Interesting question, and one which I think is pretty easily explained with scripture. Once saved always saved seems to go something like this: If I am saved, I can never lose my salvation, and, if I am living in gross sin, it is obvious that I was never saved. Well, that doctrine does not stand up to scrutiny. In I Corinthians Paul talks of a man that was living in gross sin, this man was a believer, and Paul tells the Church to deliver him over to Satan that his body should be destroyed, but his spirit saved. This seems to imply that this man was truly a Christian, though living in sin, and that, in time if left to himself would lose his salvation. To further discuss this issue, this man, living in sin, was delivered by Paul over to Satan, now listen closely, "for the destruction of the body," that is, the fleshly one, "that his soul might be saved." Which states that, you can actually sin so much, that there is no return, and your soul perishes, that is, goes to hell. So, that means that, a Christian can fall away, and eventually lose their salvation and go to hell. Even Paul said that he trembled and was careful that he lose not his salvation.
Yours Truly,
Flame of Jah
Yours Truly,
Flame of Jah
2 comments:
Thank you for posting this! It is a great study! Men cannot lose their salvation in an eternal, legal, vital or final aspect of salvation. If they are Christ's He will lose none of them.(John 6:39) But, like the man in 1 Corinthians, one can lose their practical salvation. If you are living in sin, then you can have no assurance that you are saved. "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." John 14:21
A great link that explains this is:
http://www.letgodbetrue.com/sermons/pdf/once-saved-always-saved.pdf
This document is COMPLETE HERESY! I read only through the first page and a bit of the second...I found many lies. To think that there are somehow phases or "aspects" of salvation such as legal, vital or practical...why, the scriptures do NOT teach that.
Know ye not that THE UNRIGHTEOUS shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God? BE NOT DECEIVED: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
(1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
He that OVERCOMETH shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(Revelation 21:7-8)
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that THEY WHICH DO SUCH THINGS shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God.
(Galatians 5:19-21)
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
(Ezekiel 33:18-19)
This is just a sampling of the scriptures to show the simplicity of Salvation. Salvation is a free will choice to follow God. It is a LOVING relationship. It is not a forced relationship as the false doctrine of "election" proposes.
Even your own conscience will tell you that one can not live in sin and still inherit eternal life. God created us as upright, free will moral beings. We are responsible to HIM for our moral choices. Sin carries the death penalty, and GOD is very serious about sin. The scriptures have many, many warnings about this very thing...DO NOT BE DECEIVED...etc.
People can and do walk away from serving God and return to a life of sin...just like the dog returning to its vomit. God allows us the free exercise of our will. We chose to serve HIM or we choose to serve the devil.
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