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Questions on Biblical texts relating to the Christian teaching of Soteriology, AKA "Christian Salvation": This tag is for questions on passages used to support, could likely, or prove to impact one's view of Soteriology, while questions on Soteriology itself remain off-topic.
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What is the meaning of full salvation in 2 Samuel 23:5?
I understand salvation--in the most complete sense of the word--to describe the effect of fully participating in God's plan of salvation. Let's break it down into several of its component parts to loo …
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1 John 5: 13 - What does "these things" refer to that relates to "you may know that you have...
"These things" is a reference to the letter that John is now drawing to a close; he is echoing the sentiments with which he began the letter:
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and …
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Eternal punishment vs eternal life in Matthew 25:46
Yes, the root word and its referent are the same in both cases.
Forever
There are multiple Biblical means of describing something that is "forever"; there is a risk of treating them all the same. I'll …
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Is John 6:44 a necessary and/or sufficient condition for salvation?
Necessary yes. Sufficient no.
Necessary
John 6:44 beings with "οὐδεὶς δύναται" No one has this ability
The Greek verb is δύναμαι *("dunamai"), meaning: to be able to, to be possible, to have the powe …
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For believers, what is the recompense for doing bad?
May I propose that what God has in mind is not a checklist, where we either score enough points to merit a passing grade or we fail, but rather, His fundamental concern is what we are becoming. This i …
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Is salvation easy or hard? Revelation 22:17 vs. Matthew 7:13-14
Salvation is hard, but does not cost money.
Jesus didn't hold back in rebuking those whose hearts were set upon riches (e.g. Matthew 6:19-21); there was no way for them to buy their way to heaven.
Fre …
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What does John 3:16 mean by "perish"?
What does "perish" mean in this context?
"Perish" is described as the fate opposite "eternal life".
Eternal life is defined by Jesus:
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true …
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Greek question Philippians 3:9 is it "faith in Christ" or "faith of Christ"
Both are grammatically possible. This is a topic that has been oft-debated, and is a question that is raised with respect to Romans 3:22 & Galatians 2:16 as well.
2 common ways to resolve the ambiguit …
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Is Ezekiel 20 talking about works-based salvation when it says "my rules, by which, if a per...
“Faith-based salvation” and “works-based salvation” are not Biblical terms—the text rather speaks of salvation.
I believe it is not Biblical authors but Biblical readers who pit faith vs. obedience, P …
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Is the writer of James attacking Paul's position?
As shared in a variety of answers to the related question, the overwhelming consensus on this site is that Paul & James are not in disagreement with each other. This is my view as well (It is of cours …
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Is Ezekiel talking about eternal life and death in Chapter 18?
Ezekiel provides valuable context a few verses later. The latter part of the chapter emphasizes the desire to enable the sinner to repent and, in verses 25-27 indicates that the death being spoken of …
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Is doing good deeds for others of no ultimate use or not? 1 Corinthians 13:3 vs. Matthew 25:...
The messages of Paul & Jesus agree - Paul is building his case for why charity is essential. We could likewise ask if laying down one's life for the Christian cause is a good thing. Or, in the prior v …
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In Romans chapter 6, what does Paul mean by "death"? Biological death? Spiritual death? Some...
I suggest that Paul is using "death" to refer to various forms of separation:
Type A: separation of body & spirit ("physical death"), see Eccl. 12:7
Type B: separation from God ("spiritual death"), s …
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Is there a contradiction between John 6:44 and Matthew 22:14?
There are 4 verbs relevant to the contradiction analysis:
draw & come (John)
call & choose (Matthew)
If "draw" is paired with "call" and "come" is paired with "choose", there is no contradiction.
Go …
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Does Matthew 11:20-24 indicate that Jesus possesses 'Middle knowledge' (knowledge of counter...
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I would not go so far as to say that middle knowledge is required by this text, but the text is certainly consistent with middle knowledge. Stating the predicate of a counterfactual (e.g. i …
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