Revelation
20:15,
Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was
thrown into the lake of fire. To
enter heaven, your name needs to be written in the book of life.
Psalm
69:28,
May they be blotted out of the book of life and
not be listed with the righteous. This
says a name can be removed from the book of life. For a name to be removed, it
means it must have been written in the book. This verse evidences that
salvation can be lost. You can find similar statements in Revelation 3:5 & Revelation 22:19.
The Bible says
Joseph was a just man. He was planning on divorcing Mary when he found out she
was pregnant (Matthew 1:19). The
divorce would be legal because she was thought to have committed adultery. By
the law, Joseph had the right to divorce her. Divorce is allowed in two
situations, adultery (Matthew 5:32)
and abandonment (1 Corinthians 7:15).
Our relationship
with Jesus is like a marriage. The church is the bride of Christ. In the same way
a marriage can be dissolved, so too can salvation can be lost. Don’t get me
wrong, it’s not a works-based salvation where you have to be fearful of
constantly losing it. God is not going to kick you to the curb when you fall short, it’s you walking away (abandonment)
or giving yourself to another lover (spiritual adultery), that causes a separation.
Israel was the
wife of God and he divorced her, because of her adultery with idols (Jeremiah 3:8). Idolatry is not just worshiping
false statues of gods, but money can be an idol. It’s whatever you have fully
given your heart to, that has taken the place of God.
Colossians 1:22-23. He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation, IF you CONTINUE in your faith, established AND firm, AND do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. See also (Hebrews 3:14, & Revelation 2:10). If God did not spare the Jewish nation when they walked away from him, due to their lack of trust in him and their adultery, then why would he spare members of the church who do the same thing (Romans 11:20-24)?
