Ezekiel 33 (02-14-2019), FireBrand (02-13-2019), Romans828 (03-09-2019), Smitty (02-13-2019)
Don't want to nit pick but an important distinction
Believers don't 'lose' their salvation - they leave which makes it serious.
A.J. (02-13-2019), Colonel (02-14-2019), Ezekiel 33 (02-14-2019)
There seems to be several definitions of the word "lose."
lose verb
\ ˈlüz \
lost\ ˈlȯst \; losing\ ˈlü-ziŋ \
Definition of lose
transitive verb
1a : to bring to destruction —used chiefly in passive construction
the ship was lost on the reef
b : DAMN
if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul
— Matthew 16:26 (King James Version)
2 : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place
lost his glove
3 : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner
lost his leg in an auto accident
4a : to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person)
lost a son in the war
b : to fail to keep control of orallegiance (see ALLEGIANCE sense 2) of
lose votes
lost his temper
5a : to fail to use : let slip by : WASTE
no time to lose
b(1) : to fail to win, gain, or obtain
lose a prize
lose a contest
(2) : to undergo defeat in
lost every battle
c : to fail to catch with the senses or the mind
lost what she said
6 : to cause the loss of
7 : to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain
lost my balance
8a : to cause to miss one's way or bearings
lost himself in the maze of streets
b : to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality
lost herself in daydreaming
9a : to wander or go astray from
lost his way
b : to draw away from : OUTSTRIP
lost his pursuers
10 : to fail to keep in sight or in mind
lost the thief in the crowded street
11 : to free oneself from : get rid of
dieting to lose weight
12 slang : REGURGITATE, VOMIT —often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo deprivation of something of value
investors lost heavily
2 : to undergo defeat
lose with good grace
3 of a timepiece : to run slow
lose ground
: to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve
lose it
1 : to fail to maintain a hold on reality
also : to go crazy
2 : to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : lose one's composure
so angry I almost lost it
lose one's heart
: to fall in love
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose
Here are the Greek words (Vine's)...
Lose, Loss, Lost
1. apollumi (G622) signifies (I) In the active voice, (a) "to destroy, destroy utterly, kill," e.g., Mat_10:28; Mar_1:24; Mar_9:22; (b) "to lose utterly," e.g., Mat_10:42, of "losing" a reward; Luk_15:4 (1st part), of "losing" a sheep; Luk_9:25, of "losing" oneself (of the "loss" of well-being hereafter); metaphorically, Joh_6:39, of failing to save; Joh_18:9, of Christ's not "losing" His own; (II), in the middle voice (a) "to perish," of things, e.g., Joh_6:12 "(that nothing) be lost"; of persons, e.g., Mat_8:25, "we perish;" of the "loss" of eternal life, usually (always in the RV) translated to perish, Joh_3:16; Joh_17:12, KJV, "is lost," RV, "perished"; 2Co_4:3, "are perishing," KJV, "are lost" (see PERISH); (b) "to be lost," e.g., Luk_15:4 (2nd part), "which is lost"; metaphorically, from the relation between shepherd and flock, of spiritual destitution and alienation from God, Mat_10:6, "(the) lost (sheep)" of the house of Israel; Luk_19:10 (the perfect tense translated "lost" is here intransitive). See DESTROY.
Total KJV Occurrences: 10
2. zemioo (G2210), "to damage" (akin to zemia, "damage," e.g., Act_27:10, Act_27:21), is used in the NT, in the passive voice, signifying "to suffer loss, forfeit, lose," Mat_16:26; Mar_8:36, of losing one's soul or life; Luk_9:25, RV, "forfeit (his own self)," KJV, "be cast away" (for the preceding verb see No. 1); 1Co_3:15, "he shall suffer loss," i.e., at the Judgment-Seat of Christ (see 1Co_3:13 with 2Co_5:10); 2Co_7:9, "(that) ye might suffer loss," RV (KJV, "might receive damage"); though the apostle did regret the necessity of making them sorry by his letter, he rejoiced that they were made sorry after a godly sort, and that they thus suffered no spiritual loss, which they would have done had their sorrow been otherwise than after a godly manner; in Phi_3:8, "I suffered the loss (of all things)," RV, i.e., of all things which he formerly counted gain (especially those in verses Phi_3:5 and Phi_3:6, to which the article before "all things" points). See CAST, FORFEIT.
Total KJV Occurrences: 92
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
(Ephesians 4:17-18)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
(Psalm 1)
Ezekiel 33 (02-14-2019), FireBrand (02-13-2019)
God - What happened to the gift of salvation I gave you
Believer - I lost it
God - Where did you lose it
Believer - At the pub while I was getting drunk
Ezekiel 33 (02-14-2019)
Ezekiel 33 (02-14-2019)
FireBrand (02-14-2019)