Meriweather
Not all who wander are lost
- Oct 21, 2014
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No, I am not talking about losing salvation or becoming 'unborn'. Basically, I am just noting that the Bible has account after account of people once very close to God drifting away. I don't think I see straying the same way. It is merely the observation about Biblical accounts, that time after time, people close to God drift away. Life is distracting. Since I see it happening to all the Biblical greats as well as people today, I just don't want to fool myself that it cannot or has not happened to me. Do be assured that I do not believe it is anyway permanent--The Transfiguration puts the man who could not enter the Promised Land right next to Jesus.I might be misunderstanding you, but if not, we'll have to agree to disagree. Yes, of course we're all human, and we all miss the mark. And again, yes, even as believers we sometimes stray from God. However, if we have received the gift of salvation, if we are born from above, you can NEVER lose God. You can NEVER go from being spiritually born to being unborn. That is just as impossible as a newborn baby going back into his mother's womb. Also, once we're justified and born spiritually, we (ideally) should be growing spiritually and getting closer to God, slowly over time, not drifting away. But I don't want to take this thread too off topic. lol