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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] |
Subject: How can we be sure of eternal salvation? |
Bible Note: Galations 3:3 says "having begun in the spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?"... my question to your friend would be what is he afraid of that he fears COULD cause him to loose his salvation? is that of the flesh? the flesh is not what perfects us - it is the Spirit of God . . . . If we are saved by the Spirit - surely the Spirit will hold us.... I haven't seen that verse used - -or John 10 where Jesus says that those whom the father has given him can not be taken from his hand..... actualy - -the thoughts that help me in this was the question of how many sins did Jesus die for? only my past sins? since His death was looking to forgive all my sins - (then in the future) it must be applied to any sins I may committ after salvation. Did he know I was going to go into that area of sin? If He is omniscient, then He did - - and already knowing that, did he then choose to give me salvation? what makes me think then that He would take back the gift for doing something he knew I would do before the gift was even given to begin with..... It is an awsome thoght - I did not earn my salvation in the first place - and my doing good is not going to be that which causes me to kep that salvation... but the spirit uses our joy and thankfullness for this wonderful gift to change us - - |