Can Christians Lose Their Salvation? Part 2: Answering Objections

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Some theologians have made several objections to the concept that a believing Christian can lose salvation based on Scripture.  Below is a list of seven of these objections, with an explanation of why each one is false once the relevant scriptures are taken into context. Objection 1: Some Protestants might ask: What about Jesus promising that “all that the Father gives Me will come…

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Orthodox View on Soli Deo Gloria

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Soli Deo Gloria is the teaching that to God alone is due glory. This doctrine rejects the veneration of saints and other holy objects or persons. In some ways, soli Deo gloria may be regarded as redundant with solus Christus since it emphasises salvation as being only from God, but it also adds the idea that human beings should not seek out their own…

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What Is The Orthodox View On The Solus Christus Doctrine?

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Solus Christus, the teaching that “Christ alone” is the means to salvation, was formulated in response to the strongly mediatorial understanding popular among sixteenth-century Roman Catholic clergy that only through the clergy can man approach God.   Solus Christus and Priesthood  The fear is that a fallible human being would presume to stand between a believer and God, that a priest could actually prevent someone…

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What Is The Orthodox View Of The Sola Gratia Doctrine?

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The teaching of sola gratia is that it is only God’s grace that accomplishes salvation. No act of man contributes to salvation in any way. This doctrine is closely associated with sola Fide, stating that faith activates saving grace. Sola gratia holds that man has absolutely no role in his salvation. That is, God saves you whether you want it or not. He also…

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