Concerning the Lives of Biblical Characters
A sixteenth category by which some people try to prove that salvation can be lost is from the lives of biblical characters who are viewed as persons who had salvation and then lost it. Usually five different examples are used.
1. Lot
“How about Lot? Didn’t he lose his salvation in light of what he did with his daughters?” But 2 Peter 2:6–9 states that Lot was a saved man, and he died saved; he did not lose his salvation.
2. Samson
A second biblical person people use is Samson. But Hebrews 11:32 states that Samson died a saved man; he never lost his salvation.
3. David
A third example is David. But in Psalm 51:8–12, it is clear that David’s sins of murder and adultery did not lead to loss of his salvation; rather, they led to a loss of personal fellowship with God.
4. Simon Magus
A fourth person people use is Simon Magus of Acts 8:19–24. But he repented out of his carnality and he is not an example of someone who lost his salvation.
5. Judas Iscariot
Another very commonly used person is Judas Iscariot. But Judas was never saved to begin with. John 13:10 states that he was not clean. John 17:12 states no one will be lost but the son of perdition, in reference to Judas. The repentance of Judas in Matthew 27:3–5 is a repentance of remorse, not salvation repentance. Acts 1:24–25 states that Judas fell away from apostleship, not from salvation; he never had it, so he could not fall from it.
Excerpt from Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum:
MBS102 ETERNAL SECURITY: Pg 31
