But not everyone has strong faith.
Some are like the second type of soil in the Parable of the Sower and stop believing when trouble comes because the word is not deeply rooted in their stony heart.
That's not what Jesus said.
If your faith is weak because the word is not firmly rooted in your heart (soil #2) you can indeed stop believing.
If your faith is strong because the word is firmly rooted in your heart and bearing fruit (soil #4), those are the ones who persevere to the end and can not be lost.
not rooted in Christ = not born again
this type of flimsy or misplaced faith
is everything from the reprobates who forsake their knowledge (not faith) of God
to the self righteous who place their faith in their works and cry "lord lord have i not done many wonderful works"
we agree its about being rooted in Christ
we agree its not about the NUMBER of fruit
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
when His seed falls on good soil
it is not about the soil choosing anything
it is about His seed taking root
the fruit is just a product of this