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Originally Posted by Igzy
bearbear, The whole problem with your thesis is that it implies that ultimately salvation is by works, that it is performance that matters. Salvation is by faith, not by works. You cannot perform your way into eternal life. Period.
It is not that without works you cannot be saved. It is that without works you may not be saved. Note the difference.
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Igzy, great post.
But let's be honest folks.
There are some genuine children of God who never make it past the backslidden stage.
Some who had genuinely believed in the Savior at a young age may not even know they are saved as an adult, nor do they exhibit any interest in God.
Many of God's children have screwed up their whole life, having never manifested a single good work in their lives.
Lot comes to mind, and Peter called him
righteous. Imagine that!