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1 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | scoop715 | 162896 | ||
There is no such thing as once saved always saved. If that were the case there would have been no reason for Jesus to die on the Christ and rise again as a sacrifice and savior of the world. When you accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior ...you are saved...but you can lose your salvation if you do not cultivate it. It is the same as any other gift. When God gives you the gift of salvation, you could compare it to someone giving you a plot of land as a garden. The garden is yours, but if you do not cultivate the garden and pull the weeds and do what YOU need to do to keep it in good condition, it can fall into disrepair and look like a patch of weeds. It is still a garden, but who would know it. Your "fruits" would not be evident. No, I am not a fruit picker, but I am a fruit inspector and people know you by your fruits. There is nothing you can do to become saved except accept Jesus as your personal savior, but you have to walk the walk of faith, once you receive that gift. There is a judgement day for all of us and many who we think will be in heaven will not be there. We will all have to give an account. We have to maintain and be strong until the day of Jesus Christ. To make sure Our names are written in the Book of Life. Choose Life. There is no such thing as once saved always saved. Anyone can backslide. Make your election sure. Study to show thyself approved. Watch and pray. Always be ready. Salvation is free, but it ain't cheap. | ||||||
2 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 162960 | ||
He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life. Revelation 3:5 "It is unfortunate that this passage in Revelation has become a focal point of controversy. The result has been a fixation on what the verse does not say rather than what it does say. This verse was never intended as a warning. Within its context there is nothing negative or foreboding about these words. In fact, it makes a strong statement in favor of eternal security. It is a passage of encouragement and praise. "The comments are directed to a group of faithful believers from the church in Sardis. Unlike the majority of the folks in their congregation, this handful of members had remained unsoiled by the world around them. The verse in question contains Christ's commendation to this group for their consistent walk. "To assume from what is said here that God will possibly erase names from the book of life is to read into the text a concept clearly not present. At best, it is an argument from silence, for the verse simply reads, "And I will not erase his name from the book of life." If this statement raises doubts for some about eternal security, they would do well to search the Scriptures for an answer. But to base one's answer to this important question on this verse is to adopt a method of study with the potential of leading to all kinds of problematic conclusions." (...) "The good news is, God's pencil has no eraser. Before you breathed your first word, God knew how you would respond to His offer of grace. According to His foreknowledge, He wrote your name in the book of life. And there it shall remain forever. Jesus said it this way: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. John 10.27-28 "And as if that were not clear enough: "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. John 10.29 " (To read the entire article, which I suggest you do before you reply, go to: www.intouch.org/myintouch/ exploring/bible_says/ eternal_security/erase_149096.html) |
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