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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Bible Question: Once I accept Christ as my personal Savior am I always saved until He comes for me? |
Bible Answer: There is no fear in love. 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. The context of this passage is all about fellowship with God in Christ. If you are born again, you never have to be born again, again. If you are loving the Lord He will be faithful to mature you and keep you until the final day. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: There are many verses that promise you that God will see you through, no man can take you from his hand. The controversy about this topic is usually over the fate of a backslider who goes back to the world and sinful living, and stays there. There are some that will say that even he is still saved, but most do not agree and think that if you stay backslidden you have no hope of going to heaven. It is really not that important of an argument becuase those that love the Lord and have tasted of the Joy of the Lord find that sin is so miserable they cannot stay in it and are always breaking down in heart felt repentance, and the Lord always is faithful to forgive and give them power to overcome sin. So the man who is born of God will not stay is sin or will be found saying.."I can't sin.." I just can't do this anymore.. I will return to my Father..and tell him I am not worth to be his son.. make me one of your servants... " And God is always there to embrace the repentant man and clean him up and change him. The error comes when someone trys to use God's Love as an excuse to sin, which is something we were warned about would happen in the last days.. Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. |