ArchivedOSAS revisitedHowever the scriptures do not teach this as I will show again. It seems as if you are trying to find a loophole. I am going to restate what I said in my previous post, we are (SEALED) with the Holy Spirit, and how long are we sealed? "until the redemption of the purchased possession" The most common response in Conditional Security adherents is "free will can give back His gifts, OR he/she can choose to walk away" well it doesn't work here, why? In essence you are stating that the Holy Spirit which is sealed within the believer somehow departs because he/she no longer possesses saving faith, what is the duty of the Holy Spirit? - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. (John 16:13) And when does the Holy Spirit come? "after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed." (Eph. 1:13) One of the aspects of the Holy Spirit is His ability to convict a person of sin, and an unbelieving person who no longer possesses saving faith would therefore lose his/her conviction and belief in the Gospel. In other words, this person who is sealed by the Holy Spirit which convicts him/her of sin and guides the "believer" into all truth "until the day of redemption" somehow lose their belief and conviction, while the Holy Spirit remains (SEALED) within them. The Holy Spirit is referred to as the "Spirit of Truth" which is why those who possess saving faith endure, overcome and continue in their belief. The just will live by faith and God will take no pleasure in him IF he shrinks back "draw back" (Heb. 10:38). Who are the "IFS"? The person who "draws back" and the "just who live by faith" are not the same, because the next verse reads: "But we are not of them who (draw back) unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul."
You are correct in stating that the key to holding on to Gods promises is by faith alone, however faith does not somehow dwindle away in the person possessing saving faith, on the contrary it is augmented by the Holy Spirit as he/she is guided into "all truth". The scriptures go hand in hand, example: Q. Who is he that overcometh? A. He that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:5) Q. What happens after he believeth (from the heart) A. Ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" (Ephesians 1:13) God Bless! |
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