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1 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | BradK | 220048 | ||
Hello dodoy, Here's a few brief observations: 1. I understand Phil. 2:12-13. These verses constitute one complete sentence in the Greek. The emphasis in the last half of this sentence is entirely on what God does! God is the one working(energon) in you. It literally means, "working in", "producing in", "accomplishing in" you. The present participle means God is the One continuosly energizing in you! 2. Rev. 3:5 does not say, "Only those who positively respond will NOT be blotted out by Christ Himself from the Book of Life." It is dealing with yet future events- and addressed specifically to the Church in Sardis. Where does the rest of Scripture teach that a believer can have his name blotted out of the Book of Life? If one can effectively loose his salvation, i.e. have his name blotted out, then salvation is not wholly dependent upon God, but on what WE ultimately do! I think both an understanding of Faith and justification are being left out of this equation! 3. Rom. 11:22-23 is not dealing with or addressing loss of salvation! In these verses Paul is referring to the Jews, the natural branches, who have been broken off. Severity is upon those who have fallen, i.e., upon the jews who have been cut off, left in their unbelief, and who reject the Person of Jesus Christ! I would see the unregenerate (unbeliever) under the severity of God, and those who are genuine believers under the kindness of God. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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2 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | dodoy | 220051 | ||
Hi, BradK, Thanks for your post. This is my response to your observations: 1. I agree with your observation No. 1; that's actually what I understand those verses mean. 2. Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand you as saying that the blotting or erasing of names from [or the retention of names in] the book of life only applies to the Church in Sardis. I can not agree, based on: a. If I agree, then I must also agree that only those of the Church in Ephesus can eat of the tree of life (Rev 2:1-7); b. If I agree, then I must also agree that only those from the Church in Smyrna can not be hurt by the second death (Rev 2:8-11). Salvation from sin can not be lost. It has been accomplished by God FOR man. What the Infinite has done can not be undone by finite man. If a man losts something, the 'act of losing' is his own act. Erasing of names from the book of life is Christ's act, not man's. Therefore,erasing of names from the book of life is NOT man's losing his salvation from sin; it is Christ's act that effectively disallows the non-overcomer from inheriting eternal life. 3. Don't take this against anyone, but please take another time to study Romans 11 again. Sincerely, dodoy |
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3 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | BradK | 220052 | ||
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