OKAY, LET'S SHAKE THIS TABLE A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE SAVED, FOREVER SAVED!!! HOW TRUE? AND HOW UNTRUE?
Read carefully before casting that stone...
I think we should be very sensitive and conscious of over-emphasizing the narratives on the scriptures in the guise of "revelation." Most Bible passages are as simple as they sound. Let's not over-interpret them first. Let's look at them word for word.
So this is the first question that came to mind, while meditating on the subject of salvation....
Why would names be blotted out from the book of life?
Revelation 3:4-5
You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.[4][5]
Note: "Who have not defiled their garments" — meaning they were saved (symbolized by the white garment). Secondly, "He who overcomes." What does that mean?
Let's look further.
Revelation 21:27
But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life
Note: "Anything that defiles." Let's not give that another context. What are the things that defile? Things that cause abomination and lies.
Let's also not forget that this was written to the church, not unbelievers.
See this too:
Revelation 22:19
and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
The above reveals the danger in what we supposedly call "revelation" but which has driven us away from the simplicity of this gospel. That alone can cause one’s name to be blotted out. This is why believers must be careful of certain teachings, as they can remove the good conscience left in a believer and lead to deliberately disregarding Christ and His ordinances.
Now let's move to Repentance.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Four Fishermen Called as Disciples[17]
This was Jesus' first preaching after His wilderness experience, as revealed in the book of Matthew.
Why do we even need to repent? Because salvation doesn't just happen to people on the road. What are we repenting from, even though Christ paid the price?
That means eternal life through salvation is encapsulated in a certain life — which is in Christ Jesus. Therefore, you must first repent and desire that life, embrace it, and be ready to live by it. (Remember Jesus also said, "If any man must follow me, he must first deny himself.")
We all know what the works of the flesh are from the Scriptures, and the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit is the testimony of the life that we have received, and the manifestation of eternal life in Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Let's also look at the thief on the cross beside Jesus. Jesus was not just moved out of pity for him, but because he genuinely asked and admitted they had committed the crime — repentance and acceptance of Christ on display — unlike the other thief who spoke otherwise.
JESUS ALSO SAID, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Why should people who are already saved keep His commandments?
Finally, you can see what the Bible says about the last days — that some believers would fall away from the faith. This is why Paul urged us to examine ourselves, to be sure we are still in the faith.
This is where I am heading now:
Salvation is eternal, yes! I can agree it cannot be lost in this sense: No man or spirit can undo what JESUS has done or given. No man or being can take your salvation because it is eternal. So you can't lose it if you hold on to it firmly according to the Scriptures. How do you hold it?
It is written in:
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
Revelation 2:25-26
But hold fast what you have till I come.
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations
Revelation 3:11
Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
Also, by watching out for false teachers, testing all spirits, and more.
The point is this:
You cannot lose it because you are in Christ. For Christ saved you into eternity through His Spirit. So we have eternal life because the life of Christ is in us, as shown in Scriptures. And that also means there are certain lives not found in Christ. This is the basis of repentance!!
Can I sin and still be saved? Yes, if I repent according to the Scriptures.
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Note: He didn't remain on the floor but rose because of the Spirit within him.
What if I continue in sin, my conscience did not reprove me and I refused to repent though I confessed Christ as my Lord and savior? Well then, where is that life of Christ which you received by His spirit through salvation?
And so without apology you can loose salvation Sir/Ma, JESUS DID His part by giving you eternally, you lost it when you refuse accept that life not in Him...
If those that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, then the people THAT Jesus will respond to that "you workers of iniquity, I know you not" even after they called Him Lord "by your name we cast out demons, prophesied and healed the sick" were saved yet He knew them not...
Revelation 9:20-21
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Anything outside this, I believe, is dangerous and should be carefully looked into through discernment. You can't just say you don't lose something you repented to receive. If not, the whole world would be considered saved.
And which is better, to endeavor and strive to live a Christ life through the consciousness of the Spirit of God within us or to accept I can do anything with my life even after confessing Christ and still be saved plus settling for the life that will always displease God.
When you plan for the next sin and the next one and assume you are forgiven even for future sins, it means sinning has become habitual, delibrate and a conscious act, so what if you die in the last one?
These writings are plenty, but the subject is just as sensitive as it is. We need to seek to learn and understand the faith we profess. A little excess and a little touch of extremity is all Satan needs to put us in ignorance.
The Scriptures are for one purpose, and that is: To reveal Christ and expose Satan.
May God continue to strengthen our understanding in JESUS' NAME!
[highlight]
ONCE SAVED, FOREVER SAVED!!! HOW TRUE? AND HOW UNTRUE?
Read carefully before casting that stone...
I think we should be very sensitive and conscious of over-emphasizing the narratives on the scriptures in the guise of "revelation." Most Bible passages are as simple as they sound. Let's not over-interpret them first. Let's look at them word for word.
So this is the first question that came to mind, while meditating on the subject of salvation....
Why would names be blotted out from the book of life?
Revelation 3:4-5
You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.[4][5]
Note: "Who have not defiled their garments" — meaning they were saved (symbolized by the white garment). Secondly, "He who overcomes." What does that mean?
Let's look further.
Revelation 21:27
But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life
Note: "Anything that defiles." Let's not give that another context. What are the things that defile? Things that cause abomination and lies.
Let's also not forget that this was written to the church, not unbelievers.
See this too:
Revelation 22:19
and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
The above reveals the danger in what we supposedly call "revelation" but which has driven us away from the simplicity of this gospel. That alone can cause one’s name to be blotted out. This is why believers must be careful of certain teachings, as they can remove the good conscience left in a believer and lead to deliberately disregarding Christ and His ordinances.
Now let's move to Repentance.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Four Fishermen Called as Disciples[17]
This was Jesus' first preaching after His wilderness experience, as revealed in the book of Matthew.
Why do we even need to repent? Because salvation doesn't just happen to people on the road. What are we repenting from, even though Christ paid the price?
That means eternal life through salvation is encapsulated in a certain life — which is in Christ Jesus. Therefore, you must first repent and desire that life, embrace it, and be ready to live by it. (Remember Jesus also said, "If any man must follow me, he must first deny himself.")
We all know what the works of the flesh are from the Scriptures, and the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit is the testimony of the life that we have received, and the manifestation of eternal life in Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Let's also look at the thief on the cross beside Jesus. Jesus was not just moved out of pity for him, but because he genuinely asked and admitted they had committed the crime — repentance and acceptance of Christ on display — unlike the other thief who spoke otherwise.
JESUS ALSO SAID, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Why should people who are already saved keep His commandments?
Finally, you can see what the Bible says about the last days — that some believers would fall away from the faith. This is why Paul urged us to examine ourselves, to be sure we are still in the faith.
This is where I am heading now:
Salvation is eternal, yes! I can agree it cannot be lost in this sense: No man or spirit can undo what JESUS has done or given. No man or being can take your salvation because it is eternal. So you can't lose it if you hold on to it firmly according to the Scriptures. How do you hold it?
It is written in:
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
Revelation 2:25-26
But hold fast what you have till I come.
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations
Revelation 3:11
Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
Also, by watching out for false teachers, testing all spirits, and more.
The point is this:
You cannot lose it because you are in Christ. For Christ saved you into eternity through His Spirit. So we have eternal life because the life of Christ is in us, as shown in Scriptures. And that also means there are certain lives not found in Christ. This is the basis of repentance!!
Can I sin and still be saved? Yes, if I repent according to the Scriptures.
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Note: He didn't remain on the floor but rose because of the Spirit within him.
What if I continue in sin, my conscience did not reprove me and I refused to repent though I confessed Christ as my Lord and savior? Well then, where is that life of Christ which you received by His spirit through salvation?
And so without apology you can loose salvation Sir/Ma, JESUS DID His part by giving you eternally, you lost it when you refuse accept that life not in Him...
If those that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, then the people THAT Jesus will respond to that "you workers of iniquity, I know you not" even after they called Him Lord "by your name we cast out demons, prophesied and healed the sick" were saved yet He knew them not...
Revelation 9:20-21
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Anything outside this, I believe, is dangerous and should be carefully looked into through discernment. You can't just say you don't lose something you repented to receive. If not, the whole world would be considered saved.
And which is better, to endeavor and strive to live a Christ life through the consciousness of the Spirit of God within us or to accept I can do anything with my life even after confessing Christ and still be saved plus settling for the life that will always displease God.
When you plan for the next sin and the next one and assume you are forgiven even for future sins, it means sinning has become habitual, delibrate and a conscious act, so what if you die in the last one?
These writings are plenty, but the subject is just as sensitive as it is. We need to seek to learn and understand the faith we profess. A little excess and a little touch of extremity is all Satan needs to put us in ignorance.
The Scriptures are for one purpose, and that is: To reveal Christ and expose Satan.
May God continue to strengthen our understanding in JESUS' NAME!
[highlight]
OKAY, LET'S SHAKE THIS TABLE A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE SAVED, FOREVER SAVED!!! HOW TRUE? AND HOW UNTRUE?
Read carefully before casting that stone...
I think we should be very sensitive and conscious of over-emphasizing the narratives on the scriptures in the guise of "revelation." Most Bible passages are as simple as they sound. Let's not over-interpret them first. Let's look at them word for word.
So this is the first question that came to mind, while meditating on the subject of salvation....
Why would names be blotted out from the book of life?
Revelation 3:4-5
You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.[4][5]
Note: "Who have not defiled their garments" — meaning they were saved (symbolized by the white garment). Secondly, "He who overcomes." What does that mean?
Let's look further.
Revelation 21:27
But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life
Note: "Anything that defiles." Let's not give that another context. What are the things that defile? Things that cause abomination and lies.
Let's also not forget that this was written to the church, not unbelievers.
See this too:
Revelation 22:19
and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
The above reveals the danger in what we supposedly call "revelation" but which has driven us away from the simplicity of this gospel. That alone can cause one’s name to be blotted out. This is why believers must be careful of certain teachings, as they can remove the good conscience left in a believer and lead to deliberately disregarding Christ and His ordinances.
Now let's move to Repentance.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Four Fishermen Called as Disciples[17]
This was Jesus' first preaching after His wilderness experience, as revealed in the book of Matthew.
Why do we even need to repent? Because salvation doesn't just happen to people on the road. What are we repenting from, even though Christ paid the price?
That means eternal life through salvation is encapsulated in a certain life — which is in Christ Jesus. Therefore, you must first repent and desire that life, embrace it, and be ready to live by it. (Remember Jesus also said, "If any man must follow me, he must first deny himself.")
We all know what the works of the flesh are from the Scriptures, and the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit is the testimony of the life that we have received, and the manifestation of eternal life in Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Let's also look at the thief on the cross beside Jesus. Jesus was not just moved out of pity for him, but because he genuinely asked and admitted they had committed the crime — repentance and acceptance of Christ on display — unlike the other thief who spoke otherwise.
JESUS ALSO SAID, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Why should people who are already saved keep His commandments?
Finally, you can see what the Bible says about the last days — that some believers would fall away from the faith. This is why Paul urged us to examine ourselves, to be sure we are still in the faith.
This is where I am heading now:
Salvation is eternal, yes! I can agree it cannot be lost in this sense: No man or spirit can undo what JESUS has done or given. No man or being can take your salvation because it is eternal. So you can't lose it if you hold on to it firmly according to the Scriptures. How do you hold it?
It is written in:
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
Revelation 2:25-26
But hold fast what you have till I come.
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations
Revelation 3:11
Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
Also, by watching out for false teachers, testing all spirits, and more.
The point is this:
You cannot lose it because you are in Christ. For Christ saved you into eternity through His Spirit. So we have eternal life because the life of Christ is in us, as shown in Scriptures. And that also means there are certain lives not found in Christ. This is the basis of repentance!!
Can I sin and still be saved? Yes, if I repent according to the Scriptures.
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Note: He didn't remain on the floor but rose because of the Spirit within him.
What if I continue in sin, my conscience did not reprove me and I refused to repent though I confessed Christ as my Lord and savior? Well then, where is that life of Christ which you received by His spirit through salvation?
And so without apology you can loose salvation Sir/Ma, JESUS DID His part by giving you eternally, you lost it when you refuse accept that life not in Him...
If those that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, then the people THAT Jesus will respond to that "you workers of iniquity, I know you not" even after they called Him Lord "by your name we cast out demons, prophesied and healed the sick" were saved yet He knew them not...
Revelation 9:20-21
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Anything outside this, I believe, is dangerous and should be carefully looked into through discernment. You can't just say you don't lose something you repented to receive. If not, the whole world would be considered saved.
And which is better, to endeavor and strive to live a Christ life through the consciousness of the Spirit of God within us or to accept I can do anything with my life even after confessing Christ and still be saved plus settling for the life that will always displease God.
When you plan for the next sin and the next one and assume you are forgiven even for future sins, it means sinning has become habitual, delibrate and a conscious act, so what if you die in the last one?
These writings are plenty, but the subject is just as sensitive as it is. We need to seek to learn and understand the faith we profess. A little excess and a little touch of extremity is all Satan needs to put us in ignorance.
The Scriptures are for one purpose, and that is: To reveal Christ and expose Satan.
May God continue to strengthen our understanding in JESUS' NAME!
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