tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234763472866822975.post2974746990329206665..comments2023-06-13T10:30:09.837-04:00Comments on Susan's Flutterbys: Can a Truly Saved Person Fall Away? Part 4 (last installment, I think)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234763472866822975.post-22019618825430987332013-11-19T17:14:17.844-05:002013-11-19T17:14:17.844-05:00Yeah, We might believe slightly differently on tha...Yeah, We might believe slightly differently on that point Child of God, I think you can lose blessings and rewards, but not your salvation, IF you are born of the Spirit. Yes I do think you can mess up, and you can have doubts, however the Spirit would convict you of the truth and draw you back. I agree with you that perhaps you can bury your talent. I think many could be witnessing for Jesus who are afraid to, or don't want to be ridiculed, and He said whoever is ashamed of Him now He will be ashamed of them later...<br /><br />Thanks for visiting! and for your thoughts. I love that passage too, and Romans 8:28 :) Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234763472866822975.post-1666008267446742332013-11-19T13:54:20.825-05:002013-11-19T13:54:20.825-05:00Hi Susan,
This is a tough one for sure. I don'...Hi Susan,<br />This is a tough one for sure. I don't believe in the once saved always saved deal but I think that if one is really saved and knows God they will be willing to work on their relationship with Him. Not that I believe in works, no not that, but every relationship needs to be attended to even though it is Jesus who does most of the work and carrying the load He does require of us to carry our cross and follow in His steps. Those who think they are riding on a free gift while still living in the worldly way, not willing to become aliens to the world, I think they will have a very rude awakening when they finally do face their Maker. It is like the man who took his gift and buried it in the sand. Matthew 25:26-27 <i>“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.</i> v 30 <i>And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’</i><br />There are other verses too that make one question about not losing your salvation. I think, though, that if you really are devoted to Jesus Christ then nothing not even Satan himself can drag one away from the salvation God has for us in Jesus Christ. My favourite Scripture verses that I cling to when I am shaken and down from attack is Romans 8:38-39 <i>For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.</i><br /><br />Blessings,<br /><><child of Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635805396738062444noreply@blogger.com