Nope. It isn't found in Scripture. One must "read it in" in order to "see" it.
For example. Matt 18 -- "Forgiveness revoked"
So what? What does this have to do with loss of eternal life? Please explain.
And then there is Romans 11 "you should fear - for if He did not spare them - neither will he spare you" for in Romans 11 you have "God's kindness IF you continue in doing good"
Good grief. Trying to pit Scripture against Scripture. Tsk.
Rom 11:29 says quite plainly that the gifts and calling of God are IRREVOCABLE. Please note that Paul didn't say "most", "many", "some", or "a few" of God's gifts are irrevocable. He said that THE GIFTS are irrevocable. That has to mean all of them, because he didn't specify less than all of them. And Rom 6:23 describes one of them, the gift of eternal life. So it is irrevocable. So your attempt to pit Scripture against Scripture fails.
The passage referenced has nothing to do with loss of salvation. It has EVERYTHING to do with being of service to God. Something that the Jews of Jesus' and Paul's time were convinced they were in service to God. But their unbelief literally cut them off from service to Him.
Gal 5:4 - "you have been severed from Christ"
Gal 5:4 - "you have fallen from Grace".
That is the warning to the once-saved-then-lost
Nope. Not even close. Let's take a look.
v.1 Paul writes that "Christ has set us free". Obviously free from the Law of Moses.
v.2 then Paul reminds them that if they return to the Law (by being circumcised), "Christ will profit them nothing". iow, circumcision, or any ritual done for legalistic reasons is harmful to one's spiritual life. When a believer adopts legalism, he ceases to benefit spiritually. Only by walking by faith can a believer find profit in his spiritual life.
The remainder of the paragraph is about the idea that Christ will profit the legalist nothing.
v.4 "you have become severed/estranged from Christ".
katargeō
1) to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative
1a) to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency
1b) to deprive of force, influence, power
2) to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish
2a) to cease, to pass away, be done away
2b) to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one
2c) to terminate all intercourse with one
Once again we see the issue of being out of fellowship with Christ. Which clearly hurts one's spiritual life and growth.
This cannot be speaking either of losing eternal life or justification, since Paul described both as irrevocable gifts of God in Romans. And he didn't change his mind between Romans and Galatians.
Romans 11
13 But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. ...
20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22 Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again
Explained above.
Romans 2
25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.
How does any of this passage relate to salvation? It sure doesn't speak of losing salvation or eternal life.
Matt 18 (Forgiveness revoked)
31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. 32 Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. 35 My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”
Why would one come to the conclusion that a believer who has been justified and given eternal life would lose it for not forgiving someone else?? Is salvation based on forgiving everyone?? No, it is based on faith in Christ. Not forgiving others.
The idea that God won't forgive us our sins IF we aren't forgiving others has nothing to do with losing salvation. It has to do with restoring fellowship, which 1 John 1:9 refers to as "cleansing".
Ezekiel 18 (forgiveness revoked)
24 “But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die. 25 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? 26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and dies because of it, for his iniquity which he has committed he will die. 27 Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life
The context makes clear it is speaking of physical life and death; not spiritual.
1 Cor 9
26 Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27 but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached the Gospel to others, I myself will not be disqualified from it.
What Paul was concerned about being disqualified from was eternal reward, not salvation.
One who is convinced that these and other passages teach loss of salvation will likely not accept my explanation of them, but my explanation is reasonable and fits the rest of Scripture.
