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NASB | Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 1:6 I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]. [Rom 14:10] |
Bible Question:
Where is it found in the Bible "Once Saved Always Saved?" I have not found this in the Bible. If it is not in the scriptures, why is it taught so much. I am a new christian and I am studying very hard but I am confused about this subject. I know it says in the bible that people have fallen from grace. Does this mean that "Once Saved Always Saved" is not true? Thank You |
Bible Answer: Once Saved Always Saved is a much-discussed topic on this forum. On the left hand side of your screen towards the top, is a yellow box marked ‘Search’, click it. Make sure the ‘Answers to questions’ box is the only one checked. Then go to the bottom to ‘contain these Words’ and type in ‘Once Saved’, then hit ‘Search’ just up under that. Please allow yourself some reading time. Personally speaking, I believe that once a person is saved, that person is ALWAYS saved. I believe this because of Romans 8:1, “There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:34-38, “who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36. Just as it is written, ‘For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.’ 37. But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” In short order, I believe this passage of scripture is saying that God has acquitted us, Jesus is our advocate and intercedes for our behalf; and there is absolutely nothing in Heaven or Hell, created or otherwise that can separate the Children of God from the love of God. So then how can we loose our salvation?? Then there is John 10:28-29, “and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29. “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” If loosing our salvation is even remotely possible, there is a problem with this verse, because we will perish, and something was able to remove us from the Father’s hand. In reference to Hebrew 6:6, “and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance…” You might want to try reading v.4-6. In this case it is strongly believed by many, myself included, that these people were never really saved in the first place. They were being directed by the Holy Spirit, who point people in the direction of Christ, but rather we accept salvation or reject it is our choice. They rejected it. Jesus said, “I Am the Bread of life” John 6:35; He said, “I Am the Light of the world” John 8:12; He said, “I Am the Door” John 10:7; He said, “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” John 11:25; and He also said, “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. And the people in Hebrew 6:6 rejected everything He said, rejected everything the Holy Spirit showed them, and went back to life as they knew it. I do not believe that they were ever really saved in the first place. Which means they did not have Salvation to loose. The CurtMan |