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The discussion I am about to embark on is of a matter of grave importance and it is with much conviction and sorrow that I pursue it. I am ever mindful of the fear of the Lord and the trepidation of getting it wrong that I begin this series.
I have somewhere in my stash of Bibles a Dake's Bible that the Lord providentially had someone leave on top of a cardboard compactor in the back of a store I worked with (it had a very common name on it and after a brief search I didn't pursue it; no one in the store knew who left it some 25 years ago). My point is that there are HUNDREDS of scriptures which the author uses to prove that one indeed CAN lose their salvation. Ultimately, I do NOT believe you can lose something which God provides and seals with His Spirit ( Eph. 1:13-14).
Having said that we cannot ignore the plethora of scriptures in both Testaments that show men of God who the Spirit was at work with at times that appeared in the end to be lost spiritually. A chief example is Saul in the Old Testament. I have tackled this subject before but wish to dive into more scripture at this time for several reasons. I have mentioned that it is the fruit of the Spirit that must be an evidence of the new life within; behaviors that only show bad fruit are at best someone who remains carnal in many ways and at worst someone who remains lost and has some other motivation other than desiring to worship a Holy God and live a life of holiness to love and obey. 2 Corinthians 13:5 demonstrates to that church who were immature in many ways something we all need to do. A "reality check" is something which others even in the world can challenge us with if we live contradictory to what we profess; and of course ultimately there has to be a battle between the flesh and Spirit with a true child of God. True believers sense when they are "grieving the Spirit" ( Eph. 4:30-31); which can only happen if the Spirit is in us to begin with.
The discussion I am about to embark on is of a matter of grave importance and it is with much conviction and sorrow that I pursue it. I am ever mindful of the fear of the Lord and the trepidation of getting it wrong that I begin this series.
I have somewhere in my stash of Bibles a Dake's Bible that the Lord providentially had someone leave on top of a cardboard compactor in the back of a store I worked with (it had a very common name on it and after a brief search I didn't pursue it; no one in the store knew who left it some 25 years ago). My point is that there are HUNDREDS of scriptures which the author uses to prove that one indeed CAN lose their salvation. Ultimately, I do NOT believe you can lose something which God provides and seals with His Spirit ( Eph. 1:13-14).
Having said that we cannot ignore the plethora of scriptures in both Testaments that show men of God who the Spirit was at work with at times that appeared in the end to be lost spiritually. A chief example is Saul in the Old Testament. I have tackled this subject before but wish to dive into more scripture at this time for several reasons. I have mentioned that it is the fruit of the Spirit that must be an evidence of the new life within; behaviors that only show bad fruit are at best someone who remains carnal in many ways and at worst someone who remains lost and has some other motivation other than desiring to worship a Holy God and live a life of holiness to love and obey. 2 Corinthians 13:5 demonstrates to that church who were immature in many ways something we all need to do. A "reality check" is something which others even in the world can challenge us with if we live contradictory to what we profess; and of course ultimately there has to be a battle between the flesh and Spirit with a true child of God. True believers sense when they are "grieving the Spirit" ( Eph. 4:30-31); which can only happen if the Spirit is in us to begin with.
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