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Urban_Hermit 70M
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7/3/2016 2:13 am

Hi,

I've found only 3 verses that contain the word reprobate.

I've done a super quick look around and found these verses.

"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient" (Romans 1: 2 )

"Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith." (2Timothy 3:8 )

"They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16 )

From the Merriam Webster meanings it seems that these are eternally damned

1: to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil - reprobating the laxity of the age -

2: to foreordain to damnation

3: to refuse to accept : reject

Here is a comment from a Bible Study site on the topic -

Paul is railing against some vile people who crept into the early church and began to teach other things, other doctrines, other gospels, and were successful at leading many astray. It was a problem right from the start, and it has continued to be a problem down to this very day!

We know some of the early heresies of the first century church. Among the leading heresies was Gnosticism, from "gnosis" (knowledge). These liars taught a special kind of "inside knowledge" that led many away from the truth they had recently learned from the apostles!

Many of the epistles are written as a direct defense of "the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3, NKJV) against the onslaught of Gnosticism and other heresies. Paul was not pulling any punches when he railed against these enemies of the truth, whether you are reading about it in Romans or any of his other epistles. Paul was very concerned about the danger these snakes could do to the church members. He rightly called them debased and ultimately rejected!

Might we have a reprobate mind? The good news is, truly converted followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ do not have to worry about such a thing.

Now after reading all this and knowing the mercy of God I dont know of any hard and fast rule regarding this. Although if God has made up His mind, then that's it. I think if someone who had a reprobate mind came across a situation (loved one dying or dying him/herself) perhaps a change of heart may happen, a questioning and a seeking might be possible, but I dont know. Very interesting topic though. You've got me wondering myself now.

Judgement Day will be interesting.