e.r.m.
Church of Christ
(NIV) John 10:28-29This is all well and good. But what about those people who say one is saved as soon as they accept Jesus, and that their salvation can never be lost? There are also verses backing up that claim, such as in the Gospel of John, where Jesus says that all that the father has given him are his, and none can be taken from him? That's the issue I'm trying to point out, is that there are different ways of viewing salvation in Christianity, and all sides have passages from the Bible to back up their claims. Does this mean the Bible supports a variety of views? Or that the writers were confused, or possibly adding their own ideas to what they thought was true?
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. [29] My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
Just because no one can 'take' them from Him doesn't mean they cannot leave on their own?