The apostle Paul has some most remarkable things to say to us in this passage, set against the background of his words to a group of people, who he describes in the previous chapter as âdull of hearingâ, and in need of being taught again the âfirst principles of the oracles of Godâ.
He deals with a question that has troubled many Christians over the years, namely âcan a true believer be lost'? Many Christians over the years have struggled to understand verses 4 through 6, which some have interpreted as implying that Christians can âfall away' and lose their salvation. Is this true, what does it mean to âfall away'? Has this matter ever troubled you, and caused you to question whether you are saved.
Whilst it is true to say that some people might be ânearly believers', those who have truly embraced Christ as Saviour and Lord, we learn cannot fall away. They might âwobble' occasionally, but like the Prodigal Son, will return, humbled and chastened. As the saying goes, âonce in Christ, in Christ foreverâ. True Christians cannot be lost. They are kept, held by the power of God, and eternally secure.
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