There is a more-than-implied Church doctrine in several large Christian
denominations of once-saved-always-saved. That is, because of our redemption history based on YHWH’s grace, regardless of our bad behavior or how seriously we may abandon our faith, trust in, and obedience to YHWH, that history is safely tucked away like an insurance policy, and we don’t ever have to be concerned with an adverse judgment against us on the Day of Judgment. To that, my response is this: no, Yeshua did not change the pattern we’re reading about in Amos. No, Yeshua didn’t abolish Hs Father’s criteria for blessing and for curse. Just as Israel and Judah were on the cusp of having their salvation history reversed and turned into a punitive judgment against them for blatant rebellion and disobedience, so are all Believers in all eras subject to the same. That includes you, I and everyone else who has, or ever will, be born on this planet.
Tom Bradford
21 окт 2024
