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“Can One Fall From God's Grace?”
Categories: Salvation, SinCan One Fall From God’s Grace?
Jarrod Jacobs
In many of our articles, we have talked about what one must do to be saved. Inevitably, someone will ask, “Can a Christian sin and fall from God’s grace?” This is a good question. What is the answer?
Some say that one can never fall from grace once they are saved. Wayne Camp, Samuel Morris, and other famous preachers have said this. However, our focus is to be, “What does the Scripture say?” (Rom. 4:3).
Paul, speaking to the Roman brethren (saved people), said that if they were to live after the flesh they would die (Rom. 8:12-13). In other words, they could pass from life to death as a result of their sin. Paul warned that some Galatian Christians had “fallen from grace” when they tried to keep the law of Moses (Gal. 5:1-4). The Hebrew writer said, “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God” (Heb. 3:12). James, when he wrote to the Christians, said that it is possible for one to “fall under condemnation” (Jas. 5:12). The Bible warns us in other places that a child of God can sin and be lost. Friends, why are these warnings given to Christians if it is not possible for a Christian to sin and be lost?
A believer in Christ can become an unbeliever. People that are converted can be lost (I Tim. 4:1, 5:8) It is possible for a child of God to fall from grace. Therefore, let us heed God’s warnings and live faithfully for God while we live upon this earth (I Cor. 15:58; Rev. 2:10).
