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Talk:Infant baptism (view source)
Revision as of 14:11, November 28, 2019
, 14:11, November 28, 2019→RobS's position, simplified
:::::--[[User:Dataclarifier|Dataclarifier]] ([[User talk:Dataclarifier|talk]]) 08:51, 28 November 2019 (EST)
:::::--[[User:Dataclarifier|Dataclarifier]] ([[User talk:Dataclarifier|talk]]) 08:51, 28 November 2019 (EST)
:::::This is the contrasting doctrine of "conditional salvation" which depends on personal perseverance in heroically living a virtuous life pleasing to God, actively avoiding even the appearance of evil and striving to remain faithful to the Christian calling even unto death, so as not to lose salvation and forfeit the unmerited free gift of eternal life—the argument that '''if salvation cannot be lost, there would be no warnings in the New Testament to Christians to remain faithful, to avoid sin and error, and to persevere to the end lest they be found wanting and be condemned with the unrighteous.''' St. Paul himself said,
:::::"Not that I had already attained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the mark for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are "perfect" be thus minded; and if in anything you are otherwise minded, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained." [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+3%3A12-16&version=NKJV Philippians 3:12-16].<br>(See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/philippians/3-13.htm multiple commentaries on Philippians 3:13].)
:::::"Do you not know that in a race all the runners contend, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every man striving for mastery exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable crown. Therefore, I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air; but I control my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9%3A24-27&version=NKJV 1 Corinthians 9:24-27].<br>(See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_corinthians/9-27.htm multiple commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:27].)
:::::--[[User:Dataclarifier|Dataclarifier]] ([[User talk:Dataclarifier|talk]]) 09:11, 28 November 2019 (EST)