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I have a coworker in her early 50's that believes that you can lose your salvation and you must ask to be saved again and again. I told her that when we are saved we are sealed by the Holy Spirit and we cannot be unsaved. She thinks that if we are saved once and nothing we can do can change that then that will give us a 'free pass" to do all kinds of evil. I told her that God changes our hearts when we get saved and that we don't want to do sinful stuff anymore though we may mess up at times.
I also told her that believing that way means that she is saying that God is not powerful enough to save you the first time. She says she is not saying that.
We are born with a sinful nature. Asking to be saved every second of the day will not help if we can lose our salvation. Believing that way puts the salvation part in our hands and we can't save ourselves. Only God can. Jesus died once to bring salvation once. Once saved, know one can pluck us out of God's hands.
I am only a college student so it is hard for her to listen to what I have to say when she has been taught that since she was born and also taught that to her two grown daughters. Her husband also believes that way.
If you guys could help, it would be great if I could get a lot of scripture to back up what I am saying.
I could keep the references with me the next time we talk about it.
Thanks
I also told her that believing that way means that she is saying that God is not powerful enough to save you the first time. She says she is not saying that.
We are born with a sinful nature. Asking to be saved every second of the day will not help if we can lose our salvation. Believing that way puts the salvation part in our hands and we can't save ourselves. Only God can. Jesus died once to bring salvation once. Once saved, know one can pluck us out of God's hands.
I am only a college student so it is hard for her to listen to what I have to say when she has been taught that since she was born and also taught that to her two grown daughters. Her husband also believes that way.
If you guys could help, it would be great if I could get a lot of scripture to back up what I am saying.
I could keep the references with me the next time we talk about it.
Thanks