I was listening to a sermon on the car radio a few days ago. The minister said (I'm paraphrasing), that there are no behaviors or acts on our part that can earn salvation. Salvation comes through the grace of God. (I don't have an issue with this; it's not the subject of this thread.)
But then the minister went on to say (paraphrasing again) that there are no behaviors or acts on our part that can cause us to lose salvation once we've been saved. Is this right? I'm a bit skeptical of this. It seems to me that being saved in Christ doesn't magically grant us carte blanche to engage in any sort of sinful behavior that temptation sends our way. Or does it?
Can Salvation be lost?
But then the minister went on to say (paraphrasing again) that there are no behaviors or acts on our part that can cause us to lose salvation once we've been saved. Is this right? I'm a bit skeptical of this. It seems to me that being saved in Christ doesn't magically grant us carte blanche to engage in any sort of sinful behavior that temptation sends our way. Or does it?
Can Salvation be lost?