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The biblical answer to this question is a clear, resounding, categorical, joyful and glorious “no”. Someone born again can’t die, can’t cancel the new birth, why?I’m going to give some biblical reasons. I’ll try to be as textual as possible and not just theological.
- The life that is communicated at the new birth is exactly eternal life.
- “And the testimony is this: that God gave us eternal life?And this life is in your Son?”(1 John 5:11).
- Then he didn’t give us a temporary life.
- He gave us eternal life.
- We are all part of the life of the world to come.
And here’s another crucial word: “What about those who predestined?”Already those who called, also justified; And those who justified, the so glorified?Glorification is the final state of permanent salvation, and this verse says that all calls, without anyone being left out, are justified and all justified, without anyone being left out, are glorified.
The fact is, if you’re called, you can’t lose your salvation, and I’m going to defend that this being?And? Born again? They are identical in biblical categories. We will be justified, we will be glorified because we have been called, that is, because we were born again.
The type of call Paul describes is like Lazarus’ call for Jesus in the tomb. “Lazarus, I know you’re dead. Now come out. ” The call creates life. This is what happened to any Christian. God’s sovereign call created life, which means that a promise is attached to the call.
I will quote a few verses: 1 Thessaloniki 5:23: “God himself of peace sanctifies you in all; at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he who calls you, who will do you too?”The logic is that if you have been called, God is faithful, you will be preserved for the last day.
See the same idea in 1 Corinthians 1: 8 😕 Christ will also confirm you to the end, to be irrepressible in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Is God faithful, for whom you have been called to the communion of His Son?
So now you can go back and see why, in Romans 8:30, all calls are justified and all justified are glorified, it is because God is faithful. It’s not automatic. Many people think that eternal security is like getting vaccinated. “When I was six years old, I prayed, God empty my arm, and therefore I cannot contract the sickness of condemnation. “That’s not how it works. It’s more like doing a lifetime therapy with a doctor who says, “You’re my patient. Do as I say and I’ll see you recover on the last day. “
Look what Jeremiah 32:40 says. This is one of my favorite passages that shows perseverance: “I will make an eternal covenant with them, according to which I will not stop doing them good; and I will put my fear in your heart. , so they never get away from me. Therefore, the new covenant, which Jesus bought with his blood, is an alliance of preservation. This isn’t just safety in a mechanical way. It’s an active conservation. God is active in my life.
When I ask people, “How do you know you’ll still be a Christian when you wake up in the morning?” many are surprised. “Ah, is it like a human being?” No, it is not like a human being, tomorrow morning you will wake up as a Christian because God is faithful, God will awaken you and awaken in you the faith that comes from him.
Some other verses: Philippians 1: 6 😕 I’m sure whoever started a good deed in you will finish it. Paul is expressed in this way by the way in which God’s faithfulness is linked to his vocation, to his new birth. “Well, who can, keep you from tripping?”
I preached about this passage when I was 67, I was finishing my pastoral career and I was impressed by the fact that God kept me, kept me. He wouldn’t let me fall, shame his name and destroy the church. I don’t look at him and say, “I was a good boy,” I say, “Great!Impressive! For the one I’ve been and who’s going to keep me for?
So, there’s only one key question that people always ask themselves, and it’s good that they’re wondering. And people who were part of the church, sometimes deaconos and elderly, seemed to have been saved in college, but now, five years later, they’ve thrown it all away and some die in that state. What about them? I think there are two key verses that should be the subject of much reflection.
The first is 1 John 2:19. ” They have left our community; However, they were not ours; for if they had been ours, they would have stayed with us; however, they left to make it clear that none of them are “Ours” in this verse certainly means “born again with us”, “grafted into Christ with us”. They weren’t. It was like that was the case. They said good things. They have tested the powers of the world to come, but they are not born of God.
And one more point. Hebrews 6 is a great stumbling block for people when they read the kind of spiritual experience that people can and are still lost. But I believe that Hebrews 3:14 is an absolute key in the book of Hebrews, where it is said: “Why have we become participants of Christ, if, in fact, we stand firm until the end?”. It does not say, “If you stand firm, to the end, you will be part of Christ. “What he says is “We know that from the beginning of our lives with Christ we participate in Christ, because we stand firm to the end. ” This means that perseverance in faith is proof that we participate in Christ. When there’s no perseverance, it’s because we’ve never been a part of it.
So sure? The key is this: certainty is not automatic, it is based on our trust in an absolutely sovereign God who keeps the covenant, who has given his Son to sinners so that when we look at him, the Spirit will show us that we are children. God.