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  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    I'm respecting the text. It says they believed, BUT they loved man's praise more than God's--ie, these two things were in conflict, and...
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Right, so it sounds like you affirm both that eternal life does hinge on faith, and it hinges on good works, but whoever "truly"...
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    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Partly, I meant that Christ, and faith in Christ, accomplishes a lot of things, not just forgiveness.
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Well, Scripturally, that formulation has no justification. Already mentioned John 12. The leaders believed, but that faith didn't...
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    As stated, I have studied "all God's counsel" on this issue for decades, and made many many threads discussing the same--in fact, this...
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Irrespectively, I appreciate you and @PS95 interacting.
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Thanks
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace reacted to PS95's post in the thread Difficulty Reconciling with Like Like.
    Read Luke 8 Parable of the sower-------- If you remain in His love you will want to obey Him. Love and obey is the only way. Whoever...
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    If you've read, I'm sticking with John (Gospel and Epistles) for this thread. Want is not the same as actually obeying. If you've...
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    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    As previously stated, there is no answer in #414 (in fact, you've admitted you do not see a need to reconcile the two ideas), and, as...
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    GracePeace reacted to PS95's post in the thread Difficulty Reconciling with Like Like.
    Hi GP, I read much of this thread, but not all of it so please excuse me if what I'm about to say has already been said, ok? I was...
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    GracePeace reacted to Grailhunter's post in the thread Difficulty Reconciling with Like Like.
    A good testimonial.
  • GracePeace
    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    Thanks for taking your time, but I can't agree with the idea that "true faith invariably works", bc John's Gospel says that many of the...
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    GracePeace reacted to Grailhunter's post in the thread Difficulty Reconciling with Like Like.
    You want to reconcile something that is not in the same category. I tried to explain that. What does belief mean to you….what did it...
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    GracePeace replied to the thread Difficulty Reconciling.
    1. So, I'll put your way of reconciling them as rejecting the idea that they even need reconciling. 2. Reconcile something that isn't in...