Once saved, always saved.

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Assurance Of Salvation or, Once Saved, Always Saved, is the gift, because man is corrupted and imperfect being, therefore cannot reach nor hold to perfection, except by the intervention of God.
Now, I believe it:

Can A Person Know For Sure That He is Saved
    and Will Go To Heaven When He Dies?
    (The Doctrine of Eternal Security)
    By Cooper Abrams
    1 John 5:13
            Introduction:   It is amazing and sad that so many churches deny the statement that "Once saved, always saved." The phrase is often called "Baptist heresy" by those false churches that teach that a person cannot know for sure if they are saved and if they are saved they may lose their salvation. The phrase states the biblical principle and truth that once a person, by faith believes and receives Jesus Christ as their Savior, they are eternally God's children and their salvation is assured. However, the fact that so many oppose this biblical truth, it shows that many do not really understand what the Bible says about salvation...........
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 THE REFORMED WITNESS HOUR
"The Assurance of Salvation"
Rev. Carl Haak

(e-mail: 71324.3465@compuserve.com)

October 4, 1998; No. 2909

Do you possess the assurance of salvation? Does that assurance grow to be a firm foundation for your entire life? If you do not have the assurance of personal salvation in Jesus Christ, why not? Is it because you, as a child of God, are slothful? Have you fallen into an inconsistent, sinful walk of life? Can you testify today to your own heart's satisfaction of the safety of your souls now and forever in Jesus Christ? Are you assured of pardon? Are you assured that you are one of His? Do you ask yourself these questions?

Assurance of personal salvation and belonging to Jesus Christ is not a fancy, it is not a feeling, and it is not the result of one's temperament. But it is the gift of the Holy Spirit. Assurance is the voice of a living faith in the believer testifying of personal pardon, confidence, of hope of eternal life, and the persuasion that I belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. ...............
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From the site  Zion Independent Baptist Church:

Assurance of Salvation

http://www.zionindependentbaptist.com/assurance-of-salvation.html
 
I.    Because of the words to describe.
            A. Eternal Life    (John 3:16; 10:26-29)
            B. Everlasting Life    (John 5:24; 6:44-47)
            C. Full Assurance    (Hebrews 6:11)
            D. Strong Consolation; Hope; Sure and Stedfast    (Hebrews 6:18-19)

II.    Because of what we are.
            A. Forgiven    (Romans 4:7; 1 John 2:12)
            B. Justified    (Romans 5:1; Titus 3:7)
            C. Risen with Christ    (Romans 3:6)
            D. Reconcile    (Romans 5:10)
            E. Saved    (Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Timothy 1:9)
            F. Accepted in the Beloved    (Ephesians 1:6)
            G. Complete in Him    (Colossians 2:10)
            H. Fit for Heaven    (Colossians 1:12)
            I.   Child of GOD forever    (Galatians 4:4-7)
            J.  Sanctified in Christ    (1 Corinthians 1:2; 1:30)
            K.  A New Creation    (2 Corinthians 5:17)
            L.  Citizens of Heaven    (Philippians 3:20)
            M. Elect of God    (1 Peter 1:2)
            N. Born Again    (1 Peter 1:23)
            O. Sanctified Once for All    (Hebrews 10:10)
            P. Perfected Forever    (Hebrews 10:14)
            Q. Passed from Death unto Life    (1 John 3:14)

III.    Because of where we are.
            A. In the Heavenlies    (Ephesians 2:5-6)
            B. Brought near to God    (Ephesians 2:13)
            C. In God's Family    (Galatians 3:26)
            D. Translated Already There Kingdom    (Colossians 1:12-13)

IV.    Because of what we have.
            A. Peace with God    (Romans 5:1)
            B. Intercessor in Heaven    (Romans 8:34)
            C. Spiritual Blessings    (Ephesians 1:3)
            D. Sealing of the Holy Spirit    (Ephesians 1:12-14)
            E. Access to God    (Ephesians 2:18)
            F. Eternal Glory    (2 Timothy 2:10)
            G. Everlasting Consolation    (2 Thessalonians 2:16)
            H. Eternal Redemption    (Hebrews 9:12)

V.    Because of what is past.
            A. The Law of Sin and Death    (Romans 8:2)
            B. Death and Wrath    (Romans 6:11)
            C. No Condemnation    (Romans 8:1)

VI.    Because of His promises to us.
            A. Never Perish    (John 10:27-28)
            B. Redemption of the Body    (Romans 8:23-24)
            C. Predestinated to be Conformed to the Image of Christ    (Romans 8:28-29)
            D. Shall Appear with Christ in Glory    (Colossians 3:3-4)
            E. Not Appointed to Wrath    (1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9)
            F. Incorruptible Inheritence    (1 Peter 1:3-4)
            G. He will Confirm Us to the end    (1 Corinthians 1:8)
            H. We Can Not be Separated from God's love    (Romans 8:31-39)

Obsessed with the Flood - # 1 Freshwater and Saltwater

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The problem of saltwater and/or freshwater animals often is used to try to pull down the feasibility of the Flood model as effective tool to understand the formation of the today's world biology and geology:

[Q] Just like all fresh water fish will die in salt water and massive temperature changes.

[A] No they won’t actually, if they have a chance to acclimatize gradually. I saw this for myself many years ago at Underwater World in Queensland, Australia. They had a freshwater and saltwater fish in the same tank. They achieved this by gradual adjustments to salinity in both fish until they could cope with the same salinity.

The excerpt taken from the page:

Refuting Noah’s ark critics
URL: http://creation.com/refuting-noahs-ark-critics

 ....gives us a good hint to understand the conditions at the moment of the Flood, which allowed both freshwater & saltwater fishes to survive: thermocline and especially halocline.

Halocline is the gradient (difference) of concentration of salt in seawaters, along the vertical dimension of the sea ("is a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water" - Wikip.).. 

BUT the gradient can be also HORIZONTAL:

  http://i.stack.imgur.com/KpmVf.jpg

 

  http://i.stack.imgur.com/7JvsS.jpg

Above images taken from the technical page:

http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/51293/how-can-two-seas-not-mix

Q: What happens where fresh water and salt water meet?

A: They mix, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Some mixing takes so long that people think that they are not actually mixing.
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/51293/how-can-two-seas-not-mix

I dare an explanation for the existence of freshwater fishes in inner continent lakes, rivers, even lakes on mountains: being the freshwater density lower than saltwater, in many cases the vertical separation was stirred in an horizontal one. In many cases  the freshwater  could have overlapped on the deep layer of high salinity waters, the freshwater naturally submerged the tops of mountains and/or the surface of emerged continents, as the saltwater flew away - bringing there the fishes living in the freshwater:

http://kaheel7.com/eng/images/stories/sea-river.JPG

 The Flood and the Ark are not a tale of fantasy, but something that happened and GOD wanted humans to keep a record of that event, to continually recall  the judgement waiting for them.

The reproduction of the Ark in Kentucky:

Life-Size Noah’s Ark Opens Doors to VIP Guests During Media Preview Day in Kentucky
The Ark Encounter Opens to Public on July 7
on July 6, 2016
https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ark-encounter/life-size-noahs-ark-opens-doors-vip-guests-during-media-preview-day-kentucky/

 The reproduction of the Ark in the Netherland:

A full size ark and it floats!
An intrepid Dutchman builds his second floating ark; this time it’s humungous!
by Frans Gunnink
http://creation.com/full-size-dutch-ark

One of my old post, more or less casually chosen, to recall to you how much they are.... obsessed with the Flood:

Saturday, January 4, 2014
Obsessed with the Flood - II
http://control-avles-blogs.blogspot.it/2014/01/obsessed-with-flood-ii.html

Banning Christians [& Creationism] from Russia.

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 Beware, as consequence of the anti-Gospel legal activity of the government,  Creationism, in Russia,  is a potential crime.   As Creationism presupposes a Creator, and as Creationism bases its scientific view on the Christian doctrine for which the fall at the Eden is part of the explanation for many natural phenomena, automatically, together with the preaching of the Gospel soul to soul or house to house or in the street, also Creationism practically is banned from Russia.
I translated also in Italian the below reported article (scroll down) , in a post presenting as the Italian mirror of the one you are reading, adding some explanation for the the Italian public, which is in darkness as regard the Gospel of GOD and the Creationism argument:

Sunday, August 14, 2016
"La Russia Mette Fuorilegge La Testimonianza Cristiana" [ed il Creazionismo - articolo]
http://spiritosuabocca.blogspot.it/2016/08/la-russia-mette-fuorilegge-la.html

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 Source : https://ask.naij.com/religion/has-russia-truly-banned-evangelism-i25494.html

Has Russia truly banned Evangelism?

Is it true that a new law signed by the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin prohibits any evangelization for Christians in Russia? What will it mean to the Christian community within the borders of Russia? Find out now!

Everybody knows that there were many dark days for Christianity in Russia. The last century was known to be the darkest one for the Christian community in Russia, as religious activity was forbidden. Believers could only meet at churches, and not just any churches but only Orthodox churches that were strictly regulated by the government.
No missionaries were allowed to come into the country, and even if by some miracle they got into the territory of Soviet Union they could be deported at any time as soon as someone tells on him. No exceptions were made, and no indulgence was granted.
These times were left far behind with the fall of the Soviet Union and Christians enjoyed the freedom of faith and their personal walk with God that no one was controlled. However, with the latest news, it is getting clear that those times can be repeated in the history of Russian Federation again. New dark times for Christians in Russia are about to come.
The President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has recently signed a law that prohibits any missionary work on the territory of Russian Federation. This was made as an attempt to prevent any terroristic activity in Russia. Nevertheless, many people believe that terrorism threats were only a pretext for evangelism prevention.

It is known that Russian Federation in the persons of its President and the parliament is strongly convicted that they are being constantly on the target of the West. They do not want any terroristic attack on their territory; therefore, they prosecute everyone who might seem to have anything to do with the terrorism.
The law passed last week determined that not only missionaries are not allowed to share their faith with the Russians, but also Russian believers would have to be silent about their faith. They will have no right to share their faith in public places as well as on the Internet, which by the way is also strictly controlled. Russian authorities have access to the private chats of the online-users  and can use it at any time.
Moreover, the users are aware of this fact and have no other choice as to agree with it and think twice before texting their friends about important things through the Internet. From now on, any person older than 14 years old will be charged for sharing his/her faith online. The fines will amount up to $765 or in case of an organization up to $15,265. The foreigners that will be caught on evangelizing will be departed immediately in order to prevent further spread of the information.
Meanwhile, the believers are fasting and praying for this situation. They state that they see a new iron curtain coming to Russia and remembering those days, they are not happy with the possible outcome.

Some church and religious leaders have already tried to attract public attention to the problem; however, their calls were left without attention. They note that it is impossible for them to be true believers and not share their faith. As it is one of the most important things in their lives and a commandment left to them by Christ, they ask the authorities to cancel the law and have some grace.
The next step that was planned in this area is prohibiting activity of any other church than Orthodox one. It is believed to be a national church, as approximately 90% of citizens claim to be Orthodox Christians. This church supports the idea of nationalism and superiority of Russians and strives to revive the might of the Soviet Union that was previously damaged by its fall. The believers from churches other than Orthodox church are seen as a threat to the safety of the state, as such churches are believed to come from the United States of America. The United States, in their turn, are seen as an “enemy” or a state that can put an end to the mighty reign of Russian Federation with its superiority complex.
READ ALSO: Did God create Evil? What for?
The Protestant leaders are concerned and worried. They pray and fast and ask God to cancel these laws that prohibit their normal Christian life and evangelism and make them hid and acted against their country.
European Committee known as World Evangelical Alliance’s Religious Liberty Commission reminded that a law similar to this one was once passed in 1929. That law stated that one could only share what he believes in only at the church and under the control of church leaders to make sure you teach what they teach and not the teachings of the Western Protestants.

These laws prohibiting evangelism in Russia can become a new stage on a way to religious prosecutions that took lives of many people and made people flee from the state in a search of a better place to live in.
What is covered under the name of “anti-terroristic” law will remain a secret. The President of Russian Federation claims that he only wants the best for his nation, and it is his way of protecting it. However, we can definitely say that they were not guided by the Christian motives behind them.
The last words of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew to his followers were about the need of people that will go into the nations to share the Gospel of Christ. Here is what it says: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:19,20).
Not sharing the Gospel or not evangelizing means living a life of a half-Christian. Such life is not full and is not the way God determined it to be. Therefore, the law signed by the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin can be seen as a hostile move towards Christianity.

Finally, believers keep praying. They do not want to give up and get into the Soviet-Union-like troubles again. No iron curtain is desired. Christians from all around the globe are praying for these laws to be canceled and more religious freedom in Russia to be left.
There is even a special hashtag created on the social networks that people use to spread the news of the upcoming danger in Russia and encourage other believers to pray for Russia. Join them in their prayers at this difficult for the state time and let the news of Jesus Christ be heard in Russian Federation.

• READ ALSO: What is the power in the name of Jesus?

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See D.Willinger's post:

Russia Protects Established Big Religion, Revives Soviet Era Mandating Finking

"Yarovaya's Law" to Buttress Establishment Religious Monopoly,  bans religious meetings outside established institutions passed July 6, 2016 to take effect today- July 20, 2016

http://continuingcounterreformation.blogspot.it/2016/07/russia-protects-established-big.html

From Galatians 4 blog:

Sunday, August 7, 2016
Russia Outlaws Christian Witnessing
http://galatiansfour.blogspot.it/2016/08/russia-outlaws-christian-witnessing.html

Thursday, March 17, 2016
"the declared goal is to expell or kill the "Evangelical sectarians", as in Slaviansk and many other cities".
http://control-avles-blogs.blogspot.it/2016/03/the-declared-goal-is-to-expell-or-kill.html

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Charles "Stalk" Darwin.

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The Italian post has been also translated in English language:

Thursday, August 4, 2016
Darwin Stalks http://spiritosuabocca.blogspot.it/2016/08/darwin-stalks.html

 

Millions of dollars to fund apostasy and the cultural war on Creationism

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 If I ll have time I ll open a mirror blog in Italian, translating the here published posts in Italian language, which is for me the most urgent task.
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 Creationism appears to be more important as the End Times are approaching. With the increase of scientific information, Evolutionism and Darwinism are exposed for what they truly are, only a (militant) religious faith in the atheism. But today science is turning against the same spiritual entities who tried to use rationality to attack God and the faith in Him. Not many realized that this is the materialization of what already announced in the Gospel:

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

2 Peter 3:3-5

...which wonderfully make couple with the (inspired by the Holy Ghost) Paul's.....:

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians, 2:3

...demonstrating the perfect harmony of Peter's preaches with the Gospel's Spirit. 

So, Creationism is part of what described in the following verse of 2 Thess. 2. chapter:

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:...

Creationism announcing the "spirit of his mouth", because as science is used  today as a diamond top of the cultural and phylosophical denial of GOD, isn't "a marvelous thing" that the Lord is coming just announced by the same science?

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

Revelation, 19:15

......if men will have to bow down to the Lord and ....

11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians, 2:11

It is of no surprise how millions of dollars (and Euro, just think to CERN) are moved to create an Evolutionist cultural religious army  to try to fight Creationism, one of the swords of the Lord coming out of His mouth -  Below excerpt taken from:

Era of Christian Attractions Is Calling People Back to Christ

by Ken Ham on July 27, 2016
published by ANSWERS IN GENESIS 
URL: https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ark-encounter/era-of-christian-attractions-calling-people-back-to-christ/
 

".....The Lord called men like the late Dr. Henry Morris and Dr. John Whitcomb (who participated in our Ark ribbon cutting on July 5) to write a book called The Genesis Flood that started the modern biblical creationist movement. This Bible-upholding movement has spread around the world as many creation-apologetics organizations have been founded (and denominations and other groups have been greatly influenced). The church has been impacted in many positive ways.
As the biblical creationist movement has grown enormously and has seen such a positive influence on millions of people (and thousands of churches), we have seen certain people within the church who have tried to counteract this great work.
Their efforts to counter the impact of the biblical creationist movement have been taken to a new level recently.

You see, the Templeton Foundation has given millions of dollars to help an organization called BioLogos. The purpose? It’s this: “BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith as we present an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation.”1
Recently, the president of BioLogos (a former professor at Calvin College, right next door to where BioLogos is headquartered) was interviewed by the Religion News Service. She discussed a new book with essays from various people, summarizing its contents this way:

It promotes the idea that one can be serious about Christian faith and still accept a scientific Darwinian account of human origins. BioLogos, the organization of pro-evolution Christians in the sciences founded by famed geneticist Francis Collins, teamed with InterVarsity Press to publish a collection of 25 personal essays from clergy, scholars and scientists.

The article continues:

However, BioLogos is not relying only on the book to get its message out. This fall the organization will send scientists and theologians on the road to speak to churches, seminaries and universities.2

Yes, a very well-funded movement involving scientists (some well-known) will be more active than ever in trying to influence the church to believe in evolutionary geology, biology, anthropology, astronomy, and so on. They will be using millions of dollars to try to get God’s people to compromise God’s Word!
I don’t believe it’s just coincidence that this new pro-evolution effort is happening when organizations like Answers in Genesis (with its various outreaches including the Creation Museum and the new Ark Encounter) have seen a great impact on the church worldwide."

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The Ark Project of Answers in Genesis, the Creation Museum of the ICR, the Evolution's Achille's Heels media campaign and the large resonance of the CMI European Creation Conference, both of CMI, have risen a very deep concern in the circles of the Evolutionist Darwinist power, controlling the souls of the world. Their "answer", backed by enormous financial resources, are at the beginning, but are condemned to fail.