| | ::You cited the ''first part'' of Paul's Christian doctrine in Romans 8:1, but carefully omitted to include the second part of the verse, which is '''conditional: "''who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit'''''", the same Holy Spirit that is the divine Author of the Bible, "'''<big>ALL</big> scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for <big>reproof, for correction</big>...''', the same Holy Spirit who through Peter says, "'''Baptism now saves you'''". As he says elsewhere: "'''inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God ''and upon those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus'''''", the same Jesus who said, "Except a man be born again by '''water and the Spirit''', he '''cannot''' enter the kingdom of God", who said, "Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and '''not do what I say'''?" | | ::You cited the ''first part'' of Paul's Christian doctrine in Romans 8:1, but carefully omitted to include the second part of the verse, which is '''conditional: "''who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit'''''", the same Holy Spirit that is the divine Author of the Bible, "'''<big>ALL</big> scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for <big>reproof, for correction</big>...''', the same Holy Spirit who through Peter says, "'''Baptism now saves you'''". As he says elsewhere: "'''inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God ''and upon those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus'''''", the same Jesus who said, "Except a man be born again by '''water and the Spirit''', he '''cannot''' enter the kingdom of God", who said, "Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and '''not do what I say'''?" |
| − | ::Perhaps the Word of the Lord Himself will persuade you, as it finally persuaded me, that the Baptist doctrine of [[Eternal security (salvation)|eternal assurance]] is a dangerously [[Presumption|presumptuous]] error (''especially when I'' also ''found out that it was founded by those who disobeyed those who were over them in the Lord'' Heb. 13:17, ''and went out from the church they had belonged to'' 1 John 2:18-19, ''and taught a doctrine different from the one they had originally received'' Gal. 1:6-9): | + | ::Perhaps the Word of the Lord Himself will persuade you, as it finally persuaded me, that the Baptist doctrine of [[Eternal security (salvation)|eternal assurance]] is a dangerously [[Presumption#Presumption (sin)|presumptuous]] error (''especially when I'' also ''found out that it was founded by those who disobeyed those who were over them in the Lord'' Heb. 13:17, ''and went out from the church they had belonged to'' 1 John 2:18-19, ''and taught a doctrine different from the one they had originally received'' Gal. 1:6-9): |