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You really need to let these verses sink in. II Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;" II Timothy 4:4 "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be...

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I know this. I'm stating anyone that does not "want" to do God's will has not come to full repentance. If someone says they are saved but could care less about how they live their lives, have they repented? No. That's my point. Yes certain sins take time but the change of heart and mind has to...

We are to love God with all our heart and soul and mind and our neighbor as our self. When we fall short of that, we get back on the path. It's that simple. Christ states if we love him we will keep his commandments. We always will miss the mark but we at least know we want to keep them, we want...

I don't think anyone believes this. Perfect in the Greek is to mature. No one will ever be perfect. But the OP stated right from the start that one does not have to stop sinning. And that implies someone hasn't even repented. Falling short or missing the mark is not the same thing as willful...

Believeth is not just lip service. As I said, we have to believe what he also taught, his ministry. That is believing in him. We can't just gloss over things he taught in his ministry. Yes, you believe he died on the cross but is that it? Skip his ministry? That's not total belief. James 2:19...

You can keep glossing over these words from Christ but they are true- Matthew 7:21 "Not every one that saith unto Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father Which is in heaven." What is God's will? That we love him with all our hearts...

But I asked what do you think Paul meant by this falling away in the verse listed below. Clearly he isn't talking about unbelievers. We've had unbelievers from the beginning and and will have to the end of time. Yet he includes this as one of two things that will happen before the Lord returns...

Yes, that's what true repentance is, change of heart and mind. They no longer want to live in sin. Who said anything about following rules other than loving God with all your heart and soul and loving your neighbor as yourself. Those are what we are to follow and Christ states we can hang all...

No one will ever meet complete perfection but the point many of us are making is you can't live in sin without repentance -change of heart and mind. I'm talking about willful sin/living in sin which isn't the same as missing the mark or falling short. Christ did not die on the cross so we could...

It starts with the fact that we don't need to lay again the foundation -which is the first and most important thing- Christ. Once someone has to come to the knowledge of the first doctrines they don't need to need to continue lay them down again such as baptisms, eternal judgement, etc. Once you...

We believe differently about the word apostasy. These verses below are not about unbelievers. They describe someone that had received the Holy Spirit, etc. Once they have fallen away there is no other sacrifice other than Christ. They can't be renewed again in the same way. So once someone...

My point is many are going to fall away from the truth. Unbelievers have nothing to fall away from. We are talking about people that have taught and cast out demons in his name. We aren't talking about people that are taught the truth but don't believe it, don't take it to heart. Apostasy is...

This is a promise from Christ - Matthew 7:21 "Not every one that saith unto Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father Which is in heaven." If someone falls away they have failed, not Christ. Christ defeated death. Belief in Christ is not...

The eternity does not start until after Judgement Day. And if someone has truly fallen away from Christ never to return, they have failed.The promise is always there.