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29); “who by
patient continuance in well doing seek for glory . . . and immortality, eternal life”
(Rom. 2:7); “the end of those things [sins committed] is death. But now being
made free from sin, and become the servants of God, ye have your fruit unto
holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life” (Rom. 6:21-23); “even so might grace reign through
righteousness [not daily sin] unto eternal life” (Rom. 5:21); “he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” (Gal. 6:7, 8); “believe on him
to everlasting life” (1 Tim. 1:16); “having the promise of the life that now is, and
of that which is to come” (1 Tim. 4:8); “fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on
eternal life . . . that they may lay hold on eternal life” (1 Tim. 6:12, 19); “In hope
of eternal life . . . according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 1:2; 3:7); “who are
kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the
last time . . . Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls . . .
hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of
Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1:5, 9, 13); “heirs together of the grace of life” (1 Pet. 3:7);
“this is the promise that he hath given us, even eternal life” (1 Jn. 2:25); “keep
yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
unto eternal life” (Jude 20-24); “many of them that sleep . . . shall awake, some
to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Dan. 12:2);
“all that are in the graves shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation” (Jn. 5:28, 29); “these shall go into eternal punishment: but the
righteous into eternal life” (Mt. 25:46); “narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
life” (Mt. 7:13, 14); “enter into life” (Mt. 18:8, 9; 19:17); “and they shall inherit
everlasting life” (Mt. 19:29; Mk. 10:17; Lk. 10:25; 18:18; Heb. 6:12; 9:15; 1 Pet.
1:4-9, 13).
Thus, if eternal life is an inheritance for the next life; if it is something for which
we must seek; if it is a reward for a life of holiness; if eternal life is the “wage”
to be received at the end of life, as “death” is the “wage” of sinners at the end of
life; if we “reap” it as the harvest of a life of sowing to the Spirit; if one must lay
hold of it; if eternal life is a hope; if it is the end of our faith; if we look earnestly
for it; if we enter into it at the resurrection; if it takes doing good to attain to it;
and if the narrow way leads to it, as in all the above passages, then the believer
has it now and can keep it only on condition of remaining in Christ during his
period of probation.
Jesus did not say that He would give eternal life to those who did not follow or
who ceased to follow Him. Neither did He offer eternal life to those who
followed Him just through one act of faith, or for a while, but it was to be a
“daily” cross bearing to the end (Lk. 9:23-26). A believer has eternal life now
and can keep it forever if he will follow Jesus “daily” until he enters the next life
and into the eternal state and receives life as an eternal possession, as explained
in the above passages. While the life itself is eternal, one does not have it eternally until he inherits it as
an eternal possession when his period of probation is over and he has proven
himself worthy of it. Any eternal thing can be lost even though it is in itself
eternal. A diamond is an eternal piece of material, yet it can be lost. One might
as well argue that a diamond is not eternal if it can be lost, or that one did not
have a diamond if he ever lost it, as to argue that eternal life could not be eternal
if one ever lost it.
Even those who believe in unconditional security should be able to understand
the difference between an eternal thing and the eternal possession by a man of an
eternal thing. Anything that is eternal is eternal at all times, whether a man
possesses it or not. Thus possession of something eternal is not the factor that
makes it eternal, nor does losing this possession cause it to cease being eternal.
There is no Scripture anywhere in the Bible that states that man possesses the
eternal life of God unconditionally and can never lose it, or that if he did lose it
the life would cease to be eternal. This kind of argument is too childish to have
any weight as proof of a doctrine.
Paul said, “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what
a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then
do we with patience wait for it” (Rom. 8:24, 25). If eternal life is a hope as stated
in Titus 1:2; 3:7, then we do not see it or have it as an eternal possession until it
is inherited eternally at the end of a life, faithful to God and His Word. All such
passages as Jn. 3:16, 36; 5:24; 6:47, 54; 10:28, 29 used to teach that eternal life
is now an eternal possession must be understood in harmony with it being a hope
that is not yet seen. It is now a possession, but on the condition that one will
continue to be faithful to the end as we shall see in many passages in Point VII,
below. There is no question but what eternal life is really ours now, but there is
also no question but what it can be lost by sin at any time before the end of life if
one chooses to go back into sin (Rom. 12:13; Ezek. 18:4; Gal. 6:7-8; etc.). If one
had unconditional eternal life he could not inherit it as an eternal possession in
the next life. He would not have to seek it, he could not receive it as a gift at the
end of a life of holiness, he could not reap it at the same time others reap
corruption, he could not have it as a promise in the world to come, he would not
have to lay hold of it or fight the fight of faith for it, he could not receive it at the
end of a life of faith, he could not look for it, he could not awaken to it in the
next life, and he would not have to walk the narrow road leading to it, as plainly
stated in all the above Scriptures. The sinner gets eternal death as wages at the end of life. He has death now on
condition of remaining dead by rejecting Christ unto the end of life. He can
escape death any day he accepts life in Christ. So it is with the Christian. He has
life now on condition of remaining in Christ and he will get eternal life as a gift
at the end of life. He can die again any day he rejects Christ.
Suppose a man gave another the largest eternal diamond in the world and plainly
stated that it would become his forever at a certain time when specific conditions
were met. Suppose these conditions were plainly stated many times in different
parts of a contract. Then in another part of the same contract it says, “My friend
will hear me, for I know him, and he will follow me: and I give unto him this
eternal diamond: and he shall never lose it, neither shall any man be able to take
it from him.” One would be foolish to claim that this man did not have any
conditions to meet in order to keep the diamond. All conditions as in the
different parts of the contract must be met in order to get the diamond as an
eternal possession. One would thus fail to get eternal life if he took the promise
of it and ignored the conditions and failed to qualify for it.
The Scriptures stating that man does get eternal life now do not say that there are
no conditions to meet in order to “inherit” it as an eternal possession later. The
illustration given above showed that certain conditions would naturally have to
be met if a man wanted to keep the diamond. The diamond is under no
obligation to be kept, and the giver is under no obligation to keep it for the one
who received it. Any failure on the part of the one who received it would not be
the fault of the diamond or the giver. Then, too, it does not cease to be eternal if
the man should lose it. In the same way, neither is God responsible or at fault if
man fails to keep eternal life by the means of the gospel and by co-operation
with God, as we will make clear in the next point.
VII. Conditions for Keeping Eternal Life
Defenders of unconditional security believe a saved man can never commit sins
that will incur the death penalty, for they say, “the sins of the believers materially
differ from the sins of unbelievers—they are not real sins . . . God will not and
cannot impute sin to the saved . . . a true child of God cannot be condemned for
his sins . . . He is able to keep us saved who may be sinning . . . my future sins
are put away for all eternity . . . It is questionable that any Christian has ever
died with all sins confessed.” These are some of the most blasphemous
statements from men of great influence in the Christian churches that we have ever read. That there are conditions for getting saved and keeping salvation and
eternal life is clear from the following:
1. The following passages prove that one must continue in the grace of God to be
saved: “Keep the charge of the Lord thy God; to walk in his ways, to keep his
statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies . . . that
the Lord may continue his word” (1 Ki. 2:3, 4). This is just one of many like
passages in the Old Testament (Lev. 26; Deut. 28; etc.). There are also many
Scriptures of a similar nature in the New Testament: “By patient continuing in
well doing, seek for . . . eternal life” (Rom. 2:7); “If ye continue in my word then
are ye my disciples indeed” (Jn. 8:31); “If thou continue in his goodness:
otherwise thou shalt be cut off” (Rom. 11:20-24); “To present you holy . . . in his
sight. If thou continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away
from the hope of the gospel” [which is the hope of eternal life, Col. 1:22, 23;
Titus 1:2; 3:7; Rom. 8:24, 25]; “Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty
and continueth therein . . . this man shall be blessed in his deed” (Jas. 1:25);
“Continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my
love” (Jn. 15:9, 10); “persuaded them to continue in the grace of God” (Acts
13:43); “exhorting them to continue in the faith” (Acts 14:22); “continue in
prayer” (Col. 4:2); and “continue in them [doctrines of grace]: for in doing this
thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee” (1 Tim. 4:11-16); “Let that
therefore abide in you which ye have heard from the beginning [Christ is our
eternal life, as proven in 1 Jn. 1:1, 2]. If that . . . shall remain in you, ye shall
continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath
promised us, even eternal life” (1 Jn. 2:24, 25).
No words could be more clear to prove that one must continue in grace and faith,
and permit eternal life to continue in him or else he will be lost. The word “let”
in this passage teaches that eternal life will not continue in one, if he does not
want it to. God cursed men when they did not “continue” in His covenants (Gal.
3:13; Heb. 8:9; Lev. 26; Deut. 28; Acts 1:25; Rom. 11; Heb. 2:3; 4:1-11; 6:4-9;
10:26-39).
It is sheer nonsense to talk about unconditional promises and covenants. There is
not one jot or tittle in Scripture that teaches such a thing. Just because God does
not repeat all conditions in every promise is no proof that some promises are
unconditional. In every contract the terms and conditions are set forth in some
special part of the contract. The terms of contract do not have to be repeated over
and over every time some promise is made. The very fact that we have a New Covenant with God proves there are terms and conditions which we must meet
in order to reap the promised benefits. It is common knowledge that a contract
would serve no purpose if it did not have terms and conditions. It is also a well-
known fact that laws without penalties are of no value. God’s contracts always
have been conditional and His laws have always had penalties and to argue to
the contrary is to demonstrate ignorance of truth and willful rebellion against
God and His Word.
2. Statements that have the word “faith” in them prove it must be continued in
and obeyed to the end to be saved: “exhorting them to continue in the faith”
(Acts 14:22); “for the obedience to the faith among all nations” (Rom. 1:5;
16:26); “the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have
no pleasure in him” (Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38, 39); “make the faith of
God without effect” (Rom. 3:3); “Because of unbelief they were broken off, and
thou standest by faith” (Rom. 11:20-24); “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith” (1
Cor. 16:13); “for by faith ye stand” (2 Cor. 1:24); “That Christ may dwell in your
hearts by faith” (Eph. 3:17); “If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled,
and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel” (Col. 1:23); “Holding
faith” (1 Tim. 1:19); “some shall depart from the faith” (1 Tim. 4:1); “reprobate
concerning the faith” (2 Tim. 3:8); “through faith and patience inherit the
promises” (Heb. 3:6, 12-14; 4:11; 6:11, 12; 10:23-39); “receiving the end of your
faith, even the salvation of your souls” (1 Pet. 1:5, 9, 13).
3. Statements that contain “unbelief “ prove men can be lost because of it after
they have been saved: “Because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou
standest by faith . . . take heed lest he also spare not thee . . . they also if they
abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in again” (Rom. 11:20-24); “Take
heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing
from the living God” (Heb. 3:12-19; 6:6, 11).
4. Statements with “Fall” and “fell” prove that saved men can sin again and be
lost: “For a while believe [this brings the new birth, Jn. 1:12; 1 Jn. 5:1], and in
time of temptation Fall away” (Lk. 8:13); “Through their Fall salvation is come
unto the Gentiles” (Rom. 11:11-24); “let him that thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he Fall” (1 Cor. 10:13); “lest being lifted up in pride he [a bishop, and surely
New Testament bishops were saved] Fall into the condemnation of the devil”
(like the sinless angel, Lucifer, fell and became the devil, 1 Tim. 3:6); “they that
would be rich Fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition” (the saved are no exception, 1 Tim. 6:9, 10); “lest any man Fall after the same example of
unbelief” (Heb. 6:11); “If they Fall away” (apostatize, they cannot be renewed to
repentance, Heb. 6:4-6); “if ye do these things [add Christian graces to
experience and be diligent to make salvation sure] ye shall never Fall” (2 Pet.
1:5-10); “beware lest ye Fall from your own steadfastness” (2 Pet. 3:17); “Ye are
fallen from grace” (Gal. 5:4); “to his own master he [saved man] standeth or
falleth” (Rom. 14:4); “unto him that is able to keep you from falling” (Jude 20-
24); “on them that fell, severity” (Rom. 11:22); “from which [the apostleship]
Judas by transgression fell” (Acts 1:25); “except there come a great falling away
first” (2 Thess. 2:3); “Remember from whence thou art fallen and repent and do
thy first works, or else” (Rev. 2:5, 6).
5. The words “fail” and “cast off” as used of saved men prove they can be lost:
“when ye fail” (Lk. 16:9); “that thy faith fail not” (Lk. 22:32); “lest any man fail
of the grace of God” (Heb. 12:12-15); “because of unbelief they were broken off . . if thou continue in his goodness; otherwise thou shalt be cut off” (Rom.
11:20-24).
6. Statements that use the words “endure” and “end” prove that men must endure
to the end to be saved (Mt. 10:22); “the end of those things [sins of the flesh] is
death” (Rom. 6:21-23), “If we hold fast the hope until the end” (Heb. 3:6, 12-14;
6:11, 12; 1 Pet. 1:5, 9, 13; Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; Heb. 10:23, 35-39).
7. The word “if” is used 1,522 times in the Bible and implies conditions to meet
throughout Scripture to be finally saved. All of God’s covenants and promises
are based upon conditions in both Testaments (Gen. 4:7; Exod. 15:26; Lev. 26;
Deut. 4:29, 30; 6:25; 7:12; 8:19; 11:13, 22, 27, 28; 15:5; 28:1-58; 30:10; Josh.
24:20; Mt. 16:24; Lk. 9:23-25; Jn. 7:17; 8:24; 12:26, 47; 14:15, 23; 15:9, 10;
Rom. 8:9-17; 10:9, 10; 1 Jn. 1:7-9; Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26; 2 Pet. 2:20-22; 1 Jn. 2:15-
17). The word “lest” implies the same condition as “if” and is used many times
warning saved men to stay saved or be lost (2 Cor. 2:11; 11:2-4; Rom. 11:20-24;
1 Cor. 10:12; Gal. 2:2; 4:11; 6:1; Col. 2:4, 8; 1 Thess. 3:5; Heb. 2:1-3; 3:12-13;
4:1, 11; 12:3, 13-16). Some of the most disputed passages of this kind are Heb.
6:4-6; 10:26-29; 2 Pet. 2:20-22, which we have already considered in Points III,
26 and 27, above.
8. Statements of Jesus before the cross prove that we must meet certain
conditions to keep saved: “Sin no more lest a worse thing come upon thee” (Jn.
5:14); “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed . . . whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin” (Jn. 8:31, 34); “from that day
many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him . . . will ye also
go away?” (Jn. 6:66, 67); “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh
away [not taken to Heaven or laid on a shelf as advocates of unconditional
security teach]. He is cast forth AS a branch, and is withered; and men gather
them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned” (Jn. 15:1-6); “Those that
thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition”
(Jn. 17:12). If Judas was given to Jesus by God then Judas had eternal life
according to Jesus in the same prayer: “that he should give eternal life to as
many as thou hast given him” (Jn. 17:2, 3). Judas could not have been lost if he
had never been given to Christ and if Christ had never had him to lose.
9. Statements of Jesus after the cross to saved men in the churches prove that
men had to meet certain conditions or be lost. Statements were made to the
various churches as follows: To Ephesus, “I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art
fallen, and repent, and do thy first works; or else I will . . . remove thy
candlestick out of its place, except thou repent” (Rev. 2:4-5); To Smyrna: “Be
thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Rev. 2:10); To
Pergamos: “Thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied the faith . . . But I
have a few things against thee . . . Repent; or I will come unto thee and will fight
against thee” (Rev. 2:13-16); To Thyatira: “I have a few things against thee,
because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel . . . to teach and to seduce my
servants to commit fornication, and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her
space to repent of her fornication and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her
into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except
they repent of their deeds . . . I will give everyone of you according to your
works . . . Hold fast till I come” (Rev. 2:20-25); To Sardis: “Thou hast a name
that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain,
that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God . . . hold
fast and repent. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled
their garments; and they [only they] shall walk with me in white: for they are
worthy” (Rev. 3:1-4); To Philadelphia: “Hold that fast which thou hast, that no
man take thy crown” (Rev. 3:11); To Laodicea: “Thou art neither cold nor hot, . . So then because thou art neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth . . be zealous therefore, and repent” (Rev. 3:15-19).
Every one of these statements was made years after the so-called “super-grace”
was supposed to have been given by Paul, under which, according to defenders of false security, no man needs to or can repent, confess sins, lose eternal life, be
lost or have his name blotted out of the Book of Life. They believe future sins
may be taken care of without meeting certain conditions (so they say), but these
poor souls in the early churches were required to meet all these conditions or be
lost. They had to be faithful to the end and meet certain conditions to be saved.
Modern saints may think they cannot fall (and if some do they believe they were
really not saved to begin with), but Christ accused the early saints of falling and
required them to repent and do their first works again or be removed.
The modern saints may not be able to deny the faith after one act of faith, but the
early ones were accused of doing so. They may say they cannot die in sin again,
but early saints were told they would die if they did not get more spiritual
strength. They may not be able to defile their garments of righteousness and be
lost by sin, but the early ones were told that only those who do not defile their
garments will walk with Christ in white raiment (the righteousness of the saints,
Rev. 19:8). Modern saints also may think they will not lose their crown of life,
but the early ones were told that some men could take their crown. They may not
be able to be spued out of the mouth of Christ, but early ones could be. They
may not have to keep clean and live right to be Christians, but the early ones
were required to do so. The sin-business had to be put out of their lives.
Where was Paul’s super-grace in the day of Christ’s dealings with the churches?
Why was not the sacrifice of Christ abiding then? Why did not the Holy Spirit
keep these saints perfect so they would not be guilty of all these accusations, if
He is supposed to be responsible for all acts of saints who have no free moral
agency to act for themselves? We can logically ask these and other questions of
those who argue for unconditional security. Why did God permit early saints to
get into so many troubles if He was responsible for their personal acts? Why did
Christ require them to repent if repentance is an error, as some teach today? Why
would repentance be required after one is saved and not also at the time he is
saved?
It will be noted that at the end of each of the seven letters to the churches that
Christ promised rewards only to those who overcome. Not one thing was
promised to the ones who would not overcome, except to be hurt of the second
death which is the Lake of Fire. They would not be able to eat of the Tree of
Life, their names would be blotted out of the Book of Life, and they would not
be able to enjoy Heaven and the other blessings promised to those who overcome (Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26-28; 3:5, 12, 21). To every church Jesus laid down
certain conditions and gave certain warnings of failure. If being hurt of the
second death, having names blotted out of the Book of Life, etc., does not
constitute being lost, then we do not know what “being lost” means.
The eternal life referred to in Jn. 10:27-29 is given exclusively to those who
continue to follow Christ and only for as long as they follow Him: “My sheep
hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them
eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of
my hand.” Nothing is here promised to those who do not follow, and if one
follows he naturally will meet the above conditions. If one hears Jesus he will
obey and meet the conditions of eternal life laid down by Him, and this IS
eternal security and all the security one needs. All these things certainly imply
continued faith, obedience, and faithful living if they mean anything.
10. The theory that only one act of faith is all that is necessary for a person to be
saved eternally is contradicted by many Scriptures: “Now the just shall live by
faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we
are not of them that draw back unto perdition [destruction]; but believe [continue
to believe] to the saving of the soul” (Heb. 10:38, 39); “Whose house are we, if
we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope [of eternal life, 1 Tim.
1:16; 6:12, 19; Titus 1:2; 3:7; 1 Jn. 2:25; Jude 20-24] unto the end . . . Take heed,
brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from
the living God. But exhort one another daily while it is called today; lest any of
you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of
Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end” (Heb.
3:6, 12-14); “So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief [they had
one act of faith but failed later]. Let us [saved men] therefore fear, lest a promise
being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man Fall after the same
example of unbelief” (Heb. 3:19; 4:1, 11)“We desire that everyone of you do
shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end. That ye be
not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the
promises . . . so after he had patiently endured, he received the promise . . . we
might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the
hope set before us: which hope we have as an anchor of the soul” (Heb. 6:11, 12,
15, 18, 19); “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he
is faithful that promised . . . cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath
great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Heb. 10:23, 35-39; 11:1).
Many other words such as: “abide,” “continue,” “remain,” “let,” “lest,”
“beware,” “be diligent,” “repent,” “cast off,” “deny,” “sin willfully,” “hold fast,”
“except,” “whosoever will,” “take heed,” “be not,” “mortify,” “sow,” “abstain
from,” “follow,” “yield,” “forsake,” “gone astray,” etc. are used in Scriptures
many thousands of times. These words imply that there are conditions and a
power of free choice on the part of the saved or they mean nothing.
If man is not a free moral agent, but is a mere machine and a slave to God and
cannot get out of grace and cannot Fall and be lost, then the above statements are
some of the most deceiving and untrue of the whole Bible.
What Born Again Men did to God in Becoming Backsliders:
1. They provoked God to anger more than 77 times over a period of 1,800
years (Exod. 4:14; 32:22; Num. 11:1, 10; 12:9; 22:22; 24:10; 25:3-4; 32:1-
4; Deut. 4:25; 6:15; 7:4; 9:18-19; 13:17; 29:20-28; 31:17, 29; 32:16-22;
Josh. 7:1, 26; 23:16; Judg. 2:12, 14, 20; 3:8; 10:7; 2 Sam. 24:1; 1 Ki. 14:9,
15; 15:30; 16:2-13, 26; 22:53; 2 Ki. 13:3; 17:11-17; 21:6-15; 22:17; 23:10,
26; 24:20; 1 Chron. 13:10; 2 Chron. 25:15; 28:25; 33:6; 34:25; Neh. 4:5;
Ps. 78:58; 106:20; Isa. 5:25; 13:9, 13; 65:3; Jer. 4:8, 26; 7:18-20; 8:19;
11:9; 12:14; Zeph. 2:2-3; 3:8; Zech. 10:3).
2. They forgot God who “begat” them, so He vowed they would burn in the
lowest hell (Deut. 32:18-32). In this passage they are called “sons and
daughters;” they were therefore born-again believers. Ten times or more
God accused them of forgetting Him (Isa. 17:10; Jer. 2:32; 3:21; 13:25;
18:15; 23:27; Ezek. 22:12; 23:35; Hos. 8:14; 13:6).
3. Born-again Israel “forgot the Lord and served Balaam and totem pole
gods (Judg. 3:7; 1 Sam. 12:9; Ps. 78:11; 106:13, 21; Hos. 2:13).
4. They “forsook God” over 8 times (Deut. 32:15-19; Judg. 2:12-13; 10:6; 1
Ki. 9:9; 2 Ki. 21:22; 2 Chron. 7:22; 12:1; Isa. 58:2).
5. They tempted God (Deut. 6:16; Num. 14:22; Ps. 78:18, 41, 56; 95:9;
106:14; Acts 5:1-9; 1 Cor. 10:9).
6. They repeatedly forsook the Lord, and made Him jealous to the point of destroying them (Judg. 2:11-15; Deut. 32:16-21; 1 Ki. 14:22; Ps. 78:58;
79:5; Isa. 42:13; Ezek. 8:3-5; 16:38, 42; 23:25; 36:5-6; Zeph. 1:18; 3:8; 1
Cor. 10:22).
7. Born-again Israel, falling from grace, did evil in the sight of the Lord
repeatedly, until His anger waxed hot to destroy them many times (Judg.
3:5-30; 4:1-5; 8:27-35; 10:1-16; 11:1-12; 1 Sam. 2:30-31; 3:12-14).
8. They broke God’s covenant, refused to walk in His law, provoked and
tempted Him, spake against Him and believed Him not, and trusted not in
His salvation so that He slew many (Ps. 78:6-8, 10, 17-22, 31-42, 56, 66).
9. They soon forgat His works, forgat God their Saviour (which proves they
were once saved), causing Him to abhor them so that He brought them low
for their sins (Ps. 106:13-46).
10. They deeply revolted against God (Isa. 31:1, 6).
11. They vexed His Holy Spirit, so that He turned to be their enemy and
fought them, hiding His face from them, and consuming them (Isa. 63:10;
64:5-7).
12. They ignored God and provoked Him continually to His face, so that He
recompensed them by the sword (Isa. 65:1-14).
13. Born-again Israel provoked God to repentings on many occasions until
He said at last that He was tired of repenting (Jer. 15:6; 18:8; 26:3, 13; Hos.
11:8; Exod. 32:14; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:35; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1
Chron. 21:15; Ps. 90:13; 106:45; 135:14; Amos 7:3, 6). Between
repentings, when they would repent and turn back to Him, God would
forgive Israel and bring them back into His grace again. This—repenting
and turning back to Him—He would always demand before grace would be
restored (Ezek. 14:6; 18:30; Mt. 3:2; 4:17; Mk. 1:15; 6:12; Lk. 13:1-5).
This is what Christ demanded of believers who, through backsliding, fell
from grace (Rev. 2:5, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19).
14. Going far away from God by walking in vanity, supporting false
prophets, they changed God’s glory to shame, and turned their back on
Him, so that He destroyed them (Jer. 2:5-37; 3:1-25). 15. They caused God to be full of fury by rejecting His words, falling from
grace and viewing His provision as a stumblingblock; and so, they were
destroyed (Jer. 6:1-30; Ezek 3:20; 14:3-7; Rom. 11:9; 1 Cor. 1:23).
16. They not only served other gods, but turned their back to God, set up
abominations in the temple to defile it, built high places of idolatry and
committed s*x crimes, and sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire to
idols (Jer. 32:26-36; Ezek. 16:1-55).
17. Both Israel and Gentiles of the church insulted and rejected God by
refusing to remain in Christ (Jn. 15:1-6; 1 Jn. 2:23-24).
18. Many grew cold in their love for God (Mt. 24:12; Rev. 2:5; 3:15-16).
What God Has Vowed to Do to Backsliders:
1. In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Gen. 2:17; Rom.
5:12-21).
2. That my wrath may wax hot, and that I may consume them in a moment
(Exod. 32:7-10).
3. Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book . . . I
will visit their sin upon them (Exod. 32:32-34; Ps. 69:28; Rev. 3:5; 22:18-
19).
4. I will by no means clear the guilty (without repentance, Exod. 34:7).
5. You will be spued out of my mouth (Lev. 18:28; 20:22; Rev. 3:16).
6. Whosoever shall commit any of these abominations shall be cut off (Lev.
18:29).
7. I will appoint you all these curses (122 curses, Lev. 26:14-15; Deut.
28:15-68).
8. I will set my face against you (Lev. 26:17).
9. I will punish you seven times more for your sins (Lev. 26:18, 21, 24, 28). 10. I will break the pride of your power (Lev. 26:19).
11. I will make your heaven iron and your earth brass (Lev. 26:19; Deut.
28:23).
12. I will walk contrary to you in fury (Lev 26:22, 28). . . Pour out my fury
(Ezek. 20:8, 13).
13. I will send famine, sword, and war (Lev. 26:26, 31; Deut. 28:30-44).
14. I will send pestilence until you are consumed (Lev. 26:25; Deut. 28:21).
15. I will abhor you (Lev. 26:30; Deut. 28:19-26). . . reject you (Hos. 4:6).
16. YOU shall utterly perish (Lev. 26:38; Deut. 4:26; 8:19-20; 11:13-17;
28:22).
17. I will send utter destruction (Deut. 4:26; 6:15; 7:4).
18. I will curse your blessings (Mal. 2:2).
19. I will pour out my wrath (Deut. 11:16-20).
20. I will send poverty . . . hunger, thirst, nakedness, and want (Deut. 28:48-
52).
21. Rejoice to pluck you up and destroy you, as God has rejoiced to do you
good (Deut. 28:63-68; 2 Chron. 7:19-22; Jer. 12:14-17; 22:24; 31:28).
22. The Lord will root them out in anger (Deut. 29:22-28); forsake them in
anger (Deut. 13:17; Jer. 23:39).
23. I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured (Deut. 31:17,
18, 20).
24. Many evils and troubles shall come upon them (Deut. 31:17-21).
25. I will heap mischiefs upon them, and bitter destruction until their
memory will cease among men . . . I will devour with bitter destruction
(Deut. 32:24). 26. If you do in any wise go back into sin God will curse you until you
quickly perish (Josh. 23:12-16) . . . If you forsake the Lord, then he will
turn to do you hurt and consume you, after that he has done you good (Josh.
24:20). See also 1 Ki. 9:6-9; 2 Ki. 17 and 25.
27. I will cast you out of my sight (1 Ki. 9:7; 2 Chron. 7:20; Jer. 7:15; 15:1) . . Out of my presence (2 Ki. 24:20; Jer. 23:39).
28. YOU will be consumed (1 Sam. 12:24-25; Isa. 1:28; 64:7; 66:17; Jer.
5:3; 9:16; 14:12; 16:4; 26:35; 49:37).
29. Send unquenchable wrath (2 Chron. 34:25; Col. 3:5-10).
30. Pluck up by the roots (2 Chron. 21:12-15) . . . Utterly pluck them up
and destroy them (Jer. 12:17).
31. Forsake (2 Chron. 24:20) . . . cast down (2 Chron. 25:8; Jer. 6:15) . . .
cast you out (Jer. 16:13) . . . turn my back upon them (Jer. 18:7-17) . . .
utterly forget them (Jer. 23:39).
32. I will destroy them (Ps. 106:23; Jer. 12:17; 15:7; 23:39) . . . and devour
them (Isa. 1:19-20; 24:20).
33. I will lay a stumbling block before them (Jer. 6:21; Ezek 3:20).
34. I will bring evil upon them . . . consume them . . . pour their wickedness
upon them . . . recompense their sin double (Jer. 11:11; 14:12, 16, 18;
21:14).
35. I will feed with wormwood and gall (Jer. 23:15).
36. God will cast them away (Hos. 9:17; Rom. 11:15; 1 Cor. 9:27).
37. YOU shall die (Rom. 8:12-13; Ezek. 18:4-24; 33:7-17).
38. If a man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy (1 Cor. 3:16-
17; 10:1-13; Mk. 7:19-21; Jude 6-7).
39. He that sows to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption (Gal. 6:7-8). 40. Shall not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph.
5:5-7; Col. 3:5-14).
41. The wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience (Col. 3:5-7).
42. They shall utterly perish in their own corruption . . . the latter end worse
with them than the beginning (2 Pet. 2:12, 19-22).
What backsliders must do in order to be saved once again, in order to be in grace
again, is stated in many places in Scripture, as in Psalms 51:10; 80:3, 7, 19;
85:6-8; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 3:1, 3, 5; 25:5; 26:13; 35:15; Micah 6:8; Zechariah
1:3-4; Hosea 10:12; Amos 5:4-14; Acts 2:38; 3:19; Luke 13:1-5; Galatians 4:19;
6:1; 1 John 1:9; 2:1-2; Revelation 2:5, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19.
Things Men Can Do Resulting in Being Saved or Lost:
1. Repent and believe the gospel (Mk. 1:15; 16:16; Lk. 13:1-5; Jn. 3:16;
Acts 2:38; 3:19; Rom. 1:16; 10:9-10; 1 Jn. 1:9).
2. Accept the gospel of their own free will (Jn. 1:11-12; 3:16-18; Rom.
1:16; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9; Rev. 22:17).
3. Follow Christ (Mt. 16:24; Mk. 8:34; Lk. 9:23; Jn. 10:27; 12:26; 1 Pet.
2:21).
4. Stumble at the Word of God (1 Pet. 2:8).
5. Cast off their first faith (1 Tim. 5:12).
6. Cast away confidence in Christ (Heb. 10:35).
7. Fall from grace (Gal. 1:6-8; 5:4; Heb. 12:15; Jer. 16:13); Fall from their
own stedfastness (2 Pet. 3:14-18).
8. Fail of the grace of God (Heb. 12:15).
9. Become entangled again in the affairs of this life (2 Tim. 2:4); and in the
sins of the flesh (2 Pet. 2:20-22).
10. Become worse after knowing God and then backsliding (Jer. 7:26; 16:12; Mt. 12:43-45; Lk. 11:26; Jn. 5:14; 2 Pet. 2:20-22).
11. Turn from God and be lost (Deut. 28:18-28; Gal. 1:6-8; 5:4; 2 Pet. 2:20-
22; Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26-38).
12. Go astray after being born-again (Prov. 28:10; Ezek. 14:11; Mt. 18:12-
13; 1 Pet. 2:25; 2 Pet. 2:15).
13. Leave their first love and be removed from Christ (Gal. 1:6-8; Rev. 2:5-
6, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19).
14. Wax cold because of iniquity (Mt. 24:12).
15. Forget they were ever purged from their old sins (2 Pet. 1:4-10).
16. Err from the faith (1 Tim. 6:10, 21; Jas. 5:19-20). Err from the truth
(Jas. 5:19-20).
17. Make shipwreck of faith (1 Tim 1:19).
18. Neglect salvation and fail to escape wrath (Heb. 2:1-3).
19. Be renewed after backsliding (Ps. 51:10; Gal. 6:1; Jas. 5:19-20). If not
an apostate (Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26-38).
20. Depart from the faith (1 Tim. 4:1); depart from God and from God’s
Word (2 Sam. 22:22, 23; Isa. 59:13; Hos. 1:2).
21. Depart from iniquity by turning to God (2 Tim. 2:19).
22. Depart from following God (2 Chron. 34:33; Ps. 18:21; 119:102).
23. Depart out of the way (Mal. 2:8); depart from God in the heart (Jer.
17:5; Heb. 3:12).
24. Let the Word of God depart from the heart (Deut. 4:9; Heb. 2:1-4).
25. Commit sin until the Holy Spirit departs (1 Sam. 16:14).
26. Refuse to obey God and rebel (Isa. 1:20); refuse to hear His Word (Jer.
13:10); refuse to keep God’s commandments (Exod. 16:28; Neh. 9:16-17); refuse to return after backsliding (Jer. 5:3; 8:5; Hos. 11:5).
27. By patient continuance seek for eternal life (Rom. 2:7).
28. Continue or discontinue following God (1 Sam. 12:14-16); in the Word
(Jn. 8:31); the love of Christ (Jn. 15:9); in grace (Acts 13:43; Gal. 1:6-8;
5:4; Heb. 12:15), in faith (Acts 14:22; Col. 1:23; 1 Tim. 1:19; 2:15; 4:1;
5:12; 6:10, 21); in God’s goodness (Rom. 11:22); and in the truth (1 Tim.
4:16).
29. Let eternal life continue in them (1 Jn. 2:24-25) or have it cancelled by
sin (Ezek. 3:17-21; 18:4-24; 33:17-23; Rom. 6:14-23; 8:12-13; Gal. 5:7-8).
30. Lightly esteem God after their salvation (Deut. 32:15-20).
31. Allow themselves to be corrupted again after escaping corruption
(Exod. 32:7; Deut. 4:15, 25; 9:12; 31:29; 32:5; Eph. 4:29; 2 Pet. 1:4; 2:12,
19-22). Corrupted from the simplicity in Christ (2 Cor. 11:3).
32. Be drawn away of their own lusts to die again and be lost (Jas. 1:13-15;
5:19-20).
33. Draw back unto perdition instead of progressing with salvation (Heb.
10:38-39).
34. Turn their back on God (Jer. 2:27).
35. Slide back with a perpetual backsliding (Jer. 8:5); and like a backsliding
heifer (Hos. 4:16).
36. Look back and be unfit for the kingdom of God (Lk. 9:62).
37. Go back and walk no more with Christ (Jn. 6:66).
38. Backslide and be filled with their own ways (Prov. 14:14).
38. Play the harlot again (Jer. 3:6); commit adultery (Jer. 3:8) and not
inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; Rev. 22:15).
40. Return (to be converted again) to God (Jer. 3:12, 22). 41. Be bent on backsliding (Hos. 11:7); be healed of backsliding if they will
return to God (Jer. 3:22; Hos. 14:4); increase their own backsliding (Jer.
5:6); have many backslidings (Jer. 14:7); go backward, or forward as they
choose (Jer. 7:24).
42. Forsake God’s covenant at will (Deut. 28:25; Josh. 24:15-22); forsake
the commandments of God (1 Ki. 18:18); forsake the right way (2 Pet.
2:15); and forsake God (Deut. 32:15; Judg. 10:10-13; 12:10; 1 Ki. 11:33; 2
Ki. 22:17; 2 Chron. 12:5; Isa. 1:4; Jer. 2:12).
43. Sin until God will not have mercy or give grace again (Deut. 29:20; Jer.
13:14; Ezek. 5:11; 7:4-9; 8:18; 9:10; 24:14; Rom. 11:20-21; 2 Pet. 2:4-6;
Jude 6-7).
44. Endure to the end if they want to (Mt. 10:22; Jas. 1:12; 5:11).
45. Be moved away from the hope of the gospel (Col. 1:23).
46. Live and walk in the Spirit if they choose to do so (Gal 5:16-26); or sow
to the flesh and reap corruption instead of everlasting life (Gal. 6:7-8).
47. Become a castaway or reprobate without Christ in them (1 Cor. 9:27; 2
Cor. 13:1-5).
48. Become haters of God and full of sin (Rom. 1:21-32).
49. Backslide to the point of despising and abhorring God (Lev. 26:15).
50. Walk contrary to God (Lev. 26:21-23).
51. Refuse to go on with God (Deut. 28:58-63; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13).
52. Provoke God to wrath (Deut. 32:15-20).
53. Turn their hearts away from God (Deut. 30:17-20); turn again to the
things of the world and sin (Gal. 4:9; 1 Jn. 2:15-17); turn away their ears
from the truth (2 Tim. 4:1-4); turn aside after Satan again (1 Tim. 5:15); and
turn from their righteousness and die in sin again (Ezek. 3:20; 18:24-26;
33:12-18; Rom. 8:12-13; Gal. 5:10-21; 6:7-8). 54. Endure for a time, then Fall away and be lost (Mk. 4:17-19; Lk. 8:13).
55. Remember and profit by Lot’s wife, Lucifer, angels, demons, and men
who have fallen from grace never to regain it again (Lk. 17:32; point V,
above).
56. Abide in Christ it they want to, or not abide in Him, and be burned (Jn.
15:1-6; 1 Jn. 2:24-25).
57. Be bewitched not to obey the gospel (Gal. 3:1; 5:1-7).
58. Deny God and be denied by Him (2 Tim. 2:12).
59. Love this present world again and be lost (2 Tim. 4:10; 1 Jn. 2:15-17).
60. Have an evil heart of unbelief in departing from God (Heb. 3:12).
61. Be hardened through deceitfulness of sin (Heb. 3:12).
62. Be defiled again and be lost (Heb. 12:15; 1 Cor. 3:16-17).
63. Become blind and forget they were once purged from sin (2 Pet. 1:9).
64. Repent and do their first works over again if they are backslidden (Rev.
2:5, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19; Lev. 26:40-42; Deut. 4:29-30; 30:1-10; 1 Ki. 8:33-
34; 2 Chron. 30:9; Isa. 1:18-20; Jer. 3:4-22; 4:1-2, 14; 6:16; Hos. 14:4; Mal.
3:7; Mt. 23:37).
65. Hate a man and lose eternal life (1 Jn. 3:15).
66. Sin again and become a servant of sin again, and not a son forever (Jn.
8:32-36).
67. Serve the right master to be saved, and the wrong one to be lost (Mt.
6:24; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13; Gal. 6:7-8).
68. Live after the flesh and die spiritually again, after being born-again
(Rom. 1:29-32; 6:16-23; 8:12-13; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Jas. 5:19-20).
69. Commit sin and be of the devil again, after being saved (1 Jn. 3:8-10). 70. Be deceived into thinking they can inherit the kingdom of God and
remain saved while living in the sins that damn the soul (Rom. 1:21-32;
6:16-23; 8:12-13; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; 1 Jn. 3:8-10; Ezek. 3,
18, and 33).
71. Continue to hold fast to the end (Heb. 3:6, 11-14; 4:11-12; Mt. 10:22).
72. Be led away with the error of Satan (2 Pet. 3:14-18).
73. Become apostates and past any hope of salvation (Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26-
39).
74. Be sanctified by the blood of Christ, then trample it under their feet
(Heb. 1:26-29).
75. Become unbelievers again (Lk. 8:13; Heb. 3:12; 4:11; 1 Tim. 4:1; 5:12;
6:10, 21; Jas. 5:19-20).
76. Build again the things that were once destroyed in order to be saved
(Gal. 2:18).
77. Labour for eternal life (Jn. 6:27; Lk. 9:23; Heb. 4:11).
78. Forget God after knowing Him as Saviour (Deut. 8:11-14; 32:18; Prov.
2:17; Ezek. 23:35).
79. Frustrate the grace of God in their lives (Gal. 2:21).
80. Be moved away from the hope of the gospel (Col. 1:23).
81. Be beguiled to turn away from Christ (Col. 2:18-19).
82. Deny the faith that was once accepted (1 Tim. 5:8).
83. Wax wanton against Christ (1 Tim. 5:11-12).
84. Harden their hearts against God and be cut off (Deut. 15:7; 1 Sam. 6:6;
Ps. 95:8; Heb. 3:8-15; 4:7).
85. Be deceived by sin and Satan (Heb. 3:13; Rev. 12:9). 86. Refuse to keep under the body and thereby become a castaway (1 Cor.
9:27). A castaway is a reprobate (2 Cor. 13:1-5).
87. Serve sin again, therefore being of the devil again (Jn. 8:31-34; Rom.
6:16-23; 8:12-13; Jas. 5:19-20; 1 Jn. 3:8).
88. Wither like a branch to be cut off and burned (Jn. 15:1-6). No branch
could wither if it was never a branch in the vine.
89. Remain in God’s house, and be a partaker of Christ, by holding firm and
steadfast to the end (Heb. 3:6, 12-14).
90. Let the truth slip from them after having it (Heb. 2:1).
91. Show diligence to the end, not neglecting salvation, so as to escape
punishment and not be lost (Heb. 2:3; 6:11).
92. Labor to enter into eternal rest (Heb. 4:11; Jn. 6:27).
93. Fall away and be lost (Heb. 6:4-9); Fall through unbelief as did many
others (Heb. 4:11; 6:6; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Jude 5).
94. Become slothful and fail to inherit eternal life and fail to inherit the
promises (Heb. 6:12).
95. Lay hold on eternal life (Heb. 6:18-19; 1 Tim. 6:12, 19; 1 Jn. 2:24-25).
96. Hold to God or Satan as they choose (Mt. 6:24; Lk. 16:13); hold fast to
deceit and refuse to return to God (Jer. 8:5); hold the truth down in
unrighteousness and be lost (Rom. 1:18-32); hold fast that which is good (1
Thess. 5:21); hold fast the profession of faith or let it go (Heb. 4:14; 10:23);
hold fast, and repent (Rev. 3:3); hold fast their crowns lest others get them
(Rev. 3:11); and hold fast unto the end to be saved (Rev. 2:25).
97. Stand fast or give in to Satan (2 Thess. 2:15; 1 Tim. 1:13).
98. Sin willfully after they have received the knowledge of the truth and
have been sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ (Heb. 10:26-29).
99. Lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily besets them (Heb. 12:1).
100. Make straight paths for their feet or be turned out of the way (Heb.
12:13).
101. Look diligently so as not to fail of the grace of God, permit bitterness
that will damn the soul, or become a fornicator as Esau (Heb. 12:15-16).
102. Refuse God and incur His wrath to destruction (Heb. 12:25).
103. Draw back from God and go to perdition, or have grace again to serve
Him (Heb. 10:38-39; 12:28-29).
104. Flee for refuge and lay hold of hope (Heb. 6:18; Titus 1:2; 3:7; Rom.
8:24-25).
105. Follow peace and holiness or partake of sin and be lost (Heb. 12:14).
106. Gird up the lions of the mind and wait for salvation (1 Pet. 1:13).
107. Fashion themselves to their former lusts again, and be lost (1 Pet.
1:14).
108. Lay aside all malice and sin, or live in them, and be lost (1 Pet. 2:1; 2
Pet. 3:17).
109. Sin and die spiritually again, or live free from sin, and have eternal life
(Exod. 32:32-33; Ezek. 3:17-20; 18:4, 24; 33:13-16; Rom. 1:21-32; 6:16-
23; 8:1-13; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Col. 3:5-10; Jas. 5:19-20).
110. Transgress the doctrine of Christ and be lost (2 Jn. 9-10).
111. Walk after the flesh and be lost, or live in the Spirit and be saved
(Rom. 8:1-13; Gal. 5:16-26; 6:7-8).
112. Put off the old man and be saved eternally, or refuse to do so and be
lost (Eph. 4:22-32; Col. 3:5-10; 1 Jn. 3:8).
113. Enter the straight gate and walk the narrow way (Mt. 7:13-14).
114. Forsake all for Christ (Mt. 19:29; Lk. 18:28-30); and follow Him daily all through life (Mt. 16:24; Lk. 19:23; Jn. 10:27; 12:26).
115. Do the will of God daily (Mt. 7:21; 12:50; Mk. 3:35).
116. Sin no more (Jn. 5:14; 8:31-36; Heb. 12:14; 1 Jn. 1:7-9; 2:29; 3:6-10;
5:1-4, 18).
117. Keep the N.T. commandments (1 Cor. 7:19; Jas. 2:10; 1 Jn. 2:3; 3:22;
5:2-3; Rev. 14:12; 22:7, 14).
118. Remain converted or born-again, by remaining in Christ and in grace
(Jn. 15:1-6; Col. 1:23; 2:6-7; Heb. 2:1-4; 6:1-3; 2 Pet. 1:4-10; 3:17-18; Acts
11:23; 13:43; 14:22).
119. Use the weapons of spiritual warfare to overcome sin (2 Cor. 10:4-5;
Eph. 6:10-18).
120. Repent and do first works if they lose their first love (Rev. 2:4-5, 16;
3:3-5, 19).
10 WAYS A SAVED MAN CAN BE LOST:
1. By committing any death penalty sin (Ezek. 3:17-21; 18:4-29; 33:7-20;
Mk. 7:19-23; Rom. 1:21-32; 3:1-5; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Col.
3:5-10).
2. By being removed from Christ (Gal. 1:6-8; 5:4; Jn. 15:1-8; 2 Cor. 13:1-
5).
3. By falling from grace (Gal. 1:6-8; 5:4; 2 Cor. 7:1).
4. By provoking God to anger and tempting Him (1 Cor. 10:1-13; Heb.
3:16).
5. By refusing to hear and obey Christ and follow Him (Jn. 10:27-29).
6. Refusing to deny self and take up His cross daily (Lk. 9:23).
7. By failing to do the things that guarantee one never to Fall (2 Pet. 1:1-
10).
8. By refusing to walk in the light (1 Jn. 1:7; Eph. 5:15; 2 Cor. 7:1).
9. By refusing to make things right with God when sin is committed (1 Jn.
1:9; 2:1-2; Jas. 5:19-20; Rev. 2:5, 16, 20-25; 3:5, 15-19).
10. By refusing to keep the body under subjection (Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13;
1 Cor. 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor. 7:1; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:5-10).
Author: Finis Dake
