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221 | Some will depart from the faith | 1 Tim 4:1 | zach† | 33448 | ||
Robert; I appreciate your comments and will post some scripture for you to think about and possibly comment on. The same Saviour who said, "I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish" (Jn. 10:28) also said, "Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able." (Lk. 13:23-24) The same apostle Peter who said, "In his great mercy he has given us new birth . . . into an inheritance that can never perish" (1 Pet. 1:3-4) also said "Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure" (2 Pet. 1:10) Paul who said nothing "will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 8:39) also said, "I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize" (1 Cor. 9:27) |
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222 | fall upward? | 1 Tim 4:1 | zach† | 33446 | ||
Robert; Sorry I took so long to respond, but I have been super busy, and will at this time only give one short comment for your consideration. Security for branches depends on their remaining connected to the vine. Read John 15:1-6 |
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223 | fall upward? | 1 Tim 4:1 | zach† | 33442 | ||
charis; They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for awhile believe, and in time of temptation FALL away. KJV(Lk. 8:13 Mark 4:16-17) Fall in the above verse is the greek word aphistemi, which means to depart, or apostatize from ones once held profession of faith. In the above verse notice: 1. they hear the word 2. they receive the word with joy 3. But they have no root (this refers merely to the shallowness of their faith, or lack of depth) 4. They believe for awhile 5. Then FALL away (they don’t endure to the end) However they were believers for a time who did become apostates There is an eternal "if" in every consideration of eternal security. IF we walk in the light; IF that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son; IF any man draw back; IF a man abide not in me, he is cast forth; IF a man keep my saying: IF thou continue in His goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off: IF ye do these things, ye shall never fall; IF we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; IF we endure; IF we deny Him, He also will deny us; IF we sin willfully..there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins; IF ye forsake Him, He will forsake you; ye are my friends IF ye do whatsoever I command you; IF ye live after the flesh, ye shall die. proponents who deny that salvation can never be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way. They tell us, that no virgin's lamp can go out; (Matt. 25:8) that no promising harvest be chocked with thorns; (Matt. 13:22) no branch in Christ can ever be cut off from fruitfulness; (John 15:6) that no name blotted out of God's book! (Rev. 3:5) They insist that no salt can ever lose its savor; (mat 5:13) salt that loses its saltiness, no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot. Matt. 5:13 that nobody can ever "receive the grace of God in vain"; (2 Cor. 6:1) bury his talents' (Matt. 25:25) "neglect such great salvation"; (Heb. 2:3) "look back" after putting his hand to the plow. (Luke 9:62) That Nobody can "grieve the Spirit" (Eph 4:30) till He is "quenched," (1 Thess. 5:19) nor "deny the Lord that bought them" nor "bring upon themselves swift destruction." 2 Pet. 2:1 That Nobody, or body of believers, can ever get so lukewarm that Jesus will spew them out of His mouth. Rev 3:16 They use reams of paper to argue that if one ever got lost he was never found; that if one falls, he never stood. If one was ever cast forth, he was never in and if one ever withered, (John 15:6) he was never green. And that if one draws back, (Heb 10:38) he never had anything to draw back from. That if one ever falls into spiritual darkness, he was never enlightened; that if you again get entangled in the pollutions of the world, (2 Pet. 2:20-22) it shows that you never escaped. That if you put salvation away, you never had it to put away, and if you make shipwreck of your faith, (1 Tim. 1:19-20) there was no ship of faith there. In short they say: If you get it, you can't lose it: and if you lose it you never had it. May God save us from accepting a doctrine, that must be defended by such fallacious reasoning. (John Wesley) Heb 13:5 he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. God will never just decide to forsake any believer, ever! Yet, the believer may decide to forsake Him. Once a believer has forsaken God He then will give them up to themselves and forsake them. This does not contradict that He will never leave or forsake a believer, rather it affirms that God is not the one who does the forsaking. If we fall from the faith, it doesn’t reflect negatively upon God’s faithfulness, but rather on our unfaithfulness Backslidding, or drifting from the faith (Heb.2:1) can also be Grieving (or saddening) the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30). Lukewarmness sets in, Rev 3:15-16… Continued backslidding results in the conscience becoming seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the heart becoming caloused and hardened (Heb 3:13). Then we quench (1 Thess.5:19) (put out) the Holy Spirit's spark of spiritual life that He began within us. "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the LOVE OF GOD that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." there is a definite DIFFERENCE between the "LOVE" of God as mentioned in Rom. 8:38,39 and the "LIFE" of God, according to Scripture! This is easily proven by noting that UNSAVED people are LOVED by God, even though they are devoid of His LIFE! A clear case in point is the rich, young ruler who was certainly UNSAVED, yet LOVED by Jesus (Mk.10:21)! |
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224 | can you lose your salvation | Hebrews | zach† | 33423 | ||
Hank: A good place to start would be Rom. 11:21-22 for if God did not spare the natural branches, (meaning Israel) neither will He spare you. Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those (Israelites) who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, IF YOU CONTINUE in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. |
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225 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 33358 | ||
kalos; God plays the major part in our salvation. Before salvation we are dead spiritually. And the dead cannot bring itself to life. Being raised from the dead, whether physically or spiritually is an act that only God can accomplish. So without God raising our dead spiritual corpses there would not be any salvation, because if salvation was dependant upon us, it could never come about. Only God has the power able to raise the dead. | ||||||
226 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 33356 | ||
charis; I agree ...... He chose us. He is the author of our salvation. No one seeks after God, except those whom God has first sought out. We love Him because he first loved us. No man can come to Jesus, except God draws him John 6:44 When God by his mercy and grace reveals Himself to us, we are then enabled to choose whether or not to believe. |
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227 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 33355 | ||
God will never send anyone to hell. We send ourselves. It is a choice we make when we refuse to accept God's free gift of salvation. | ||||||
228 | predestination - free will or God | John | zach† | 33288 | ||
Try starting with this verse. Rev. 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. |
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229 | predestination - free will or God | John | zach† | 33285 | ||
Let me simply answer your question with a quote that helps me with this topic. The quote goes like this: God is Sovereign, but in His Sovereignty He chooses not to violate man's free will to accept or reject Him. Though He knows the choice before we make it. And one more good quote to consider on this topic goes like this: I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew, He moved my soul to seek Him, seeking me. ‘Twas not I that found O Savior true, No, I was found of Thee. |
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230 | Explain John 15:6 | John | zach† | 33282 | ||
John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. In order to better understand this verse you have to go back to verses 1 and 2 Verse 2 mentions 2 different types of branches, which are "in Him" (meaning in Christ, and to be in Him is to be His. But we see in verse 2 the mention of one type of branch in Him which does not bear fruit. It doesn't produce anything when it should because it is not abiding and drawing life from the vine, and has become complacent, and is also in danger of being cut off from the vine, and a branch separated from the vine no longer draws nourishment from it's main life giving source, and through that process begins to dry up and wither. It is no longer green and growing. I'm sure you have seen how a branch cut from a tree over time begins to drop it's leaves and become dry and brittle. Thats what happens to us if we don't continue to abide in Him. Abide means to remain or stay connected. Once the branch becomes dry it then is only useful for the fire. Green braches don't burn well, but cut off non-producing branches will. |
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231 | fall upward? | 1 Tim 4:1 | zach† | 33281 | ||
Thank you Robert: But if I believe all Scripture is inspired by God, then I must take 1 Tim. 4:1 for what it is worth. When Scripture says in 1 Tim. 4:1 that in the latter times some shall fall away from the faith, it does not say here that some false professors will fall away. It simply says some will depart (leave) the faith. Again I ask; how can one fall from a height which he never attained. Can I fall from a ladder without first being on the ladder? I cannot fall from a ladder I merely profess to be on. I must actually be on the ladder before I can fall from the ladder. I cannot fall upward. I must believe scripture, that there will be those who depart from the faith, and if even one could depart from the faith then others could also. | ||||||
232 | in Him | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 33279 | ||
Curt thank you for taking time to answer this as i am yet trying to collect my thoughts on this. However the one thing I notice in John 15:2 is that there are 2 types of branches, but I see that even the branch that does not bear fruit is said to be "in Me" meaning in Christ. And to be in Christ is to be his. Also see 2 Cor. 5:17 where it states: 'if any man be IN CHRIST he is a new creature." I think the "in Him" of John 15:2 is never looked at or taken into account. Do you have any other thoughts concerning this touchy topic? zach |
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233 | "Born-again Christian" redundant? | John 3:3 | zach† | 33277 | ||
Excellent comments I tend to agree here :) | ||||||
234 | baptismal regeneration? | John 3:3 | zach† | 33276 | ||
Emmanus; I would just like to ask it you believe in baptismal regeneration? | ||||||
235 | Hebrews 11:32 Who was sawed in two? | Hebrews | zach† | 33250 | ||
I once read that it was Isaiah the OT prophet, but thats only a possibility, Maybe some others were also. | ||||||
236 | Loss of Salvation? | Hebrews | zach† | 33247 | ||
Those mentioned in Heb. 6:4-6 were converts to Christianity from Judiaism. Nevertheless they were Christian's. And now because of persceution, were about to deapart from the Christian faith and return to Judiaism. And therefore were in danger of losing their salvation by becoming apostates | ||||||
237 | can you lose your salvation | Hebrews | zach† | 33245 | ||
yes. Salvation is a free gift and like any gift it can be returned when you no longer desire to have it. | ||||||
238 | Some will depart from the faith | 1 Tim 4:1 | zach† | 33238 | ||
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith 1 Tim. 4:1 Question: 1. If I read this verse correctly then it must be possible to fall away from the faith. The KJV phrases it this way. 1Ti 4:1 ¶ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, So in the NASB it says fall away from the faith and in the KJV it says "depart from the faith. Question 2. How can a person not in the faith depart from the faith? Don't you have to be in the faith before you can depart from it? For example: I desire to depart from Chicago airport. Don't I first have to be in Chicago, before I can depart from Chicago? 1 Tim. 4:1 does not say some might depart from the faith, rather it says: "some will depart from the faith." Does this mean some will depart from the faith, there once held profession, and possession and become apostates, and lose their salvation? |
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239 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 33235 | ||
What does the term "cut of" refer to in Rom. 11:21-22? Is this comparable to to John 15:2? And does this mean we can lose our salvation? | ||||||
240 | "Born-again Christian" redundant? | John 3:3 | zach† | 33002 | ||
Hank; When I study John 3, I notice several things. First I will post the text and then make a couple of observations and comments. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. I believe that Jesus was addressing Nicodemus's thoughts in 3:4 when Nicodemus said: "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?" Jesus knew that Nicodemus was referring to physical birth from that statement. In John 3:5-6 Jesus is making it even clearer for Nicodemus to understand that a person has to be BORN of the Spirit. I submit that being BORN is not something a person can do. An unborn person cannot birth himself. So if we say water baptism is a birth, then we misconstrue being born-again as something man rather than God accomplishes, and that is the mistake of many. Finally in John 3:6 Jesus makes it super plain to Nicodemus and hopefully to us also. Lets look again: 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Jesus speaks of 2 different births, one of the flesh, which we play no part or have no say in, and secondly and most importantly, being born of the Spirit, which is a supernatural act upon each and every individual, who God has chosen for salvation. So I think water baptism cannot possibly be meant here. |
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