Two Aspects of Salvation (Believers Need to Be Concerned With):

[BelieveItOarKnot]

So even if Peter did temporarily slip under the influence of the devil’s thinking for a moment, it may not be considered the kind of sin that would condemn Peter to the Lake of Fire.

That misses the point altogether. There was Peter. There was Satan. Two entirely different parties. One was saved. The other not so much

Pity to mix the two and even more pitiful to mistake one for the other. Scripture is unique in this way: It seems man and devil simultaneously, and speaks thusly. What applies to one does not and can not apply to the other.

God Loves mankind
God Hates devilkind

And does so simultaneously.

Both of the above would be standing in the shoes of every person. And we all mistakenly think it's just a person because that's all we see with our flesh eyes. But spiritually this was never the case. There is the person and there is the tempter or his own, within them.

So all this time we have read this:

John 3:16-18

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

In the above, both sides of this equation is fully true and fully applicable, even though spoken to only a person.

And to make this even more interesting, and before you quote that the devil believes, IF a liar says "I believe" THEN are they really telling the truth?

IF we say we love our neighbors as ourselves, does the evil present within us really love our neighbors? I'd say this is impossible in our current state. And God Himself made it impossible, on purpose

 

[Platte]

Quite true. However, if one believes in conditional salvation we have a man who Jesus Himself called the rock upon which He would build His church, abruptly losing his salvation and being called the devil, only to regain salvation subsequently, then lose it again when he denied Jesus three times, but regained it yet again when he cried in repentance. It really makes one's head spin.

I say this a lot, but it’s not complicated….no need to make complicated.

Salvation is given to us by God to anyone who wants it. Is it conditional? Yes of course. It’s conditional upon if you want it or not. That’s the only condition. There is no sin that can cause you to lose your salvation. Sin is not a factor in Salvation. Christ ensured that when He paid the price for sin.
Can sin lead you to rejecting salvation? Absolutely. Sin can absolutely lead a believer to becoming a non believer.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Do you want to spend eternity with Christ and be a part of the family of God? If you want that and you believe Jesus died for your sins and was resurrected after death to everlasting life and that you can also be resurrected to everlasting life with God then you will be saved. If later you decide you don’t want that (which sin can absolutely lead you to) then you will not be forced to spend eternity with God. You will not be saved from death. End of story.

 

[MaxPower]

I prefer the truth over my own path or way.
The Bible gives us the truth about God. it says things that I must accept even if I do not like what it says at times.
I accept all of the Bible by faith. I accept both the good parts I like and the no so good parts I don’t like.
It’s all true and must be placed into my heart to the glory of Jesus Christ (Who is God).
Why? Well, it’s better to live in truth than to believe a lie to my own downfall.
It’s like the Leftist machine. They promote lies even if it is at the cost of this country going downhill.

Jesus is the truth, It is his title. The bible says let God be true and every man a liar so don't lean on your own understanding, Last time we spoke you were trying to work on your sins trying to sin less, how's that working out for you? the bible clearly says that salvation is not by works and Jesus is the only solution for our sins, So if your truth isn't Jesus you will be double-minded and unstable in all your ways.

 

[LW97Nils]

I prefer the truth over my own path or way.
The Bible gives us the truth about God. it says things that I must accept even if I do not like what it says at times.
I accept all of the Bible by faith. I accept both the good parts I like and the no so good parts I don’t like.
It’s all true and must be placed into my heart to the glory of Jesus Christ (Who is God).
Why? Well, it’s better to live in truth than to believe a lie to my own downfall.
It’s like the Leftist machine. They promote lies even if it is at the cost of this country going downhill.

Amen.