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FAQ # 109
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?
This saying has being realized in the above fallacious argument, "what
proves too much, proves nothing." The mere fact you are born again
unequivocally means you will strive always to follow God. Firstly, if
you hadn't that mind God wouldn't grant salvation in the first place.
A made up mind or repentance is needed to be saved. And when you are saved,
as reiterated several times in these FAQ, God gives his spirit that automates
that made up mind to follow him into a continuous action (Eze 36:27, Phil.1:6,
Php 2:13) even though they are sometimes obstacles. This was the promise
that was repeated by Paul in Heb 8:10 and 10:15, it reads, "I will
put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye
shall keep my judgments, and do them" (Eze 36:27).
It's a complete package, God doesn't save you and leave; he knows that
you have to follow him that's why he gave you his spirit to make sure
you do.
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