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NASB | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. |
Subject: One example of loosing salvation NT |
Bible Note: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Our inheritance is reserved in heaven. It will remain there under the protection of God and it will not be taken away, fade away, nor will it be defiled, nor perish. Roman 8: 12-17 We are called "Children of God". We are adopted by HIM. Are you aware of the First Century view on adoption? In the first century, an adopted Child could never be "un-adopted". Adoption was perminant. Not even the courts or an order by the Emperor could disolve an adoption. People, such as Government officials, the wealthy, and the like would adopt their own Children. Why? To ensure that they would get their inheritance. An Adopted Child could never be denied his/her inheritance. With these two passages, and others that I just plainly don't have time to look up, how can you you come to any other conlusion than that Christians cannot lose their salvation? ON top of that, why would you want to believe anything else? Are you seriously content with the idea that your salvation can be wisked away at a moments notice? I'm not. How powerful can God be if he cannot secure the salvation he provided for me? This God you speak of must be one gigantic weakling, especially if he depends upon my help to stay under his graces. Why should I fear a God who cannot keep a hold of his own subjects? Jesusman |