Can Someone With A "Reprobate Mind" Be Saved? Romans

Опубликовано: 30 Сентябрь 2022
на канале: Shattering False Foundations

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Many think that Romans 1:18-28 is describing apostasy (falling away from the faith). They wrongly conclude that being given over to a "reprobate mind" is describing apostates that are now without hope and unable to be saved.

However, when we examine the entire context of Romans 1 in light of Chapters 2 & 3, we can see that Romans 1:21-28 is actually describing unregenerate Gentiles and the downward spiral of sin. It is not referring to people committing apostasy! It's so important for us to understand that only those in Covenant with God (ie: born again believers) can apostatize. Romans 1 is not referring to people who were ever in Covenant with God and so it isn't referring to apostates as in Hebrews 6:4-6 and Hebrews 10:26 (be sure to check out my videos in this series helping one to see that those passages are referring to apostasy). Unfortunately, many make the mistake of including Romans 1:21-28 among the list of apostasy passages and wrongly teach that someone who has been given over to a reprobate mind can't be saved because they have gone too far with their sinning and rejection of God and are now without hope. When we allow Scripture to speak for itself, in its entire context, we can learn how Romans 1 is referring to the general Gentile guilt of sin and the downward spiral that leads to being given over to a reprobate (rejected/unapproved) mind, a mind opposed to God due to sin. But we need to understand that the entire point of the apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans was to let everyone know that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to EVERYONE who believes (Romans 1:16). This includes anyone with a reprobate mind. Romans 2 & 3 reveal how Jews are in the same boat as the heathen Gentiles described in chapter 1, because all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and God is no respecter of persons. All are in need of a Saviour and all need to hear the gospel so that they can be saved from bondage to sin and they can be renewed in the spirit of their mind, even though their mind had been darkened because of sin. God is the God of Jews and Gentiles and He justifies everyone equally through faith. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

So we must not read Romans 1 and believe that it is referring to apostasy that cannot be forgiven. That would destroy the entire point that Paul was getting at in writing Romans regarding both Jew and Gentile being equally guilty before God. This is why Romans 2 starts out with the word "Therefore." What was said in Romans 1 regarding Gentiles is now going to be shown that Jews are "in the same boat" regarding sin. In the next video of this series I will show how Romans 1:21-28 is not referring to apostates who have no hope by looking to Ephesians 4:17-24 to learn how born again believers in the church at Ephesus used to be in the same category of people from Romans 1:21-28, but they were born again and set free through Jesus Christ and the power of the gospel. They were renewed in the spirit of their mind and no longer had an unapproved mind!

I pray those of you who have believed Romans 1:21-28 is referring to you and that you have no hope now will see the truth and understand the full gospel that the apostles preached (Acts 2:38) and that you will obey the gospel in faith and be born again and be transformed by the renewing of your mind. If you are a teacher and preacher of the Word and you have taught that Romans 1:21-28 is referring to the apostate who is now without hope, please consider what has been presented in this video and recognize how teaching an error regarding this passage is causing some to believe a lie and be deceived into believing that they have no hope. That's a dangerous thing to teach!