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If you’re going to kill yourself due to depression, that’s one thing, but why kill your little kids? I just don’t understand stuff like this.

The 1st day the new Congress convenes it will begin.

They just elected a man who is a fan of underage boys who crossdress. Let that sink in. And they didn’t just vote for him once, they locked him in for six years. He’ll still be representing them long after Trump is gone.

I don’t understand how so many Americans could vote for Jihadist supporters, Senators that love underage crossdressing boys, and people who support socialism/communism. But what infuriates me is how so many so called conservatives thought the best play was to not vote and let them win.

I guess now I know why Elon started building in Louisiana, he saw this movie before. Nothing tonight surprised me, but man this one was disappointing.

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if the dems get in they will suck for 2 years and we will get the White House in 28 - how it always goes

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Endless impeachments incoming! In two years everyone will be tired of them.

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He handled that like a little bitch.

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If he would have reached out and touched it, he would have been a legend. Opportunity missed!

If they go on an impeachment crusade (They can’t help themselves) it will all but guarantee it. The American public in general just wants a functioning government that can actually accomplish something other than inflating the currency. Republicans dropped the ball again because they can’t pass anything, I don’t think most people care about what happens in Iran as long as it doesn’t cause inflation. They want problems at home to be fixed.

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While we agree on alot I think where we disagree is I believe God is the one that keeps us faithful. I don't believe we can fall away as to be lost.

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Yep, this would be a disagreement then, I believe one can choose to walk away.

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As I understand it, if you add to anything Christ has done for us for our salvation, you are actually taking away from it, because you are no longer trusting that He paid the debt of sin we owe and you are not trusting that He imputes us with His righteousness, received by faith.

Instead, I understand that they teach that salvation begins by grace alone but is then maintained by good works, participation in the sacraments, and so on, and that our works are meritorious and add to what Jesus has done necessarily for when we sin and fall from a state of grace. So in that, we believe a different gospel. I don’t know how we can have unity with a different gospel.

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I'm not Catholic, but I don't believe a profession of faith alone is enough. Admitting who Jesus is means nothing if your life never follows Him. Even the demons acknowledge Christ (James 2:19). They know exactly who He is. The difference is they chose not to follow Him. We can't just acknowledge Christ; we have to follow Him, to the end. That's not earning anything, it's what real faith does. Otherwise it's hard to explain a lot of passages in the New Testament. Here are just a few:

Conditional "if" statements
• Colossians 1:22–23: Christ will present you holy and blameless "if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast."
• Hebrews 3:14: "We have come to share in Christ, if we hold our original confidence firm to the end."
• Romans 11:22: "Note the kindness and severity of God... kindness to you, provided you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off."

Abiding
• John 15:4–6: "Abide in me." Branches that don't abide are cut off and burned.
• Luke 8:15: the good soil is those who hear, "hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience." Jesus builds endurance into the definition of genuine faith.

Effort language
• 2 Peter 1:5–10: "Make every effort” to add virtue, knowledge, self-control, and love to your faith, and "be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure."
•1 Corinthians 9:24–27: Paul runs to win and disciplines his body "lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." The apostle himself didn't coast.
• Hebrews 12:1: "Run with endurance the race that is set before us."
• Philippians 3:12–14: "I press on... straining forward to what lies ahead."

Warnings and finish lines
• Matthew 24:13: "The one who endures to the end will be saved."
• 1 Corinthians 10:12: "Let anyone who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall."
• Revelation 2:10: "Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life."
• 2 Timothy 4:7: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." That last phrase is the goal, and Paul treats it as something he did.

Effort and grace together. Two passages hold both sides in one breath:
• Philippians 2:12–13: "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work."
• Jude 21, 24: "Keep yourselves in the love of God," followed by praise to "Him who is able to keep you from stumbling."

When I read these themes running through the whole New Testament, I can't buy into "once saved, always saved," or the idea that a one-time profession of faith is all it takes. The apostles describe saving faith as trust and loyalty that keeps going, and they warn believers to hold fast to the end. People point to the thief on the cross, but seem to forget he held onto his faith until he died.

Acknowledging Christ is where it starts. Following Him to the end is what shows the faith was real.