One can be erased from the book of life (Ex. 32:32); however, the ones that are saved don't lose their salvation they trample it under their foot through their willful unrepented disobedience (Heb. 10:28-31). Those who belong to Christ will be kept by Him as He spoke in John 17:12 about His disciples. The same goes for us today who are H…
One can be erased from the book of life (Ex. 32:32); however, the ones that are saved don't lose their salvation they trample it under their foot through their willful unrepented disobedience (Heb. 10:28-31). Those who belong to Christ will be kept by Him as He spoke in John 17:12 about His disciples. The same goes for us today who are His disciples; the Judases will fall away (John 17:9-12). One does not lose salvation; they give it up for the lie of the enemy.
The more I study, the more I come to this conclusion too. We never lose our salvation because of something someone else does (no one can take us out of the Father's hand John 10:29) or even because we give in to temptation and sin. But we can lose our salvation if we blatantly turn our backs and reject God even though we once believed. The Bible says this is worse than if we had never believed at all (2 Peter 2:21).
One can be erased from the book of life (Ex. 32:32); however, the ones that are saved don't lose their salvation they trample it under their foot through their willful unrepented disobedience (Heb. 10:28-31). Those who belong to Christ will be kept by Him as He spoke in John 17:12 about His disciples. The same goes for us today who are His disciples; the Judases will fall away (John 17:9-12). One does not lose salvation; they give it up for the lie of the enemy.
The more I study, the more I come to this conclusion too. We never lose our salvation because of something someone else does (no one can take us out of the Father's hand John 10:29) or even because we give in to temptation and sin. But we can lose our salvation if we blatantly turn our backs and reject God even though we once believed. The Bible says this is worse than if we had never believed at all (2 Peter 2:21).
Yes - we don't lose our salvation apart from our willful decision to turn away from God.