Does someone automatically continue in the grace of God?

Someone does not automatically continue in the GRACE of God.

Acts 13:43

For example, it is written: "many (of) the Jews and (of) the worshiping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas — who, speaking to them, were-persuading them to-continue-in the GRACE (of) God" (Acts 13:43). 

There would have been no need for Paul and Barnabas to be in a situation in which they were "speaking to them" and "were-persuading them to-continue-in the GRACE (of) God" if those people would have automatically continued in the GRACE of God anyway without that.

1 Corinthians 1:4

Paul wrote about "the GRACE (of) God having-been-given to you IN CHRIST Jesus" (1 Corinthians 1:4).

The GRACE of God is "IN CHRIST" (1 Corinthians 1:4). In order to continue in it, someone would need to abide "IN CHRIST" (1 Corinthians 1:4). 

Abiding "IN CHRIST" would be conditional. Jesus CHRIST commanded His disciples to "Abide IN Me" (John 15:4) and added the conditional particle "if" when He said: "If anyone is not abiding IN Me" (John 15:6) and "If you-abide IN Me" (John 15:7), thus making abiding "IN CHRIST" also conditional.

Galatians 5:4

The conditionality of continuing in the GRACE of God could explain for example why Paul said to the Galatians that "you all are sons (of) God through FAITH" (Galatians 3:26) but that "the LAW is not of FAITH" (Galatians 3:12) and so "You who are-(trying to be)-declared-righteous by (the) LAW were-rendered-not-working from Christ. YOU-FELL-OUT-OF GRACE" (Galatians 5:4).

The Greek word for "YOU-FELL-OUT-OF" (ekpipto 410 in Greek, verb) comes from the Greek word for "OUT-OF" (ek 1537 in Greek, preposition) and "TO-FALL" (piptó 4098 in Greek, verb).

Paul wrote: "we-have the access (by) FAITH into this GRACE IN which WE-STAND" (Romans 5:2). 

In Galatians 5:4 people could not STAND IN GRACE anymore but instead "FELL-OUT-OF GRACE" (Galatians 5:4) because they would not meet the condition of "FAITH" (Galatians 3:12) anymore.

Paul wrote: "let the (one) thinking (that he) STANDS be-watching-out (that) he-may not FALL" (1 Corinthians 10:12). 

Someone does not automatically continue to have FAITH.

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