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NASB | John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 10:28 "And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand. |
Bible Question: I don't believe once saved always saved and I know there are more scriptures to back up that you can loose your salvation. One is the prodical son. What are the rest. one more scripture thats comes to mind is Rev 3:16. also. could you come up with more scriptures please. henrietta |
Bible Answer: Dear friend The story of the prodical Son in Luke 15 shows the love, mercy and forgiveness of a father even when we have gone astray. The son asked his father for his inheritance and head off on his own way. He wasted it all on high living and when he spent all, he had to feed pigs and even stoop to partaking of their feed to live. However, even though he had sunk to this level, he was still his father's son. The son wakes up to his need and realizes his wrong and heads home with the idea of being just a servant and not a son. Meanwhile, the father is concerned about his wayward son and is watching for him. "When he was yet a far way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him" V.20 The son starts to confess his sin and his desire to be just a servant. The Father clothed him in the best robe, put shoes on his feet and a ring on his finger. This was his son who had been lost to him but had returned home. The son was never less a son while he was away than when he arrived back home. As Christians we can get cold in heart, want our own way and indeed waste the talents which God has given us. Nevertheless, he is concerned for us and watching over us as we walk at a distance to him. Afterall we are still his son/daughter. If we come home to him his arms like the father of old are open to accept us back, to forgive us and to love us, because we are members of his eternal family. I cannot understand why some wish to put so much energy into trying to prove that Christians can lose their salvation. How can we lose a family position which has been given to us through Christ, yea even to "the adoption of children" Eph.1:5 Noah and his family of old provide a good picture of God's salvation through Christ: The ark is a picture of Christ. When God called Noah and his family into the ark, they entered and God shut the door. Could they decide to leave if they wanted or be kicked out if they misbehaved? No! God had shut them in. We read about those who have trusted Christ: "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" Eph. 1:13 When we entered through the door of John 10:5 we entered by or through Christ and upon entering we are sealed by the holy Spirit of promise."(Gal 1:13 Paul also writes: "Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." (1 Cor.1:22) God's salvation in the scriptures is seen in 3 aspects: 1. We are saved from the Penalty of sin when we first trust Christ. All our sins were laid on him and judged by God. 2. We are saved of preserved daily from the power of sin by the Holy Spirit who dwells in each believer. We will be changed more and more into becoming like Christ as we allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. Sadly, we may choose to greave the Holy Ghost or to quench the Holy Ghost and try our own prodical way. Which results in our loss in a future day and God's loss today. 2. We will be saved from the very presence of sin when Jesus comes and we that are his at his coming will be called into his personal presence forever. If God is satisfied in the work which Jesus accomplished on the cross, a fact that is proven in that God raised him from the dead; Then why can't feeble sinners simply accept God at his word and accept Christ alone for salvation? St. Paul had doubts about his life for Christ and was bothered that he might fall out of the race set before him. On the other hand he could say with confidence regarding his souls security "I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."1 (Tim. 1:12) John provides this note of assurance to the believers "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you might know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God"(1 John5 :13) In others words since we have eternal life, we can contiue to trust him for everything to come, because we are his forever. A sinner saved by grace alone Robert |