Can You Lose Your Salvation?

Excellent article.

I find it troubling that many Christians cannot see the obvious disconnect in declaring that salvation is not earned by works, but somehow it is “revocable” by works. The bible makes it quite clear that a person experiencing a genuine conversion is not capable of losing, forsaking or walking away from salvation.

Salvation is a supernatural act - it occurs in the spiritual realm and is not bound by physics, nature or time. This is why it impossible to “lose your salvation” after a time of sin or rebellion - your salvation is written in the book of life, which resides in realm where time is irrelevant.

Some Christians don’t like the idea of secure salvation because of people who trample on grace. But this is the nature of freedom and the nature of free-will - just because there is abuse of grace, does not mean we throw it out the window and replace it with a doctrine not found in scriptures. In the same way that people will argue that freedom is bad (people will do bad/sinful things and therefore we need laws controlling morality) people argue against biblical salvation (without the threat of “losing/walking away” from salvation, Christians will trample grace). However it is clearly obvious that grace trampling is not God’s fault for first granting grace and freedom - it is the fault of the sinner.

A Christian may sin - but he will also be constantly led to conviction and repentence by the Holy Spirit.

i believe you cant lose your salvation but i have trouble getting past Hebrews 10:26.

For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins (Hebrews 10:26)

The Greek verb "sin" in Hebrews 10:26 represents continual, repeated action. In other words, it's become your nature, it's something you look forward to, and perhaps don't even have remorse for.

It's not simply a one-time sin - it's intentional, continuous action. See chapter three of our notes on 1 John for more on habitual, repeated sin and what the apostle John says.

What is Hebrews 6:4-6: Saying? (Did it say renew them again unto salvation? no.) Let me give it a go on what was meant in that ole scary verse.

Two friends were told by God that everything in the 7 eleven store is free because he paid for it. The two friends go into the store and just get two sodas, freely. On the way out one friend thinks to himself this is not right I should have to pay for this free soda, while the other friend goes outside resting on Gods promise of the free soda. The other friend pulls out his money, works, and wants to pay for his soda, he is not resting on the promises of God. Does he negate what God has said? Does he now live by his works of righteousness? Is he tossing the standard of repentance out the window with his wanting to pay for the free gift? Will he know”if we confess our sins he is faithfull and just to forgive our sins.” Think this through asking God for wisdom and this verse will no longer be scary but a loving reminder of the grace you posses through Jesus Christ. Can an individual wind up in hell after being born again by the power of God? Man says yes because in mans ignorant wisdom negates what Gods power has wonderfully done, man stoops in his intellectual exercise in his own unfaithfulness and tries to rationalize it into some kind of theology 101! Jesus said “When he the comforter has come he will guide you in all truth….” and If man is unfaithful Jesus will remain faithful for he cannot disown himself…. The only way any that any blood bought born again believer can lose their salvation is that right now one must go to the heavens and destroy all the streets of gold. Then after that bad that individual must destroy all the angels at Holy Gods command. Then after that feat the last thing the individual must do is take on Holy God himself. This is impossible so any individual who called out to Jesus for salvation by repentance cannot and will not lose their salvation it would be a paradox in the face of God’s holy word and the payment of mans sin by the blood of his dear son Jesus Christ! Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Hello, I was reading your belief and see that you have been deceived by satan as most of my baptist brothers and sisters in Christ also have. I once believed and preached once saved always saved, However it’s not true. If it were true Jesus and his apostles would not warn against it. Instead of giving a whole bunch of scriptures showing you, you can lose your salvation, I’m going to recomend you forget what you were taught by man and read the new testament begining to end and look for scriptures referring to continuing in the faith to inherit heaven or to enter heaven. it’s not by works, it’s by faith, Faith in the blood of Christ for the redemption of your sins. However if you for some reason stop believing that between now and the time you die, You will go to hell or lose your salvation. I promise. as an ambassador for Christ I warn you to stop preaching false doctorine until you hear it from Jesus himself and not man. therefore read the new testament with that question in mind. I’m not accusing you of preaching false doctorine intentionally, I think you really beleive what your saying, Just consider what eve did to adam, she really believed satan as you did or do. also when you see the truth on the subject much of the bible will make alot more sense and you will see alot of things that you now can’t. one other thing, I see you say you were chosen. I understand you to beleive that you, you, you were chosen. that also is not correct. what you should have wrote is I am chosen in Christ, meaning Christ is chosen and because I believe in Jesus that makes me chosen or elect. I hope this letter of correction doesn’t come bitter but sweet. It is in love. I love you, Love your brother in Jesus, Shane