Falling from God's grace...?

Question

If you've been saved and you still sin can you fall from
God's grace?

Answer 1

Sure can. many places it tells of instances where that very thing happened. It talks about the dog that returns to its vomit, talking about those that return to their sin after being saved. There are many places that say you can be lost even after being saved at first but return to your sin. In Revelation it even talks about having your name blotted out of the book of Life. If you want direct quotes you can look up, let me know and I will send them to you.

Answer 2

Well f you still sin willfully you were never saved to begin with. Being reborn is about starting a new fresh life without the willfull sin. Yes everryone will sin, but those who claim to be born again saved Christians, but have no love, cheat on taxes gripe about how they do all the work and no one else does anything and gay bash, athiest bash pagan bash, but say they are so wonderful christians, have never been saved. A true Christian is at peace with themselves, don't gripe, they take care of problems not make them, they will listen to complaints about Christianity and if justified will try to make sure they prove the critics wrong by their actions, thus being a true ambassador for Christ.

But to answer your question it is very possible to be a true, faithful Christian in a state of salvation, but fall from grace. People will tell you this is not so, but read the New Testement and you find you can, Many verses rebuke the once saved always saved and you cannot fall from grace false doctrine

Hebrew 2:1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Just this verse alone suggests we can drift away, suggesting we can fall from grace, there are many more like it.

Hebrews 4:11 Let us therfore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will FALL by following their example of disobedience.

This also suggest one can fall away.

But Hebrews 6:4,5,6 is the scariest scripture on falling away. Some using this scripture claim that once you fall away there is no hope to return, but further study of scripture proves otherwise.

These are just a few scripturea that say one can fall from grace, but the good news is you can always come back. Just don't make a habit of it.

Answer 3

It is by faith that we say we are new creatures.We have faith in the atonement that God provided through his son Jesus Christ. We believe that he died to pay the penalty of death for us and was raised again it is by faith the we say we are saved believing the man of sin is destroyed on the cross and we are resurrected in his glory with him to worship god in spirit and truth. This we have by faith but those who endure to the end are truly saved if a man could lose his faith he would be without the power of the atonement and the resurrection. Some clearly can leave their relationship with God and fall away. It is by faith we say we are new creature as we are not dead but still in our sinful flesh in a sinful world he who endures to the end will be saved.

Answer 4

Simple answer... No.

Salvation is a free gift from God through belief in Jesus. That is grace.

One of many verses that prove it:

1 Corinthians 3:11-15
11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Answer 5

I believe that once a person exercises saving faith in Jesus Christ, he or she is forever in the family of God. God never kicks anyone our of his forever family. A number of Scripture passages support this view. For example, in 1 Corinthians 12:13 we are told that at the moment of salvation the Holy Spirit places us in the body of Christ. Once we are infused into the body of Christ, we are never excised from the body. In fact, Ephesians 1:12 and 4:30 indicate that at the moment of believing in Jesus Christ for salvation, we are permanently "sealed" by the Holy Spirit. At that point, we are God's everlasting property. That seal guarantees that we'll make it to heaven.
Moreover, we read in John 10:28-30 that it is the Father's purpose to keep us secure despite anything that might happen once we have trusted in Christ. Nothing can snatch us out of His hands. God's plans cannot be thwarted (Isaiah 14:24). Further, Romans 8:29-30 portrays an unbroken chain that spans from the predestination of believers to their glorification in heaven.
Another fact we need to keep in mind is that Christ regularly prays for each Christian (Hewbews 7:25). With Jesus interceding for us, we are sucure. (His prayers are always answered!)
Of course, the fact that a believer is secure in his salvation does not mean he is free to sin. If the Christian sins and remains in that sin, Scripture says that God will discipline him or her just as a father disciplines his children (see Hebrews 12:7-11).
Source(s):
The Complete Book of Bible Answers by Ron Rhodes

Answer 6

Every time you sin mortally. don't despair however just go to confession to receive a new infusion of Gods mercy. Remember once saved is not always saved that is false teaching.

Answer 7

Yes you can. It is possible to turn away from God completely in your sin and completely fall from His grace. A good example of this is the Prodigal Son. Because of his sin, he was on the verge of death.

The good news is that if we come to our senses and turn back to God, He will meet us on hte way and warmly embrace us.

Read teh Parable of the Prodigal Son to understand how our sinning can separate us from God and how God si willing to take us back.

Answer 8

If you are TRULY saved, death will be the limit of falling from grace. Just remember that salvation is a process, God knows our hearts (spirit) better than we know ourselves. (soul)

Answer 9

All have fallen shot of the glory of God, yes my dear, if you are saved you can fall away from God, but He will always be there to pick you back up again.

Answer 10

Yes. That is why Catholics believe in Confession. We are not perfect, we still sin, we need to confess and recieve absolution. There is no such thing as "once saved, always saved".