Bible Question:
It says a few times in the bible to be careful not to lose your salvation. I thought that "once saved" is "always saved". Any comments. Thanks! D.D.1961 |
Bible Answer: Nowhere does the Bible speak of "losing" one's "salvation", at least not in those exact words. Moreover, I am not aware that the term "once saved always saved" appears in the text of the Bible in those exact words. Using the concordance feature at (http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/) I made an interesting discovery. This is what I found when I looked for the words lose and salvation in the same verse; and also when I looked for the words lost and salvation in the same verse. King James Version "Your search query for 'lose salvation' did not return any results. Please modify your search query and try again." "Your search query for 'lost salvation' did not return any results. Please modify your search query and try again." Please note: the information above is NOT MY OPINION of anything. These are objective, verifiable FACTS. There is no place in the King James Bible in which the words lose and salvation or lost and salvation occur in the same verse. It just isn't there. Note: I am not necessarily saying the Bible does or does not teach these doctrines. ALL I am saying is that you will not find those statements in the Bible IN THOSE EXACT WORDS. |