09/08/2026
SUNDAY 9TH/8/2026 THE SALVATION PACKAGE: 3. Man's part in Salvation
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE LOST AFTER BEING JUSTIFIED?
As far as God is concerned He has provided whatever is needed to save man and keep him saved until the day man leaves earth (John 6:37, 10:27-29, Jude 24-25).
The possibility of being lost after being justified depends enterely on you as a believer.
*After salvation if you choose to live in the flesh, you'll die (Romans 8:13). The Greek word used here to mean die is the same one used in John 8:24 to describe the end wasof the unbeliever who will experience "the second death'- a refence to etenal judgment.
*A fleshly (carnal) lifestyle can lead one into deception. See Hebrews 3:13
*Sin and carnality sear the conscience and harden the heart.
-Because the judgment and discipline of God is not immediate, the carnal are deceived into thinking that there are no consequences for sin.
-Then unbelief creeps in. Unbelief is expressed by disobedience to God's commandments (Titus 1:16).
*Unbelief is what can make a person who was once saved to be lost. Unbelief that resulted from carnality and sin makes one lost. See Hebrews 11:6, John 3:36)
" Believe here means to believe and keep on believing."
*The moment you stop believing, you start backsliding.
*But the bible warns us about unbelief (Hebrews 3:12, 13, 14).
*If we keep on believing we are secure. But if through unbelief (the result of sin & disobedience) we depart from the living God, we are in jeopardy ( we are lost).
Note: It is either believing by which you're saved or unbelief by which you're lost.
*The Hebrew Christians who denounced salvation were warned in Hebrews 2:1-3, 10:28, 29).
And we are also warned not to backslide.
Application: If you had started developing a backsliding attitude, please repent and return to the living God in the name of Jesus Christ or else you may be lost after being justified.