Olive Tree Image

Olive Tree Image
Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction,
upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:11 (NASB95)

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Once saved always saved?

Q.  I believe that salvation is a free gift, but I don't believe in once-saved-always-saved or eternal security, the idea that one cannot lose his salvation.  What are your thoughts on this?

  A.   Eternal Life is a Free Gift..  As far as once save always saved.  I don't teach this, however my thoughts about it are that if a person falls away, then it is that they never were "chosen" by Yeshua (Jesus).. John 15:16, 19..  When people "come to belief" by feelings based on bad teaching, they remain in sin because they are ignorant of what sin is.  Look at 1 John 3:4-5,9and Rom. 6:1-6.  I see that if someone remains "practicing" sin they have not been born again.  Belief without Obedience is not True Belief.  John 3:36.  Remember that sin is transgression of the law (Torah) 1 John 3:4..   With that being said, even true believers that are not "practicing sin", will still fall into sin sometimes due to ignorance or weakness.  This is where HIS Blood comes in to cover us.  With this HE doesn't give us Salvation and then pull it back every time we fall.  Not one person is able to keep the whole Law (Torah) for Salvation, it is only through Yeshua's Righteousness and HIM being the Perfect, Unblemished Lamb, that we obtain Salvation..  It has Nothing to do with our works.  It is by Faith alone.  The difference is, are we rebellious or willing to obey..  A Heart that is Rebelious or a Heart that is Willing to Obey.  Obedience or Dis-Obedience...  Maranatha,  John

THE Tree and IT's Fruit....

Q.  My best friend is a Christian and when I shared with her that we are grafted into our Messiah, we walk as He walked and talk as He talked. Her come back was, that you can graft two different trees together and the tree will bear one fruit and the graft another fruit.

What are your thoughts about this?

A.  Our individuality remains when we are grafted in, however our Identity is within HIM.  He made us and chose us to be grafted into HIS TREE.  The fruit that we each bear is good, not because of our own goodness, but because the Tree we are grafted into supports us and gives us life through Him and His Righteousness.  Without being grafted into Him, we would not be able to produce good fruit, because we would be dead in our sins and eternally separated from HIM.   The Tree of Life in the New Jerusalem will bear 12 different fruits each year.  It has two sides, one on each side of The River of The Water of Life.  ONE TREE with many Branches bearing different Fruit.  Rev. 22:2  Think of the different fruits of the Spirit.  One Holy Spirit, many gifts or fruits.  Each gift or fruit is different, but it comes from YHWH.  They are all a portion of HIS Attributes gifted to us from The Holy Spirit... Gal. 5:22; 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Rom. 12:6-8; Eph. 4:4-7.   Imagine an Olive Tree (Israel), with many different Branches (Jew & Gentile Believers in Yeshua), bearing different Fruit (our works/deeds/gifts) because the Root (Yeshua) gives us HIS Life Blood which Supports us and Keeps us alive and eternally connected to HIM.  Rom. 11.  Our fruit is because of HIM, we are nothing without HIM...  Maranatha,  John