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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. |
Subject: once saved always saved |
Bible Note: While all that is true, 1 Tim. 4:1 is not speaking of those who simply appear to be in the faith, but of those who actually are in the faith, and their departure or apostasy from that faith is real. The verse says: they shall, not might deppart from the one true faith. So this is not the verse to attempt to imply a mere profession of faith, there are other verses like the ones in Matthew 7 to do that. This is addressing possessors, not mere professors only. It is said of the them "they shall depart from the faith" If I said "John shall depart from the airport, you would clearly understand that in order for John to depart from the airport, it is first necessary that John be in the airport. In order to depart from the faith, the person needs to first be in the faith. And if some shall depart from the faith, then the possiblity of others departing from the faith remains a real possibility. Once saved, we are not puppets, or robots. Our freedom of choice has not been removed once we become saved. Only a Sovereign loving God, could still allow us to retain such freedom. Praise His Holy Name Hallelujah God Bless New Creature |