Can a Christian give back his salvation?
The answer is no. We who are truly saved were predestined from the foundation of the world by God to obtain salvation. He adopted us as his sons. Ephesians 4:5-6. Therefore nothing can separate us from God's love. Nothing! Romans 8:38. Because when we became believers, we were sealed with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13-14. God accepted responsibility at that time to keep us saved.
Good news, huh? But wait. What about those that had been truly saved, but some time later decided they do not really want to live the life of a Christian and they walk away from it.
We all have a rebellious spirit in us. And when someone walks away from God, he understands our hearts because he created us. But like the sheep that wanders off on its own and is lost, he will pursue us until we come back into the fold. We may have to go through some hard times when we go off on our own. We may have to pay the consequences for it. But eventually, we will see that doing that is not worth paying the price. And we do go back to God.
Jesus paid too heavy a price for us and when we are saved, he is not going to let us go because now we belong to him. 1 Corthianian 1:18-19. That means that he owns us. Not anyone else, and we cannot walk away to leave his fold to lose our salvation.
Have you ever walked away from God? Whether to just throw your hands up and not want to be a Christian anymore or just to do your own thing? Have you done that and wondered if you would now go to hell for being disobedient?
Some of us do at some point in our lives. But God does love us anyway, and he will let us go do our own thing at times because he gives us the free will. In the meantime, he will lovingly pursue us until we come back to him and ask for his forgiveness. And he welcomes us back with open arms, forgiving us for our rebellion. Because that is his nature. His love is his nature.
Tomorrow's blog: The Apple of God's Eye? What does that mean?
I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day today Friends. Thanks for visiting! See you tomorrow!
Have you ever walked away from God? Whether to just throw your hands up and not want to be a Christian anymore or just to do your own thing? Have you done that and wondered if you would now go to hell for being disobedient?
Some of us do at some point in our lives. But God does love us anyway, and he will let us go do our own thing at times because he gives us the free will. In the meantime, he will lovingly pursue us until we come back to him and ask for his forgiveness. And he welcomes us back with open arms, forgiving us for our rebellion. Because that is his nature. His love is his nature.
Tomorrow's blog: The Apple of God's Eye? What does that mean?
Todays Cartoon
How easy it is to look at the dark things in our lives when
it rains. Better we do look for the rainbows because
God promises that they will come when we look to him.
I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day today Friends. Thanks for visiting! See you tomorrow!
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