Subject: Can one loose their salvation ? |
Bible Note: You make two good points, ashestobeauty, (1) by affirming the biblical truth of the eternal security of the believer, and (2) by posing the tacit question of who, having once walked with Christ, would really want to fall back into the ways of the world. I tend to think my pastor hit the nail on the head in a recent sermon in which he said that he believes that the truly regenerate believer will, by the power of the indwelling Spirit, lose his "want to" -- meaning, of course, that he will not want to miss the joys of serving Christ in favor of leading the old life of sin. When I see a person who claims to be saved leading a life that is decidedly unbecoming to a child of the King, I wonder (but do not presume to judge) whether his claim to salvation is genuine. Thanks for a fine post and God bless you. --Hank |