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Can a born again Christian lose their salvation??
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[quote:Lucius Joseph 55419:MV8xOTE5NTFfMzcxNDE3MF9DODU5RTBERA==] To Caller ID 5380 There are two resurrections.The first resurrection is only for those who overcome the flesh by condemning sin in the flesh just as Christ overcame (Rev. 3:21). They will all be kings and priest of God and will rule with Him for one thousand years. (Rev.5:10, 20:4). They are those in whom the Holy Spirit dwells, who will be given life to their mortal bodies (Rom.8:11). But the rest of the dead (including those who are saved by accepting Jesus as their Savior, but did not overcome the flesh, or obedient to His commandments) did not live again until the thousand years were finished (Rev.20:5). All during the one thousand year reign of Christ they will be in outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The parables of Jesus Christ gave us the example of, "Sons of the kingdom" - the unbelieving Jews (Matt.8:12). The man without a wedding garment (Matt.22:11-13). The five foolish virgins(Matt.25:11-12). The unfaithful servant (lk.12:45-46). Notice, the unfaithful servant had his life cut in two and had his portion with the hypocrites and unbelievers. But after the one thousand year reign, and Satan is allowed to deceive the world again for a short time, there will be another resurrection of all who ever lived;Those whose names were written in the book of life, were not cast into the lake of fire, they escaped the second death. What I am saying is not the popular teaching, but this is my point; The gift of life we all received at birth. The same way we inherited the physical sinful life from the first Adam, we also inherited spiritual righteous life from the last Adam (Rom.5:18-19).We are the offspring of both the first Adam whose heridity we carry in the flesh, and the offspring of the Last Adam , the Spirit man from heaven, whose heridity we carry in the spirit. This two natures are in conflict with each other. (Gal.5:16-17).But the righteous life of the last Adam has to be practiced in order to become righteous (1Jn.3:7), and this righteousness is all of God's commandments (Ps 119:172). When some one receives and accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, this person has already been born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. If one had to receive eternal life on acceptance of Jesus Christ, he would have received it by his own will.(see Jn.1:12-13). Therefore, what transpires when someone receives Jesus Christ, repents, and is baptized and receives the Holy Spirit, it is not a spiritual birth as most people teach. When the Holy Spirit is joined to our spirit and we become one with the Lord, it is to bear witness with our spirit that we are the sons of God.(Rom.8:16). We at this moment receives the right or authority to become children of God (Jn.1:12) One is at this moment transfered from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of the son of His love(Col.1:13). Those who have not accepted Jesus Christ although they are in Him, for in Him we all live and move and have our being, He is the vine and we are the branches, we are all the sons of the Resurrection, we were all begotten by Him at His resurrection;Therefore we are all spirit beings in a physical body; But unless He dwells in us we are not His. It is written, "But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit,if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His"(Rom.8:9). Hence there is nothing one can do to receive or lose his salvation except to believe or not to believe in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jn 3:14-15). But John 3:16,is not the same as Jn 3:14-15). This seems new to you so I will have to sign off here. Eternal life and Everlasting life are not the same. Unless one knows the difference they would not understand the importance of measuring up to the stature and fullness of Christ.(Eph. 4:13). Neither will they understand the significance of "He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked"(1Jn2:6). Have you ever wondered why Jesus said, "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven" Matt.5:19). Obedience, reverence to God, good works, has absolutely nothing to do with eternal life, or salvation by having one's name written in the book of life and received the authority to become children of God, and eventually escaping the second death; but they have everything to do with attaining Everlasting life which is the immortality of the body. And it will be only those in the first resurrection who will receive immortality, the glorified body. Lucius Joseph [/quote]
Original Message
1 John 3:9
Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
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