CHAPTER 5 FAQ - WHAT DOES JUSTIFICATION MEANS?
QUESTION 53 : Explain to me much simpler how does one become justified? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 54 : When was Abraham Justified? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 55 : Is salvation unconditional, or are there any "if’s" mentioned in the Bible in regards to our salvation? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 56 : Is financial and earthly abundance in the lives of those who profess faith in Christ an indication of faith and righteousness? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 57 : This clearly speaks of losing salvation, "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers... drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things... Neither be ye idolaters... Neither let us commit fornication... Neither let us tempt Christ... Neither murmur ye, as some of them...and were destroyed... Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition... Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall" (l Cor 10:1-12). How do you explain that? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 58 : Doesn’t 2 Pet 3:11-18 tells us that you can “fall from your own steadfastness” and therefore loose your salvation? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 59 : 1 Timothy 4:1 states, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” meaning that some ‘saints’ left the faith or in essence, lost their salvation. Isn’t that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 60 : Didn’t Peter command us to be Holy (1 Pet 1:15-16, 4:3); how then are we holy by being born again? Doesn’t his command suggests us doing something or having something? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 61 : Didn’t Jesus command us to be perfect (Matt 5:48), how then are we perfect by being born again? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 62 : Okay, so perfection comes after being born again. But Didn’t even the Apostle John alluded to Matt 5:48 when he said, “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure” (1 John 3:3). This is after Pentecost, how then are we pure (perfect) by being born again? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 63 : Other scriptures suggest that we are not perfect but strive to be perfect. Please help? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 64 : Christ said, “he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” (Matt 10:22). How then are we sealed in salvation if only those who endure to the end can be saved? My Pastor even said that being baptized and Holy filled is just the beginning. He went unto say, many who have begun this race after being baptized in water and spirit will not make it because they didn’t endure. How does justification fits here? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 65 : Can we frustrate the grace of God as Paul mentioned in Gal 2:21? If so how does justification fits in? Better yet, can we not “fall from grace” as mentioned in Gal 5:4? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 66 : What about Heb 12:15, “lest any man fail of the grace of God;” clearly one can loose their salvation because of sin? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 67 : Who then is a backslider or what is backsliding? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 68 : But didn’t this speak of backsliding, "For if after they have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them" (2 Peter 2:20-21)? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 69 : Did Heb 10:26-27 and 38-39 suggest a Christian losing his or her salvation? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 70 : In Romans 6:1 wasn’t Paul implying that God’s grace towards us can be dried up, if we keep on sinning? Remember, he said, “what shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 71 : You said God came to the save sinners to repentance and not the righteous, taken from Matt 9:13; pointing to the “righteous” not needing repentance. However, righteousness here was talking about self-righteousness and not God’s righteousness. Is your summation then wrong? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 72 : How is it God said, “my spirit shall not always strive with man” (Gen 6:3)? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 73 : According to Romans 11:21-22 we are the branches of God, grafted in by faith and can be grafted out. In Romans we read, “For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou shalt be cut off.” Isn’t that loosing salvation? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 74 : John 15:5-6 speaks of a possibility of us, the branch being broken off. Isn’t that backsliding or losing one’s salvation? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 75 : According to Ezekiel 18:24-26 and other Old Testament scriptures, a man that “turneth away from his righteousness and committeth iniquity” must die in them and so loses his salvation. How much more us? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 76 : In the parable of the sower, recorded in Mark 4:16-17 and Luke 8:13, those that heard the word endured for a time. In other words, they lost what they had. How does this fit in with Justification? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 77 : If Paul could have said, “I keep my body and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Cor 9:27), how much more me. Surely Paul was save, but how comes this statement implies that one can be saved today and lost tomorrow, is that so or is my summation wrong? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 78 : How is it we see a saved person loosing their salvation in Lk 12:46 (by the way, the same thing was presented in Matthew 24:45-51)? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 79 : I recently read Heb 6:4-6 and to me it suggest that a saint can lose his salvation: it reads, “for it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the Heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance.” This suggests that we can completely fall away. Is that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 80 : What then is being judged by the Law of liberty or what is the Law of Liberty? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 81 : Aren’t we made lower than the angels (Psalms 8:4-5), how comes we are higher than them? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 82 : Didn’t Christ say we are equal to angels, “for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” How then are we higher than them? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 83 : Why do you say Born Again Christians are just as Holy as God? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 84 : Why is salvation so "easy" in the Bible? And if sinners must first believe "sufficiently" and cleanse themselves "sufficiently" in order to receive (as a reward?) the Holy Spirit, why does the New Testament portray faith and sanctification as the result, not the basis, of receiving the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:3; Rom. 15:16; 2 Thess. 2:13)? (CRI JOURNAL Gregagory A. Boyd, www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/crj0082a.txt) [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 85 : In chapter 5 on “What does Justification Means” and it’s FAQ, you said that we shall be equal with the angels, and superior to them; saying that we shall be equal in nature but superior in status. Can this not then be applied to the members of the Trinity; Father superior to the son but co-equal? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 86 : In chapter 5 (Justification) you said something like we become divine when born of the spirit, isn’t that incorrect, for only God is divine? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 87 : You said Justification is summed up in this verse, "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord..." (Hebrews 12:14). Does this mean that if I don't have peace with my brethrens, I will not see the Lord; especially when he said, "If it be possible…" (Rom 12:18)? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 88 : The apostle John wrote of sin in 1 John 5:16, Clearly, there is sin that leads to death. Whatever type of death this is, is not clearly identified here. However, the eternal security teachers like to draw our attention to 1 Cor. 11:27-30. And to that they sometimes add the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira as specific examples of the sin unto death. To Them Death Is Always Physical. While it is undeniable truth that God gets so angry over sin that he kills people because of it, there is another truth related to this that the eternal security teachers will always deny—that sin can bring a Christian to his spiritual death, just like Adam and Eve died spiritually because of their sin, as God warned would happen (Gen. 2:17); God didn't kill them physically but they did die spiritually like he warned. From the eternal security perspective, when a person who was formerly saved would die physically, he will always go to heaven. How such people are living at that point is inconsequential, even if God would kill them physically because of their unrepentant heinous sins. This clearly spells out license for immorality (Dan Corner). Doesn't it? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 89 : Take 2 Timothy 2:13, "if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself." The proper understanding of 2 Tim 2:11-13 is if a Christian would disown (or deny) Jesus (as Peter did three times) and thereby show he is faithless at that point, God will remain faithful and disown (or deny) us, as Paul just wrote, which was a repeat of Jesus' teaching in Mt. 10:33. Isn't that undoubtedly so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 90 : What does the bible saith about eternal security [or often called perseverance of the saints]? I'm a little confuse? Do the Church believe in eternal security? When some of the Bishops speak on this subject what is the understanding of Eternal Security? Is this just some of the Bishops’ belief (personal belief)? (Mon, 12 Jan 2004, G.G, pawsaint@…). [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 91 : Many who preach eternal security emphases Rom 8:1 but fail to emphases the second clause, "those who walk after the spirit." Do you do that? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 92 : Is Justification another gospel or as one person puts it "eternal security is another gospel"? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 93 : One has to endure to end to be saved as stated in James 1:12, "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." How then can we be assured salvation the moment we are born again? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 94 : What is security-in-sin gospel? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 95 : Is there something as a carnal believer? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 96 : What is antinomianism and why? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 97 : Paul, the true grace teacher, knew the same horrible fate that occurred to Hymenaeus and Alexander could also happen to Timothy (who was certainly sealed by the Holy Spirit). Paul consequently told him what he needed to do to prevent this from happening to himself. So, as Hymenaeus and Alexander shipwrecked their faith, Paul knew godly Timothy could also have this happen to him (just like any Christian can). How much more us losing our salvation? Examples are from 1 Timothy:- “Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme” (1 Tim 1:18-20). “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk” (1 Tim 1:5,6). [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 98 : Notice, "For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them" (Eph 5:5-7). Had it, lost it and became children of disobedience, correct? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 99 : Does the Seal of the Holy Spirit = Eternal Security? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 100 : How many times must a righteous person sin in order to lose his salvation? Must it be a lifestyle or continuous sinning? Does one have to practice sin before he becomes unsaved or shows himself never saved to begin with, as some would say? (D. Corner). [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 101 : Did Peter disown or deny Christ and what are the implications as stated by Dan Corner? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 102 : David lost his salvation, therefore, can we then not loose ours? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 103 : Jesus said no man putting his hands to the plow and turning back is fit for the Kingdom, that clearly tells me one can lose there salvation, isn't that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 104 : "The saints who yield will lose their salvation with this single act of disobedience [that is, willing taking the Mark Of the Beast according to Rev 14:9-12];" isn't that a saved person becoming eternally lost? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 105 : This verse is used to say some born again believers lost their salvation, "So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan" (1 Tim 5:14,15). Hence, lost their salvation, is that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 106 : Is Justification a license to sin or as Dan puts it, "your spiritual guard is not only down it is gone. You won’t ever need to guard against personal sin and its defiling abilities since you are already forgiven...even if you would turn to sexual immorality, drunkenness, thief, idolatry, lying, murder, etc;" or even as Todd puts it, "this doctrine allows people to commit every sin under the sun, without suffering any consequences for their complete lack of holy living?" [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 107 : 1 Corinthian 5:5 shows a man in the church, no doubts about it, who was sinning and lost his salvation, especially when Paul handed him over to satan; isn’t that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 108 : Seeing that we cannot loose our salvation, by Paul saying “All things are permissible” (1 Corinthians 6:12) means I can fornicate as a Christian; doesn’t it? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 109 : John 10:28 clearly speaks of God keeping the believers through Justification but someone oppose this verse and John 5:24 by saying, "It reads, 'My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they FOLLOW me' (10:27). This is the only type of person, the one that meets these conditions, that will "NEVER PERISH," according to the next verse! Did you notice the words, "they follow me"? The word translated "follow" is a PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE in the Greek, which asserts something which is occurring while the speaker is making the statement. In other words, as long as we remain faithful and CONTINUE to follow Jesus, He will, indeed, assure us that we will "never perish," v.28. No such promise, however, is given here (or anywhere in the Bible) to one that would turn and start "to follow Satan" as Paul knew could and did happen (1 Tim. 5:15)! It clearly does NOT cover such. Some read into Jn. 10:28 the words, "under any circumstance" after the words "never perish," but they are NOT there! Jesus did NOT include them in his promise and neither should we!" Is this person correct? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 110 : Once a son, always a son. This argument is based on natural fact, then applied to the spiritual, which doesn't always hold up as truth. (UES adherents frequently make this kind of mistake!) This type of error can be demonstrated by the following facts: Before we became Christians, we were all "children of the devil" (Acts 13:10; 1 Jn. 3:10) and "sons of the evil one" (Matt. 13:38). In other words, the devil was our spiritual father (Jn. 8:44). However, this spiritual father-child relationship changed at the point of salvation, according to Scripture! Aren't you glad that spiritual father-child relationships CAN be ended? Therefore, it follow suit that our spiritual father-child relationship with God can also be ended – backslidden. Isn’t that so? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 111 : Is it true that you can live a sinning life and be saved as stated here, "Samson was sexually immoral and he's mentioned as a hero in Hebrews 11. Therefore, one can be sexually immoral, like him, and be saved?" [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 112 : Samson committed suicide and he went to heaven because he is listed in the faith chapter. Therefore, we know Christians can likewise commit this awful sin and still go to heaven? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 113 : I've seen where you have refuted correctly, those who they allege lost their salvation in the bible; especially the Old Testament figures who clearly weren't born again much more to lose it. However, how about those from the New Testament like Demas, Judas Iscariot, The Prodigal Son, Simon Magnus, Hymenaeus and Philetus or Hymenaeus and Alexander? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 114 : I've seen many verses cited by Anti-Justification teachers against what they call "Once save, always save" doctrine. Are they correct in this? Am I to now believe in conditional security because of the many scriptures presented in an attempt to refute Justification? [Click Here For The Answer]
QUESTION 115 : What is the real truth about Perseverance of the Saint? [Click Here For The Answer]