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1 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Morant61 | 30310 | ||
Greetings Art! I don't like the term "lose your salvation", but I do believe that salvation can be rejected. However, I don't think that this is the point of the parable of the prodigal son. Consider the context! Luke 15:1 - "Now the tax collectors and ‘‘sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” " Jesus responds by telling a series of parables that illustrates the importance that God puts upon the lost. He tells of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7). He tells of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10). He tells of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). The point of each of these parables is to illustrate the importance of the lost (or sinners). Thus, in the parable of the Lost Son, there are two possibilities. 1) The oldest son represents the Jews, while the lost son represents the Gentiles. 2) The oldest son represents the religious, while the lost son represents the sinners. Either way, the point is the same: God is seeking the lost. He is extending the Gospel to all. But, the lost in these parables are not those who have been saved and then rejected the Gospel. They are simply those who are sinners. I agree with you that salvation can be rejected, but Luke 15:11-32 isn't the place to prove it! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Rom831 | 30315 | ||
But the son previously had life, the was dead, and was alive again. So it wasn't just someone lost then found. And it doens't make sense that it was Jews/Gentiles because He doesn't use any of His comon analogies for them. Also, neither case fits the gentiles. They weren't always saved, neither were they saved, lost, and saved. And why would it be the Jews? What point would He have been trying to make? They were God's chosen, lost, then came back? No need for a parable there, that's not a lesson, just history. I agree there are other places to prove this as well. I just cant see any other reasonable or useful intrepretation of this passage. Bless...artS |
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3 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Reformer Joe | 30317 | ||
Look at the enitrety of Luke 15. What circumstance prompted Jesus to respond by telling these stories? Context is of utmost importance when interpreting Scripture. Why would he refer to a grumbling brother in the last story? Who had been grumbling in real life? Put the pieces together and it all becomes pretty clear. | ||||||