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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: Do you believe once save, always saved. |
Bible Note: More on the common -- and very important -- question of those who beleive once saved always saved don't have the same weight of demand to live holy before God. Please allow me to use an analagous question; Don't you think that in a marriage the reasons we modify our behaviour are weightier for positive reasons rather than negative ones? I contend that we are far more apt to grow our marriages if we are wanting to please our spouses, than if we are only worried about divorce or retribution. We will make far greater changes for love and sacrifice and consistency than we will to merely not lose the arrangement. Salvation is like that as well. Once saved always saved is the most demanding position for growth in holiness. |