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	\|For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."<ref>The conviction that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" depends upon the assumption that such people are acting in good faith and not merely giving the Lord lip service. The proverb is modified by our Lord's teaching that "Not every one who says to me, ~~â€˜Lord~~, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 (Mt 7:21).]</ref>		\|For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."<ref>The conviction that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" depends upon the assumption that such people are acting in good faith and not merely giving the Lord lip service. The proverb is modified by our Lord's teaching that "Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 (Mt 7:21).]</ref>
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	\|valign="top"\|Christians sin.		\|valign="top"\|Christians sin.
	\|Not every one who says to me, ~~â€˜Lord~~, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>		\|Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>
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	\|Jesus judges.		\|Jesus judges.
	\|		\|It does not concern me in the least that I be judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment on myself; I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord.
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			\|Perseverance required.
			\|And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://~~catholicdefense~~.~~blogspot.com~~/2013/06/~~once~~-~~saved~~-~~always~~-~~saved~~-~~and~~-~~three~~-~~cups.html~~ "'Once Saved, Always Saved' and Three Cups of Tea."]		* [http://restlesspilgrim.net/blog/2013/06/26/osas-three-cups-of-tea-part-1/ "'Once Saved, Always Saved' and Three Cups of Tea."]

	[[Category:Grace]]		[[Category:Grace]]
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* [http://catholicdefense.blogspot.com/2013/06/once-saved-always-saved-and-three-cups.html "'Once Saved, Always Saved' and Three Cups of Tea."]

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	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	\|But she will be saved through motherhood, provided women persevere in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.		\|But she will be saved through motherhood, provided women persevere in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/rom/5:7 Rom 5:~~9â€“10~~]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/rom/5:7 Rom 5:9-10]
	\|How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.		\|How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.
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	:: Romans and Galatians do not say that “works play no part in salvation,” they say that ''“works of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came “four hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, “works of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.		:: Romans and Galatians do not say that “works play no part in salvation,” they say that ''“works of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came “four hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, “works of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.

	:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security ~~â€“~~ absolute assurance of salvation ~~â€“~~ is true, then Paul’s letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: “Hey guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because you’re saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”		:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security - absolute assurance of salvation - is true, then Paul’s letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: “Hey guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because you’re saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”

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	\|Even though I say to the just that they shall surely live, if they, relying on their justice, do wrong, none of their just deeds shall be remembered; because of the wrong they have done, they shall die.		\|Even though I say to the just that they shall surely live, if they, relying on their justice, do wrong, none of their just deeds shall be remembered; because of the wrong they have done, they shall die.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/heb/6:4 Heb 6:~~4â€“6~~]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/heb/6:4 Heb 6:4-6]
	\|valign="top"\|The saved can fall away.		\|valign="top"\|The saved can fall away.
	\|For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves and holding him up to contempt.		\|For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves and holding him up to contempt.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:~~20â€“22~~.]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:20-22.]
	\|valign="top"\|Entangled in defilements.		\|valign="top"\|Entangled in defilements.
	\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”		\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”
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	\|If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.		\|If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
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	\|valign="top"\|Remain in grace.		\|valign="top"\|Remain in grace.
	\|It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.		\|It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
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	\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.		\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:~~4â€“6~~]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4-6]
	\|valign="top"\|Live as Jesus lived.		\|valign="top"\|Live as Jesus lived.
	\|Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.		\|Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.

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	:; John Martignoni, [http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/newsletter_details.php?id=237 Newsletter #185.]		:; John Martignoni, [http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/newsletter_details.php?id=237 Newsletter #185.]

	:: Romans and Galatians do not say that ~~â€œworks~~ play no part in salvation,” they say that ''~~â€œworks~~ of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came ~~â€œfour~~ hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, ~~â€œworks~~ of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.		:: Romans and Galatians do not say that “works play no part in salvation,” they say that ''“works of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came “four hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, “works of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.

	:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security â€“ absolute assurance of salvation â€“ is true, then Paul’s letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: ~~â€œHey~~ guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because you’re saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”		:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security â€“ absolute assurance of salvation â€“ is true, then Paul’s letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: “Hey guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because you’re saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”

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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:20â€“22.]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:20â€“22.]
	\|valign="top"\|Entangled in defilements.		\|valign="top"\|Entangled in defilements.
	\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, ~~â€œThe~~ dog returns to its own vomit,” and ~~â€œA~~ bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”		\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/9:25 1 Cor 9:27]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/9:25 1 Cor 9:27]
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]
	\|valign="top"\|Live as Jesus lived.		\|valign="top"\|Live as Jesus lived.
	\|Whoever says, ~~â€œI~~ know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.		\|Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/3:22 1 Jn 3:24]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/3:22 1 Jn 3:24]
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2jn/1:9 2 Jn 9]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2jn/1:9 2 Jn 9]
	\|valign="top"\|Abide in the teaching.		\|valign="top"\|Abide in the teaching.
	\|Anyone who is so ~~â€œprogressive”~~ as not to remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God; whoever remains in the teaching has the Father and the Son.		\|Anyone who is so “progressive” as not to remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God; whoever remains in the teaching has the Father and the Son.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]
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	<sup class="versenum">13</sup> Jesus said to them, ~~â€œDo~~ you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?		<sup class="versenum">13</sup> Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

	<sup class="versenum">14</sup> The sower sows the word.		<sup class="versenum">14</sup> The sower sows the word.

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	\|But if ~~someoneâ€™s~~ work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire.		\|But if someone’s work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire.
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	\|For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."<ref>The conviction that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" depends upon the assumption that such people are acting in good faith and not merely giving the Lord lip service. The proverb is modified by our Lord's teaching that "Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,~~â€™~~ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 (Mt 7:21).]</ref>		\|For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."<ref>The conviction that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" depends upon the assumption that such people are acting in good faith and not merely giving the Lord lip service. The proverb is modified by our Lord's teaching that "Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 (Mt 7:21).]</ref>
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	:: Romans and Galatians do not say that â€œworks play no part in salvation,” they say that ''â€œworks of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came â€œfour hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, â€œworks of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.		:: Romans and Galatians do not say that â€œworks play no part in salvation,” they say that ''â€œworks of the law” '' play no part in salvation. Does that mean all works? No, it does not. It means the works of the law that were imposed upon the Israelites by God in the desert. We see this quite clearly in [http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 Galatians 3:17] which tells us the law came â€œfour hundred and thirty years after” Abraham. In other words, the phrase, â€œworks of the law,” refers not to all good works, as you interpret it, but to the very specific requirements of the Mosaic Law.

	:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security â€“ absolute assurance of salvation â€“ is true, then ~~Paulâ€™s~~ letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: â€œHey guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because ~~youâ€™re~~ saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”		:: By your reasoning, a person can be saved, but then can go out and commit murder, rape, robbery, blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, and every other manner of sin, and never repent of those sins, and yet still be absolutely assured of their salvation. That, with all due respect, is nuts. If eternal security â€“ absolute assurance of salvation â€“ is true, then Paul’s letters to the Romans, to the Corinthians, the Galatians, Ephesians, and everyone else should have simply said: â€œHey guys, you made it. Relax and rest easy because you’re saved. See ya in Heaven. Paul”

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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/3:12 Phil 3:12-14]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/3:12 Phil 3:12-14]
	\|valign="top"\|Unfinished business.		\|valign="top"\|Unfinished business.
	\|It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of ~~Godâ€™s~~ upward calling, in Christ Jesus.		\|It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/4:1 1 Cor 4:3-5]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/4:1 1 Cor 4:3-5]
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 Mt 7:21]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 Mt 7:21]
	\|valign="top"\|Christians sin.		\|valign="top"\|Christians sin.
	\|Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,~~â€™~~ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>		\|Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:15 Matt 19:17]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:15 Matt 19:17]
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:8 Jn 15:10]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:8 Jn 15:10]
	\|valign="top"\|Keep Jesus' commandments.		\|valign="top"\|Keep Jesus' commandments.
	\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my ~~Fatherâ€™s~~ commandments and remain in his love.		\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]
	\|valign="top"\|We can be cut off.		\|valign="top"\|We can be cut off.
	\|For if God did not spare the natural branches, [perhaps] he will not spare you either. See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but ~~Godâ€™s~~ kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.		\|For if God did not spare the natural branches, [perhaps] he will not spare you either. See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but God’s kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/jn/3:3 John 3:3-5]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/jn/3:3 John 3:3-5]
	\|Born again by Baptism		\|Born again by Baptism
	\|Jesus answered and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being '''born from above.'''" Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be '''born again'''? Surely he cannot reenter his ~~motherâ€™s~~ womb and be '''born again''', can he?" Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being '''born of water and Spirit'''."		\|Jesus answered and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being '''born from above.'''" Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be '''born again'''? Surely he cannot reenter his mother’s womb and be '''born again''', can he?" Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being '''born of water and Spirit'''."
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/3:19 1 Pet 3:20-21]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/3:19 1 Pet 3:20-21]

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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/ez/18:19 Ez 18:21-32]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/ez/18:19 Ez 18:21-32]
	\|free will		\|valign="top"\|free will
	\|But if the wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die! ...		\|But if the wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die! ...
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/ez/33:11 Ez 33:13]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/ez/33:11 Ez 33:13]
	\|The just can sin.		\|valign="top"\|The just can sin.
	\|Even though I say to the just that they shall surely live, if they, relying on their justice, do wrong, none of their just deeds shall be remembered; because of the wrong they have done, they shall die.		\|Even though I say to the just that they shall surely live, if they, relying on their justice, do wrong, none of their just deeds shall be remembered; because of the wrong they have done, they shall die.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/heb/6:4 Heb 6:4â€“6]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/heb/6:4 Heb 6:4â€“6]
	\|The saved can fall away.		\|valign="top"\|The saved can fall away.
	\|For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves and holding him up to contempt.		\|For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves and holding him up to contempt.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:20â€“22.]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2pt/2:18 2 Ptr 2:20â€“22.]
	\|Entangled in defilements.		\|valign="top"\|Entangled in defilements.
	\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, â€œThe dog returns to its own vomit,â€ and â€œA bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.â€		\|For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, â€œThe dog returns to its own vomit,â€ and â€œA bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.â€
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/9:25 1 Cor 9:27]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/9:25 1 Cor 9:27]
	\|[[Virtue\|perseverance]]		\|valign="top"\|[[Virtue\|perseverance]]
	\|No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.		\|No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/2:11 Phil 2:12]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/2:11 Phil 2:12]
	\|[[Faith that works\|Works required.]]		\|valign="top"\|[[Faith that works\|Works required.]]
	\|Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.		\|Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/3:12 Phil 3:12-14]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/phil/3:12 Phil 3:12-14]
	\|Unfinished business.		\|valign="top"\|Unfinished business.
	\|It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of Godâ€™s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.		\|It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of Godâ€™s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/4:1 1 Cor 4:3-5]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/4:1 1 Cor 4:3-5]
	\|Jesus judges.		\|valign="top"\|Jesus judges.
	\|It does not concern me in the least that I be judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment on myself; I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord.		\|It does not concern me in the least that I be judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment on myself; I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/col/1:21 Col 1:21-23]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/col/1:21 Col 1:21-23]
	\|Perseverance required.		\|valign="top"\|Perseverance required.
	\|And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.		\|And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 Mt 7:21]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/7:19 Mt 7:21]
	\|Christians sin.		\|valign="top"\|Christians sin.
	\|Not every one who says to me, â€˜Lord, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>		\|Not every one who says to me, â€˜Lord, Lord,â€™ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.<ref>Judas may perhaps be a model of those who follow Jesus for a long time, but who turn away at the end.</ref>
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:15 Matt 19:17]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:15 Matt 19:17]
	\|Keep the commandments.		\|valign="top"\|Keep the commandments.
	\|If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.		\|If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/5:1 Gal 5:2â€“4]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/5:1 Gal 5:2â€“4]
	\|Remain in grace.		\|valign="top"\|Remain in grace.
	\|It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.		\|It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/prov/21:2 Prov 21:2]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/prov/21:2 Prov 21:2]
	\|We deceive ourselves.		\|valign="top"\|We deceive ourselves.
	\|Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.		\|Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
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	\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/9:21 Lk 9:23]		\|align="right" valign="top"\|[http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/9:21 Lk 9:23]
	\|Daily cross.		\|valign="top"\|Daily cross.
	\|Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."		\|Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:6 Jn 15:6]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:6 Jn 15:6]
	\|Abide in Jesus.		\|valign="top"\|Abide in Jesus.
	\|Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.		\|Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:8 Jn 15:10]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/john/15:8 Jn 15:10]
	\|Keep Jesus' commandments.		\|valign="top"\|Keep Jesus' commandments.
	\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Fatherâ€™s commandments and remain in his love.		\|If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Fatherâ€™s commandments and remain in his love.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/2:4 1 Jn 2:4â€“6]
	\|Live as Jesus lived.		\|valign="top"\|Live as Jesus lived.
	\|Whoever says, â€œI know him,â€ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.		\|Whoever says, â€œI know him,â€ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/3:22 1 Jn 3:24]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/3:22 1 Jn 3:24]
	\|Abide in Jesus.		\|valign="top"\|Abide in Jesus.
	\|Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.		\|Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/4:14 1 Jn 4:16]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/4:14 1 Jn 4:16]
	\|Love.		\|valign="top"\|Love.
	\|We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.		\|We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2jn/1:9 2 Jn 9]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/2jn/1:9 2 Jn 9]
	\|Abide in the teaching.		\|valign="top"\|Abide in the teaching.
	\|Anyone who is so â€œprogressiveâ€ as not to remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God; whoever remains in the teaching has the Father and the Son.		\|Anyone who is so â€œprogressiveâ€ as not to remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God; whoever remains in the teaching has the Father and the Son.
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	\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]		\|align="right"\|[http://usccb.org/bible/rom/11:19 Rom 11:21-22]
	\|We can be cut off.		\|valign="top"\|We can be cut off.
	\|For if God did not spare the natural branches, [perhaps] he will not spare you either. See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but Godâ€™s kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.		\|For if God did not spare the natural branches, [perhaps] he will not spare you either. See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but Godâ€™s kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
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