How easy is it to Lose Salvation?

[aegsm76]

A couple of scriptural examples come to mind that make me dis-believe in eternal security.

Demas

No man having put his hand to the plow....

Lest I myself should be a castaway.

Sounds like Paul thought you could "lose" salvation.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by MrMasterMind

If you die right after and have not had a chance to repent?

Would you automatically be out of covenant and therefore lost?

That's when I have to plead "the mysteries of God" - - I don't know.

[Socialite]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Perhaps.

However, I know it's a sin to commit adultery - if I engaged in adultery and didn't repent of it and change my life, I feel I would not be saved.

I don't feel that God has commandments to follow and would allow those to be committed and then still go to heaven.

The grace would be shown to me when I repented of committing adultery after knowing better.

The grace is ever present. Where sin abounds, grace does even more abound.

Living life as an adulterer may mean you begin live life unbelieving to the point of unbelief -- which is putting you outside of Christ (Heb 10:13), but again, though many of us don't fully, what we do know of grace is that He's not a gotcha God, He loves us, did the work and is faithful until the end.

[MrMasterMind]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

That's when I have to plead "the mysteries of God" - - I don't know.

Gotta go for a few hours, will start a thread on it later.

Love ya Ren, stay warm.

[jediwill83]

I've heard of "Sea of forgetfulness" but I cant find that term anywhere in the Bible...another example against eternal security ive heard is the servant that was forgiven his debt but didnt forgive his fellowservent his debt...the first servants debt was reapplied.I'm not sure if the clincher was unforgiveness though you know?Like maybe thats the only way you sins are brought back is if you are unforgiving towards someone else....hmmmmmm

[Socialite]

Straw men. No one so far as propagated Eternal Security.

I've heralded Just-About-Eternal Security

[aegsm76]

Originally Posted by Socialite

Straw men. No one so far as propagated Eternal Security.

I've heralded Just-About-Eternal Security

Well, I'm glad you cleared that up!

[Socialite]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Well, I'm glad you cleared that up!

You still working on that ice cream?

Learn how to take care of ice cream! Sheesh...

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Charnock

What do you believe?

Eternal Security, or Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

Is that a false dilemma?

Neither.

[Socialite]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

Is that a false dilemma?

Neither.

It definitely is!