Can Christians Lose Their Salvation? Part 2: Answering Objections

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Some theologians have made several objections to the concept that a believing Christian can lose salvation based on Scripture.  Below is a list of seven of these objections, with an explanation of why each one is false once the relevant scriptures are taken into context. Objection 1: Some Protestants might ask: What about Jesus promising that “all that the Father gives Me will come…

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Is Sacramental materialistic worship in the Orthodox Church idolatry?

In revivalist religious systems, salvation does not include the material body. Salvation is for the spiritual state only, isolating what is spiritual from what is materialistic. The isolation of the spirit from the material body in salvation is called dualism. In the revivalist view, Christians who preach that material reality has a role in salvation (materialistic worship) are usually regarded as superstitious or even…

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How Scriptural are the Holy Sacraments?‎ (Mysteries)

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7, NKJV). The Lord God formed man of dust and his divine breath. A man was created out of the material and immaterial, the visible and the invisible, the earthly and the divine. This is the nature…

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Origin of Life: Abiogenesis – biology from chemistry?

As mentioned in a previous article in this series on the Origin of Life, abiogenesis is defined as the origin of life from non-living matter, literally “no biological origin.” Abiogenesis supposedly occurred before biology, meaning biological “evolution” could begin. The attempts to explain abiogenesis rely purely on chemistry and physics. On the other hand, this theory of spontaneous generation—rebranded as abiogenesis—is in direct conflict…

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