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Is it possible for someone to fall from grace? The issue is simple: the salvation that Jesus Christ offers is either conditional or unconditional. If is unconditional, then there is nothing we can do to lose it. If it is conditional, then there is some thing or some things that we can do to lose it. The real issue is, What does the Scripture say? What Does The Bible Say? As the Scripture is carefully studied we find that a true believer in Jesus is safe and secure eternally.
The following relevant passages make this clear. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand John , These verses could not be stronger.
Those who trust Jesus will never perish. Jesus said nobody will take believers out of His hand. This is because believers are securely held in the arms of God the Father. Eternal Life The Bible promises eternal life to all who believe in Christ.
The most famous verse in the Bible says: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life John The promise of eternal life is not true if it can be lost.
There is, however, nothing conditional stated in this promise. But the fact that he was restored shows that not every professing believer who falls has fallen past the point of no return. At this point, we should distinguish a serious and radical fall from a total and final fall. Reformed theologians have noted that the Bible is full of examples of true believers who fall into gross sin and even protracted periods of impenitence.
So, Christians do fall and they fall radically. What could be more serious than Peter's public denial of Jesus Christ? But the question is, are these people who are guilty of a real fall irretrievably fallen and eternally lost, or is this fall a temporary condition that will, in the final analysis, be remedied by their restoration?
In the case of a person such as Peter, we see that his fall was remedied by his repentance. However, what about those who fall away finally? Were they ever truly believers in the first place? Our answer to this question has to be no. First John speaks of the false teachers who went out from the church as never having truly been part of the church. John describes the apostasy of people who had made a profession of faith but who never really were converted.
Moreover, we know that God glorifies all whom He justifies Rom. When we sin, we naturally feel ashamed and regretful. This is a healthy reaction. Our conscience becomes weighed down. And when we commit more sins, as we inevitably will, we may begin to think the accumulation of all our sins undoes our salvation. With this question constantly bothering us, we become disheartened in our Christian life. Instead of rejoicing in our salvation, loving the Lord, and pursuing Him with an unburdened heart, we feel unworthy.
You can't accidentally or easily "lose" your salvation, but I believe there is evidence that you can reject it by continuously ignoring God or refusing to obey Him. And the oft over-complicated answer to that question is… belief.
That's it. We've tried to make it other things…the sinner's prayer, going to the front in church, baptism. But the simple truth is that only belief in the Messiah changes our hearts, lives, and eternities. Interestingly, the crucial words "belief" and "faith" are used over times in the Bible. Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved Acts and, …if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved Romans But therein lies the question….
From the Greek word, Pisteuo , belief means "to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in. Believing something "in your heart" means that the core of you is wrapped around that belief. Belief is what you feel, think, depend upon, and therefore, what you do, who you are, and what you become. There are too many "Christians" who say they believe in Jesus as their Messiah, but there is little significant evidence from their lives—decisions, attitudes, behaviors, convictions, conversations, morals, values, goals, habits—that would reflect their lip service.
If you really believe Jesus died for you and set you free from bondage to sin and spiritual death, and if you really believe that the Creator of the Universe wants to have a personal, daily, intimate, and eternal relationship with you, your life should be radically, beautifully, permanently, tangibly, and consistently changing in every day life.
The New Testament is chock full of verses that point out the necessity of our outward lives being a reflection of our inward belief. It is impossible to please God without faith Hebrews , Just as the body is dead without a spirit, so also faith is dead without good deeds James , …work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen.
Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away 2 Peter , Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you 1 John Those in history who have demonstrated this tangible, outward faith in their daily lives are a shining beacon and example for us to follow: Armed with only a shepherd's staff, Moses led several million people to the banks of a giant sea while enemy chariots bore down from behind.
Abraham raised the knife to sacrifice his only son and his only hope for the fulfillment of God's promise of a great nation of offspring from whom the Messiah would come.
Gideon, the self-proclaimed weakest person in Israel, headed into a valley filled with giant warriors to destroy them with the help of only thirty men. Esther dared to approach the powerful king—uninvited—to ask a questionable favor that incriminated his trusted advisor.
David volunteered to take on a freak of a giant in hand-to-hand combat, one that even the king was afraid to face. Twelve men gave up everything to follow a man around the countryside who would end up dying a shameful death on a cross.
What does this mean for us?
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