Aineo, you obviously don't want to hear what the Word of God clearly states, you only want to hear what conforms to your opinion, that is considered truth according to you. Now anyone can look at that passage at face value and see for themselves that our "inheritance" is CLEARLY (GUARANTEED).
- who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory. (NIV)
- who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. (NAS)
- Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it--to the praise of His glory. (AMP)
- The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.
- who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
Now you can define the word "pledge" or "earnest" according to legality of the Convenant if you wish and insert it into the context of this passage, however that passage in its proper context clearly states that our inheritance is guaranteed.
Pledge:ajrrabwvn arrhabon,
ar-hrab-ohn'; of Hebrew origin 06162(); a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest:--earnest.
God give us a promise that He will complete what He has begun in the believer, to both perfect and glorify him/her until our inheritance. (Eph. 14:14; Phil. 2:13) Your "free will" argument is getting quite old Aineo, since it is God working in us and comforming us to the image of His Son until the purchased possession. I am quite certain, actually a 100% sure you will ignore this as biblical fact and resort to your personal opinion and taking verses out of context as ususal.
Aineo wrote:There is ample proof that believers can and will become apostate, which you and all OSAS advocates try to avoid by using "they were never saved in the first place" or "they were not genuine believers", which is simply an opinon; an opinion you cannot back up with God's word.
As to the language I have used on this thread; I have not called you ignorant. I have labeled your tactics cultish and demonstrated how pulling Scripture out of context is used by cults and false teachers. Now if that bothers you then I suggest you cease pulling Scripture out of context.
Aineo, you can place me in the category of cults and false teachers if you wish, I have clearly backed up my argument without pulling scriptures out of context as you have clearly done. Furthermore, you keep repeating the same argument: "
which you and all OSAS advocates try to avoid by using "they were never saved in the first place" or "they were not genuine believers", which is simply an opinon; an opinion you cannot back up with God's word." hmmm.... Right back at you, you haven't prove that those who "fall away" are saved to begin with. But I suppose that your opinion and personal interpretations are ALWAYS superior to mines and others on this forum.
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, (BUT OF GOD). (John 1:13)
God Bless!