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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I want to stress that our initial Salvation happens instantaneously, when in our heart we believe.
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Where do you get this from in the bible? The Greek word for believe in John 3:16 is in the present continuous tense so one has to keep committing and trusting himself into Jesus in order to receive the promised eternal life. Pull out a Greek-English interlinear and you can see for yourself.
Jesus also said the believer that does not remain in him and his words is cast into the fire in John 15. He also told us to judge a tree by its fruit, and he said those who are considered his brothers are they that do the will of God (Mark 3:35).
Matthew 7:21-23 is filled with mouth professing Christians who are prevented from entering the door of eternity because their lawlessness proved that they were not true Christians despite "calling on the name of The Lord ". For this reason, the bible also teaches us to treat a church member as an outsider if they refuse to repent (Matthew 18:17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy3tSIg7Gi0