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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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Does "He takes away" (John 15:2) allude a christian with no fruit will lose their salvation? [closed]

"I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit." (John 15:1-2 NE …
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In the context of Luke 2: 8-14, does "among men-good will" (v.14b) refers to the Jews, all p...

Text:Luke 2: 8 -14 (YTL) "And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock, 9 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the …
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John 6:45b - who is the everyone, the Jews or everyone comes to Jesus?

What "comes to me" means? What does "has heard and learned from the Father" mean? Is it a prerequisite for everyone coming to Jesus? Text: John 6:45b (ESV) "-who has heard and learned from the Fath …
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In context of John 6: 44-46, -"no one can come to me", who the "no one" Jesus refers to, the...

How the Father draws one to Jesus? What does "come" to me (v 44) means? What is the relevance of Jesus saying in verse 46? Text: John 6:44-46 (ESV): "44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sen …
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1 Peter 1: 5- "who by God’s power are being guarded through faith "- How the "being guarded"...

Would this mode - "being guarded"(v5) from the various trials (v6) - be a "norm" for believers until the journey ends? Context: 1 Peter 1:5-6 (ESV) "who "by God’s power are being guarded through fai …
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What is Jesus teaching in the context of John 6: "he who believes has eternal life"(v47) & "...

Text: John 6:47 -51 (ESV) "47 Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 This is the brea …
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Rom 11:20 - What their "unbelief" was about? [closed]

Text: Romans 11:20 (ESV) "That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear."
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1 John 5: 13 - What does "these things" refer to that relates to "you may know that you have...

The premise of our assurance of salvation is: "All who believe in Jesus Christ are saved. I Believe in Jesus Christ. Therefore, I am saved." When we say "I know am saved because I have believed," ho …
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Hebrews 10:31-"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." -Who is "the...

Is the verese 31, part of Chapter 10:26-31, or stand alone with v.30? Text: Heb 10: 26-31(ESV) "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer rema …
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Romans 8:16 -" τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν" - Is it the Holy Spirit bears witness "with" or "to" our sp...

Most English versions translate "with our spirit," while the Bishop's Bible 1558, Mace NT, Douay, Catholic Public Domain Versions, and Lamsa and Aramaic Bible in Plain English translate "to our spirit …
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Parable of Talents -Mt. 25 (& Mina, Lk 19) - Was the wicked servant condemned for the inacti...

Though he did not bring in any profit - so the thief on the cross and many of us as well; at least, he did not squander away the principle, after all, he too was "the servant," a trusted, as the other …
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Is Ezekiel 33:10-20 relevant to the contemporary Church, and what are its theological implic...

God says that a righteous person who sins will not be saved by their past righteousness. Conversely, if a wicked person repents and turns from their sins, they will live and not be punished for their …
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John 10:27-30 & Hebrews 6:4-6 -Theological dilemma, must we choose one or the other or can i... [closed]

These two passages serve respectably as the major textual support for issue of perseverance of saints,namely, "Truly saved, saved always vs "one can lose one's salvation." What the Bible says about, …
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Does "he came to his own (τὰ ἴδια)" - John 1:11 hold a hermeneutic key to the "four fields" ...

Who is the referent of "his own" in the immediate context, and in the larger context of Jesus statements-Mt. 15:24, 10:5.6, Paul in Rom. 15:8? How the the identity of the "referent" would affect exeg …
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What is the soteriological significance of Hebrews 10:1 in the context of God's Redemption P...

How does this verse highlight the transition from the Law and the Old Covenant to the fulfillment of redemption in the Messianic era? How does this verse illustrate the continuity and discontinuity b …
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