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NASB | John 6:37 "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:37 "All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me]. |
Subject: Is 'once saved always saved correct? |
Bible Note: Joe, Let me please ask you five questions: 1) Did Judas still have his "eternal security" or salvation when he betrayed the Lord? (Matt. 26:14-16; 27:3-5; Acts 1:18) or did he "loose" his salvation when he "went and hanged himself."? 2) Did Demas (2 Tim. 4:10) continue to maintain his state of "eternal security" or salvation when he forsook Paul "having loved this present world"? 1 John 2:15-17 continues with the idea of "forsaking" the Lord by loving the world and the things that are in the world. 3) If our salvation is "protected" as you stated, ("Who protects us for our salvation?"), why in the world did Matthew, Luke, and Paul record those events by inspiration of the Holy Spirit? 4) If our salvation is "eternally secure" and can never be taken away from us because Christ has already forgiven our sins, past, present and future, then why did Christ tell those folks who "thought" they were sincere in their beliefs to "depart from me, ye that work iniquity."? (Matt. 7:21-23). Christ gives the answer in Vs. 24 - "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock." Conversely, Vs. 26 and 27 state, "And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods cme, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; AND IT FELL: (emphasis mine) and great was the fall of it." Now, I'm just an ole ignorant farm boy - grew up on a farm with chickens, horses, cows, and pigs; I can just barely see through a screen door but I can see Christ's analogy very clearly here. If a person builds his faith upon the Lord's teaching and "does" what His teaching directs him to "do", he has built his faith upon a "rock". He is "safe" or in a saved condition and will stand approved of God in the day of judgment (Matt. 25:34) and will definitely receive an eternal inheritance (1 Pet. 1:4) and salvation (1 Pet. 1:9). However, if I am like the "foolish man" who built his house upon the sand (vs. 26) and "rejects" the Lord's teaching "does not do" what the Lord's teaching directs him to "do", vs. 27 tells me that he will "fall" ("and it fell"). This illustration of Jesus clearly makes its own impression. He who hears the words of Jesus, and does them, is "safe" or "saved" from eternal condemnation; unlike those who "reject" the words of Jesus (Matt. 25:40-41; 45-46). He who simply "hears", and does not "do", is doomed to "fail" of salvation, and be condemned to "everlasting fire" (Matt. 25:41) and "everlasting punishment" (Matt. 25:46). 5) If our past, present and future sins have "already" been forgiven and our salvation "eternally secured", why would the inspired writer John in 1 John 1:6-9 ask believers to continually "confess our sins" (vs. 9)? If God has for all time "forgiven" us of our sins, I can't for the life of me understand why the Holy Spirit through John put these words in the New Testament. It's so confusing to me - don't understand it at all. I would appreciate it if you would enlighten me as to the reason. Mike |