Post by Murph on Feb 23, 2024 7:58:25 GMT -6
Why Do So Many Christians Doubt Their Salvation?
Many Christians believe they can lose their salvation, but what does the Bible say?
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Many Christians believe they can lose their salvation, but what does the Bible say? David understood that salvation is a gift of God and cannot be earned (Eph 2:8-9). Amazing Grace is not: “I was once lost, but now am found…but now I am lost again.” After he sinned greatly, he prayed (and wrote); “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit” (Psalm 51:12). Notice it wasn’t “restore to me the joy of my salvation” but actually “your salvation.” How can we share the gospel of a “hope-so” salvation, rather than a “know-so” salvation in Christ? Jesus said “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). It is not…. “Whoever believes in me should not perish but have eternal life…unless they lose their salvation.”
If people think they’ve lost their salvation, they may have never had it in the first place. It is either eternal life or it isn’t! Its eternal life, not temporary life. If it’s not forever, then it was never eternal life to begin with. That’s why we must examine our fruits. I know God has no aborted children! When Jesus says they have eternal life, it is in the Greek form of a present tense or present possession, meaning they already have or possess eternal life.
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