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NASB | Luke 6:46 ¶ "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 6:46 ¶ "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not practice what I tell you? |
Bible Question: once saved always saved? |
Bible Answer: Hi! Following are excerpts from one of my previous posts on this topic: "I offer to you two Scriptures that speak on our abilities to fail God: 1 Corinthians 10:12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. Christ promised that, in Him, we are granted Eternal Life; this promise does not grant us immunity to defile ourselves and God while simply relying on some special voucher that allows people to do as they please! It is not in vain that Jesus says that not all who call Him Lord will be saved but those who do the Will of His Father! (Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 6:46)" Though many choose not to heed even Christ's own warnings, Scripture does not provide a contractural obligation on God's part to grant Salvation to all who claim to belong to Christ... Even as early as Peter's ministry there were those who accepted Christ, were baptized, began fellowship, then decided that they knew better and began to twist Scripture in order to appear more spiritual/all-knowing (2 Peter 2:9-22)... God calls us to be perfect (to emulate Him) and part of that process is to give up our old nature and take on the nature of Christ (Ephesians 4:11-32), for Scripture attests that the flesh cannot please God! (Romans 8:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; Hebrews 11:6).. Scripture also testefies that we are to inherit the Kingdom of God(Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:24; Hebrews 1:14 thru 2:1) , and that nothing unclean would enter into the City, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10, 22-27)... It would be simple pride that would convince us that Christ died on the Cross so that we can live a live of sin, yet be eternally saved... any who choose to believe that all of our sins are automatically cleanse in Jesus, regardless of our desire to repent from them or not I liken them to the Pharisees and Sadducees that rejected Jesus citing that they were descendants of Abraham: children of the Promise hence "saved!" God Bless! Angel |