When Jesus told the woman to go and "sin no more" and the Apostle Paul told the church " You are responsible for your own salvation", these two instances might put a little crimp into the idea of permanency. And to answer the 3:16 folks, better look real close at 3:5.
Here's the verse and context.
John 3:3-7
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is
born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
First birth = flesh = from the water of the mothers womb
Born of the mother is her baby.
Born again = Spirit is spirit = spiritual birth
How this occurs is 15-18
Note that verse 18 does not mention faith in baptism.
Who must one believe in order to be saved from the condemnation?
"That whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that
believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."Believe it or not my friend, this term is used exactly 100 times in this gospel alone.
Who must one believe in order to be saved from the condemnation?
