(August 20, 2013 at 3:12 pm)Drich Wrote: I've never been a fan of the whole "You never were a real Christian" arguement. Not because there is a lack of love issue, but because I believe it to be a copout answer.
Then I was reminded of the story of the prodigal son. The Prodigal leaves and is free to return at anypoint in his life. It's not that the Father said you are no longer my son, (Lost salvation) or the Fact that the boy was never his Father's son (was never truly saved to begin with.) It's that the son wants nothing to do with the father, so he leaves.
Which means the son leaves salvation to live a life apart from the umbrella the father provides. Again he did not loose it as the story shows the son is free to return to the father's house at anytime. The boy just refuses to accept to live under his father so he is free to go and do as he pleases. As such he is also no longer under the father's protection, meaning he will be subject and held to account as the rest of the world will be.
Said another way: The father dug a pit around his house, and if the son goes outside then he dererve to fall into the pit.
I have three questions for you....
(1) From what does the father's umbrella provide protection?
(2) The father's protection from what... EXACTLY?
(3) Who dug the pit?
