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Topic: Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved)

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2024-05-07 Eternal Security Challenged: As support for Eternal Security, how would you respond to the illustration of a caterpillar progressing and developing into a butterfly, hence unable to reverse its direction? Thus, proving one cannot apostatize. [2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 12:2].
2024-05-03 Losing One's Salvation: Does this verse in Hebrews 5, indicate that we cannot lose our salvation? [Hebrews 5:2, Hebrews 4:14].
2024-05-01 Faith vs Works: Am supposed to be doing something to work out my faith? Is there a difference between belief and faith? [Romans 4, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11, Galatians 5:6].
2024-04-17 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): How do you address some of the objections and verses, "like no one an snatch us out of His hand," used to support the idea that we cannot fall away (apostatize)? [Isaiah 53:6, John 10:27-30, John 3:36].
Eternal Security & Calvinism: Isn't Calvinism largely responsible for the "eternal security (once saved, always saved)" theology?
Calvinism's & Free Will: If there is no free will, then what is the point? Rec: Got to Matthew713.com for topical Q&A.
2024-04-17 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): How do you address some of the objections and verses, "like no one an snatch us out of His hand," used to support the idea that we cannot fall away (apostatize)? [Isaiah 53:6, John 10:27-30, John 3:36].
Eternal Security & Calvinism: Isn't Calvinism largely responsible for the "eternal security (once saved, always saved)" theology?
Calvinism's & Free Will: If there is no free will, then what is the point? Rec: Got to Matthew713.com for topical Q&A.
2024-04-15 Eternal Security & the First Resurrection: Because "the second death has no effect," does that support "eternal security" and Calvinism? [1 Corinthians 15:23, Revelation 20:6].
Souls of the Martyrs in Revelation: How does your view explain the souls that John saw in heaven in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:4].
2024-04-04 Falling from Grace (Eternal Security): Can you ever "fall from grace" if you were once saved? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:3-4].
2024-03-21 Sealed by the Spirit but Losing One's Salvation: Could you give examples of how someone sealed with the Holy Spirit can still lose their salvation for all eternity? Rec: Topical Lectures: "Content of the Gospels," "Eternal Security." [1 John 5:11-12, John 3:16, John 3:36, John 15:1-6, Romans 11:16-22, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27].
2024-03-13 Parable of the Sower: Do you think that the "Parable of the Sower" is teaching that there are two ways to lose your salvation? [Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:1-4, Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:4-20].
Understanding Scripture: How do you understand the nuance of just reading the Bible and really understanding, especially when writers like James seem to stretch for the explanation? How do we know when to apply it to then or now? [Acts 15:14-17, Amos 9:11-12].
2024-03-11 Penciled in Names-the Book of Life: What about the verse in Luke that says our names in the Book of Life are not written in pencil? Is this "Once saved, always saved?" [Luke 10:20, Revelation 3:5, 1 Peter 2:11].
2024-03-04 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Does this passage support the idea that believers cannot fall away? [Hebrews 6:4-9].
2024-02-05 Caught in the Act (of Sin): If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22].
2024-01-31 Calvinist View of Election: What are your thoughts on the Calvinist view of "once saved, always saved" and "election" (we don't choose God, He chooses us)? [Romans 11:22, John 15:6-7].
2024-01-29 Eternal Security Proven by Hebrews 6: A pastor said that Hebrews 6:4-6 means that someone cannot lose their salvation, or Jesus would have to be crucified again. How do you respond? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 2:9, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 3:1-6].
2024-01-24 Losing One's Salvation: If one apostatizes after he has become a "new creation," then what does he then become? [2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:14, Romans 11:23].
Regeneration: Isn't salvation (being born again) regeneration? [1 Peter 2:2, Colossians 1:22-23].
God's Mercy vs Man's Participation: If keeping one's salvation depends on man's own ability, then doesn't it nullify God's mercy?
2024-01-24 Losing One's Salvation: If one apostatizes after he has become a "new creation," then what does he then become? [2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:14, Romans 11:23].
Regeneration: Isn't salvation (being born again) regeneration? [1 Peter 2:2, Colossians 1:22-23].
God's Mercy vs Man's Participation: If keeping one's salvation depends on man's own ability, then doesn't it nullify God's mercy?
2024-01-23 Apostasy vs Eternal Security: Can you lose your salvation? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6-7, John 3:2, Hebrews 2:1, Titus 1:16, John 10:27-28].
2024-01-23 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Would you talk about the Wedding Feast parable and the implication that one will be tossed out if they don't take their faith seriously? [Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 22:1-14].
2024-01-15 Losing One's Salvation: If someone loses their salvation, how do they get it back? [1 John 5:11-12].
2024-01-09 Hinduism's Timeline: Does the Hindu religion predate creation?
Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): What do you think about the "once saved, always saved?" [John 15:6].
2023-11-14 Names Blotted Out of the Book of Life: How can we be unable to lose our salvation, in light of the verse that a name can be blotted out of the Book of Life? [Revelation 3:5, Luke 8:13, 1 Timothy 4:1, Romans 11:21-22, Revelation 2:10].
2023-09-08 "Once Saved, Always Saved" (Eternal Security): Did the concept of "once saved, always saved" come from Dispensationalism or Calvinism?
2023-07-28 Eternal Security: How does one "continue" in the faith, so as to not lose it? De we ensure it, or does God? [Luke 22:31-32, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:24-25].
2023-07-26 Falling Away: Would you read 2 Peter 3:17 (a warning about falling away) and explain it to me in light of a Calvinist refuting it? Rec: Topical lectures series: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [2 Peter 3:17].
2023-07-14 Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): Could you help me sort out the whole "Once Saved, Always Saved" vs "need for repentance" debacle? [John 15:6-7].
2023-06-16 Signs of a Coming Revival: Looking at the Dispensational predictions of the imminent return of Christ and the parallels in the 1940s with the Millerites, and the 70s Jesus Revolution, etc., don't you think we may be due another revival?
Great Awakening & Eternal Security: Do you think that Jonathan Edwards's success in the "Great Awakening" would necessitate that they did not teach "Eternal Security" (Once Saved, Always Saved)?
2023-06-02 Judas-Lost His Salvation: Can Judas' story be used to counter the "Once Saved, Always Saved" doctrine? Rec: Topical lectures; "Content of the Gospel/ Eternal Security." [Acts 1:25, John 6:70].
2023-05-18 The Ambiguity of an Eternal Hell: Should we be leaving the concept of whether hell is eternal ambiguous? [Matthew 23:15, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21].
2023-05-02 Eternal Security (Once Save, Always Saved): Would you comment on the concept of "eternal security" relative to the Roman's passage that says "nothing can separate from the love of God?" [Romans 8:38-39, John 6:37-40].
2023-03-30 Apostasy: Broken Off Branches & Tares: Do these verses (Matthew 13 and Paul's testimony) indicate that one can fall away and lose their faith? [Matthew 13:22, 1 Corinthians 9:27].
2023-03-09 Sin Covered-Past, Present & Future: Does Jesus cover ours sins past, present and future? When I was saved, are my future sins already forgiven? [Hebrews 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, John 14:17-18, John 14:23, Matthew 6:9-13, Colossians 1:13 ].
2023-03-01 Calvinist View of "Eternal Security" or "Once Saved, Always Saved"): Could you clear-up the difference between what Calvinists believe about "eternal security" (once saved, always saved) and how it is often defined?
2023-02-17 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): What do you think about someone who says that once you are saved, you cannot lose your salvation? [2 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, Jude 1:21, 1 John 1:7, Romans 8:35-39, John 10:27, Hebrews 3:12, 1 John 5:11-12].
2023-01-23 Losing One's Salvation: Does the "sealing" of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians mean that one cannot leave Christ or lose their salvation? [Ephesians 4:30, 1 John 4:13, Luke 15:24, 1 Peter 2:5, John 15:7].
Day of Redemption: Is the "Day of Redemption" referring to the corporate body at the resurrection? [Romans 8:23].
2023-01-11 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can you explain why you think that we are not "eternally secure", as I disagree with you based on Ephesians about being sealed by the Holy Spirit. [Ephesians 1:13, 1 Timothy 4:1, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, Colossians 1:21-23, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2].
Living Like the Devil: Should we not help those who "live like the devil" all week, but do know God, learn to live better? [1John 2:4, Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Acts 17:11].
2022-12-30 Losing one's Salvation: How do you arbitrate a discussion about whether one can lose their salvation? Recommended topical lecture; "Content of the Gospel" series, lecture on "Eternal Security." [Hebrews 2:3, Romans 10:9, Revelation 2:10, John 15:6, Luke 15:24].
2022-12-19 Steve Gregg's Salvation in Question: Are you saying that you are unsure of your salvation because you think that you could lose it and go to the Lake of Fire?
2022-12-12 Word's not Spoken by Jesus: Do you think that Jesus spoke the words in John 3:16-21?
Eternal Security: Once saved, how is it possible that I could ever not be my parent's son, even if I backslide? Isn't scripture really warning those that are not really saved? [John 15:6, Romans 11:22, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Hebrews 3:1].
2022-12-12 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Coming from a Catholic background, I wasn't really allowed to know Jesus, as I later did, but I think I was eternally secure, even though I wasn't filled with the Spirit until later. [2 Corinthians 12:5, 1 Timonthy 4:1}.
2022-12-08 "Carnal" Christians: Would you clarify the meaning of "Carnal" Christians, and how it relates to salvation and losing one's faith? [I Corinthians 3:1, Romans 8:6-11].
Lost Loved Ones: How much should we be witnessing to or pressuring our loved ones who seems to have strayed from the faith? [Matthew 10:16, 1 John 2:4].
2022-12-07 "Called" to Preach or Pastor: How can one distinguish whether someone has actually been "called" to be a pastor or preacher? [Hebrews 5:4, 1 Corinthians 9:16].
Falling Away: If you are really "born again" can you then ever "fall away" (apostatize)? [Romans 11:22, 2 Peter 2:20-23, Hebrews 3:12, 1 Timothy 4:1].
Studying the Bible: What is your method of studying the Bible? Recommends topical lecture series; Authority of Scripture" or "Cultivating Christian Character", then the lecture; "Cultivating the Word of God."
2022-11-09 Old Testament Salvation: If God divorced Israel, then does that then mean no one in the Old Testament could be saved? [Genesis 15:6, Deuteronomy 28].
2022-11-04 Free Will vs "Once Saved, Always Saved": Have you ever thought that if "Once Saved, Always Saved" is true, then it ultimately is taking away our free will? [I Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:19, Revelations 12:11, 2 Timothy 2:26].
2022-10-13 Possibly Three Afterlife Destinations: Could there be three different destinations in the afterlife; heaven, hell, and somewhere inbetween? [Revelation 21-22].
Different Aspects of Salvation: Since there are different aspects of "salvation", like us being saved from the "Lake of Fire?"
2022-10-13 Possibly Three Afterlife Destinations: Could there be three different destinations in the afterlife; heaven, hell, and somewhere inbetween? [Revelation 21-22].
Different Aspects of Salvation: Since there are different aspects of "salvation", like us being saved from the "Lake of Fire?"
2022-10-13 "Once Saved, Always Saved" (Eternal Security): Does not 2 John 1 indesputibly disprove the "once saved, alwasy saved" controversy? [2 John 1:7-9, John 15, Galatians 5:4].
2022-10-10 Sealed by the Holy Spirit: What does it mean to be "sealed" by the Holy Spirit? [Epheisans 4:30, Revelation 14:9-14 ].
"Turned Over" to Satan: What does it mean when Paul turned two people "over to Satan so to not learn to blaspheme anymore"?[I Timothy 1:18-20, I Corinthians 5:5].
2022-10-10 Losing One's Salvation: Do you believe there are sins other than "apostasy" that will cause someone to lose their salvation? [Galatians 5:19-21, I Corinthians 6:9-10].
John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Steve you should call out John MacAthur for teaching false doctrine and a different gospel.
2022-10-06 Defining "Christianity" and "Born Again": Caller disagrees that "following Jesus" is what defines Christianity rather than being "born again." Once one is "born again", they cannot be "unborn." [Acts 11:26, Matthew 7:21, Luke 14:33, Matthew 7:21, John 8:31].
Apostasy after Rebirth: How could one become "unborn" after being "born again?" [Hebrews 3:12, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, I John 5:11-12, John 15].
2022-10-06 "Losing" One's Salvation: Can I make an opposing case about "eternal security" and that those that "fall away" were never really saved and get your response? [I John 2:19, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:30, Jude 1:24, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 10:9, Romans 5:1, Acts 16:31, I Corinthians 6:20, I Thessalonians 4:3, 2 Timothy 2:11-13].
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