A saved person can FALL from the grace of God! Gal 5:4; II Pet 1:10.
Some churches claim the “Bible teaches you cannot fall from grace.” Such is not true!
Jesus taught in the parable of the sower that in sowing seed and winning souls a certain number will believe then fall away.
Jesus made it quite clear -three times He said that some fall away:
1. Luke 8:11-13 (KJV)–believe for awhile…and then fell away, Gal 5:4
– “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified
by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
2. Mark 4:14-17 (RSV)- “immediately they fall away.”
3. Matt 13:18-23 –20-21 –(KJV) and he is offended–(NASB) immediately he
falls away.
We have complete agreement with Jesus and Bible writers that people can and
will fall away. The doctrine of “once saved, always saved” and “you cannot fall from
grace” is completely refuted. We can fall away but we don’t have too.
The truth is found in John 8:31-32 – So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” And I John 1:7 – “but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Remember, Jesus said “…be faithful unto death…” Rev 2:10.
–Ivy Conner
