Christians who believe that you can lose your salvation, did you know the Bible says you can't get it back?

Question

"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace." - Hebrews 6:4-6

And do you know how well you must obey him not to "lose" your salvation? Let's see what God plainly says through Jesus and Paul who loved and obeyed Jesus:

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." - Matthew 5:48
All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do EVERYTHING written in the Book of the Law.'" - Galatians 3:10

Answer 1

No, our salvation is sealed in Christ.

Job 14:16-17, 2Corrinthians1:21-22, Ephesians4;30,
2Timothy 2:19.

Answer 2

The verse you quoted says,"brought back to repentance", not "salvation". Repentance means, "to turn away from your sins, or give them up. "All who rely on the law are under a curse" means, they try to keep the law and doing it theirselves by obeying the law, instead of having faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. The rest of the verse is from old testament, which means, "Everyone WAS cursed who didn't do everything written in the Book of the Law, before Jesus Christ came to Earth. Circumcision is discussed alot in Galatians. Many thought they still needed to follow the circumcision law even after they followed Christ.They were wrong. There was no need to anymore because Christ came to save us......All this doesn't mean that we still shouldn't obey the moral laws, but that we don't have to follow the Mosaic laws( sacrifices, circumcision,etc.) anymore. Once Saved, Always Saved.....Blessings

Answer 3

Can a Believer "Lose" His Salvation?

Or Stated More Accurately, Can He Forfeit It?

"Has God indeed said...Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away."? (Luke 8:13)

Summary

the scripture clearly teaches BOTH the sovereignty of God AND the free will of men. To deny this is irrational, and must be caused by something other than reason based on scriptural precepts.

The scriptural position is that a person who is saved can forfeit that salvation. The bible teaches those at highest risk of forfeiting their salvation are those who are newly saved, and those who continue on in known disobedience, after being born again.

The elect are those whom God chose, whom God foresaw would both trust in His Son AND who would endure or persevere in the faith given them until the end of their physical life, or the return of Jesus.

Those whose hearts are seeking the Lord with all that is in them, should have no concern about "losing" their salvation. Nor should they have any concern about forfeiting their salvation.

Salvation cannot be lost, but it can be forfeited - this is the nature of covenants in the bible. The bible no where guarantee's someone that salvation once received cannot be turned away from or forfeited by the individual that possesses it.

Receiving salvation involves man's will, and not works. Forfeiting salvation involves man's will, and not works. In the same way the Lord did not force His salvation on anyone, He neither forces anyone to remain in the covenant.

Perhaps there is no doctrinal issue so charged with emotion as this one. After all, we are talking about the possibility of a believer becoming "un-saved" and therefore being condemned eternally. If you truly trust in and seek to obey the Jesus revealed in the scripture, this paper will be more of an interest than a concern. If, however, you are not sure of your salvation due to un-confessed or unrepentant sin (sins of commission and/or omission), then the Lord may well use the scripture in this paper to bring you to a place of concern and seeking Him more earnestly.

This issue has a long history which typically frames itself as a theological debate between "Calvinists" or "reformed theologians" verses "Arminists" or quasi-reformed theologians. The purpose of this paper is not to review the history of this debate. The purpose of this paper is to examine the scripture and try to find a clear, non-equivocal position stated in the bible regarding some aspects of this issue.

Some things we will never fully understand due to the fact that we only have finite minds - the true Glory of the Lord; the specific timing of events or people’s identities involved in the consummation of His redemptive plan for mankind; and yes, the issue of God's sovereignty versus man's free will.

It is my belief, however, that there is a best belief on this issue, and as time passes and God's children study the scripture, that best position will become clearer and there will be less confusion and debate regarding beliefs like the perseverance of the saints. This author also believes that God has made fully known through His Son and the rest of scripture, what man must do to be saved and to remain saved.

Answer 4

It Takes Alot and a Long Time to Commit the Unpardonable Sin (Hebrews 6:4,5,6).
Very Few Children of GOD commit it, but it happens.
Sad.

Answer 5

It's impossible to lose salvation to begin with, so you are misinterpreting all those verses anyway.

Answer 6

...who's been teaching you...? the spiritual (witness) "handlers" in Brooklyn, NY ?

Answer 7

we did nothing to earn it.....Jesus purchased our salvation ....he owns it....he keeps it and he wont lose it