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1 | please, two part question, need more | Ezek 3:18 | prayer warrior | 31614 | ||
Thank you Hank, I did some research on this today scripture Eze. 3:20 as well as looking at root meaning of each word. Matt 7:22, and Eze. 18:20. pretty well answered it for me. Salvation is a work in progress, the righteous person must maintain their walk. Once saved always saved is only saved if you keep your walk. No one can take you out of Gods hands but you can, by contuining to sin. After all He does say if we contuine in sin we are none of His. Repentance has to be there, once dead, it is to late. Thank you for your help and God bless you and this group. Don't struggle to stand, struggle to stay kneeling, till He leads you to stand on His will, and word. | ||||||
2 | please, two part question, need more | Ezek 3:18 | Lionstrong | 31648 | ||
Hi Prayer Warrior, You wrote, "Once saved always saved is only saved if you keep your walk. No one can take you out of Gods hands but you can, by continuing to sin." How is this a "once saved always saved?" This is a "saved if you keep your walk." If we're saved if we keep our walk, how is this NOT a salvation by works? How is this a salvation by grace alone? Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Eph 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. The Bible says, 1 Pet 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. John 10:29 "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. Now if someone that God has saved can take himself out of the Father's AND the Son's hands, what does that say about the power of God to protect them "for a salvation ready to revealed at the last time?" In his word, God has given his people much assurance that we need not fear that our own propensity to sin will result in our not making it. He loves his people; he is almighty; he has the power to keep you; and he will. By God's power and grace, his people will persevere in good works till the end. "Saved until we screw up" is neither an expression of "once saved always saved" or "Salvation by grace alone." Concerning repentance: Only a new believer who does not yet realize how sinful he is thinks that he can repent of every sin he's committed since becoming a believer. Nevertheless such a notion of dying with unconfessed or unrepented sin is still a variation on the theme of salvation by our actions (works) rather than salvation by God's grace alone. Peace, Lionstrong |
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