Here is Bible proof (22 scriptures) for why I believe the Bible teaches that a saved person can be lost if he leaves God or lives in sin:
Exodus 32:33-“Whoever has sinned against Me, I WILL BLOT HIM OUT OF MY BOOK.
1Chron. 28:9-“…if you forsake Him, He will CAST YOU OFF.”
Lamentations 5:16-“The crown has FALLEN from our head. Woe to us for we have sinned.
Verse 21-“Turn us back to you O Lord, and we will be RESTORED; …unless you have utterly rejected us.
Acts 8:20-24-Simon had believed and been baptized, then sinned. Peter said, “your money PERISH with you. Repent and pray—why? Because he was in danger of “perishing!”
Romans 11:20-22-“Behold the goodness and severity of God. On those who FELL, severity, but toward you goodness. IF you CONTINUE in goodness , otherwise, YOU TOO, will be CUT OFF!”
1 Cor. 9:24-27-Paul the apostle says he had to discipline his body , lest after he had preached to others, he would be “DISQUALIFIED” in the race for an imperishable crown.
1Cor. 10:12-“Let him who thinks he stands, take heed lest he FALLS!”
Gal. 5:4-“…you are FALLEN from Grace!”
1 Tim. 1:19-some had “SHIPWRECKED” their faith.
Hebrews 2:1-“Lest we DRIFT AWAY.”
Hebrews 3:12- “Beware BRETHREN (Christian’s) lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in. DEPARTING FROM the living God….lest any of you (Christian’s) be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ ( Christian’s). IF. we. HOLD STEADFAST to the end.”
Revelation 2:10-“Be faithful unto death and you will receive the crown of life.
Hebrews 4:11-“Lest anyone FALL…” ( from disobedience)
Hebrews 10:35-38- “Do not CAST AWAY your confidence, which has great reward….you need ENDURANCE (be faithful unto death) . Verse 38- 39-if anyone DRAWS BACK…those who DRAW BACK TO PERDITION.”
Hebrews 6:4-6-Those who were once “enlightened”, “tasted the heavenly gift”, “ have become partakers of the Holy Spirit”, and tasted the good word of God, IF THEY FALL AWAY…”
Hebrews 12:15-“Lest anyone FALL SHORT of the GRACE OF GOD”
2 Peter 3:17-“Lest you FALL from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked.”
2John 1:8-“Look to yourselves that we do not LOSE those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.”
Rev. 3:11-“ HOLD FAST to what you have, that NO-ONE MAY TAKE YOUR CROWN. (To the Church)
Rev. 3:3-5-“You have received and heard, HOLD FAST and repent. There are a few in the church at Sardis, “that have not defiled their clothes. THEY are the ones who “will walk with me in white.” I WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE. Jesus talking here. If He would never blot out their name, then that woujd be a lie! Jesus does not lie—neither does He make empty threats.
Rev. 3:16-Jesus tells the Christians in the church that are lukewarm, “I will vomit you out of my mouth.” They make him sick!!
Rev.2:4-5-“Remember FROM WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN and repent!”
I believe the evidence is overwhelming that A saved person can FALL (stated in 9 scriptures) from his saved state and be lost IF he doesn’t “endure”, and remain “faithful”. to the end of his life. Acts 17:11 they searched the scriptures to see if these things were so. I invite you to study and prove this to yourself.
Yes, and here is a list I compiled:
Scriptures that teach the possibility of apostasy include the following:
MT 10:22, “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
RM 11:22, “Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.”
1CR 15:2, “By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.”
GL 5:4, “You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.”
CL 1:22-23, “But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel.”
2THS 1:4-5, “Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.”
2TM 2:12, “If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;”
HB 3:6&14, “But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast… We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.”
HB 6:4-6, “It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.”
HB 10:26-36, “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God… So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
JM 1:12, “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”
2PT 1:10-11, “Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
2PT 2:20, “If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.”
1JN 2:24-25, “See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us—even eternal life.”
JUDE 21, “Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”
RV 2:10, “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
I have not noticed whether anyone posted the handful of passages than can be viewed as disallowing apostasy, but if they did, I have a way to harmonize them with these.
