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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: PartIII3) We have already dealt with Heb 6. I will only say that we need to understand this passage in light of the rest of scripture and its immediate adn historical background. A common problem as you know, was the Jewish Christians falling back into the old sacrifices and Jewish law and thereby imposing this type of legalism on others(see Gal)Paul is simply saying here that if it were possible to fall away and since the dead works and dead faith did not justify anyone before the cross, they certainly could not renew themselves to repentance again after the cross, since they cruicify Christ all over again. Christ died once and for all and declared us not guilty forever. That means all sin has been paid for, past, present and future. The cry "tetelesti" means, paid in full. And again, please note in Heb. 6:9, Paul goes on to say that he is confident that this could never happen to those who have already been saved. Verses 13-20, make it clear that God's promise of Eternal Life are sure. Also see Heb 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. I would like to direct you to Luke 8:22-25. Luke 8:22 Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out. Luke 8:23 But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. Luke 8:24 They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. Luke 8:25 And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?" Notice that Jesus rebukes them for their little faith or lack of trust in Him. Now, to not trust and believe His word, is sin, and if you hold to eternal insecurity, you could be saved and unsaved 100 times a minute. By this type of thinking you impugn God and call Him a liar. The confindence is in the flesh and the flesh profits nothingJohn 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 4) Finally, I want to stress, that I write to you not to argue, but to understand the blessing, joy and comfort of knowing the God of the bible. The Triune God who's promises are irrevocable and Who's work will be accomplished. What hope do we have unless it is in Christ? I do not believe this is a secondary issue. Those who teach a doctrine of eternal insecurity are misguiding the flock at best and preach heresy at worst. Christ calls us to make our election sure 2Peter2:10 Pet 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble . The joy and blessing is that we can be sure or our redemption because we can trust in the abundance of scriptures that point to Christ as being our righteousness adn perfector of our faith. Eternaly secure in His hands, Brad |