It is possible to be a true “branch” of the vine, but still to be cut off and cast away for lack of “fruit” (meaning good works), which knocks a huge hole in the Calvinistic “once saved, always saved” heresy.
First of all, you should refrain from attacking Calvinism while you remain so ignorant of what it teaches. Calvinism does NOT teach, "once saved, always saved". We teach "Perseverance (or "preservation") of the Saints", which is different.
Now, as a Mormon, you teach the heresy of "salvation by works" (or perhaps you prefer), "salvation by faith plus works". At any rate, as we see above, you think that we have to CONSTANTLY add "works", or else we will lose our salvation. And of course, such a position is heretical, and contrary to Scripture. That is why Mormons have to constantly IGNORE the following:
Eph. 2:8 ... And this is
not your own doing ...
Eph. 2:9
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
2 Tim. 1:9 who saved us ...
not because of our works
Tit. 3:5 he saved us,
not because of works ...
Rom. 4:5 And
to the one who does not work ... his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom. 4:6 ... the one to whom God counts righteousness
apart from works:
Rom. 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is
no longer on the basis of works;
Further, the reason that those who are truly saved will NEVER lose our salvation (and we "endure to the end", NOT because of our own efforts, but because GOD will ensure that we will endure to the end) is the following:
John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and
no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and
no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
We remain on vine as long as we bring forth “good fruit”.
- To “abide in his love” (remain on the vine) one must keep his commandments, which is anathema to “faith alone” heresy Calvinism and Reformed theolog. That knocks another huge hole in the hull Calvinistic theology.
You keep calling "faith alone" a "heresy".
Yet it is YOU and your Mormon "brethren" who have to constantly RUN AWAY from:
Eph. 2:8 ... And this is
not your own doing ...
Eph. 2:9
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
2 Tim. 1:9 who saved us ...
not because of our works
Tit. 3:5 he saved us,
not because of works ...
Rom. 4:5 And
to the one who does not work ... his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom. 4:6 ... the one to whom God counts righteousness
apart from works:
Rom. 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is
no longer on the basis of works;
These two principles combined torpedo the whole of Reformed and Calvinistic theology out of the water, and sink the entire ship completely with nothing of it remaining.
Wow... Your worthless rhetoric here is right off the charts!
I only have one piece of advice for you:
1Kings 20:11 ... ‘Let not him who straps on his
armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’”