Don't ask yourself if you can lose your salvation, instead, ask yourself if Jesus can lose one of his sheep?

Im not trying to be rude but once saved always saved is not was never saved / or false conversions it starts with they are saved , once saved ! always saved , so speaking anything about not being saved in the first place has no place in this conversation because the first part is they are saved!

Eternal life is not based on what you can do because our eternal security is a result of God keeping us not us maintaining our own salvation.

To people in the comments stating their "stance" on OSAS & trying to compell me to state my "stance" on OSAS... You can BELIEVE in OSAS & be completely lost. You can NOT BELIEVE in OSAS & be completely saved. The Pharisees (in general) thought they were saved & yet rejected their Messiah. The tax collector (Luke 18:9-14) thought he was unsaved, but it turned out he was saved (unbeknownst to him). Ultimately it is between you & your Savior whether you are saved or not. It is not a matter of policies, statements, doctrinal creeds, etc. Anyone relying on these is standing on shifting sand. Let this heart matter be between you & your Lord only. The thoughts of your mind cannot save you.

Eternal security is the biblical teaching regarding salvation. The Hebrews passage about "if we continue in sin after receiving knowledge of the truth" refers to Jewish people who reject Christ's sacrifice and instead choose the animal temple sacrifices. The sin they are continuing in is unbelief, not simply engaging in sinful actions. The Bible teaches that those who leave the faith leave because "they were never of us".

If you could lose your salvation, you would.

Our free will is never violated by God. Because it remains intact, we can choose to walk away from our trust in Him. A sad story indeed! When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith?

Holy Bible verses quoted in this video:- John 3v16 Ephesians 2 v8-9 Romans 3v23-24 Titus 3v5 Galatians 2v16 2 Timothy 1v9 Hebrews 10v23 Hebrews 13v8 John 10v27-29 Luke 8v13 Hebrews 6v4-v6 Hebrews 10 v26 2 Timothy 4v7 Colossians 2v22-23 Hebrews 11v1 Deuteronomy 6v5 Psalm 73v23-26 Manashantii The Christian

John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jesus's own words - John 10:26But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. ----- I stand with Jesus and find Peace in the fact that no matter what I am His

Shalom brother Solberg, thank you for your perseverance in Yeshua in teaching and encouraging in Christ Jesus. May He continue to bless you and your beautiful family ❤

I am very thankful for this Rob. I understand that a lot of people will be upset by this video. But my encouragement would be to search out the scriptures for yourselves. In my opinion, OSAS as a doctrine has never harmonized with the Bible. However, I don't believe you can lose your salvation. But I do believe you can reject your salvation.

John 3:16 - Is it "shall not perish" or "should not perish"?

Hey Professor Solberg, I was wondering as a request (as I'm sure you receive many of), if you could discuss in one of your upcoming videos repentance? What is that supposed to look like? How are we as Christians supposed to do that? This is a concept I've been struggling with in my walk with Christ. I know it's supposed to be a turning away from sin (a changing of mind), but how do we differentiate between struggling with sin and still ongoing repetitive sin (despite there are feelings of remorse afterwards)? I know the Bible doesn't teach sinless perfection, so how do we address this and handle it? Thank you!

Was just discussing this topic with my jehovah's witnesses friend... And it just pops up on my feed. 👍🏾

Hey Rob! A little shocked about this one. Please refer back to your Hebrews 5 video in the section about OSAS. Any reason you changed your mind?

Rob, i really enjoyed this video and i dont thinkbi have any point of disagreement here. Its refreshing to see this video, a kind of break from your normal focus on hebrew roots. This video was truly defending the biblical roots of christianity. I would like to see more videos of this nature

Thanks for this sentence "0nce faithing, always saved " I'm gonna use

It really made sense that once saved always saved is 100 percent true and 100 percent false. Well said.

Only the seed that falls on good ground and produce fruit is those who are born again.

I'm with you Rob. OSAS never made sense to me in light of all the scripture that you referenced.

No one is truly saved yet - we are still bound up in a sinful, cursed world. Even those who have “fallen asleep” lie in wait for judgement. When Jesus returns, He will complete our salvation. Make sure He knows you as one of His own by abiding in “The Vine”.

Shalom Shalom. Beautifully explained! I agree 100%. I have not encountered a teacher who has explained this topic so well and backed it up with scriptures. Thank You, professor, God bless you 🙏

Losing and walking away are two different things

The key here is: Was the dude who walked away and stayed away really saved in the first place?

Heb 6:4-6 The people described here were not believers. It says that they TASTED salvation. It doesn't say that they took it in and ate it. They were exposed to it and saw the Holy Spirit work for a while but they never took it in and swallowed it. In your example, they never sat in the chair. 1Jn 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us. 1 If they are able to leave for good, they weren't really believers. 2 If Jesus said no one can take you out of His hands, YOU can't take yourself out of His hands either.

My name is Kaitlin please I need advice. I got baptized in 2013 but lived for worldly pleasures, Fornication, drinking, smoking, stealing I have confessed these sins but I honestly feel like I have lied to God to many times going back on my word of not drinking, smoking a vape then I go back. I honestly don't know if GOD has turned his back on me or if I don't even have the holy spirit within me anymore.. should I get re baptized and re commit my life I feel so lost 😞

Either your saved through grace or your not. You can't have both. You can't add anything to the grace of God. Your "WORK" is to believe and that is counted to u as righteousness because after you believe ,your IN HIM [Christ] and he is your righteousness.

I know I had the Holy Spirit in me, He took all my addictions away and gave me a love for God's Word. How do I know He hasn't lft me because of my lack of obedience. Isn't my obedience a fruit of true faith? I thought I was sealed till the day of the Lord. Now how can I be sure? Is my confidence now in me to be able to keep my faith. I'm a screw up ill surely mess this up too.

So many content creators need to get this into their heads so they stop in fighting with other christian channels and butchering scripture while hurling false teacher accusations around.

John 3:16, & 36 and John 6:47 says it all. It’s never ending and you can have it today because the verses are present tense. It’s crystal clear today, and forever because he is the savior period.

Concise and yet very clear. Thank you for all you do, Professor Solberg. 👍

I see where you going with this, but you need to consider this more. Perhaps all your focus on debunking Torahism has influenced your evolution. It’s not mainstream, so I would be careful not to stray too far into this line of thinking. I am a strong proponent that if one is truly born again, they will never fall away into being unborn again.

What measurement you can give that you already loose your salvation? Why and how God saved us? When and why God planned our salvation?

True Faith is Forever - Hebrews 10:14 "For by one offering he hath "perfected for ever" them that are sanctified".

This is where audience relevance and context should be considered when exegeting scripture to prove one's theological POV. Ex Rob cites: " Jesus said, The one who endures to the end will be saved. (Matt 24:13)." Note that in context the subject is eschatological concerning the END which sign is the temple when it will be destroyed. That happened in the 1st century.

Salvation is a gift from God. He won’t ever take it away, but we can choose to toss it.

Rob, I can see the train of thought here thanks. One question I would love to hear your views on it on "The Elect" thanks for all you do!

Once saved always saved is debunked in the parable of the unforgiving servant. We can be confident in our salvation, but we do not make the judgement, that is reserved for God. Judge nothing until the day of the Lord. On that day some will say to Jesus Lord, Lord and he will reply I never knew you.

There is a scripture that says those who went out from us were never a part of us. Those who apostasize were tares who were never born again. Just because someone repeated a prayer one time did not mean they were saved. Many false conversions especially in America where gospel message is so often watered down. When a person is saved they believe in there heart Jesus was raised from dead according to romans. It is saving faith. It is a heart conversion. Those who are saved are born from above are sealed with the Spirit as a deposit become children of God pass from death to life and become a new creation. To "lose" salvation one must lose the Spirit promised by the Father to dwell within us as a promise of our inheritance, go from death to life to death again, go from old creation to brand new creation to old creation again. And be unadopted by God who no longer is your Father and then you stop being his child. None of this makes any senses. A true child of God who falls away for a time the Lord goes after and brings back. My God my Father will never abandon me. Even when I stumble as I grow. I am secure in salvation as I grown in sanctification. Either it is finished our sin past present and future has been paid for or it is yet uncomplete. Jesus said it is finished. Paid in full. I love you Rob. I appreciate so many of your videos but this one I respectfully disagree with you.

This was clarifying!!! I have been wrestling with the idea for years of having eternal security without the one and done of “once saved always saved” and this video put words to that concept beautifully!

Very thorough and so many great verses. But for me once the Spirit of God moved into me I was changed forever. Since 1992, I never once doubted my salvation. I have gone prodigal, yes I have, but I have always come back. It is a love affair that never ends and now I savor that love at an older age and cannot wait for more. This video needs to be seen over and over.

That was nice, to have someone validate the conclusion that I had come to, on this subject.

How would you factor in the concept of being born again? Can one be born again and then die again? Or 2 Cor 5:17, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, the old has gone the new has come. Can that be reversed?

What an amazing break down of this issue. Never stop moving to Christ. Loving him and submitting to his gory. Even when we mess up. He knows we will and do. That's why he had to send his son to pay the price for every single person. But to reject Christ and backslide away from Jesus. You didn't lose salvation. You give it up. Great video and God bless everyone. Thank you Jesus for today.

It's difficult to believe and understand that God's love never fails, unlike ours!!!

Excellent presentation. Well balanced, looking at the whole message of Scripture. Thanks for tackling this controversial topic. You know there will be lots of feedback!

This is great. Thanks for this.

The temporary “belief” that Jesus referred to in Luke 8:13 is a product of the sinful human heart and does *not* result in salvation or the forgiveness of sin. Genuine saving faith is a *free gift of God* which is granted solely to the elect whom Jesus came to save (Eph. 2:8-9; Acts 13:48; 16:14; Rom. 12:3). Salvation does *not* depend upon man’s “free will” decision to muster up saving faith or his continual effort to maintain saving faith. As Scripture declares: “So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy” (Rom. 9:16). Thus, Jesus is not referring to a genuine believer who “loses his salvation” in this parable. He’s referring to the same type of “faith” that Judas professed (a human work of his own sinful nature), that *never* resulted in his genuine reliance upon Christ for salvation. Scripture makes this clear: “For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him” (John 6:64). While Judas professed to believe in Christ, and everyone who knew him considered him to be a believer, Jesus Himself said that all along he was “a devil” (John 6:70) and the “son of perdition” (John 17:12). If Judas would have been granted genuine saving faith by God, then he would have received eternal life, remained faithful, and never perished (John 10:25-30), along with the rest of Jesus’ disciples.

The problem I see with this issue is that it really only matters to each individual. No amount of outside preaching, teaching, arguing, debating, commentary, policy statements, etc. can change/intervene/influence what occurs between God & that person. I speak from experience when I say that the false convert has no idea they're not saved (unless they're a deliberate infiltrator &/or con artist, but I'm not dealing with that sort of thing here). After all, they (the false convert) raised their hand, went to the front, prayed the prayer, signed the "decision card," got baptized, attended church, participated in communion, etc. etc. - how can anyone possibly say they're not part of the club?! That was my perspective as someone who was railroaded into Christianity by the mom of a childhood friend wielding a "4 Spiritual Laws" pamphlet: See? Here's a picture of two cliffs - you're on one side & God’s on the other - how will you cross over?! Then a cross magically appeared across the divide & the little stick figure was able to happily walk over the cross to God. 🤔 Where did the cross come from? What in the world did it mean? I'd never even read the Bible before! Who was that Jesus fellow & why was I supposed to be so eager to cross an imaginary bridge over to Him? I was just a child & nothing bad had ever happened (yet) - no deaths in the immediate family, no divorces, nothing. To me it came across like something I needed to do to preserve the friendship with the childhood friend (because I'd already seen her reject a classmate who couldn't be persuaded to convert). I had NO understanding of what it was all about & I was so young & naive that I didn't even understand that I was just going along with this clumsily-presented "Gospel" to save a friendship that was important to me. She eventually went away to college, got married, etc. & I saw no more reason to keep up the charade, although I would still tell people I was Christian, because, after all, I had done all the "stuff." It wasn't until middle-age when life came crashing down on me personally & I needed HELP! that I started reading the Bible, which was actually prompted by "accidentally" finding a copy of "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale - book I wouldn't recommend now, but he did consistently plead for people to read the Bible for themselves throughout. His recommendation to start with Proverbs/Psalms + Gospels leading into the Epistles, I still find valuable today. I won't go into my testimony here, but I eventually had a real life crisis where God intervened & I tell you what: When God Himself shows up you don't soon forget it & I quite frankly don't know how you could "fall away" from something like that? I mean, once the divide from "head knowledge" to "heart knowledge" is crossed, there's no going back. I'm not saying there were never times of doubt in the intervening years, but the same God Who showed up when I was first saved just kept right on showing up. I've lost count of the prayers answered & miracles seen & He has truly become my Life, my Love, my reason for being. And now I can look back on my false conversion & the difference between then & now is like night & day! But I can honestly say my falsely-converted self really thought she had become saved by all the "secret handshake" stuff (I'm being sarcastic, but that's what it felt like at the time), even though there was no life change, nor even a DESIRE for life change, let alone not even really understanding what in the heck was going on. So I said all this to say that all the back & forth bickering that goes on about this topic doesn't amount to a hill of beans to the person caught in the limbo of a false conversion. No amount of "persuasive words" can ever move them across the line from false to true - God Himself has got to do it. Until then, all this debate is nothing but shouting into the wind. Come Holy Spirit, blow.

For those who believe that they could lose their salvation have not believed in the all sufficiency of Jesus Christ when he said; "it is finished!" The work of reconciliation is complete. Anytime you add anything to Christ's finished work, you are putting him back on the cross. 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 is the ministry of reconciliation as presented by the Apostles! Once saved, always saved! The question then becomes, are you living in the joy of your salvation, or are you miserable in your sins. Blessings! ❤

But Jesus died once and for all. But Salvation is a gift from God, This Rob is your first video that seems inconsistent sorry. Probably just my over-analytical thinking. Sovereign God just speaks things into existence and Christ just told his disciplines to follow Him. I believe the Holy Spirit alters our otherwise carnal nature to enjoy a new birth and it happens once.

Bro it’s ONCED SAVED ALWAYS SAVED. Stop milking the gospel and mixing the old wine with the new. Romans 11:6 is clear. Learn how to seperate salvation with what we should do here on earth. We are saved regardless and it’s not based on not one drop of works to be saved or to stay saved at all. It’s about Jesus alone. Now let’s love one another cuz I mean look what hate does to people. It’s simple.

Excellent. Very clarifying.

As in the Garden of Eden, Sin Separates us from God. When we choose ourselves over our love for God and the Sacrifice of Jesus by sinning, we choose to separate from God. This is why God expelled Adam and Eve, through disobedience, from the garden of Eden. This is why Satan was cast out of heaven. That is when a person loses his salvation. There is no longer a relationship. God and sin do not mix. We are no longer a new creature which occurs in the born new experience. When a person sins they chose to walk away. Jesus said himself go and sin no more. If we could not choose to do so, why would he tell us to do it.

How Many Times Must You Or Can You Be Born Again?

More confusion. No One Chooses Hell. We are ALL going to Hell. And No One chooses Heaven. C S Lewls's comment is unbiblical. .You said once we believe we can choose not to Believe? So God changes those who are His, hearts of stone to flesh., gives them the faith to believe.and the Indwelling of God . And you believe and teach that man is more powerful than God by choosing to remove All of God's work??? In Colossians Paul was speaking to the Church, as today not everyone is Saved, Remember there were seducers amongst them and Judaizers. Stick with what Jesus said, You quoted Him. There are so many Holes in your theology. I understand why those in Torahism flock to reproof you.

Of course God is always faithful and merciful, that’s not the problem, the problem is when people keep saying we are human, we will always make mistakes. Jesus came here to show us how to be successful through him by following his example of love, love conquers all, and allows Gods law to replace our heart of stone to a heart of flesh. Jesus loves the Father so much that not one temptation of sin could penetrate him. Ask yourself, do you really love God? If so, he says keep my commandments in your heart as I have kept my Father’s Commandments in my heart. This is how you fulfill the law, through love, the law in itself cannot save you, it’s by letting the law become your nature that saves you, for now you are back in the image of God. God’s greatest work is transforming people back into His image, like many in life and in scripture.

Great job covering this very well!

If once saved always saved was true ... Wouldnt Lucifer still be in Heaven?

Amen brother!

I never saw it that way but makes perfect sense. It’s the condition of our heart.

Excellent Teaching, I Totally Agree, Blessings On You My Brother In Christ Jesus.

I agree with this. Well done.

What study bible do you use? Looking for a new one. Do you have a list of recommended resources.

The bible is very balanced on this issue. I wish we could be more to. I think this was a more balanced view.

This was a great explanation! You have a great ability to sum up a difficult topic without just discarding one view and accepting another a lot of times it’s not just one theology is right and the other is wrong usually they are both somewhat accurate

Yes that comment is true. The Hebrews passage is out of context and in order to keep one’s salvation we must maintain it is nonsensical and unbiblical period. To maintain is to work and earn. It removes Christ’s all sufficiency which is a pillar of our faith. But just like annihilation theory this is yet another old falsehood that is invading the church.

But why would the Lord Jesus Christ say the following, if He could lose someone He once saved? John 6:39 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.“

Amen brother!..1Cor 10:9-12 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

AMEN!

Gday there Rob, would like to ask about the verses of discipline and chastisement, if someone who has faith goes on doing things or walking away so to say, doesn’t God chastise and discipline that person? Would like your thoughts on that

God clearly and definitely said in Acts 13:47-48 and Ephessians 1:3-5, that before the foundation of the world God elected and predistined those He had chosen to inherit the kingdom of God in heaven. God never fails and He never change His eternal plan and purpose.

Does "fall away" mean these people were saved but lost their salvation? That interpretation contradicts Ephesians 1:13-14. Does it refer to apostates who fully understood the way to salvation and rejected it, and now cannot be saved? That's an extreme view considering how many religious leaders rejected Jesus during His ministry but later joined the church (Acts 6:7).

I think you got it correct today. Salvation is free but once you get it for free you become part of God's covenant where you supposed to practice the love of God and love of your neighbors.

I think I finally have my answer on this question. Thank you for this video.

"He who PRACTICES Righteousness is righteous" Book of First John

Hey Rob, what do you think about Matthew 6:14-15 ? For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Does this speak against once saved, always saved? And is it considered works to forgive others that sin against you?

Look at this way, the way it is. God won't forsake you as far as it depends on Him. However, our volition is still intact. Just as in marriage, a husband (Like Hosea the prophet) may be totally faithful and committed to his wife and will never leave her. However, she (like Gomer) can and often will choose to leave her husband. Falling away and apostasy are real.

Greetings Brother in Christ 🙏. After watching this video , I checked it with scripture ,as taught in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Also I studied the Ante Nicea Church Father's records ( Pre 325ad actual students of the apostles ) on what there writings,letters,Church letters etc,and what they were saying about Eternal Security. And it's basically similar to what you say ,and the Bible says . Indeed , Salvation is a journey, via loyalty etc.. Another point to back this up is..The Words "Faith" and "Belief" back then does not necessarily mean what it does now. The greek word "Pistis' is what we use in the NT translation, translated as "Faith" or "Belief " ,can and does involve; regarding something as true or real. Akin to how we may say:" I have faith that GOD exists", or "my beliefs are different from yours". However the greek word 'Pistis' and related terms have a much broader ranger of meaning. This range includes ideas that are not usually associated in our contemporary culture with '"belief " or "faith",such as reliability, confidence,assurance,fidelity, faithfulness, commitment and pledged loyalty. So the question is,when someone today says; " I am saved by my Faith in Jesus" what portion of the word "Faith" is understood to affect Salvation? Are certain portions of the legitimate meaning of "Faith" being unwittingly shaded out? . In What capacity is Jesus being regarded as the object of " Faith " ? And what mental images surround the process of Salvation? Do for example, when Paul says; " For it is by Grace you have been saved through Faith" (Eph2;8), what if Paul's idea of "Faith" (Pistis) differs from typical contemporary understandings ? ie; Paul meant ; Commitment,Pledged Loyalty,Allegiance instead of our own contemporary cultural meaning..I have more evidence of this to back you up Rob.. Book resources etc ? GOD BLESS 🙏..

@TheBiblicalRoots Recommend creating a follow up to this. I hear what you are saying about relationship with the Lord. However, it seems everyone has a list of things that must be done. For example, SDA will say all true believers will want to keep Sabbath, and if you don’t and repeatedly ignore the Holy Spirit’s calling you to keep… you have chosen to leave your faith. What “sins” repeatedly done lose your salvation? And how?

This is rightly dividing the Word of Truth. 👌Amen

Jesus discussed the concept of being "born again" during his conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, in the Gospel of John, chapter 3. The key verses are John 3:3-7: "Jesus replied, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.' 'How can someone be born when they are old?' Nicodemus asked. 'Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!' Jesus answered, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’" What Did Jesus Mean by "Born Again"? Spiritual Rebirth: Jesus explained that being "born again" is a spiritual transformation rather than a physical one. It involves a renewal and rebirth through the Holy Spirit. Water and Spirit: The mention of being born of "water and the Spirit" is often interpreted to refer to baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit. Water symbolizes cleansing and repentance, while the Spirit signifies new life and regeneration. New Identity in Christ: Being "born again" signifies a fundamental change in identity, moving from a life governed by sin to a new life led by the Spirit. This transformation involves repentance from sin, faith in Jesus Christ, and living according to His teachings. Entering the Kingdom of God: Jesus emphasized that this spiritual rebirth is necessary to "see" or "enter" the kingdom of God, implying that it is essential for salvation and a relationship with God. Implications for Believers Repentance and Faith: The concept of being born again highlights the necessity of repenting from sin and placing faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. Baptism: Many Christian traditions see baptism as an outward sign of this inward transformation and rebirth. Transformation: Believers are called to live transformed lives, reflecting their new identity in Christ through their actions and character. The dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus illustrates that this new birth is a profound and mysterious work of the Holy Spirit, fundamentally changing a person's heart and life orientation.

I appreciate the depth of scriptural analysis. We cannot "lose" our salvation when we live by faith, but should we intentionally separate ourselves (apistis) we disconnect from the source of our eternal life with God.

Rob, I have been blessed by your work on the Hebrew Roots movement. I think that your emphasis on the dynamic nature of faith, and taking the warning passages in the NT as real (as opposed to merely hypothetical or teaching loss of salvation after genuine faith), is true. But, viewing those passages as a means of perseverance seems more in line with the Biblical teaching about Jesus preserving believers in John 10, for example, as opposed to the philosophical "love is a choice" argument. God warns us not to fall away, not because that is something that will happen, but as a means of preventing something that He has guaranteed. Like sternly warning a child not to mess around while crossing a ridgeline. You won't allow the child to fall so long as you're there, but the warning is necessary in order to make it to the other side. Maybe you totally agree with this, I'd love to know what you think! Shalom

So, if someone apostatize, will that person still go to heaven? Thanks.

Romans 8:30 alone states all that are justified will be glorified. Anyone that says otherwise is nothing more than a modern day Judiazer who believes they are co-savior with Christ.

Thanks for how clearly you explain this..

I'm trying to understand Hebrews 10:26 26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. Then around 10:25 you said "we cannot out sin His grace" (or mercy) Does that contradict Hebrews? I thought Hebrews was addressing Jews who were returning to the sacrificial system. This gets confusing for me, especially after i turn my back on the Lord and willfully commit sin. I feel like the repentance I experienced this passed 18 months or so, is not good enough as far as willful sin. I view it differently, I hate it, I am happy to reject it..most of the time I'm disgusted and repulsed by it. Then something happens to me, and I give into temptation. I commit willful sin far, far less often, But when all is said and done, I feel like all I'm doing is sinning less and that I'm not sincere about my repentance if i still give into temptation. So many versus that make me fear I can sin away my salvation. I don't have chapter and versus ready, I'll try to quote my best from memory. (2?) Peter; "Spend you time on earth in fear, we are called to be holy" "You have not yet resisted temptation to the point of drawing your own blood" And the dreaded "depart from me I never knew you, you workers of lawlessness" Obviously Christians who thought they were serving Christ. So who are they, did they sin away their salvation? I truly desire not to sin anymore. at least deliberate willful sin, and yet every now and then I do.

Thank you Rob so much for this much needed teaching!

I prefer "not saved, never saved" as a better synopsis of perseverance. As John says "they went out from us because they were not of us".

If you can prove that God takes away your freewill then you have a point, God will not force you into heaven if you reject that salvation ,

I don’t know why this is still even a debate. Yes true born again Christians have eternal salvation. But the ones who fall from the faith were NEVER Christians to begin with. If people could simply understand that the majority have fraud faith would make it very clear why many return or stay in willful sin. It’s because they are not working with the Holy Spirit power to overcome sin. They have not crucified their flesh. It’s easy to understand. We are saved from absolutely no works for salvation. But AFTER salvation will bring obedience from their love and gratitude for God. They love God more than their sin, and one forgiven will find it nauseating to go back to what separated them from God to begin with. Many don’t even understand God’s grace and that makes it very dangerous. God’s grace for the willful sinner is only his patience for them to repent and be born again. And God‘s grace for the true convert sanctifies them into holy living. You will know them from their fruit on who is frustrating the grace of God. They will be the ones that defend their sin more than holiness. They will be the ones that Jesus says depart for me workers of iniquity.

Can you have faith lose it and then regain it and be saved? Is the waxing and waning concept applicable to those valleys or at what point does it become "impossible" for someone to return to faith and be saved?

It’s just the question what’s the origin of true saving faith? God or men?. And is keep the faith and be faithful your merit or gods grace?

"E'en tho He slay me, yet will I praise Him." I know I deserve hells fire and damnation. "But I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day!" My salvation is not contingent on me but on Christ.

Excellent understanding 👏 22. and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those BELIEVING, -- for there is no difference, (Romans, 3) God declares the one that is in a present state of BELIEVING as righteous. 🙌 God bless!

What a great teaching again! Simply explained, scripture based and well articulated as always, Dr Solberg!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🙏

but the thing is if Jesus told you that you would never perish Jesus name it in your future you’re walk away from the faith what would Jesus be doing? another way if you’re having a conversation with Jesus and he told you, you were never perish and were asking Lord, how can you keep me from pluck myself from my hand? How would he answer you at the knowledge that the Bible does teach that the others and leave for a while and then walk away from the faith. just like the just like the purple you just mentioned he did tell Peter that he would in the ham three times in one cents he could not say someone you wanna perish if you knew that in the future, they would walk away from the faith and be lost but at the same time I can’t say that there’s that for a while if they die in why believing that their loss either so I’m kind of stuck

*being saved does not solidify a guarantee that the nature of sin will be dispersed and not take place**having instituonaL(or at a minimum) a sound understanding of the levitical and it's 'atoning' process in getting back to 'at-one-ment'(atonement) with the g-d...*** the catholic's use the process of 'reconciliation' to achieve this process and is extremely helpful in one reviewing of their self concious and beginning the getting back to "at-one-ment" with g-d...the levitical system while 'dated' is still at the perogative of the jewish people and their leadership...****but both are acceptable in my opinion...to achieve g-ds intended outcome... many blessing's..💙✌🏽.