Allogories are allogories.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
Prov 26:11
Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
2 Peter 2:22
Peter is quoting proverbs about behaviour.
Saying this now refers to the nature of believers being dogs or sows, is absurd.
It demonstrates how desperate people are to defend the idea believers can fall away.
It is a problem of who is saved, ie a real believer and who is not.
The same group though they claim to be saved as children, been through legalistic
churches and finally seen the "light" in their grace fellowships, regard believers as
anti-christ, dogs, pigs, carnal christians doomed to hell, yet they were not believing
the same things at the same time!!!!
It is like the formula of salvation
"Faith alone + security in faith" heaven
"Faith alone" hell
Bit tough on a young believer to know what security is.
Oh, it is being sealed in the Holy Spirit. Both groups have this.
Oh, it is conviction of salvation. Both groups have this.
So in reality both groups are saved. Amen and praise our Lord the King.