James,
I believe that a person will lose their salvation if they turn away from God and decide they dont want to follow Him anymore.
But I also believe that a person doesnt have salvation to begin with if they havent made the decision to repent of their sins. You need to come to Jesus just as you are of course, but God will not forgive you if you do not repent when He shows you your sins.
Isa:55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
I would say that you lose your salvation if you go back on what you just did before in Isaiah 55:7 and decide that you no longer want to forsake your evil ways.
Of course, however, the believer will fail over and over again, especially since we keep on getting clearer and clearer views of God and our repentence deepens. God will continually show us how we are different than the Pattern, Jesus, and help us to overcome. WHat Im saying is that just because you sin, that doesnt mean God tosses you away, we have an Advocate.
1Jn:2:1: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous
I believe that a person will lose their salvation if they turn away from God and decide they dont want to follow Him anymore.
But I also believe that a person doesnt have salvation to begin with if they havent made the decision to repent of their sins. You need to come to Jesus just as you are of course, but God will not forgive you if you do not repent when He shows you your sins.
Isa:55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
I would say that you lose your salvation if you go back on what you just did before in Isaiah 55:7 and decide that you no longer want to forsake your evil ways.
Of course, however, the believer will fail over and over again, especially since we keep on getting clearer and clearer views of God and our repentence deepens. God will continually show us how we are different than the Pattern, Jesus, and help us to overcome. WHat Im saying is that just because you sin, that doesnt mean God tosses you away, we have an Advocate.
1Jn:2:1: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous