So, let's talk eternal security. Some Christians in favor of eternal security say it's proposterous that anyone once saved could ever become un-saved. They say if a Christian stops honoring the Lord and chooses to embrace sin, then they were probably not saved to begin with. Otherwise, the person's lifestyle would reflect their faith. Other Christians not in favor of eternal security say it's proposterous to assume that a Christian will always be saved simply because of a one-time deal. They believe that a person can willfully choose to walk away from the Lord. Otherwise, the person's lifestyle would reflect their faith.
Is it possible that we all believe the same thing, only looking at it from different sides of the same coin? (Of course, Christian interpretation sometimes seems to have as many sides as a Scattergories cube rather than the two of a coin.)
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i think you have a good point there lynn. i think those who disagree with us theologically (when it's such a widely held view) probably have a good point that would be worth listening to.
personally, i believe we can choose to walk away from and forfeit our relationship with God and salvation, but it's freakin' hard to get away from God. i know i can't without destroying myself.
so i see the both/and within my own life. yeah, theoretically i could choose to abandon God, but he won't abandon me - the hound of heaven chases me like a banshee that i can't ignore. so i could get away from him, yet i can't get away from him.
and now i don't want to anyway, so it's a moot point.
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