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As you have seen there are only two ways someone can escape the power of these scriptures

1. they will deny the person described as a sinner was ever a Christian
2. they will deny the Christian is described as lost

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Can a blood bought Christian be lost eternally?
Jesus & Parable of Sower	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
Mark 4:16 (Luke 8:13) "And in a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; (they believe for a while) and they have, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.	immediately receive it with joy believe for a while	they fall away	no firm root in themselves only temporary affliction or persecution arises because of the word
Can we fall from grace?	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
Galatians 5:4 "You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace."	severed and fallen indicate once saved	severed from Christ fallen from grace	seeking to be justified by law
Will God prune Christians?	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
John 15:5-6 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."	abide indicates they were saved Cast & thrown away indicates once saved	thrown away as a branch cast them into the fire they are burned	does not abide in Jesus
Romans 11:19-23 "You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again."	broken off indicates once saved this warning is directed to Christians	Branches were broken off cut off. those who fell	for their unbelief did not continue in God's kindness
Three Hebrews passages	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and put Him to open shame.	once been enlightened tasted of the heavenly gift partakers of the Holy Spirit tasted the good word of God tasted the powers of the age to come	then have fallen away impossible to renew them again crucify to themselves the Son of God put Jesus to open shame	no reason given, they just fell away
Hebrews 10:26-27 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries."	received knowledge of the truth	no longer remains a sacrifice for sins certain terrifying expectation of judgment fury of a fire	sinning willfully
Hebrews 10:38-39 "But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul."	My righteous one lives by faith	shrink back to destruction God has no pleasure in them	shrinks back
Does False Doctrine Condemn?	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
2 Peter 2:1 "But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves."	the Master had bought them (with Jesus blood)	bringing swift destruction upon themselves	denying the Master introduce destructive heresies false prophet
Acts 20:17,28-30 "And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church." ... "I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them."	elders of the church from among your own selves	savage wolves draw away the disciples	speaking perverse things
1 Timothy 6:20-21 "O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"-which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith."	gone astray indicates that at one time they were in the faith	thus gone astray from the faith	some have professed opposing arguments
Hymenaeus Who Strayed From The Faith!	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
2 Timothy 2:16-18 But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are HYMENAEUS and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some.	gone astray indicates that at one time they were in the faith	gone astray from the truth upset the faith of some	saying that the resurrection has already taken place
1 Timothy 1:18-21 "fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are HYMENAEUS and Alexander"	cannot shipwreck a faith unless it was once sailing the sea of salvation	suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith	rejected faith and a good conscience
Watch Your Doctrine!	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
2 John 8-9 "Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son."	Watch yourselves is spoken to Christians who are saved	will lose reward does not have God	does not abide in the teaching of Christ goes too far (doctrine)
1 Timothy 4:16 "Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things; for as you do this you will insure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you."	Pay close attention to yourself was spoken to Timothy who was an evangelist	will not insure salvation	yourself (how you live) and to your teaching (doctrine you teach)
2 Peter 3:17 "You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness"	the warning to guard was spoken to Christians	fall from your own steadfastness	error of unprincipled men
Does Moral Sin Condemn?	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
1 Timothy 6:9-10 "But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang."	Warning spoken to Christians Cannot wander away from the faith unless you once abided in it as a Christian	fall into temptation snare harmful desires plunge men into ruin and destruction wandered away from the faith pierced themselves with pangs	desire to get rich love of money
2 Peter 2:20-22 "For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog returns to its own vomit," and, "A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.""	escaped the defilements of the world knowledge of the Lord Again entangled indicates that they had previously escaped entanglement returning to mud, indicated they were washed by blood of Jesus knew the way of righteousness holy commandment delivered to them	last state has become worse for them than the first in vomit and mud	again entangled in them and are overcome turn away from the holy commandment
James 5:19-20 "My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins."	"brethren, if any among you" is addressed to Christians	soul is destined for death turns him back from Hell	sinner multitude of sins error of his way
Two Revelation verses	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
Revelation 2:4-5 "'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 'Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place-unless you repent."	Spoken by Jesus to Christians "from where you have fallen" indicates that once they stood I have this against you	you have fallen Jesus will remove lampstand	not doing the deeds they did at first unless you repent
Revelation 3:16-17 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. 'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked"	Spoken by Jesus to Christians	Jesus will spit you out of His mouth wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked	because you are lukewarm Had to repent
What about the Old Testament?	Indications they were once saved	Indications they lost their salvation	Why they lost their salvation
Ezekiel 18:24-26 "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die. "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not right.' Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? "When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies because of it, for his iniquity which he has committed he will die."	righteous man	righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered he will die	commits iniquity does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does treachery which he has committed sin which he has committed

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