EO Responds To Emails
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(EMAIL TO EO) you are an idiot. Sin is sin is sin. So if a Christian dies in a car wreck he is not forgiven for his sin that morning? God\’s mercy is beyond our scope of logic. It\’s your opinion, but since I know you are not Jesus Christ than that is only your interpretation. I can\’t believe i actually wasted my time to respond
(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.
All sins are not the same in their effect on our souls. Some sins are greater than others (Jn. 19:11). One type is eternal (Mk. 3:29), while others are not. Another type of sin is uniquely against our bodies, while other sins are outside our bodies (1 Cor. 6:18). 1 Jn. 5:16 declares there is a sin that does not lead to death while there is a sin that leads to death. Sins such as worry (Phil. 4:6), unthankfulness (Col. 2:7, 3:15; Lk. 17:11-18) and not being completely humble and gentle (Eph. 4:2) are not included in any of the lists of sins that will send people to the lake of fire, even if they were once saved. However, other sins certainly will send any person to hell if they die unrepentant, even a person who was once saved. (See 1 Cor. 6:9,10; Rev. 21:8; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5,6; Jude 7; Rev. 22:15; etc.).
We believe that we are saved by grace (Eph. 2:8,9) but we can fall from grace (Gal. 5:2-4). We are justified by faith (Rom. 5:1) but our faith can become shipwrecked (1 Tim. 1:19,20) and cease to exist (Lk. 8:13; Rom. 11:19-23). We are not under the law (Rom. 6:14,15) but if you live according to the sinful nature you will die (Rom. 8:13). Paul taught against legalism (Gal. 5:3,4) but he also taught that no immoral, impure or greedy person has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God (Eph. 5:5-7). We are not saved by works (Eph. 2:8,9) but to reap eternal life and not destruction you must sow to please the Spirit and not the sinful nature (Gal. 6:8,9). God is faithful to us (1 Jn. 1:9; 1 Cor. 10:13) but we must be faithful to him to the very end of our lives to escape the lake of fire or second death (Rev. 2:10,11). God surely loves us (Jn. 3:16; Mk. 10:21; Rom. 8:35-39) but those who inherit the kingdom of God love God (Jam 2:5; 1 Cor. 2:9) and to love God means to obey his commands (Jn. 14:15; 1 Jn. 5:3). We have freedom in Christ (Gal. 5:1) but this freedom is not to indulge the sinful nature (Gal. 5:13; 1 Pet 2:16).
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Remember Gal. 6:8,9 is a SALVATION passage not a rewards passage. GOD BLESS YOU.
(SECOND EMAIL TO EO) All sins can be forgiven by God. All of them. Remember the thief on the cross next to Jesus ... he was forgiven as he slowly suffocated while he was crucified for his human sin. I am not saying people should sin all they want, do whatever, then ask forgiveness. I am saying that in my opinion, since I do not know anymore than you .... that Jesus Christ died so that are sins may be forgiven. If your child committed suicide when he was a grown man, your belief is that he is now in hell? What if he prayed for hours beforehand, read the bible, cried ... and commited suicide believing he had salvation, 100% confidence in God’s mercy. Your website says your son would be in hell.
(RESPONSE BACK) Not all sins can be forgiven, according to Jesus. Eternal sin will NEVER be forgiven (Mk. 3:29). One MUST endure to the end to be saved (Mt. 10;22; Heb. 3:14; Rev. 2:10,11).
GOD BLESS YOU.
(THIRD EMAIL TO EO) I don’t believe you. I believe the bible, he who believes in me will live, even though he dies. Are you a priest? If not, than stop emailing me.
(THIRD RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.
The verse you quoted and dozens of others cite a CONTINUOUS TENSE “believe” is needed for salvation. Other Scriptures show it is possible to stop believing (Lk. 8:13; 1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim. 2:18; Rom. 11:19-23).
GOD BLESS YOU. (Remember: Jesus was NOT joking when he told the disciples they would have to endure to the end for salvation, Mt. 10:22.)
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(Letter From A Prisoner) We ...would appreciate all your help in the following area. There has been a rebellion of over 3/4 of our congregation due to the doctrine of once saved always saved (OSAS). They have left our chapel and have called our chaplain a heretic for preaching conditional security ....
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(EMAIL TO EO) What is the difference between initial and final salvation? Is obeying God the basis upon which we receive final salvation?
(RESPONSE) Initial salvation is the point of getting “born again.” Final salvation is actually entering God’s kingdom. One will enter God’s kingdom IF his heart is PURE (Mt. 5:8) or if he has a saving faith at physical death. A saving faith will ALWAYS have OBEDIENCE with it.
QUESTION FOR YOU: Did David remain saved while in adultery and murder?
(SECOND EMAIL TO EO) Does keeping your heart pure cause you to enter God’s kingdom?
Yes, David remained saved while in adultery and murder. However, this does not mean that there is a license to sin. It is not permissible to sin. The Bible teaches that one cannot lose his or her salvation. For example, Phil. 1:6 teaches that God will sustain us and bring us to perfection in heaven. He will not leave our faith as an unfinished work.
(SECOND RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.
To say that one can have salvation and be in the sins David was in at that point in his life (adultery and murder) is shockingly unscriptural. You also deny the obvious that your doctrine allows for wickedness, even though you say sin is not “permissible.” You actually believe there are Christian murderers and Christian adulterers, which is not true (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Rev. 21:8; etc.).
What causes one to get into God’s kingdom is: JESUS (our LIFE) and the SALVATION God offers, which is the same. But remember we can be disowned by Jesus (Mt. 10:33) and keeping him is CONDITIONAL (1 John 2:24,25).
Phil. 1:6 is actually the last part of a sentence which starts at v. 4:
(1:4) In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy (1:5) because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, (1:6) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (1:7) It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me (NIV).
By going back to verses 4 and 5, it becomes apparent that the good work in v. 6 refers back to their partnership in the gospel (v. 5). In other words, the church at Philippi was partnered with Paul through their financial donations and, therefore, shared in his fruit. See also 4:14-18. That was the good work which had begun in them and which Paul was confident God would carry on to completion.
Furthermore, verse 7 goes on to state that it was right for Paul to feel so confident about this because he (Paul) had them in his heart, meaning he would pray for them. When one examines the context of Phil. 1:6 it is crystal clear that it cannot be correctly used to support OSAS.
You need our books on this subject. GOD BLESS YOU.
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(EMAIL TO EO) Hi, I just want to say y’all are doing a great job of preaching the Word in truth. I’ve always thought Calvinism was heresy. Over the past 3-4 yrs. I began attending an Evangelical Free church and was being confronted with Calvinism. It was a singles group where they would invite anyone from several churches. Some of the fellowship was nice, and I started to attend regular service, but the church was allowing a few teachers (and one in particular who was a new convert and already thoroughly steeped in Calvinism) to teach Calvinistic principles. One class was even an evangelism class with material by none other than Ray Comfort. (I just listened to your audio on his false conversion theory. ... I was even convinced to some degree of Calvinism for awhile but still had struggles. Perhaps I was convinced because I found it too hard to believe so many would accept Calvinism. Sometimes they get forceful about it. I quit going after seeing how defective they were in spiritual warfare. They seem to redefine words. And then several who are unsure on points of the TULIP thing. John Calvin has caused a big mess in the church. Rather, the devil has. There has been a huge return to Calvin’s teachings in the church recently that I’m not able to discern why. I now see that satan will use whatever ‘in’ he can (distorting the word) to keep people from walking in the truth. Satan loves when people sin. I think one of their biggest misunderstandings is confusing God’s love with eternal security. God doesn’t stop loving us when we sin (he will discipline us which the bible tells us to submit to) but we have walked outside of His will. We can not walk in sin and be representatives of God. From the very beginning, Adam and Eve knew good and evil because of their disobedience. Many understand that they became aware of sin but don’t realize they also came to know good by their lack of doing it. Some still don’t realize it. O.K., well don’t mean to keep you, but good job of presenting the truth and breaking it down with scripture. Because its too big of a job for me as far as I can see right now. I’m not even sure I’m called to be corrective (though I’ve tried with a few). But your website is clarifying the truth and I’ll be back to get better understanding. sincerely,
(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name. It was a blessing to read your email to learn you reject Calvinism. You are CORRECT. ALL five points of Calvinism are from the devil with eternal security being THE WORST. You are at a MAJOR spiritual advantage to know this! Have you received a free ministry packet from us? IF not and you want one, send your address. Do you know about the videos we have? http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/FeedMySheep.htm
One was done for Christian singles. Here it is in text http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/christiansingles.htm
The “churches” are almost ALL APOSTATE! Be very guarded and study the New Testament for yourself and change accordingly. GOD BLESS YOU. Heb. 3:14.
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(EMAIL TO EO) hello. I really was enlightened when I researched the messianic jew statement. Wow. My question is about smoking nicotine. i\’ve heard I will go to heaven even if I smoke, still, I\’m not sure. Will you lead me to scriptural evidence to help me decide what to do? I\’ve tried to quit almost 20 times now and I\’m trying again in March of this year. Please help me with this issue. Thank you and God Bless you
(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name. We believe that smoking is a sin. Even though the Bible doesn’t specifically speak out about smoking, ponder this: When my wife got saved she got instantly delivered from smoking. Hence, as with the other sins she was freed of this “sin.” So how can you get delivered? Go to God and sincerely ask for his forgiveness, mercy, help and deliverance, then refuse to smoke again. Break all your cigarettes in half and throw them away along with all your ashtrays, lighters, etc. As you ponder, memorize and put into practice God’s word the fleshly desires will become weaker and weaker. Please memorize this verse, which is relevant:
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. (2 Cor 7:1)
Thanks for the compliment about the material we have on the Messianic Jews. GOD BLESS YOU. Remember 1 Cor. 16:22.
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(EMAIL TO EO) Regarding this article, what about Mark 16:16? A baby or very young child cannot believe, therefore are they condemned too? What is written in Scripture to ensure us as Christian parents that if our infant should die that they will be with the Lord?
Regarding the term “household”, what about Lydia’s household? There is no mention of others in the house believing. Isn’t it possible an infant may have been present? I don’t believe we can say, “No”.
I have believed in Believer’s Baptism since I became a Christian 13 years ago but have recently been challenged by an article I read about infant baptism. Your article addressed most of the issues raised except for the above two scriptures so I would really appreciate your opinion.
My husband and I have two teenage sons, both baptised as believers. We now have a three year old daughter and it is her eternity that I question since the Presbyterian article I read would have me believe that she would not go to heaven should she die without being baptised.
Thank you from Australia.
(RESPONSE) Greetings in JESUS’ name.
You are reading into “household” something that can NOT be proven. You assume an “infant” MUST be there, which is NOT true. Also a baby can NOT believe, which is needed to be Christian baptized by immersion. To call baby sprinkling, “baptism” does NOT make it a Biblical “baptism.” In the Bible, we see ONLY adults being baptized and NEVER infants. This is ALWAYS the case. Jesus himself was baptized at 30 years of age. John the Baptist baptized large groups upon their repentance, but NEVER an infant.
The problem is the Calvinism you are reading/hearing. Did you know that Calvinism teaches infant DAMNATION for the non-elect? Calvinism teaches double predestination which is: some infants are elect to salvation and others are not with NO CHOICE ON THEIR PART!! That is wicked and unscriptural. That would say God has created some to burn in hell forever with never a chance of escaping!!!!!!!! That is NOT the God of the Bible.
For your own sake stop reading Presbyterian teaching (which is Calvinist). It will only deceive you and lead you from the truth. Please read the NT for yourself, believe whatever it says and change accordingly.
Do you believe in eternal security too? Do you know about these http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/FeedMySheep.htm
GOD BLESS YOU.
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