“Proponents who deny that salvation can never be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way. They tell us ….. <\/p>\n
That no virgin’s lamp can go out; (Matt. 25:8)
\nThat no promising harvest be chocked with thorns; (Matt. 13:22)
\nThat no branch in Christ can ever be cut off from fruitfulness; (John 15:6)
\nThat no name can be blotted out of God’s book! (Rev. 3:5)
\nThat no salt can ever lose its savor; (Mat 5:13)
\nThat nobody can ever “receive the grace of God in vain”; (2 Cor. 6:1)
\nThat no one can “look back” after putting his hand to the plow. (Luke 9:62)
\nThat Nobody can “grieve the Spirit” (Eph 4:30) till He is “quenched,” (1 Thess. 5:19) nor
\nThat Nobody, or body of believers, can ever get so lukewarm that Jesus will spew them out of His mouth. Rev 3:16
\nThey use reams of paper to argue that …
\nIf one ever got lost he was never found;
\nThat if one falls, he never stood.
\nIf one was ever cast forth, he was never in
\nIf one ever withered, (John 15:6) he was never green.
\nIf one draws back, (Heb 10:38) he never had anything to draw back from.
\nThat if one ever falls into spiritual darkness, he was never enlightened;
\nThat if you again get entangled in the pollutions of the world, (2 Pet. 2:20-22) it shows that you never escaped.
\nThat if you put salvation away, you never had it to put away,
\nThat if you make shipwreck of your faith, (1 Tim. 1:19-20) there was no ship of faith there.
\nIn short they say:
\nIf you get it, you can’t lose it: and if you lose it you never had it. May God save us from accepting a doctrine, that must be defended by such fallacious reasoning. (John Wesley)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Proponents who deny that salvation can never be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way. They tell us ….. That no virgin’s lamp can go out; (Matt. 25:8) That no promising harvest be chocked with thorns; (Matt. 13:22) That no branch in Christ can ever be cut off from fruitfulness; (John 15:6) That … <\/p>\n