4 Common Misconceptions About Eternal Security
Why you can’t lose your salvation As I sat at a sidewalk café with a parishioner and her husband one sunny afternoon, I could see the woman was nervous. Her husband held her hand and encouraged her to talk to me. “You need to ask your questions,” he told her. “I don’t know the answers, but he might. It’s eating you up!” The bright, kind young woman had been attending our chGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Hello! I would like to ask one, perhaps two questions, though… I completely understand all that was stated above, and I agree. Yet, I wonder if you might answer the following: Hebrews 10 speaks of those who have tasted, been illuminated, participated of, etc… And, the root words for insulting the Spirit of the Lord and basically trampling the blood by which one was purchased speak of a willful, arrogant turning away… basically “apostatizing”. The Word also speaks of many “falling away” -again, apostatizing from the faith. It seems to me you can’t willfully reject, or fall away from something that you’ve never really had, soooo why so much warning against it if it’s not even possible in the 1st place? I can understand that one doesn’t just “lose” one’s salvation as one might lose something that falls out of our pocket, but I feel that there is sufficient scripture that shows that we can actually neglect, drift, become deceived and unresponsive to God’s calling. God doesn’t violate one’s free will, correct? Honestly, I truly don’t know how someone that has truly had a genuine encounter with the Lord can come to the point of actually willfully turning away, but it’s what I seem to understand from that portion in Hebrews 10. THANK YOU so much for taking the time to respond. GRACIAS!