Baptists/once saved always saved

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Expert: - 11/4/2011


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I am curious about once saved always saved, so if a person such as myself is saved and have free will as we all do, can we not turn about from God and choose to not serve him anymore and change our salvation?

Also Revelations 3:5 states I will not blot your name out of the book of life! Where does this fit into the once saved always saved, if a name was in the book and then it would be blotted out?

Thanks so much
Crissy

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Hi Crissy,
    Good question and thanks for asking.   If we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior the Lord  our names are written in the book of life.   Those who believe God says He will not blot their names out of the book. It is a promise of eternal security.   God is assuring believers they will not be lost.   As Revelation 3:5 says, the one who overcomes will not have his name blotted out of the book of life. Those who overcome are those who believe.  Because these lost people rejected God's plan and substituted their way, their names were not written in the Book of Life, they all will be cast into the eternal Lake of Fire.
    In Revelation 20:12 there are two books mentioned.   One is the book of life and those whose name are not there are cast into the Lake of Life.   The verse says they are judged out of the books.   The other book is the book that records their life deeds and those who at this judgment will be judged by what is found in this book according to how they lived their lives.
 
   I hope this helps.  If you have further questions please write
Cooper Abrams
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Independent Fundamental Baptist missionary and pastor, ThB, MBS. I began pastoring in 1981, and have taught in churches, a Bible college, and a Bible Institute. I have written numerous articles on various subjects from a biblical perspective and many are posted on my web site Bible Truth ( http://www.bible-truth.org ). Bible Truth receives over sixty thousand visits per month. Since 1998 I have answered Bible related questions via e-mail. My answers are straight forward and biblical. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE -----DO NOT ASK A QUESTION AND THEN NOT READ THE ANSWER! ABOUT FOUR IN TEN QUESTIONS ASKED ARE NEVER READ. I FREELY GIVE MY TIME TO GIVE HELPFUL ANSWERS. OFTEN THE ANSWER WILL REQUIRE AS MUCH AS A HOUR OR MORE TO RESEARCH AND THEN TO FORMULATE THE REPLY. IF YOU SEND A QUESTION PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT. MOST PEOPLE DO...BUT ALL SHOULD. THANKS

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I have been a pastor since 1981 and a Independent Baptist missionary church planter since 1986. I have seen the Lord establish four Bible believing churches in Utah. My web site Bible Truth ( http:\\bible-truth.org ) continues to grow presently over 60,000 visits per month. The materials on the web site are mostly written by myself and contain sermons, Bible commentaries, articles on various biblical subjects.

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- Appeared on Grizzly Adams DVD documentary "End Times: How Close Are We?" (http://www.grizzlyadams.com/Public/ChristianDVDs/index.cfm?productID=49). - Article "Are Mormons Christians" "O Timothy Magazine" Way of Life Literature (http://www.wayoflife.org/files/9959c77e05b303248173195e72476459-60.html)

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ThB and MBS from Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, NC

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