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1 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 1098 | ||
I agree with you 100 percent. But how do you respond to the person who says, "Yes, no one can snatch them out of the Father's hand, but that doesn't mean they can't leave of their own freewill"? | ||||||
2 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | VolleymomDee | 2434 | ||
You are getting into an area I, too, have wondered about. My first thought though was, "why would a 'true' believer choose to leave?" | ||||||
3 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 2435 | ||
Yes. To say that a true believer would choose to leave, betrays a total misunderstanding of what salvation is. It is a change from spiritual death to spiritual life. We have a new nature. We do not strive to create a new nature within ourselves, but rather God gives us that new nature. Therefore, though we might struggle with sin, God, working through the Holy Spirit in our new man, will not let us fall. And the Spirit will never leave. The only way we could leave God is if the Spirit left us. But God has promised never to leave nor forsake his people. (Hebrews) So it just does not make any sense to speak of believers leaving the faith. It might LOOK like that, but that's not what we see. What we do see are people who have never been saved, finally giving up the act and simply living, by nature, out the lusts of the flesh, determining to wander elsewhere on their path to destruction. Their being in the church was a mere happenstance; even they themselves may have been self-deceived. Nonetheless, no true believer ever leaves. He might have many great struggles, but he will never ultimately turn from God, or lose his salvation. After all, he never gave himself his salvation in the first place, did he? No. The Arminian believes he chose God; so it makes sense he might think he could choose another way as well. The Calvinist says that God chose the believer and if God choooses, who can resist His will? (Romans 9) |
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4 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | VolleymomDee | 2444 | ||
You did a lovely job explaining MY beliefs..Thanks! I hope the person who originally asked the question sees your eloquent reply. | ||||||
5 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 2445 | ||
Thank you for your kind acknowledgement. God's Blessings to you. | ||||||