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You can't broad stroke all those who don't abide (continue) in Christ as never having known him since John tells those who he says are abiding in him to not stop abiding in Christ......the abiding you are claiming they can't stop.
Yes, those who don't grow up into a mature 'knowing' are the ones who may not really believe, or can stop believing and as a result be turned away when Christ returns.
Not being able to lose salvation is applicable to the person who attains to the fourth type of soil. They are the ones who know Christ and have the life to show for it and can not be uprooted. They have the firm foundation of obedience that the people who can not be destroyed have. The obedience did not earn them that status. Their works are the sign they have obtained the status of being unshakable and prepared to weather the coming storm of Judgment.
We know that he is not suggesting that every one who truly believes won't shrink back to perdition. We know that from the rest of the counsel of scripture. He's encouraging them to keep believing by telling them what every dad tells his kids, "you can do this! You're a champion!" Whether or not that is true is yet to be seen. Just the fact that he's warning them to not turn back shows us he's not telling them they can't.
Yep. Christ is quite capable of keeping all those that are his. That is the reason why we can put our full trust in him. So don't stop trusting in the One who is able to keep you. He won't stumble in his Priestly duties like Eli and the many other imperfect priests in the line of Levi before Him did. So stick with Him. He won't lose you. He won't fail to properly and effectively represent you before the Father at the altar in heaven. Don't turn back.
Yes, those who don't grow up into a mature 'knowing' are the ones who may not really believe, or can stop believing and as a result be turned away when Christ returns.
Not being able to lose salvation is applicable to the person who attains to the fourth type of soil. They are the ones who know Christ and have the life to show for it and can not be uprooted. They have the firm foundation of obedience that the people who can not be destroyed have. The obedience did not earn them that status. Their works are the sign they have obtained the status of being unshakable and prepared to weather the coming storm of Judgment.
We know that he is not suggesting that every one who truly believes won't shrink back to perdition. We know that from the rest of the counsel of scripture. He's encouraging them to keep believing by telling them what every dad tells his kids, "you can do this! You're a champion!" Whether or not that is true is yet to be seen. Just the fact that he's warning them to not turn back shows us he's not telling them they can't.
Yep. Christ is quite capable of keeping all those that are his. That is the reason why we can put our full trust in him. So don't stop trusting in the One who is able to keep you. He won't stumble in his Priestly duties like Eli and the many other imperfect priests in the line of Levi before Him did. So stick with Him. He won't lose you. He won't fail to properly and effectively represent you before the Father at the altar in heaven. Don't turn back.
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