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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: Dear Tim Hines, I have no doubt that there are many people who go to church every Sunday and who are considered pillars of the community. They may have been raised in christian homes or not. They very well might have begun coming to church because of problems they were experiencing. It is likely that problems such as gambling, drunkeness, adultery and the like, were relieved as a direct result of the influence of hearing God's Word preached plus being around godly folks and recieving pastoral counsel. These same people may have confessed Jesus as Lord and try to be as good as they possibly can be. They have heard the gospel, gone to Bible studies, done good works, and, for the most part, escaped the defilements of the world. Their problem is that they have not been born again! Heck! People can become mormans or Jehovah witnesses and have their rowdy lifestyles changed. Mark 7:6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Therefore, it is very likely that these are the folks that Peter is speaking of. KNOWLEDGE SAVES NO ONE! "For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, he last state has become worse for them than the first." Many people have found church membership alone to be an asset in living decent lives (by worldly standards). But living decently saves no one! For many years I was a rip-roaring drunk. I went to AA and my life was changed dramatically. My family came back, I got a job, I helped other drunks to stay sober and was certain that God would let me into heaven based on my works. I am certain that many church-goers feel the same way I did. BUT, if they become dis-enchanted with religion...they become ardent enemys of the church and wind up on websites such as ex-chistians.org In the long haul they are worse off than they were in the beginning. This makes all the sense in the world to me. I've seen it in Scripture and I've seen it in life. The alternative is to believe that the Good Shepherd is not able to keep His flock from willfully running off a cliff! John |