tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post4698500320069786905..comments2024-03-24T14:47:17.079-07:00Comments on Frank's Christian Thoughts: Yes, I Believe In Eternal Security!Frank E. Blasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-79104021076551846022012-07-05T08:02:55.476-07:002012-07-05T08:02:55.476-07:00Yes, I quite agree. Frank's posts are some of ...Yes, I quite agree. Frank's posts are some of the most well-written and scholarly posts in the blogosphere!T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-50591060702305988292012-07-03T19:31:59.405-07:002012-07-03T19:31:59.405-07:00Preach it, Frank! It is a blessing to read such a ...Preach it, Frank! It is a blessing to read such a doctrinally sound, Scripturally based , well-written, clear statement of faith. <br />God bless,<br />laurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-50630386836669701872012-07-03T14:16:38.710-07:002012-07-03T14:16:38.710-07:00You are quite a thinker Frank! Thanks for sharing...You are quite a thinker Frank! Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Salvation truly has appeared to all mankind, and either faith receives what God has given or he/she rejects it. Christ does all the saving, and never our believing. If our stopping to believe could cause us to lose our salvation then believing was a work the entire time, but scripture states that we are saved by HIS faithfulness (faith OF Christ) that our faith beholds and rejoices in. <br /><br />Faith is merely the "thank you" for what He has already provided. Immortality and life was accomplished by the cross and not our believing or good works. I shared with someone the other day the truth of the gospel, by giving them a cup of coffee and saying, "It's yours!" Faith believing the coffee is theirs will drink, but if the person feels the coffee was not theirs would be to leave the cup right where it was at and they refused to enjoy what was already provided for them. One drink forever satisfies and quenches the thirst! <br /><br />Lord bless,<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-89463066427522952562012-07-03T11:40:07.277-07:002012-07-03T11:40:07.277-07:00Great post, Frank.
So many say they believe sal...Great post, Frank. <br /><br />So many say they believe salvation is entirely by faith in Christ, yet it can only be retained by man's efforts. Whether one will finally be saved thus depends on man's effort, rather then Christ's sacrifice. Apparently they don't see the contradiction. I'm glad we kept by the power of God, rather than our efforts. It frees me to serve him fully instead of worrying about committing some sin.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-56529022712269361612012-07-02T07:59:45.122-07:002012-07-02T07:59:45.122-07:00Yes Frank,
that is right, salvation is given to al...Yes Frank,<br />that is right, salvation is given to all who believe, and what is it that we are required to believe on? It is Jesus, the word of God. We all have to work out our own salvation, receive our own 'daily bread', hearing that 'word of God' that the Holy Spirit speaks to us individually, and act on it. And no, there is no condemnation in going into a pub. If Doreen had not gone into the pub, then perhaps Vera would not have heard about, and felt the love of God and salvation through Jesus before she died.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-6125209982684671352012-07-02T06:47:56.532-07:002012-07-02T06:47:56.532-07:00Brilliant post Frank; well written and concise as ...Brilliant post Frank; well written and concise as ever. We have all sinned and everyone of us has fallen far short of the glory of God. Every red-blooded male has certainly stared far too long at an attractive woman now and again, I certainly have and many times! I'm learning to see that sin is all-encompassing and without God's wonderful grace we would all be caught up in it, like the most powerful and intricate spider's web; yet, for all this, though God hates sin, He LOVES us so much that He is willing and able to forgive sin and allow us a new start and a better and more intimate relationship with Him.<br /><br />God is all-powerful and though humans are limited in their power, with God nothing is impossible; a being who can create a whole universe, and everything in it, from scratch is far more than we can really comprehend; we put Him in a box at our peril! At the very end of our understanding, God is at the beginning! We may never fully fathom Him out but He knows all about us.T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.com