If it's God alone that does all the saving, then it must all be done well and securely.
If it depends in part on you and me, rather than being all of grace (Ephesians 2.8-9), then there is no hope for any of us.
I don't know how many times Im going to have to do this. Once saved always saved or "true christians" have eternal security and never fail is false doctrine. Please watch this 20 minute video of a pastor explaining why it is a wrong doctrine that exists within calvinism.
[video=youtube;PVJV6zsEJvY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJV6zsEJvY[/video]
Just watch the entire video and your questions should be answered.
Also, just a quick logical statement. If God does all the work, then God is in essence sending people on hell on purpose. But then you can say, but you yourself found Christ? But then you did all the work... but you claim God does all the work... do you see the circular logic?
Basically, if you watch the video he will address these issues and use Bible verses. Just watch the entire video.
Add to that,Paul's language makes it IMPOSSIBLE for it mean an unbeliever. An unbeliever NEVER had faith to depart FROM. One can ONLY depart from something that you do have.
The "Once Saved, Always Saved" (OSAS) doctrine is blasphemous.
How dare you think that YOU make the decisions about who goes to Heaven and who doesn't. You are NOT God. HE makes the decisions.
"Revelation 22:19 - 20: And if anyone cancels or takes away from the statements of the book of this prophecy, God will cancel and take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the city of holiness, which are described and promised in this book. He Who gives this warning and affirms and testifies to these things says, Yes (it is true). ..."
Now if true born again christians have eternal security, why would there be a possibility for christians to lose their share in the tree of life and in the city of holiness?
No, you are saved by His Grace through your faith, and the works follow because God changed your heart, "What is the use (profit), my brethren, for anyone to profess to have faith if he has no [good] works [to show for it]? Can [such] faith save [his soul]?" - James 2:14. Furthermore see James 2:17 and James 2:20.
There is also the parable of the prodigal son, while the prodigal son was doing the works of the flesh he was reckoned by his father as a dead son - only when he came to his senses and returned he was reckoned as alive again. He was a "son" the whole time - alive first - then dead -then alive again.
My only question is "If a saved person should have the condition under which he is now rendered unsaved, does he now have to be re-saved? For some that would mean re-baptized and others would think it means they would have to re-believe. Because as I understand scripture salvation is a one time only thing that is done. Or are we to accept that once a condemning condition exists then that person would be forever condemned without any chance of redemption? In other words once saved, forever sinless or if sinful condemned without any hope for forgiveness?
We need to quit trying to see the edge of the ball bark beyond the horizon!
We need, instead, to concentrate of the facts of God's gracious provision of the Savior for whoever believers in Him.
Blessings.
How do you deal with these verses?
2 Peter 2:20-22
For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
James 5:19-20
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
1 Timothy 4
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods,which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
Matthew 24
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
How do you reconcile these verses with OSAS?
I don't know how many times Im going to have to do this. Once saved always saved or "true christians" have eternal security and never fail is false doctrine. Please watch this 20 minute video of a pastor explaining why it is a wrong doctrine that exists within calvinism.
[video=youtube;PVJV6zsEJvY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJV6zsEJvY[/video]
what questions? you think we have questions?
God said I am sealed by his spirit. complete in him, have eternal life, will never die, will never hunger or thirst. will live forever, am assured of his love, have not been given the spirit of fear. but a daddy who loves me. will never leave nor forsake me, have given the right to be his child not on my works, but by my faith in him. I can go on and on and on.
you think this video is going to change what god said about me??
nope. God is sending people to hell because he did the work to save them, showed them himself (rom 1) and gave them the opportunity and gospel to trust in.
they willingly rejected to trust him. As paul said,, no man has an excuse.
You can do it until your blue in the face.
the words of a man is not going to overrule the words of God himself.
do you not think we have heard the arguments this man has made already?
stop listening to a man, and listen to God.
You can do it until your blue in the face.
the words of a man is not going to overrule the words of God himself.
do you not think we have heard the arguments this man has made already?
stop listening to a man, and listen to God.