Help Me...again, and again
Salvation isn’t a one-time event so I don’t know why we are surprised when things get tough for us. Okay, first let me clarify, when I say salvation isn’t a one-time event, I don’t mean you have to continually ask Jesus into your heart, as if the first time didn’t stick. I was obsessive about it as a child – thinking every time I sinned, I needed to start from step 1 again. That isn’t what I mean. Salvation as defined by dictionary.com is the act of saving or protecting . Take for example, Hebrews 10:39 which says, “But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” The word ‘saved’ is a present participle verb, which means to be continually saved. As in, we need to be saved and then saved again and again. I didn’t intend on giving a grammar lesson because it isn’t my point but I didn’t want to lose anybody in the opening. What I mean is this: I’ve observed others (and caught myself doing it, too) to expect we’ll