God created us to have free choice, choosing to believe in Him and to follow Jesus is an act of faith and love, and not robotics, "predestination" and "always saved" doctrines remove free moral choice in our lives.
The Apostle Paul says that we are acting like mere men when we say we follow him, or Apollos, or even Peter ... so why do Christian say they follow a man's doctrine and teachings and become divided ... is Christ divided?
As Christians we should be very obedient to the commands of God, yet there seems to be less emphasis on obedience being an act of love in modern times. The scriptures say love for God is demonstrated by obeying His commands.
Jesus mentioned that upon His return there would be those who thought they new Him, yet He says "depart from Me I never knew you!" You knowing Jesus is not enough, you must be known by Him!
The scriptures talk about our faith being dead when we do not demonstrate our faith with action. Our faith, hope, and love should be obvious to everyone, if it is not, then we show little more than the dead.
Grace is poured out abundantly from heaven, given freely, but priceless, so we should not take for granted a priceless free gift. The scriptures tell us not to insult the spirit of grace ... how do you insult grace?
Prayer is a vital part of connecting with God. When we pray and intercede for others we are not just sending prayers up to heaven to a distance God, we are meeting with God face-to-face on behalf of others.
The Holy scriptures teach us that leaven should be avoided, not food leaven, but the leaven of false teachings, malice, envy and all that puffs a person up into pride.
The new testament says that Jesus is our high priest who performs a spiritual circumcision of our hearts, therefore circumcision is required for salvation and performed by Jesus.
Man determines life by physical measures, our Heavenly Father creates life by spiritual measures. See what the scriptures say when life begins and the great concern about taking innocent life.
The prophet Jeremiah spoke about the religious system of his day being like a broken cistern. If a cistern is broken it cannot hold the Living Water which Jesus gives.