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1 | Can you lose your salvation? | Bible general Archive 1 | yokefellow | 29926 | ||
Dear BF Kratz, Thank you for your question concerning your salvation. A Bible answer is of utmost importance since our eternal souls are at stake. 1) "Is salvation something that must be earned each day?" - The answer is: NO! a. Eternal salvation cannot be "earned" by man - not by works of the Jewish law of Moses, or by any works of man's invention or device (Eph. 2:9; 2 Tim. 1:9) because sin has separated him from God (Isaiah 59:1-2). However, because of God's eternal love for man, salvation is extended to man by God's grace (unmerited favor) (Eph. 2:8; John 3:16-17; Rom. 5:6-10). Without God's grace, man would be eternally lost! This is God's part in man's salvation process. b. Man's part in his salvation process is accepting God's grace "through faith" (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 10:17). God puts no difference between Jew and Gentile, saving both by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom. 10:12; Gal. 3:26-28). Faith is the medium through which all accept His salvation. On the part of God salvation is by grace; on the part of man it is his acceptance of God's grace through an obedient faith (Rom. 6:17; 10:17; 2 Tim. 1:13). God gives man the capacity to believe (Rom. 10:17), reveals to him the things to believe, and ample testimony to produce the faith required (John 20:30-31; Mark 16:15-16; Rom. 1:16; Gal. 3:26-29). 2) "If you sin (which we do each day) and die before asking for forgiveness, will you go to heaven or hell?" The answer is: Any sin that is unrepented of will cause a child of God to be lost eternally. In the New Testament, any sin that is unrepented of is referred to as "a sin unto death" (1 John 1:16). This "death" is referring to spiritual "death" or eternal separation from God (Isaiah 59:2). Anyone whose heart is hardened to the point of not ever wanting to repent of his sins, the Bible says, "it is impossible" (Heb. 6:4) "to renew them again unto repentance" (Heb. 6:6). We must, therefore, be willing to "continually confess" our sins before God. In 1 John 1:9, the verb "confess" is translated from a "present active" subjunctive and literally translated means "If we keep on confessing our sins" indicative of a continuous process. Notice in 1 John 1:7 the little word "if". Our salvation is "conditioned" on our "walking in the light" and "confessing our sins" (vs. 9). The word "light" is a figurative word used in the Bible representing God's Word (Psa. 119:105; Prov. 6:23). In other words, we must always be willing to "continue" walking in the "light" of God's Word or being obedient to God's Word. If we are unwilling to confess our sins, God will be unwilling to forgive us our sins and we will be eternally lost (Isaiah 59:1-2; Prov. 28:13; Rom. 6:23; 1 John 1:9). The New Testament teaches that a child of God can fall from grace (Gal. 5:4), or fail, i.e., fall back from, the Lord’s favor (Heb. 12:15 - ASV). It is possible to deny the Master who bought (purchased) you (1 Cor. 6:20; Acts 20:28; Gal. 3:13; Heb. 9:12; 1 Pet. 1:18-19; 2 Pet. 2:1; Rev. 5:9); and so be destroyed (2 Pet. 2:1). It is also possible to turn the grace of God into lasciviousness and deny Christ (Jude 4). Thus, we must keep ourselves in God’s love (Jude 21), and give diligence to make our calling and election sure (2 Pet. 1:10). We accomplish this by obeying and making application of God's Word in our lives (John 15:9-10; Rom. 6:17; Gal. 5:6; 2 Tim. 1:13; James 1:21-25; 1 John 2:3-6; 3:18-21) lest our reception of divine grace be in vain (2 Cor. 6:1). May the Lord continue to bless you in the study of His Word. Mike |
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2 | Read full question! | Bible general Archive 1 | bygraceyearesaved | 30005 | ||
If we sin every day and Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and once you have salvation then we should understand that Jesus died for our past,present,and future sins so how can one say that any sin unrepented will cause a child of God to be lost eternally? that sounds like a contradiction look at Romans 8:1 | ||||||
3 | Read full question! | Bible general Archive 1 | yokefellow | 30016 | ||
Good day to you BF and thank you for your response. Romans 8:1 is not a contradiction at all but is supportive of the scriptures that I gave in my last posting. The "no condemnation" in this verse is in reference to being "in Christ", freed from the condemnation produced by the law (of Moses), as well as the grip of sin. How does one get "into Christ"? By being baptized into his death (Romans 6:3; Gal. 3:27). All spiritual blessings are found "in Christ" (Eph. 1:3). Let us, however, realize that this "freedom" from condemnation is NOT in a comprehensive, complete, and total sense. Getting "into" Christ and "remaining" faithful "in Christ" are "conditional" in nature, and those requirements and restrictions must be both "met" and "continually kept". This "no condemnation" is certainly not an area of logical, valid reasoning for the doctrine of the "impossibility" of apostasy. The following is a four-point, simple outline illustrating this fact: 1) The Bible warns us against falling away (1 Cor. 10:5-12; 2 Pet. 2:20-22; Gal. 5:4; Heb. 4:1, 11; 6:4-6). 2) The Bible tells us how to keep from falling away (2 Pet. 1:5-10; Jude 21; Acts 13:43; Heb. 10:39). 3) The Bible tells us what to do when we fall away (Acts 8:20-24; Rev. 2:5; 1 John 1:9; 2:1-2; James 5:16). 4) The Bible gives examples of those who have fallen away (Acts 8:13-24; Gal. 2:11-14; 2 Tim. 4:10). Let's look at Jude vs. 24 - Reading from the American Standard Version - 1901. "Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy". The doxology is to Jesus Christ. Jude here affirms that Christ was (a) able to guard Jude's readers from stumbling; and (b) to set them before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy. The word "guard" indicates the protection which the Lord extends to his saints who "keep themselves" in God's love (vs. 21), a protection which extends even to "stumbling", an act to be distinguished from "falling", since it is possible for one to "stumble", and not necessarily to "fall". To "stumble" is a step short of "falling", and a condition precedent to it. It follows, therefore, that if one NEVER stumbles, he will NEVER fall. This passage does NOT teach the impossibility of apostasy; it is not here affirmed that God guards all whether they keep themselves in his love or not; on the contrary, only those who AVAIL THEMSELVES of the means of escape provided (1 Cor. 10:12-13) are thus protected. The verb "to set" means, literally, "to cause to stand," and this the Lord will do for those who are "faithful" to him to the end (Rev. 2:10). Such shall stand before him "without blemish" (i.e., blameless, faultless, pure), because they have kept themselves from defilement and have lived in such fashion as to merit his approval. These "faithful" shall experience "exceeding joy" because of the marvelous blessings that shall be given them (Rev. 7:13-17; 21:3-4). The idea of "once saved always saved" is not supported in the Bible thus it is a false teaching. Mike |
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4 | Read the full length note. | Bible general Archive 1 | bygraceyearesaved | 30039 | ||
Good day to you Mike, This is coming from bygraceyearesaved and i sent the previous question concerning the contradiction that you just answered about Romans8:1. I"m addressing the "Once saved always saved" concept I believe Jesus died once and if you look at Romans6:3:5 if we were baptized into his death and raised up in newness of life then you are automatically saved for life.It is your decision to fall back into the world and put your self back into bondage: Look at Galatians4:8-9 By you saying that is a false teaching is like saying Grace does not exist and God has given us the gift of salvation just to take it back everytime we did wrong and then when we do our good "deeds" He will change His mind and give us salvation again.Look at Galatians2:21,Ephesians4:30. If that is the case then Christ died in vain and i surely don"t believe He died in vain!!!I guess once you get the full understanding of Grace then you will not want to sin because you will understand that Jesus Christ dwells in you(Acts17:28). |
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5 | Read the full length note. | Bible general Archive 1 | jlpangilinan | 30106 | ||
I am agree with mike, if once save is always save, can you tell me that Judas is save? Judas has given even power to heal as one of the desciples: Mt 10:1 ¶ And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Mt 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Mt 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Mt 10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Mt 10:5 ¶ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But Judas fall to hand of satan. Apostle paul also told us to work out our own salvation: Php 2:12 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Meaning we have to be wathcfull beacuse satan is like a roaring lion: 1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour Peter talking to his brethren, He warn them to be vigilant so meaning there chance to fall. Here in our country too many congregation that has that kind of believed. But sometimes they ex-cummunicate some of thier members for some terrible reasons. If save is always save, how could you ex-communicate a save person? God bless, Johnny |
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6 | Did Peter lost his salvation? | Bible general Archive 1 | bygraceyearesaved | 30184 | ||
This is coming from bygraceyearesaved and i"m directing this to the "once save always save" concept and to Is Judas still saved? Even though Judas betrayed Jesus and murdered himself, Jesus knew beforehand and mentioned the betrayal at the last supper. Just like Jesus told Peter "On this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it"(Matt.16:18).And then in Matt.26:31-35;Mark14:27-31;Luke22:54-62;John18:15-18(NIV Version) Jesus foretells Peters' denial of him. So does that mean that Peter lost his salvation since he denied Jesus also? | ||||||
7 | Did Peter lost his salvation? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 30190 | ||
Clue: After Peter denied knowing Jesus, he later was filled with the Holy Spirit and under his preaching 5,000 men "who heard the word believed." It is said that Peter and virtually every other (true) Apostle died a martyr's death for their testimony and the cause of Christ. Judas betrayed Christ. He allegedly repented of his sin, then went out and committed another sin -- suicide. By their fruits you shall know them. Is suicide the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh? Are converts and proven Christian character the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh? All the faith without works is dead people, to be consistent, would have to recognize that, when comparing the two, there is a distinct difference between Judas, the "son of perdition" who went to "his own place", and Peter the Apostle, human author of two NT books and Christian martyr. |
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