![]() ![]() Does it mean that the believers in question have fallen from their positional standing in grace? If it does, then Paul contradicts himself because in other passages he clearly states that is impossible (cf. ![]() The whole issue here is what falling from grace means. The problem is in the conclusion we draw, not in the premises. ![]() Any Christian who reverts to seeking to be justified by law has fallen from grace (Galatians 5:4). The text clearly does not limit this falling to the Galatian Christians only. We would even agree that it is possible for believers today to fall from grace. We would also agree that some of the readers had fallen from grace (Galatians 5:4) and some were on the verge of doing so (Galatians 5:2). We would agree that the book is addressed to Christians (Galatians 1:6,9 5:1). How did they take the verse out of context? I have had people point to Galatians 5:4 and say, “Doesn’t Paul say that at least some of the Galatian Christians had fallen from grace? And, if they could fall from grace, so can we today.” However, upon further study it becomes clear that they have taken the verses out of context and forced a meaning upon the text which the author never intended. At first glance the verses do appear to prove their point. People who teach that it is possible to lose your salvation normally use several prooftexts. ![]()
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