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One’s salvation is never lost. If you or someone else believe you have “lost” your salvation, it was never yours to begin with. What is salvation? According to the Oxford Dictionary, salvation was first defined around 1225 AD as “The saving of the soul; the deliverance from sin and its consequences, and admission to eternal bliss, wrought for man by the atonement of Christ.”
Who gives us this salvation? It is God Himself. In the context of the definition above, it is God who can save our soul and give us admission to eternal bliss. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...”
What is Jesus’ role in our salvation? According to John 3:16, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus confirms in John 14:6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Not that Jesus is the guard standing by the door to God, rather it’s his connection to God that stands as the Light to entry into eternal life with Him. Jesus is the one calling God’s attention to who may be saved and thus receive salvation for the people who didn’t know beforehand.
Is it possible for one to forfeit their own salvation once they receive it? The Bible says that God determines our destiny. Proverbs 16:9 says, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Ephesians 1:11 says, “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will...” Is there anything in the Bible in which God has given a person Salvation only to take it away? He knows beforehand what our destiny is. Some are destined to never qualify for salvation.
There may be some who, despite living a life of sin, in the final moments of life have done something that compelled God to give them salvation. An example of one such incident is one of a condemned man who was on the cross next to Jesus in Luke 23:39-43. There the condemned man, knowing who Jesus is, asks him in Verse 42 to remember him when Jesus goes into God’s Kingdom. Jesus in Verse 43 says to him “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” From what we know about God, it’s not that Jesus brought the condemned man into Paradise, it’s that Jesus knew that God would bring him in.
At the end of the day, salvation is not for each person to lose if it wasn’t given to the person to begin with.
Who gives us this salvation? It is God Himself. In the context of the definition above, it is God who can save our soul and give us admission to eternal bliss. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...”
What is Jesus’ role in our salvation? According to John 3:16, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus confirms in John 14:6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Not that Jesus is the guard standing by the door to God, rather it’s his connection to God that stands as the Light to entry into eternal life with Him. Jesus is the one calling God’s attention to who may be saved and thus receive salvation for the people who didn’t know beforehand.
Is it possible for one to forfeit their own salvation once they receive it? The Bible says that God determines our destiny. Proverbs 16:9 says, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Ephesians 1:11 says, “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will...” Is there anything in the Bible in which God has given a person Salvation only to take it away? He knows beforehand what our destiny is. Some are destined to never qualify for salvation.
There may be some who, despite living a life of sin, in the final moments of life have done something that compelled God to give them salvation. An example of one such incident is one of a condemned man who was on the cross next to Jesus in Luke 23:39-43. There the condemned man, knowing who Jesus is, asks him in Verse 42 to remember him when Jesus goes into God’s Kingdom. Jesus in Verse 43 says to him “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” From what we know about God, it’s not that Jesus brought the condemned man into Paradise, it’s that Jesus knew that God would bring him in.
At the end of the day, salvation is not for each person to lose if it wasn’t given to the person to begin with.
