Subject: Eternal Security and 2 Peter 2:20 ??? |
Bible Note: Talk about close minded persons. Yes, verse 1 (and this chapter) talks about false teachers. But, I didn't ask about verse 1, I asked about Verse 20. Since you seem not to want to read that far, I'll break it down in easy to understand terminology for you. 2 Peter 2:20 "If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ..." How does one escape the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord? It doesn't matter who you are. If you escape it, then you are saved. PERIOD. (unless of course you believe there is some sort of "in between" state.) "...and are again entangled in it and overcome" "And again entangled" implies that the person has reverted back to the old sinfull ways "...and overcome..." would imply that the person has lost Jesus. "...they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning." This proves that they are no longer saved because if so, then how could they be worse in the end? Basically, it's telling you that you'd be better off having not been saved at all. Because those that are saved and renounce that salvation to turn back to the ways of the world and spread lies will not be in a good mood at judgement day. By the way, did you get a chance to look up those 250 times the words appear in the bible? Do you still want to use that number? I'm not sure why your eyes have been closed but I pray that someone will be able to open them. |