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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Bible Question: Why do Christians believe there is no such thing as "Once saved always saved? |
Bible Answer: Hello, I believe in "Once saved always saved" for a few good reasons. First is in Romans 8:12-17 This passage is referring to adoption. As believers, we are adopted as a result of our faith in Jesus Christ. Upon salvation, the believer is given a "spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father!" I recently did a study on the New Testament view of adoption. During NT times, an adoption was such a contract that could not be broken nor nullified by any person. Not even the courts could break an adoption. The People involved could not nullify the adoption in any way. It was permanent. Also, an adopted child could not, in any capacity, be denied his/her inheritance. In fact, adoption was used on those who were declared legitimate birth children. This is the meaning that can be applied here in this passage. Once we are adopted, we cannot be unadopted in any way. We cannot deny it. We cannot give it back. Nothing. We are adopted, permanently. The next passage is in 1 Peter 1:3-7. In this passage, Peter declares that our inheritance is "imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, ...". In the following verse, he continues by saying that you "who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." It is clear in this passage that our inheritance cannot be done away with. Then there is the parable of the prodigal son. Many who do not hold to eternal security use the father's statement "my son who was once dead, but now is alive ..." as proof for conditional security, or the idea that a Christian can lose his salvation. However, when you look closely at the parable, the son's status in the father's eyes and in the family never changes. The son is always the son. There is never a time when he is not the son. What changes is his residence, not his status. The son is always the son. Those three passages, and many others, lead me to believe that a Christian cannot lose his/her salvation. In fact, I am quicker to say that the person is either back-slidden, or was not truly saved to begin with than to say that they lost their salvation. Also, saying that a person lost their salvation implies two things. First, God is not all powerful. Second, that Salvation is by works. Both go against Scripture. Ephesians records, "By grace are you saved, through faith, not of youselves. It is the gift of God. Not of works lest anyman should boast." Indeed God does begin the process of Salvation, but keeping it is up to us, according to Conditional Security. As a result, Salvation is out of God's hands and is placed into our own hands. If we are not able to save ourselves, how on God's green earth are we going to keep it on our own? It cannot be done. Therefore, Salvation is by God alone, and we are kept in Salvation by God alone. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |