Eternal Security

Thank you for posting your argument. I affirm that Eternal Security is a true diction and present in the bible. I can relate to you, this is my first time arguing against the bible (trying to challenge myself). I will use the basic debate format as well as try to incorporate my opponents format into my debate. For clarity in the round: True Christian =Born again. Case: To properly understand this topic and its relativity to the bible, one must first look to the scripture for evidence. In this case, I will be looking in the scripture to try and support my case that the teaching of "Eternal Security" was indeed present in the scripture. Contention one: Prodigal Son Though there are many teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ that we could use to support the existence of eternal security in the bible, his teachings of the "Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-22) would work best as biblical evidence. This teaching shows us the full extent of sin on ones life and how one is in a way "re-born" from the ashes of his sin. Sub point one: Elaboration "Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. 13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 "When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.' 20 So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 "The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 22 "But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. 25 "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,' he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' 28 "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' 31 "‘My son,' the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'" (http://www.biblegateway.com...) The teaching starts by focusing on the younger of two sons who asked for and received his share of inheritance from his father. Upon receiving this, he went into the world and spent his money sleeping with prostitutes and living a wild life. Soon afterwards there was a severe famine, during this time he was unable to purchase any food due to the fact that he wasted all his inheritance on the wrong things. he longed to eat the pods that the pigs ate, but no one was willing to give him any. It was during this moment of hardship did he come to his senses, he returned to his father who with no hesitation accepted him despite the fact that he had wasted his entire share of inheritance. Within this proverb, certain verses need to be taken more seriously than others. Verses 24 and 32 are essential to this proverb, controversy and study. Both of these verses reveals the spiritual condition of the prodigal son before and after his voyage into the real world in which he lived a wild life. Verse 24 talks of the sons RESURRECTION. Verse 32 as if to make a statement, repeats the same thing as the farther talks of his son as been "dead and is ALIVE AGAIN; he was lost and is found." This leads me to think that the point in which the father is making, was that his son was once dead (spiritually) but is now reborn. This is also seen in Rom 14:9 when Christ himself died and was Resurrected not as a human but as an image of God and according to the bible, God has Eternal life and is seen as perfect) Contention two: Scriptural evidence in this contention, I will use several scripture passages rather than one to support the teaching of eternal security in the bible. Scripture one: "For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." (Hebrews 10:14) Without any background knowledge of the scripture, one can still deduct the meaning to this verse. The use of the phrase "one sacrifice", suggests that a Christian only needs to repent ones to be made 'forever (eternity) " holy (security/ admittance to heaven). Like I mentioned earlier, this phrase is self explanatory as it supports my point in that whenever someone is made a true Christian (born again), then that person is granted eternal security in gods eye. Scripture two: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." This scripture supports the last as it restates the teaching of Hebrew. It tells us that a true Christian is granted eternal life which could be translated to eternal security in gods eye. The fact that the bible tells us that Gods promises us of eternal life, doesn't only support my case in re-stating that the bible teaches eternal security but also tells us that eternal security is a fact as God cannot lie. The bible in stating this verse acknowledges the existence of Eternal Security. Scripture three: "14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." (Hebrews 10:14) Yet another verse stating and supporting the idea that God has given eternal life to True Christians. In conclusion, I have provided plentiful evidence showing that the bible does indeed teach Eternal Security as well as recognize concept as a true concept. Thank you.