Comments on: The Basics: Can Christians Lose Their Salvation?

By: mark

mark — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:25:11 +0000

I read the “free to comment” so here goes:) About the “if” statements: You may find it interesting to know that those “if” verses can to be taken as either challenge statements, or statements of fact. i.e. Jn 8:31 That continuing in His Word is an end proof of genuine salvation since apart from Him we can do nothing. It is the context of the rest of Scripture, primarily the didache or teaching section of Romans to Revelation that must determine which answer is correct. It is a regrettable fact that so many read the English and only “see” a challenge. It reminds me of that picture that has both an elderly women and a young women in the same picture. It seems that for most, whichever they see first prevents them from seeing the other.

By: Les

Les — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:40:33 +0000

@Lynn, great question.

As Paul Washer puts it, the proof that you’ve repented in the past is that you’re still repenting.

The Biblical doctrine of eternal security is also referred to as ‘Perseverance of the Saints’. So security should be thought of in light of continual desire to obey and continual change.

We don’t change overnight, and we don’t even always progress, but there is a pressing forward, a persevering in the face of external and internal opposition for the whole life of a Christian. This is a supernatural work of God in His people.

So if you aren’t currently trusting in Christ to save you, if you aren’t continuing to be changed into the image of Christ, then you must seriously consider that you made a false profession when you were young. If you were never born again, if you never received the indwelling Holy Spirit, you were never saved.

And the solution is exactly what you quoted. Come to the end of yourself. Realize you will perish in your sins unless Christ is your perfect Savior. Forsake the world’s values and Cling to Jesus. Not as a one time inoculation, but as the treasure of your life.

Repent, believe, and be forgiven.

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:14:36 +0000

I read your gospel parts 1, 2, 3…

You wrote….Turn your trust away from the things of this world. Money, power, sex, morality… none of these things can save you. Understand that your sin problem is inescapable and you will be judged. With that understanding of hopelessness in yourself, believe that the sacrificial death of Jesus is perfectly what God requires for you to be forgiven. And be united to His death through that faith

Is that all that is required to be saved and born again? As a little girl that is exactly what I put my faith in…does that make me eternally secure?

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:18:46 +0000

Yes, God elects, as Jesus says none will be snatched from his hand. Yet, while we are still in our sinful flesh we are bound to sin. (e.g. Peter’s fall, and Paul’s stuggle with sin in Romans 7). We are called to die daily to ourselves (daily cross). The flesh of our Old Adam must be be put to death daily and our new selves rises daily. God’s Word is Law and Gospel. The law puts our sinful flesh to death since it cannot be reformed, and the Gospel raises us up to new life. Until Christ returns sin must be rebuked lest we fall into the belief that we can sin without fear of God’s wrath. It is the tension of the Christian life until he returns. To remove that tension is harmful and leads to being comfortable with sin. Jesus has set us free from sin not to sin freely.

By: Aaron Armstrong

Aaron Armstrong — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:59:34 +0000

@ Elise – How was the MacArthur sermon series?

By: Lubee

Lubee — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:37:14 +0000

Yo this is truly edifying and assuring. Funny thing is… As I was on your site bro, I turned to a kid in class today and I asked him from memory of a previous conversation “do you want to get saved?” And he said “I was saved, but I’m trying to get back in it.” Then I literally just turned to the blog which was right up the page and explained it to him, the gospel that is. This is straight amazing. Pray that the Lord open his eyes.

By: Elise

Elise — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:59:38 +0000

thanks Aaron for the recommondation.
John MacArthur just did a sermon series that I downloaded from itunes on that very issue. Hoping to learn alot from it since the only thing I was taught was someone can loose their salvation.

By: janice

janice — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:18:30 +0000

For those who like to spell-check….including me…my last post: C-O-C-O-O-N! (: …and God laughs.

By: janice

janice — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:18:48 +0000

I think of a butterfly…..can they turn back and become a ‘worm’ as they were before, in the cacoon? How absurd is that? They are made new. “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…” Galatians 2:20. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away…” 2 Corinthians 5:17. God has made us new in Him, we have a new nature, our new creation is now in precious union with His Spirit. It is fixed and done and chosen to be before the foundations were laid! Amen

By: janice Caswell

janice Caswell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:47 +0000

Jesus Christ, our very Abba/Daddy, is not just ‘with us’, ‘around us’, ‘above us’; He chose to come and live ‘in us’……is that not the most comforting, tender, and precious grace our God could give…..Himself? Where we are, there He is. Where He is, there we are! “We cannot separate, ’cause You’re part of me.” Amazing!