ArchivedOSAS revisitedHello TSJ! I don't base OSAS on those scriptures alone, I base it upon the entire Bible. Furthermore, anyone who is born of God does not "practice sin". I wasn't about to get hyper Aineo, actually I completely agree with the legal concepts of the NT, however not your analogy. I actually believe you, since your academic skills have been proven on this forum time and again, however your interpretation remains faulty. Isn't that what you've been doing? Your entire post is based on your primary argument which is "free will" or believers can "fall away" and become apostate which goes against the very nature of the (born again believer), however it doesn't take much to refute each and every one of your posts, since they evolve around these two concepts. The sealing of the Holy Spirit has a threefold significance in the New Testament: (1) to indicated ownership; (2) to indicate genuineness; (3) to preserve and keep safe (Eph. 4:30; 2 Tim. 2:19; Rev. 7:2,3) those in Rev. 7:2,3 which are (sealed) are “owned” by God and are kept from the power of the Devil, so you analogy of the word "sealed" is poorly dictated. Similar to this are those who receive the "mark of the beast", whereby those who receive are literally branded and the effects are irreversible. So in regards to those who are "of the devil", and receive the mark, are you implying that they by "free-will" can choose to walk away from the devil? And you cannot use the argument that God in this situation negates free will because this would be a contradiction to your argument. The Holy Spirit guarantees that the contract will be completed and cannot be retracted "until the redemption of the purchased possession", and your "free will" premise doen't work here and I will explain why further down my post. Your (NAS) translation is an excellent translation BTW, why? Because it further proves that the person who is (BORN OF GOD) does not "fall away", but "overcomes" (CONTINUALLYresent tense, active) with their belief. If he "falls away" by no longer believing, then he fails to overcome, how then is he Born of God? This belief is Genuine Belief because we know that even the demons believe (James 2:19) He still has "free will", however the born again believer is now God centered and conforms his will to Gods. God Bless! |
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