Subject: Can a person push God too far?? |
Bible Note: No, you did not already answer my question. Let's try it again. My question is not: Can you find the *concept* of backsliding in the NT? My question is not: CAN YOU FIND *SYNONYMS* FOR 'BACKSLIDING' IN THE NT? My question remains: Can you find any form of the *word* backsliding in the NT? Can you find the English word 'backsliding' (b-a-c-k-s-l-i-d-i-n-g) or any of its forms (e.g., backslide, backslidden, backslider) in the NT? I ask you and I tell you: No, you cannot find any form of the word b-a-c-k-s-l-i-d-i-n-g in the NT. ************* Is it my opinion that Christians living today do not backslide? It depends on how you define the word. If by backsliding you mean turning away, turning back, or apostasy, then my answer is: No, Christians (those with genuine saving faith) living today do not backslide. They do not commit apostasy. If someone turns away or turns back, that person is not and never was a Christian to begin with. 1 John 2:19 (ESV) They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. Hebrews 10:39 (ESV) But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. I do not intend to be drawn into an endless discussion of Eternal Security. That subject has been debated to death on the forum. Use Quick Search to look up Eternal Security and related terms. |