Bible Question: John 15:6 - what is this verse actually saying? Most people who are advocates of "conditional security" rather than "eternal security" use this verse among many others. Can anyone please explain the matter of "thrown into the fire..." and "burned." |
Bible Answer: The context of John 15 is about vines, branches, and bearing fruit, and gardening, and as such, is an analogy to the Lord Jesus Christ, believers, and God the Father. It has nothing to do with the status (security) of the believer. It has everything to do with the work that we as believers are called to do, and that is to "bear much fruit" (John 15:8). The reason we are called to do that is to glorify God (vs. 8). When we don't do that, we are "like" the salt in Mat. 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34. We are still "salt", but what good are we? It is a classic tactic of the enemy (and Peter warns us to be aware of his tactics), to try to make people uncertain of their eternal destiny. Please read the book by Charles Stanley about the security of the believer. What we are talking about with folks that bring up such arguments are apples and oranges. They try to argue something that has to do with FELLOWSHIP and has nothing to do with SONSHIP. It is a "relational" thing, not one of "position". Read John 5:24, and focus on each word carefully. It is God's word. It says it all, really. Believe it! I am praying for you! |