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1 John 4:8 NKJV

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

"Do Backsliders lose their salvation?"

Some people use the word backslide to mean that a person has lost his or her salvation.

A saved person is secure in Christ (John 10:28–29)

Rather, when we speak of backsliding, we simply mean that someone is growing cold toward Christ. A backslidden condition could indicate the person was never saved to begin with—in which case, the backslider is only showing his true colors. But it’s also possible for children of God to backslide, temporarily.

Taking Christianity for a “test drive.”

The Backslide Crisis of Faith:

In Mark 14:27  they would experience a crisis of faith

It was a night of offense, a night of stumbling for them. But this was a temporary condition.

Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to the disciples. Their faith and hope were restored, stronger than ever.

The apostle Paul tells us how to handle a fellow believer who is backsliding: (Galatians 6:1).

James concurs: (James 5:19).

In times of trial, we should delve into the Word, pray with persistence (Luke 18:1), and surround ourselves with those whose faith is strong.

The Backslide Test Drive:

We see another type of “falling away” in Hebrews 6:4–6 and Luke 8:13. 

Hebrews 6 describes the apostate, someone who had only “tasted the goodness of the word” (verse 5) and later rejects it.

In Luke 8:13 Jesus illustrates apostasy with the rocky soil some fall away or backslide because “they have no root.”

Salvation comes by means of a genuine confession of Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9–10).

If a person who has been truly saved later backslides—that is, he slips back into spiritually damaging attitudes and behaviors—the slide will be temporary. The chastening of the Lord will bring him back (see Hebrews 12:4–13). The Good Shepherd will seek out the wandering lamb (Luke 15:3–7).

The charade and shows his true colors—his last condition will be worse than the first (Hebrews 10:26–31).

We see the fruit......Only God can see the heart. Hebrews 4:13