So this is how far your demonic doctrine goes? You are even saying that if one stops believing and even because a pagan and atheist after that they will be saved if they have believed before and been saved? That is totally evil.
Quite wrong. That is totally GRACE, something that the conditional security ilk do not understand one bit.
In fact, Jesus noted that there are some who "believe for a while" and then fall away. Did He say ANYTHING about loss of salvation in Luke 8? No, He didn't. And no where else in Scripture is the teaching that loss of faith results in loss of salvation.
The reason is clear: Jesus Himself taught that those who have believed are held in God's hand. Jn 10:28,29
Further, Paul described eternal life as a gift of God in Rom 6:23. He next use of the word 'gift' is found in Rom 11:29, where he wrote that God's gifts are IRREVOCABLE. But one is free to reject these truths.
The Greek describes saving faith as a present active continuous action, not a one time thing:
Quite wrong, again. Paul used the AORIST tense in his answer to the jailer who asked what he MUST DO to be saved.
And Paul used the aorist tense in Rom 10:10.
And in Luke 8:13, Jesus used the present tense for "believe" but added 'for a while'. So don't lecture me on what the Greek says.
From a literal translation of the Bible:
Uh, which literal translation would that be?
Mat_18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to offend, it is better for him that a millstone turned by an ass be hung on his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea.
Mar_16:16 The one believing and being baptized will be saved. And the one not believing will be condemned.
Joh_3:18 The one believing into Him is not condemned; but the one not believing has already been condemned, for he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh_3:36 The one believing into the Son has everlasting life; but the one disobeying the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Joh_6:35 Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of life; the one coming to Me will not at all hunger, and the one believing into Me will not thirst, never!
Joh_6:40 And this is the will of the One sending Me, that everyone seeing the Son and believing into Him should have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh_6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, The one believing into Me has everlasting life.
Joh_6:64 But there are some of you who are not believing. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were, the ones not believing, and who was the one betraying Him.
Joh_7:38 The one believing into Me, as the Scripture said, Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.
Joh_11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life. The one believing into Me, though he die, he shall live.
Joh_12:44 But Jesus cried out and said, The one believing into Me does not believe into Me, but into the One sending Me.
Joh_14:12 Indeed, I tell you truly, the one believing into Me, the works which I do, that one shall do also, and greater than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
Act_10:43 To this One all the Prophets witness, so that through His name everyone believing into Him will receive remission of sins.
Act_13:39 And everyone believing in this One is justified from all things which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
Rom_4:5 But to the one not working, but believing on Him justifying the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
1Pe_2:6 Because of this, it is also contained in the Scripture: "Behold," I lay in Zion" an elect, "precious Stone," "a Corner-foundation;" "and the one believing in Him shall not be ashamed, never!" Isa. 28:16
1Jn_5:1 Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been generated from God. And everyone who loves Him who begets also loves the one who has been born of Him.
1Jn_5:10 The one believing in the Son of God has the witness in himself. The one not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning His Son.
None of these verses say that salvation can be lost. But I understand that some assume that they mean that.
No apologies, the RC is correct.
By RC, do you mean the Catholics?
If you shipwreck your faith then you no longer have salvation. Salvation is only for the believing ones.
Salvation is an irrevocable gift. Your view is contrary to Scripture.
"To remain in Christ's love, and to abide in Him is about fellowship, not relationship."
>>> Wow! O and I'm sure that is what the part about withering and dying and being thrown in the fire is about, right? What a cop-out!
OK, so you are quite unfamiliar with the difference between relationship and fellowship. How sad. That's why there i so much confusion about Scripture among the conditional security ilk.
The parable of the prodigal is a very clear example of fellowship and relationship. Throughout the parable, the son continued to be the son, and the father continued to be the father. What was broken, lost, or died, was fellowship, not relationship.
When people confuse these 2 words, they get into all kinds of false doctrines.
Can you severe the physical RELATIONSHIP between yourself and either of your parents? of course NOT. But, can you kill fellowship with either of them. Absolutely.
"The metaphor is an agricultural one. And the point of ch 11 is Israel, the chosen of God. They were chosen for service. But those who don't believe can't be of service to God. That's the point."
>>> Wow! This is just so wrong of you.
I'm truly sorry that you are just as unfamiliar with agricultural metaphors. I guess I can't help further.
Romans 11 using the same language as Jeremiah 11:
Jer 11:16 “יהוה has named you, ‘Green Olive Tree, Fair, of Goodly Fruit.’ With the noise of a great sound He has set it on fire, and its branches shall be broken.
Jer 11:17 “And יהוה of hosts, who planted you, has spoken evil against you for the evil of the house of Yisra’ĕl and of the house of Yehuḏah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me, by burning incense to Baʽal.”
So what? Words are used through out the Bible. But it's the immediate context that one must pay attention to. There is no contextual connection between Rom 11 and Jer 11.
Clearly this does not just mean not being allowed to do God's service.
Sure does. In fact, it CANNOT MEAN loss of salvation, because Paul goes on to EMPHASIZE that God's gifts are IRREVOCABLE. Just to make sure no one gets the WRONG IDEA about his agricultural metaphor. Sadly, many still fail to understand or believe him, and get the WRONG IDEA.
And "cut off" used int his way in Scripture always means to be put to death and capital punishment.
Nope. It's also used to banish people from the land of Israel. Seems there's a lot of Scripture that you are rather unfamiliar with.
And it means the same thing when Paul says it as it does in Jeremiah 11.
Wrong again. Because Paul described what God's gifts are: both justification (Rom 5:15,16,17) and eternal life (Rom 6:23) BEFORE he wrote Rom 11:29 and wrote that God's gifts are IRREVOCABLE. There is no doubt he included that statement in ch 11 in order to HEAD OFF the false idea from his agricultural metaphor that one can lose their salvation.
I hope you guys, you and your Calvinist buddies, who you are not that much different from, know that what you are doing with the Scriptures here and with your doctrines, according to Scripture, is a sin unto the Second Death.
lol. And who made you judge, jury, and executioner?
There is no such thing as "sin unto the Second Death". You just made that one up. John wrote about the "sin unto death", without ANY reference to the lake of fire. He was referring to God's discipline that includes physical death, which is amply illustrated in Scripture.
I say that out of concern for you to warn you so that you may consider your ways.
Your views demonstrate an extreme lack of proper understanding of Scripture. Which has resulted in direct rejection of truth.
You have failed to heed 2 Tim 2:15 - Be diligent (by study) to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
You've not studied, have not accurately handled the word of truth, and are not an approved workman to God.