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The Perseverance Of The Saints - Is It Scriptual?
Posted : 23 Aug, 2011 01:51 AM
Calvinists believe that they cannot Lose their Salvation. They believe that they can Sin all they want to and Still go to Heaven! Their �bible� states:
"They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved." (Westminster Confession, Chapter XVII, Section 1)
Scripture tells us differently:
Ezekiel 18:24
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24 �But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
AND
Galatians 5:4
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4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
You have FALLEN AWAY FROM GRACE!!! How can you ��fall away from grace�� if you Cannot Lose Your Salvation ?
Colossians 1:22-23
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22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ�s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation� 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
��if you continue in your faith,��
That word (IF) shows that you can Stop being Faithful...that there is a Consequence for Not Continuing in FAITH!
Revelation 2:10
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10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor�s crown.
�...Be faithful, even to the point of death,��
Here again�if you cannot Lose your Salvation�why the need to �...Be faithful, even to the point of death,��?
1 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
Once more�why the need to be Proven Faithful (��must prove faithful��) if we cannot Lose Our Salvation?
Ephesians 1:1
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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To God�s holy people in Ephesus,[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:
More �Faithful�
Acts 14:22
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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. �We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,� they said.
��remain true to the faith��
I am sure I can find more Verses!
No�my Brothers and Sisters�Christ Promised us that if we Believed in HIM
�We Would Be Saved!�
Christ never Promised us it would be Easy!
We all need to Pick Up Our Crosses everyday and WALK with CHRIST!
Veering neither right nor left�but staying On Course and if we do Fall (and we will)�we are to get back up and get back On TRACK!
Do Not believe the Calvinists�their Gospel is False�Search Scripture�it does not Lie.
My Brothers and Sisters�God does Not Lie�His Word does not Lie! Man can Lie�But Not God:
Romans 3:4
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4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written:
�So that you may be proved right when you speak
and prevail when you judge.�[a]
TRUST in God�s WORD
Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
Philippians 2:12
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12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed�not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence�continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Does that Sound Like we Cannot LOSE Our Salvation?
��continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,��
My Brothers and Sisters there are more Scriptures just like these. What is Important here is to Realize that Man cannot work his way Into Heaven. St. Paul is not saying in Philippians 2:12 that Man can �Work� his way into Heaven. No�Paul is saying that man can�by
Acknowledging Jesus as Lord and Obeying Him, He will save us from our past sins.
In addition, in order to Stay Saved, we must continue to
Serve Him Faithfully.
As we do this, we are said to be working out our own salvation "with fear and trembling."
"For," as the next verse says,
"it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."
The Christian works out his own Salvation by reverently and carefully following the Lord's Will. In doing so, he
"proves what is that
Good and Perfect Will of God."
Peace Be With You!
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