“Is He Mad At Me?”

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

     I'm interested in understanding where you find in the Bible that you can lose your salvation.  And how do you re-obtain it, or in what way do you know God isn't "upset" with you anymore, so you can regain your salvation?

Sincerely,
Verse Please

Dear Verse Please,

The Bible clearly says that you can lose your salvation.  Heb 3:12 says that we must be wary and protect our hearts because an evil, unbelieving heart can fall away.  2 Pet 3:17 says that we can lose our salvation if we get caught up in false teaching (1 Tim 4:1 also states this).  If we return to a life of ungodliness, then we crucify Christ again (Heb 6:4-6).

We are warned to not “drift” away from the Lord (Heb 2:1) or “backslide” (Pr 1:32) into old sinful ways.  Once we are baptized, we are told to grow in the Lord and mature in our faith (1 Pet 2:2).  Baptism is the beginning of a new life, but God calls us to be faithful until death (Rev 2:10).  A Christian can know that they are not lukewarm by properly examining their motives and lifestyle (1 Cor 11:28-30).  God constantly forgives faithful and honest people for their sins (1 Jn 1:9), but if we neglect our salvation (Heb 2:3) or stop growing, we have no hope left (Heb 10:26-27).  God is "upset" when we stop trying to grow and stop trying to be faithful... that is when our salvation is in jeopardy.

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