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NASB | Matthew 10:33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:33 "But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven. |
Subject: Can A Christian disown Christ? |
Bible Note: This is where I thought Tim might be going with his earlier question to me. Jesus speaks of the sower and the seed. Some believe but throw it away for various reasons. And the last group believe, understand, and produce fruit. So I do believe that some believe and fall away. I further believe that once a believer is born-again -- Spirit filled, having received the Holy Spirit of promise, we will not fall away. Ephesians 1:13-14 "In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the "earnest" of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. "Earnest" comes from the Greek word "arrhabon" meaning "pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest: -- earnest". This same word is used in 2 Cor. 1:22 "who also has sealed us and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts". And again in 2Cor. 5:5 "Now he that has wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also has given us the earnest of the Spirit". Since God knows the final outcome before the fact, I don't believe He would give the earnest of the Holy Spirit knowing that someone would later fall away. So if one is born again of the Spirit, i.e. filled with the Spirit -- then I do not believe they would ever fall away. I sometimes think this is why some people refer to some Christians as having "head knowledge" rather than "heart knowledge" concerning following Christ. I'm not making a judgement, since I KNOW that I can't judge anyone's heart. I agree with you, obedience to the Lord and prayer can bring about miracles though, the greatest of which, in my opinion, is the salvation of a soul. |