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1 | Can you loose your salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | kalos | 123069 | ||
Eternal life cannot be temporary. Is it possible for redeemed people to lose their salvation? 'The Bible says no. One who is saved "has everlasting life, and . . . is passed from death unto life" (John 5:24). Eternal life by definition cannot be temporary. It is the present possession of all those who have truly trusted Christ. Romans 8:28-39 reveals clearly that there is nothing in the universe that can separate the elect from the love of God. The One who chose to save you "is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy" (Jude 24). 'According to Scripture, people who profess to know Christ at one time but later deny Him were never really saved to begin with. First John 2:19 says, "They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us." A true believer will never depart from the faith (Philippians 1:6), so those who do so are revealing that they were never truly saved (John 8:31; Hebrews 3:14). 'Even true Christians can sin, however, and because of that may lack assurance of salvation (Psalm 51:12). A failure to grow spiritually can also rob us of the confidence that we are God's children (2 Peter 1:9). But anyone indwelt by the Holy Spirit is secure eternally, because He is the "deposit guaranteeing our inheritance" (Ephesians 1:14).' (www.gty.org) |
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2 | Can you loose your salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 123070 | ||
I read your whole post with interest but as I've stated I'm satisfied that a full balance of God's Word has been represented on this thread so that everyone who's interested can find God's Guidance if they're looking for IT. But for the record, I must disagree with each point of your post above. In contrast, I think God's Word speaks clearly to the bottom line question as posed by swmparent2. Also I noticed you didn't address one of my most important points, that is my point I would title "better safe than sorry." How can you possibly take the position as you state and not address that issue? Surely, you must admit, my post had several good points with seemly just as solid Bible foundation as yours. I await your response. I do hope and pray you'll study this issue with an open mind and open heart. God bless. --Rowdy |
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3 | Can you loose your salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 123078 | ||
Rowdy: On this thread (as well as others) your "better to be safe than sorry" philosophical gobbedlygook -- a concept totally foreign to Scripture -- has been expounded and now you say in a response to kalos that you are "satisfied that a full balance of God's Word has been represented on this thread." Rowdy, this makes no sense at all. On this thread you have espoused the doctrine that salvation can be "lost" while others have espoused the doctrine of the eternal security of the believer. These two doctrines are diametrically opposed to one another. They don't "balance" one another, and they certainly don't "balance" God's word in any sense. It is perfectly stupid to say that two views that contradict one another "balance" God's word! --Hank | ||||||
4 | Can you loose your salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 123079 | ||
I sincerely thank you for your post but I noticed you didn't respond to the other specific points on my post. Apparently, you don't agree with my assessment of Jesus statement. So what kind of modern name would you apply to Jesus principle as cited in Matt 5:29-30. So how do you deal with the "seeming contradiction" of these passages? God bless. --Rowdy |
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