Re: Once Saved, Always Saved?

trapper, i am certainly not mocking your desire to be pleasing to God. i believe that you do desire to please Him. i just think that you are wrong in your understanding of these particular things.

"the latter part of your statement is a total misunderstanding of what i have said. i have never said anything about trying. neither did jesus. he said BE perfect, like the father. that the meaning of this escapes you is sorrowful indeed, but you are intent on doing otherwise and i am not here to unconvince you of that."

sorry for misunderstanding what you wrote... as for BEING PERFECT. the only way is to put on the righteousness of Jesus. it certainly won't happen by "trying" to be perfect.