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Originally Posted by Jekyll
Ahhhhh...once saved always saved, eh?
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I would not define it as such. Rather I would define it as universal reconciliation. That is why , according to Paul, our destiny "...depends not on human WILL or exertion, but on God who shows mercy" (
Rom. 9.16); it is also why the New Testament generally credits even repentance (
2 Tim. 2.25), faith (
Eph. 2.8), and belief (
Acts 13.48) to the WORK OF GOD within.
In other words, our destiny depends much more on what God has done than what we do. Our works in the earth will be called to account to see what they are made of, if it is of God we will be rewarded accordingly. If our works are not of God they will all be burned up, however we will be saved "how be it by fire."
We are called to repentance and obedience, so we can enter into God's life now by grace thru faith, or we will go thru the fire.
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