Subject: Can true Christians lose their faith? |
Bible Note: As to the ability to lose ones salvation, I'm really not sure on the anwser. The Bible seems to have dozens of verses supporting both opinions. My problem with the idea of losing salvation is that it diminishes the atoning work of Christ. At what point is someone saved? And then at what point are they lost? After giving their life to Christ, how many sins do they need to commit to then be lost again? That brings up the question: is it our works or Christ's work that brings salvation? Then I also have a problem with the idea of election (once saved always saved). If this is the case, then Chist only died for some people. We therefore have no free will when it comes to salvation. That means some people were created just so God could send them to hell for eternal torment. Too many people today don't actually think about what they believe. They get so caught up in their jobs, hobbies, and relationships that they just believe whatever the church tells them because it sounds good and then go back to their lives without giving it any thought. It doesn't take much faith to be that kind of Christian. Real faith comes after we have struggled with a committed search for truth and find that human logic can not reason the existance God. Then a leap of faith is needed. Yampa 78 |