Since one of my friends raised thought provoking question about his friends(believer) sudden death(suicide) and eternity, with His mighty guidance and constant inspiration, I am writing this small article to connect christian salvation to eternity. I trust in Christ that my finite knowledge on my Savior will help every reader to find the truth in it.
Salvation in Christ is not temporary, it is Eternal. Now the question is what if saved person commit sin? What if they commit lot of sins? Is it possible to be saved and then lose the salvation? The answer is NO, NEVER. JOHN 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE".
Salvation is not a one day act, it is life long act in every believer’s life, and we need holiness, reverence and obedience to retain the joy of salvation. Once we become a child of God, getting adoption to call Him as Abba father, SALVATION will not be taken away from us. So once saved is always saved. No human’s goodness, human works, human morality or religious activity can gain acceptance with God or get anyone into heaven. Eph 2:8, “For by grace, you are saved through faith and this is not of yourselves, it is the GIFT OF GOD.” When I get saved, I am no longer a sinner, I am child of God, my old nature has been erased and I am new in Christ. What if I sin again, will I lose my salvation? How much sin is too much? Is there any small sin OR big sin? There is NO SCRIPTURAL YARDSTICK given to tell us how many or what kind of sins are enough to void our salvation. I personally feel that, after I trust Christ as Savior, God will never again deal with me as a sinner, all His dealings from that point on will be as a with a son/daughter.
David was circumcised at his young age and got saved, he was a man of His own heart, and Lord heard David words before it came from his mouth. Did David lose his salvation when he committed adultery, murder etc?. No. David lost the joy of salvation. When prophet Nathan said that David sinned against God, David didn’t use his power to hide or20support his unrighteous act instead he yielded for God’s correction and submission. David repented for his sins and reviewed his joy of salvation back in his life. So CONFESSED SIN is always forgiven in midst of His abundant grace.
By saying, once saved always saved, is there a license for a Christian to sin continually and willfully? NO, NOT AT ALL. The Holy Spirit will convict every believer in His won way. Ok, what if a person didn’t have time to repent for his sins???
Scripture says, He (God) chastened every son whom he received, if the believer sins after he is saved, God will chastise him, but the chastisement is not payment for sin, because Christ has already paid for our sins on the cross.
Some may argue with Judas, how about Judas? Did he lose salvation, if once saved always saved, did he get eternity. Judas was never saved in t he first place to lose his salvation. He was an unbeliever from the beginning of his apostleship to its end. (John 6:64, 68-70). He was a devil (John 6:70), devils never get saved. Judas perished never gained eternal life. (John 17:12) and he was called a son of perdition. Judas went to his own place not heaven (Acts 1:28) and finally Judas did not repent to God but felt sorry to himself and chose death instead.
May God of heavens bless everyone not to lose the joy of salvation in our life?
Love and Prayers
DP. Vathani
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