Subject: Can one loose their salvation ? |
Bible Note: Lanny, Thats quite a interesting verse indeed. Castaway is defined in NKJV as disqualified and a cross ref is Jeremiah 6:30. I wonder if vs 27 Jer6 "..that you may know and test their way" casts a shadow on the person being tested? As in 1Cor9:11...."..those who are approved". Found to be believers of the True and not the heresies or NKJV says "factions"? What I think I am seeing is the LORD helping us to see it from HIS perspective. And not from our human perspective. With the LORD as THE "author and finisher of our faith" ...I would rather see HIS perspective in the case of my salvation. In that verse, "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself have become disqualified." is Paul talking about salvation or is he addressing what others are testing: his qualifications of being a teacher, apostle, etc? His reputation seems to have been in question from the start of his ministry. After all, in Acts 17:11 he tells us the Bereans were more "noble" than the Thessolinicans. They tested all his teachings by scrutinizing from the their Bible to make sure what he was saying lined up. Personally, I dont think Paul was referring to salvation in this case. I would consider this to be personal to his ministry. Prov 15:28b was probably something Paul held dear. ....Lord dont let me convolute the story.... *SHALOM* |