When put our faith in what Jesus did, we’re saved by His grace. THEN, we’re reborn, made new, new nature. His grace saves us AND changes us!!

I just came across this today. Wow, thank you so much. Definitely what I needed to hear. I backslid and now am working on getting my life back on track with God

Pastor Greg.... You haven't lost your great teaching style, your humour, your strong, clear voice....I've listened to you since i first got saved, in 1990! You are definitely one of my favorite pastors! Thank you for being sharp, smart, teaching very clearly from the Holy Scriptures, and funny too! I'm deeply grateful to the Lord that we still have you with us in sharp, colorful technicolor! May the grace, wisdom and joy of the Lord fill your spirit, forever! Shalom! 💜🕊💜✡️✝️💜🕊💜

Thank you Pastor Laurie, I went and saw the movie, Jesus Revolution 🙏

Im looking forward to see Jesus Christ. Im going to heaven. Amen

This is the kind of preaching that the world so desperately needs to hear since we lost Billy Graham

If you are truly born again, God has purchased you with the blood of his Son. He will finish the work he started and chastise you when you sin. But if you’ve been born again then He’s taking you to heaven whether you like it or not.

Wonderful message, really good! Salvation is not of us or our doing, it is all what Jesus did for us. He saves us and it is finished. We may not receive much of a reward in heaven with little fruit, but we will be there none the less. Fruit is used as evidence of a believer but only God knows who are His. There are some who appeared to have fruit, but later said they didn't really know Christ, and didn't give themselves to Him till later. Jesus saves us..we can't take that away.

Bring back the Erring One. James 5:19. Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, Let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

The Bible says nothing can take us out of the hands of God. Nothing can separate us. It says it is a free gift. No where in the Bible does God say he takes salvation back. God is not a liar! We are saved and sealed until the day of redemption. That is why Christ went to the cross. Thank you, Lord! ❤️ ✝️

Outstanding Sermon! Thank you Pastor Laurie, you truly have a gift from God for preaching and teaching. Thank you Jesus!

I just want to warn anyone who wonder if you can lose your salvation, I personally had a vision while at work of me personally losing my salvation due to constant sin, the vision was clear enough to stop me in the middle of working. I don't do drugs nor drink. There is nothing more important or valuable than your personal relationship with the Lord. Don't let anyone fool you to thinking that constant sin is OK. There is nothing on this planet worth risking your relationship with Him. Please I'm begging you to stay focus and be obedient to the Lord and His will, don't be lukewarm🙏

As a 100% unemployable, disabled veteran, there are many times I cannot attend church due to severe allergies which trigger fibromyalgia. I’m sure there may be people who wonder if I’m saved and safe in Jesus because they don’t see me at church on a regular basis. That’s why I am so thankful that I am confident in salvation and in my safe, secure eternal life and that my DADDY God is the only one who will ever judge me in that. We have to know who we are in Christ to walk in the knowledge of our eternal security. If not, the devil will dog you all day long with doubt. 🙏✝️🕊️❤️

I'm growing tired I need prayer I am old now I lose things and get to mad at myself please I need prayer I keep the Sabbath I am clean from drugs I don't drink I don't watch TV or radio I only no the word I never went to school I stayed by him only Jesus blessed me I had no way to make money but God gave me a gift I could climb trees and I did great made enough to adopt 4 children but I am older now please I need prayer

My beloved sister as saved as a teen, as was I, and I have good memories of us going together to Bible study and youth group and summer church camp. She lived her faith as a homemaker and mother who homeschooled her kids. Then came some health problems and chronic pain, and her social drinking slid into secret drinking. She and her husband put on a happy face for the world, but in private they fought bitterly. She divorced him and later moved in with another man. They wouldn’t marry for financial reasons. She had become the woman at the well (and I gently told her this), then she died of alcoholism. Brothers and sisters, every day I think of her and wonder about her fate. My heart is broken. I pray for God to be merciful with her, even though I know her fate either way is sealed. My only comfort is knowing God is just, and His will be done. I trust in His righteousness. Please, I beg of anyone who reads this, don’t let this happen to you. Put God above your own wants and needs. If you might be drinking just a little too much, STOP. If anyone complains about your drinking, don’t get defensive. Instead, ask God to give you the courage to be honest with yourself and others.

Such a nice sermon - no matter how long you’ve been saved!

I thank the Lord Greg for you that he's using you and such an awesome way it's so refreshing to hear you speak and encouraging at the same time God bless .

“Salvation is not gained by moral perfection. It is a gift that comes by grace, through faith (Eph. 2:8-9). That in turn means salvation cannot be lost by moral imperfection. What is not at all gained by performance cannot be lost by poor performance. Salvation is about believing loyalty-trusting what Jesus did to defeat Satan’s claim and turning from all other gods and the belief systems of which they are a part.” Dr. Michael Heiser (RIP)

The man on the cross beside Jesus did not believe in Jesus but the minute he believed Jesus told him he would be in heaven with him that day. GLORY TO GOD

Bruce! My oldest and closest YT friend. Thanks for this share and for helping me stay on guard. I have learned so much from you. You truly are a loving brother through helping teach by example. I pray that you would have His joy, even during trials and tough times.

It was so refreshing to hear pastor Laurie again preaching after so many years. May good continue to bless us with your bible teaching

The scriptures are replete with warnings about the possibility of losing our salvation. Anyone who believes that they can't lose their salvation has been deceived by the adversary. Study your bible! It's all there.

Thank you Jesus ♥️ Thank you Pastor Greg 🙏♥️Remember, Repent & Repeat 🙏 We serve a loving & forgiving God !!

Wonderful sermon, I wish we could here those nowadays. It just occured to me that this sermon is over 9 years ago, I thought it was recent. Really opened my eyes to my relationship with Christ the Lord.

Jesus died on the cross so that we can be forgiven for our sins, so that we can repent and enjoy a relationship with God now and later. Jesus is coming back.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I’m not trying to push the envelope. I’m just feeling anxious that God might not accept me if I don’t believe “enough”. Great message, thank you Pastor!

Great sermon!

Yes u can. You can walk away anytime u wish. Many have walked away and haven't even realized it.

Great sermon. I am teaching a class on the Book of Revelation and I love the mention of the churches of Ephesus and Laodicea.

truly inspiring! THANK YOU!

Thank you I be can go home to the Lord I needed to hear this I just had a bad hour

"For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them."- 2 Peter 2:21 So YES! It will be better for those that never knew God, than to be a believer, or to have known God's righteousness, and then turn away from God.

I really enjoy your sermons!! I listen to them at work during my shift

First Corinthians 5:5 Turn such a one over to Satan to kill the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. This was a born again believer, Ephesians 1:13, who was sleeping with his fathers wife. Sick, He was about to lose his life, and the rewards he could have had in heaven, but the man was still saved so as by fire. First Corinthians 3:15 Only his works were burned up, but the man was still saved. So much for the fruit inspectors.

Amen preach it!!😊

I'm so glad that these sermons are on here. There is so much darkness online, and on KZfaq, it boggles my mind. I'm so glad these are on here so that people can find the hope that God has given us and the sacrifice Jesus made for us.

Thank you brother 😎👍🏼

Love your sermons....and this one answered a lot of questions I had. Thanks 🇿🇦

Read EPH 4:30. Do not grieve the spirit of God for which you were sealed until the day of redemption. You cannot loose your salvation. If you have the holy spirit. You cannot walk away. Because the holy spirit is sealed in you.

Listened to the end, I hope I see results in my life soon. Thanks for your message and teaching us the Lords words from the Bible.

Excellent teaching

Thank you greg

Unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Change your mind. Go from trusting in what you do to save you, to trusting in what Jesus did to save you. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life. You can only accept the free gift, you can not earn it. Jesus paid it all, not part. The GIFT of God is eternal life. Romans 11:6 It is all grace, not works. Good works are fine, but can not save a sinner. We can only be saved by grace. What Jesus did for us. And it is eternal life, not temporary life, or probationary life, but eternal life. If it is eternal, how long does it last? Forever and ever and ever. What if I sin all next week? Paid. Should we use grace for a license to sin? No, but when we sin. and we all do or you are only self righteous, grace abounds. Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. You can not out sin grace or it would no longer be grace.

He who endures to the end shall be saved.- The Holy Bible So, the answer to the question is YES!

You can’t lose something you never earned or deserved in the first place… when you’re reborn it’s final, it’s like death in which you can’t reverse it. Once you accept Christ and truly commit your life to him, he commits his life to you and you’re married to him.

The warnings not to be deceived and fall away or depart from the faith by Jesus (Mat. 24:4-5, 10) by the Holy Spirit (1 Tim. 4:1) by Paul (2 Thes. 2:3-4) by Peter (2 Pet. 2:1) and by John (1 John 3:7), are for believers. The unsaved can't depart from a faith they never had!

I accepted Jesus Christ as My savior and try to to do My best what is right and when I do wrong I have a guilty feeling and I won't to change after.

Second Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, He abideth faithful, He can not deny Himself. His Holy Spirit that lives in all believers. Those that have believed His gospel, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) and by believing we are justified and sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise. We can no longer be condemned. John 3:18 Ephesians 1:13 and 4:30. If salvation was not a free gift, no one could be saved. We can only be justified by faith alone in Christ alone without works. Romans 11:6 If a person has to do one thing more than just believe, then it is a false gospel of works salvation, and no man can be saved by works, only by grace. If you add one work, it is not longer grace and their is no salvation. it is either all Christ, or not. There is no salvation in any other than what He did for us. Never what we do or do not do. Galatians 2:21 I do not void the grace of God, for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Paul said to examine yourselves and make sure you are in the faith. Not your works, not your fruit, but your faith. Have you done the will of His Father. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and BELIEVETH on Him, may have everlasting life, and I WILL RAISE HIM UP ON THE LAST DAY. How you live and what you do has nothing to do with it. Have you done the will of His Father? That is the only thing you can do to be saved. Turning from sin to God will not save you. You are still a sinner. Jesus said, ye must be born again. How do we get born again? When we believe the gospel, John 1:12 even them that just believe on His name, He seals us unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Spirit of God, in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. We have a free will until we believe. Then our free will ends as far as God is concerned. Once you believe and become a child of God, you are a child of God forever. It can not be changed back. Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. It is irrevocable. God may take your life, and you can lose the rewards you could have had in heaven for eternity, but no one has ever lost eternal life. That is an oxymoron. Eternal is eternal. Make sure your salvation rests only on what Jesus has done plus nothing. Not by anything you do, but all on what he did for you. All men are sinners. The only reason men go to hell is because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. John 3:18 Once you believe you can never be condemned again. Unbelievers are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. No where in scripture does it say, Jesus only gives temporary life. It is eternal, or it is not salvation by grace. John 10:28-29. To say you can lose eternal life is to call Gods integrity in to question. It is to say He does not keep His word. John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me HATH EVERLASTING LIFE.

Enjoy listening to Greg Lories sermons....even if thier old....🙏

It's not about what you do or do not do. It's about your attitude. Are you taking the grace so freely given for granted? That's a dangerous place to be. As long as you are trying to serve God and have a humble attitude, you are on the right track.

I became a Watchman in 1998. The Holy Spirit is actively calling believers to speak the truth of the coming Antichrist and the falling away of millions of saints during the great tribulation. The time is short because there are so many who have never heard this critical message: The mark of the Beast must come BEFORE the rapture of the church (Mat. 24:15, 30-31)

there are many which i recommend before greg, but he handles this well. great application sir.

Keep moving forward, Romans 8:31-38Amen

That was beautiful...and funny.

I don't think we can lose our salvation. The question is, are you really saved in the first place.

I think the majority of "backsliders" have never slid forward in the first place. You cannot lose your salvation IF it is a true conversion by the Spirit of God (born again)and not an decision of your own will alone. By definition you cannot have "eternal life" today and then not have it tomorrow or it was hardly "eternal life".

You definitely do have a California accent. It's a laid back, drawn out sound and the way you pronounce some of your words. Saying that, thank you for this message. I needed to hear this.

Every time I see the word saved, it is always followed by ' will be'. Nobody is saved until we reach heaven. Hebrews 6 is very clear on the warning.

Titus 3: 8. This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in GOD should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men..... Jesus said to the woman..GO N SIN NO MORE.

Merry Christmas greg Laurie happy New Year 2020.

23:27 .... Jesus praying for me in the next room... oh what a thought !!! John 17:20 "Neither pray I for these only BUT for them also which shall believe on me through their word" says Jesus after He had just finished praying for His disciples, verses above. Oh how comforting and to keep this in remembrance. Praying for all our prodigals, as is Jesus. Amen

God says no one can take us out his hand once we saved. Then some say they can take themselves out .but no one includes us too.God keeps us saved once we saved. So we can't lose our salvation.God won't let that happen once we are saved.the bible says we are kept saved by God's power. If he left it up to us,we all would be lost. God knew that .So he promised to keep us saved forever ! Thank you Jesus !

understand this man is truly a Personof God listen close and intensly and Remember, Repent, Repeat!!!!

If works can't save you lest you could boast, then good works can't keep you saved, lest you could boast. The holy spirit saves you and keeps you saved. You will begin to change by his power. If you don't, then you were never saved to begin with. This analogy is apropos. A loving father walking along a busy street with his child does not let his child hold his hand because that child whether in anger or want, just might let go. No, he holds on to that child's hand. He would never let him go. And for those who think they can give up and walk away from salvation, do you think that loving father would ever let go of his child's hand and let him tin into traffic because the child gets angry enough or begs enough to be let go? No God saves us and keeps us saved because he loves us. Truly a deposit guaranteeing what is to come.

John 17:12-15 12"While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name (A)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and (B)not one of them perished but (C)the son of perdition, so that the (D)Scripture would be fulfilled. 13"But now (E)I come to You; and (F)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (G)joy made full in themselves.

2 Peter 2:21 “For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.” 22 “But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”

@thatkidwithADHD Repent basically means to turn around ( a change of mind). it's like you are going in a certain street and you make a U-turn and drive the other way. So we are in sin and we turn around from sin and walk towards God. Repentance is to turn away from sin.

...and again, would you have the time to repent if you die suddenly?? If one can lose his salvation after a genuine spiritual rebirth; how can u be absolutely sure that you remain sinless for the rest of your live? If you sin 10 times/day, would you have to be born again 10 times/day just to stay "saved"?? Reason with me brother. If you are wrong with your theory of "salvation can be lost", There is no such thing as SAVED at 7am, LOST at 10am; then SAVED again at 12 MN; that's pure NONSENSE!

3 Rs Recognize. Repent. Return to the Lord.

Yes.

Proverbs 29:1, KJV: He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Proverbs 29:1, NASB: A person often rebuked who becomes obstinate Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.

NO !!! Very short message. Hard to forget that way. Semper Fi

Very good message. Thankyou for uploading.

ive gone over all these verses before by the way im 16 god showed me these things when i was strugling to keep the law and i asked him to reveal the truth about once saved always saved he revealed to me alot of things and in my heart i believe u cannot lose it if u really believe that sin can damn us then yes christ died for nothing repentance isnt the actual action of turning from sin its the hearts decision only needs to happen once second forgivness im still on the fence about ok@JPNR

@thatkidwithADHD the problem is sin. I'm sorry, but if you claim to be saved or once you were saved and now you are deliberately sinning you are throwing the blood of Jesus in the floor. Again, Jesus didn't come to save us from Hell like many of us would like to think. He came to save us from our sins that lead to hell. God bless you brother.

I have listened to both sides of the question.....can a born again believer lose their salvation, and I should say that this pastor gave the best answer out of them all. I often wondered if a person was saved at all if they did lose it. How do you lose something you never had.

For the lukewarm Christians... Remember,god gave us a choice. Revelation 3:20 "behold i stand at the door and knock,if anyone hears my voice i will sup with him and he with me" so the god of the universe loves his creation so much he is giving us PERMISSION to let him inside our hearts,when we were first created he gave us a choice by saying "dont eat from that tree" but we were decived by the devil. So if your lukewarm an just using him as a cover up an not letting Jesus in your life,thats your choice. God loves you so much he is giving you permission to let him in.

Jesus said, if you remain in me

Second Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, He abideth faithful, He can not deny Himself. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30

I can see where this man is coming from, and to add to his point. NOBODY who truly has this faith will give it up, and if they want to, then they never had it to begin with, and I suggest they think about their lives. Read the Parable of the Sower found in Matthew 13: Some seeds fall among the wayside, some among stones and some among thorns; some fall on the good ground and bear fruit 40, 60 and some 100 fold. Look into it and see that the good ground is where you will never WANT to give up GOD

@cholo123321 through the Holy Spirit). Then the Holy Spirit leads you to the truth, He instructs you, rebukes you, and helps you on your way. Works is the result of your salvation. Remember when Jesus said, they will be judge by their works? Well we will be judged by our works because genuine faith produces work, because faith with no works is dead. However, no matter how much good we do that won't take us to heaven. But our faith produces the good works. Now, what also the Bible says is that

In Revelation 22:19, it says... "If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city". So YES... we can lose our salvation, or have our part taken from the Book of Life.

@Mrchikenkatsu I was a born again baptised, saved by the power of the holy spirit and not by my works, christian for over 25 years. I used to lead small group bible studies. I did mission trips and worked with the youth and the drama teams at my church. I read the bible. Often. When I lost my faith I lost more than you can ever know. Wife, 2 kids...everything. The truth hurt. But I would rather belive in the aweful truth than get suckered into believing a beautiful lie.

To those who diligently study the word Psalm 1. John 6:28-29. tells you God’s works. John 6:40. Tells you God’s will. Parable of the seeds, Satan is working hard in this area to many people don’t understand salvation. Often conflating it with Discipleship. It doesn’t take Satan much to get people to doubt John 3:16. The most known verse but the most misunderstood.

I grew up in reformed theology and believed once saved always saved. Then, I read the early church fathers and basically got my *ss kicked. I realized that we can lose our salvation and we are not just saved by grace but called to sanctification and called to continue in faith and walk worthy of our calling. It's not just what we have been saved from but what we have been saved to. To obey the commandments of the Son of God and "walk in the light."

You do not lose free will when you decide to follow Christ. You absolutely can choose to leave him. You don’t lose anything. It’s not about losing it’s about choosing.

Of course you can lose your salvation. The bible warns against it a lot. Salvation is a gift and can be freely received and freely returned.

If someone continues to sin intentionally after "getting saved" and sin doesn't bother them, were they ever REALLY saved or did they just buy "fire insurance" just in case? I know people who "got saved", and continue to sin without conscience, and then want to brag about it! I have a hard time believing that they were ever really saved. When I got saved, I could no longer continue to sin because the Holy Spirit inside me would convict my heart to where I didn't want to do the same things I used to do. He changed my heart, and changed my way of thinking and behaving. I'm still not perfect, none of us are, but when I fall, I go to my Lord and ask for forgiveness, and He is gracious to forgive. I then ask Him to help me to not sin anymore. It's about repentance, which means to change your mind/direction, and turn away (from your sin). I KNOW that I do not have the power to change within myself, but He does have the power, and DOES come to my aid when I'm about to do or SAY something that would dishonor Him. Sometimes all I can say is "Jesus, help me!", and He is there instantly to help me. Bottom line is that when you love someone, you don't want to ever do or say anything that would hurt or disappoint them.

Salvation will never get lost, coz that's of God. But a person can get lost from that salvation and entirely miss the mark.

If salvation had any thing to do with how we live and what we do, we would be our own savior, and Jesus died in vain. We can only be saved by what He did, not by anything we do good or bad. We only have to do the will of God to be saved and it is eternal life. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have EVERLASTING LIFE, and I will raise him up on the last day. We can lose our life, and our rewards in heaven, but not our salvation which was paid for by Jesus own blood sacrifice for all sin forever. We did nothing for our salvation, and so we can not lose it. To say a believer can lose their salvation is to call God a liar. John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that BELIEVETH on me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. John 3:18 Believers are no longer condemned, but unbelievers are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. You can not earn your way to heaven. There is nothing a sinner needs to do to be saved but believe on the name of the Son of God. John 1:12 John 3:16 For God so loved the world, (everybody) that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, that WHOSOEVER, (anybody) BELIEVETH in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus said it, I believe it, and that settles it.

The movie was great

Those who are saved have yheur names written in the book of life with jesus blood, and yhis blood CANNOT BE ERASED ptaise yhe Litd🙏😁

There's many true Christians who believe you can lose your salvation, and there's many true Christians who believe you can't lose your salvation. There's many true Christians that agree with me on where I stand on the lose your salvation issue, and there's many true Christians that disagree with me on where I stand on the lose your salvation issue. A person's belief regarding whether or not they can or can't lose their salvation is not what causes them to go to heaven. Accepting Christ in your heart and meaning it in your heart is what causes someone to go to heaven when they die. Accepting Christ in your heart by just mouthing the words without meaning it in your heart doesn't save someone. Accepting Christ in your heart and meaning it in your heart is what saves someone. I believe you can't lose your salvation. 1 John 2:19 talks about how there's no such thing as an ex-Christian. If there's no such thing as an ex-Christian, that implies how you can't lose your salvation. When people say how they are an ex-Christian, what they usually mean by that is I used to believe in God, I used to go to church, I used to believe the Bible is true, I used to believe Jesus died on the cross, I used to be a fan of Christianity, etc. None of those things make someone a Christian. Believing in God, going to church every Sunday, believing the Bible is true, believing Jesus died on the cross, being a fan of Christianity, etc is not what makes someone a Christian. A Christian is someone who has accepted Christ in their heart and really meant it in their heart. Accepting Christ and meaning it in your heart means you no longer want to live for the devil anymore, you no longer want to live a lifestyle in bondage to sin (Christians still sin, still make poor choices in life, still have sin weaknesses, still are not perfect, but true Christians never live lifestyles defined by sin), you don't want to take advantage of grace, you don't want to sin so that grace can abound, you want to live for the Lord, you want to obey the Bible, and you want God in your life to help you to live for him. When a person accepts Christ in their heart and really means it in their heart, they are always going to be saved according to what the Bible says. When a person accepts Christ in their heart and really means it in their heart, they experience changes in their life such as never living a lifestyle defined by sin anymore (they still sin, still have sin weaknesses, are not perfect, still make poor decisions in life at times, etc, but they never live a lifestyle defined by sin anymore), wanting to live for the Lord, wanting to obey the Bible, not wanting to take advantage of grace, not wanting to sin so that grace can abound, etc. There's other Bible verses that prove you can't lose your salvation. Revelation 3 :5 talks about how when you are saved, God will never remove your name from the Book of Life, which is why I believe you can't lose your salvation. 1 John 5:13 explains how you can know for certain you have eternal life. If you can know for certain you have eternal life, that's strong evidence how you can't lose your salvation. John 10 talks about how when people are saved, no one can snatch them out of God's hand, which sounds like evidence how you can't lose your salvation.

I guess Greg doesn’t understand about those who are false Christians that are truly not regenerated and born-again. Those are the ones that scripture talks about that fall away because they were never saved in the first place like the parable of the seed the four different grounds of soil, the sheep, and the goats, the wheat, and the tares

This is why im so confused over my own salvation I accepted Christ and repented 7 years ago but returned to old sins especially the last 2 years ive been a real backslider and I want to come back but im finding it very hard I want to have that real relationship with God and be holy I dont want to be like this but I dont know how to fight the flesh or even let God help because ive prayed to him over it and im stuck

@Mrchikenkatsu So since I did not have a hard heart, and I did believe it , and I did understand it, and I was born again ( of the spirit) as the bible commands......AND YET I now see that I was deluding myself the whole time. What do you think about that? I was as convinced of my salvation as a person could be. I now know it is all bunk. Fact!

John 3:16 promised EVERLASTING LIFE for those who believed, they will NEVER PERISH despite of their ups and downs Christian lives. Col. 2:13 says that God had already forgiven ALL our trespasses. All sins are already paid at the cross. Eph. 2:8 says that "for by grace we have been saved ( present perfect tense) through faith. . . Genuine Christians , are those who were born again, redeemed by the precious blood of Christ , sealed by the Holy Spirit, and those who were kept in the hands of the Father,(John 10:28), those who believed in him is not condemned, (Jn. 3:18). So genuine Christians will NEVER lose salvation. A true Christian will NEVER lose salvation until the end because God will sustain him by his GRACE.

When we're born again, we can't be "unborn again." Jn 3:3-8; Jn 10:27-30. Given in a spirit of love. 17jn3

(cont) in the Bible out of context and TWISTED where they read THEIR theology into the Bible rather than letting the Bible determine their theology. The following is a short list of the most popular passages that they distort: Hebrews 6:4-8, Hebrews 10:26-27, John 15:2,6 2 Corinthians 13:5, Philippians 2:12, James 2: 14-26, Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 2:6-7. I was once a former living example of Heb 6:4-8 for 9 long years until the Lord chastised me to bring me back.

Brian, My young beloved brother, this is an honest man. He even said "I don't know if one can lose their salvation." No one TRULY knows because we are men. We may at times depart from the the living God, but I believe we will never be disowned. Yet ...why tinker with God's gift? I am guilty of this "tinkering"!! We must hold fast to the Gift, and love others because it is our free gift. This is saving faith. Amen? Love ya 'bro....