Christ stated that He was the Vine and we are the “branches”, plural. That means those parts of us, the diseased branches, that do not remain in Christ are pruned and burned, leaving our healthy branches attached to the Vine. We need to stop thinking in terms of singular branch.
@TwiceBornSpirit Agreed. He is the dictionary definition of ‘specious’.
Protestants buy it because they’re bedazzled by the apparent knowledge and demeanor when in reality it’s just error after error dressed up as Mr. Rogers.
@GoWithJordan_ “We do away with coercion and force, because this contradicts the nature of the will and cannot coexist with it."
The “will” that Yahweh decreed for that individual.
One cannot pull a rainbow down to the earth and possess it anymore than one can raise up a ladder to the sky and grab hold of it.
Rainbows are living symbols of God’s infinite mercy, free to all ~ controlled by none.