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NASB | Ezekiel 3:18 "When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 3:18 "When I say to the wicked, 'You will certainly die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood. |
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Bible Note: Hi Prayer Warrior, You wrote, "Once saved always saved is only saved if you keep your walk. No one can take you out of Gods hands but you can, by continuing to sin." How is this a "once saved always saved?" This is a "saved if you keep your walk." If we're saved if we keep our walk, how is this NOT a salvation by works? How is this a salvation by grace alone? Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Eph 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. The Bible says, 1 Pet 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. John 10:29 "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. Now if someone that God has saved can take himself out of the Father's AND the Son's hands, what does that say about the power of God to protect them "for a salvation ready to revealed at the last time?" In his word, God has given his people much assurance that we need not fear that our own propensity to sin will result in our not making it. He loves his people; he is almighty; he has the power to keep you; and he will. By God's power and grace, his people will persevere in good works till the end. "Saved until we screw up" is neither an expression of "once saved always saved" or "Salvation by grace alone." Concerning repentance: Only a new believer who does not yet realize how sinful he is thinks that he can repent of every sin he's committed since becoming a believer. Nevertheless such a notion of dying with unconfessed or unrepented sin is still a variation on the theme of salvation by our actions (works) rather than salvation by God's grace alone. Peace, Lionstrong |