you.... ???

    As tango said, the demons believe in God, but they don't TRUST in God. It seems belief and trust are not synonymous words in scripture. So belief would be the seed, and trust would be belief's fruit.
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    Jesus will save you if you.... ???

    "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross. For whoever would find his life would lose it; and whoever would lose his life for My sake, and the sake of the Gospel, would find it." And then there's Romans 2:7. So, according to Jesus, more than mere belief if...
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    Acts 13:48

    "As many as were ordained to eternal life, believed". This sentence might also be viewed as communicating, "The thing that distinguished those who were appointed to eternal life from those who were not, was their belief".
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    Acts 13:48

    They're both wrong, because neither of them is seeing the full picture. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of the Father, who gives generously to ALL who ask, without reproach". 2,000 years and we still can't determine whether or not we have a choice to believe? This should be Basic...
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    Acts 13:48

    OK, both of you guys have looked at this seeming conundrum and come to two disparate conclusions. Obviously, either only one of you is right, or you're both wrong. Both of you clearly are very familiar with God's word, write with intelligence and lucidity, and are adamant in your respective...
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