Failure to do good works is not a failure to earn oneâs salvation, but a rejection of grace which is ultimately a denial of the power of the Holy Spirit, and that is the âunforgivable sinâ (Mark 3:28). It is unforgivable because it is a rejection of Christ. Good works are not something in addition to faith, but the proof that faith exists. The good works in question do not constitute âworks salvationâ because they were not produced by something within the individual but were in fact accomplished by the grace of God, which is a gift. There is nothing to boast about but much to be thankful for.>>> Lampo
If I would ask a question on the unforgivable sin it would be something like this: If God can forgive all sin except the unforgivable sin, then what would happen if Jesus would have been forgiven prior to dying and going to hell?
Would He have not kept His mission to become the sacrificial lamb for all mankind?
So, the sin Jesus was beholden to, was the unforgivable sin, which had to be paid for without any exceptions.
Because even Jesus could not boast either, for He never took credit, but gave it all to the Father.
The reason why you can lose your salvation is because even after accepting Christ as your âpersonal Lord and Saviorâ, a person is still capable of sinning and remaining unrepentant. And repentance is necessary for forgiveness. Scripture is very clear on this point. Listen to Paulâs warning to the Church at Rome: âDo you suppose, then, you who judge those who engage in such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you hold his priceless kindness, forbearance, and patience in low esteem, unaware that the kindness of God would lead you to repentance?â (Romans 2:4). Jesus Himself warns the Church at Ephesus. He says: "Realize how far you have fallen. Repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place, unless you repent (Revelation 2:5).>>> Lampo
First of all, there is this thing called âborn againâ which has to be considered seriously.
We all are born once of the flesh, but could never go back into our mothers womb and again be born could we?
But, because we are born of the flesh, our spirits are separated from God and this separation then is death to our soulâs spirit, requiring a re-birth.
That is what God in Jesus came to fix, and only that.
So, upon learning and understanding what the tree of life is, one is born of God, spiritually, or born from the death, or re-born or born again, of which is possible because of being once dead.
But of the flesh, Nothing doing.
The early Christians agreed with this teaching as we can see from such writings as the epistle of Barnabas, written around the year 130. In chapter four we read, âSo no assumption that we are among the called must ever tempt us to relax our efforts, or fall asleep in our sins, otherwise the prince of evil will obtain control over us, and oust us from the kingdom of the Lord.â>>> Lampo
That is easy to understand because this world is what tries to destroy us (Satan) and the only salvation from that is Godliness.
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
A sad but good example of that been the case, is a very popular female singer that has been constantly in the news who once knew how to worship God in song, has pretty much gotten caught up in the world with severe consequences.
But, that child is still a child of God and needs our prayers that perhaps, she might find it a place to turn around and again see God as she did before.
If she repents, then God is willing to forgive all she has gone through to give her a better life.
So fallen from grace is to just fall, but not fallen from salvation because salvation was not ours to get, but rather ours to receive via our blessed Jesus.
Continued on next post.
AJ
:dancing: :extrahappy:
--right?
and without any fear looming over my head of condemnation.
) so I found a good example on gotquestions.org.
