John 10:27-28 - Conditional eternal life?
Does John 10:27-28 have conditions?
John 10:27: "My SHEEP HEAR My voice. And I know THEM, and THEY-FOLLOW Me."
John 10:28: "And-I give THEM eternal life, and THEY-may never perish, to the age. And someone will not snatch THEM out-of My hand."
Sheep who hear and follow:
Jesus said: "MY SHEEP HEAR My voice. And I know them, and THEY-FOLLOW Me. And-I give THEM eternal life, and THEY-may never perish, to the age. And someone will not snatch THEM out-of My hand" (John 10:27-28).
On which conditions does Jesus give "THEM eternal life" (John 10:28), and "THEY-may never perish" (John 10:28), and someone "will not snatch THEM" (John 10:28) out of His hand?
On the conditions that THEY are part of His "SHEEP" (John 10:27), which "HEAR" (John 10:27) His voice and "FOLLOW" (John 10:27) Him. If one does not "HEAR" His voice, or does not "FOLLOW" Him, that one would not meet the required conditions anymore.
Sheep:
On which condition does Jesus give "THEM eternal life" (John 10:28), and "THEY-may never perish" (John 10:28), and someone "will not snatch THEM" (John 10:28) out of His hand?
On the condition that THEY are part of His "SHEEP" (John 10:27).
Jesus said that one can become a "LOST SHEEP" (Luke 15:6)
Hear:
On which condition does Jesus give "THEM eternal life" (John 10:28), and "THEY-may never perish" (John 10:28), and someone "will not snatch THEM" (John 10:28) out of His hand?
On the condition that THEY "HEAR" (John 10:27) His voice.
It is possible for example for one to close their eyes to not see and not HEAR with their ears, as for example Jesus said: "they-closed their eyes that they-might not ever see (with their) eyes, and HEAR (with their) ears" (Matthew 13:15).
Follow:
On which condition does Jesus give "THEM eternal life" (John 10:28), and "THEY-may never perish" (John 10:28), and someone "will not snatch THEM" (John 10:28) out of His hand?
On the condition that THEY "FOLLOW" (John 10:27) Him
It is possible for example for one to go away from Jesus instead of FOLLOWING Jesus, as for example it is written: "Jesus said (to) him, “If you-wish to-be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give (it to) the poor, and you-will-have treasure in (the) heavens. And come, BE-FOLLOWING Me”. BUT having-heard the statement, the young-man WENT-AWAY" (Matthew 19:21-22).
They "may" never perish:
Jesus said: "My sheep hear My voice. And I know them, and they-follow Me. And-I give them eternal life, and THEY-MAY never PERISH" (John 10:27-28).
Judas the Iscariot was a sheep who perished?
Jesus said: "MY SHEEP hear My voice. And I know them, and they-follow Me. And-I give them eternal life, and THEY-MAY never PERISH" (John 10:27-28).
Judas the Iscariot would have been a SHEEP. Indeed, Jesus, "having-summoned HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES" (Matthew 10:1) of whom was "JUDAS THE ISCARIOT, the (one) also having-handed Him over" (Matthew 10:4), then sent them, as it is written: "JESUS SENT-OUT THESE TWELVE, having-instructed them, saying" (Matthew 10:5): "I AM-SENDING YOU OUT AS SHEEP in (the) midst (of) wolves" (Matthew 10:16).
Yet Judas was said to have PERISHED later, as Jesus said: "I have-been-keeping them in Your name which You-have-given (to) Me. And I-guarded (them), and none of them PERISHED — EXCEPT THE SON (OF) DESTRUCTION, in-order-that the Scripture might-be-fulfilled" (John 17:12).
If someone would not meet the conditions anymore to HAVE ETERNAL life, could that person still HAVE ETERNAL life?
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