THEREFORE LET US REJOICE Luke 10:20 BECAUSE OUR NAMES (Those
who have trusted Christ) ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN.
ALSO WE
REJOICE IN THE HOPE (Certainty of) OF THE GLORY OF GOD Rom 5:11
THE QUESTION OF ETERNAL SECURITY ANSWERED
BY THE LIGHT OF GOD'S WORD
While Web surfing the other day, I stumbled across a site
which was condemning those who proclaim God's Word of
eternal life (eternal security). In fact, those are the
search words I used to find this sad site. I felt led to
respond and here is a much expanded version of what I said
in an e-mail. I believe these words have validity to all who question/teach that God's Free Gift by His grace of eternal
salvation as a "dangerous doctrine" and therefore live in
fear themselves and/or want others to live in fear of a
wrathful God whom at any moment, might zap them from the
Lamb's Book of Life if they do something to displease Him
after He so graciously gave them the free gift of salvation.
You see, most "Christians" agree that God's saving you is a
free gift, but some think that keeping yourself saved is up
to YOU and how well YOU perform. This type of thinking
is Scriptually Impossible as briefly explained below.
It boils down to one thing: Either you Believe what God says in
His Word or you call Him a Liar.
Dear web author:
I am sorry that you have to work so hard to stay in God's good
graces. Because His people were/are bound by legalism,
is the very reason God sent His son to us to set
us free. Gal 5:1 (A wonderful study on this subject is
Romans, in it's entirety.)
I walk with Jesus each day of my life and I too am concerned
that so many saved people do not do "good works" because
they are saved (not to be saved). I am very glad I am not
God because I would surely erase those disobedient carnal
Christians names from the book of life. Thankfully, my God
doesn't have an eraser, He just has Amazing Grace!
Certinally there are penalties for sin, such as loss of
blessings and rewards but never loss of salvation. Once I
am born again I can never be unborn.
God says what He means and He does what He says. His promises
have and are kept even if mind are not Rom 11:29. If He
were to go back on His word, He would deny Himself ! 2Tim
2:13. He would no longer be perfect. Simply put, He would
not be God!!
And further, Jesus would have come to earth, died and rose
again completely in vain. Gal 2:21. What does "One sacrifice
once for all Heb 10:10, Sealed by the spirit Eph 1:13,
Eternal life John 5:24, 1Jh 2:25, John 6:37-39, John 10:28,
Rom 8:2, Perfected forever Heb 10:14, etc" mean to you?
How prideful and egotistical it is to even suggest that you
could earn your own salvation or even to buy it back after
you mess up and forget or just don't repent (change your
mind) for something you did that put you out of fellowship
with God. Should Jesus have to come back again and again to
sacrifice for your sins over and over? Shame on you. Heb
6:6. His work is completed, it's done… and I accept His
once and for all redemption. Praise God! He chose me, drew
me to Him and saved me becase I trusted Christ. So now,
will He put me back where He found me because I am still
flesh and I sin again? What kind of a Heavenly Father is
that? In the resounding words of the Apostle Paul, "God
forbid!"
I don't have the infinite wisdom nor the unimaginable grace that
God does. That is why I just simply believe His word
and know that as His child, He will discipline me according
to His judgement as my Father not as my excutioner. Rom 8:1,
Heb 12:5-11. Because once I am saved, I am adopted into
His family Eph 1:5, Tit 3:5, Rom 8:15-17, Therefore, I will
always be His child no matter what I do. Sin causes loss
of Fellowship NOT loss of Relationship with my Father. That
is Joy Hab 3:18, that is Peace Rom 5:1, that is Hope
Col 1:27, 1Th 2:19 , that is Strength Phil 4:13, that is
Freedom! John 8:22, 36 Rom 8:2
I am so elated in His acceptance of me, in Christ, being washed
by His blood Rev 1:5, that I want to praise and glorify His
name, BUT, I am still human and I will sin again no matter
if I want to or not Gal 5:17. However, I am not just saved
until I sin again or until I commit the Big one. Eph 2:8-9
says He gives us His gift of eternal life. And my God is
NOT an "Indian Giver". If you have to work to earn a gift
either before of after you receive it, It's simply NOT a
Gift! Rom 4:5, Ti 5:3
I am the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ Rom 3:22 (a Joyce
Meyer favorite quote) and nothing will ever change that.
Charles Stanley is right on. Many years ago Dr.
Stanley was where you are now but, Praise God, he saw the
Light through didigent study of the Word of God reveling to
him the spirit of truth.
Those who would try to keep the sheep in line with threats of
losing their salvation, are in Error!! Rom 10:2-4, 2Tim 4:3,
James 3:1, Heb 5:12
Most of all my unhappy author, I'm sorry that satin has stolen
your joy in the Lord and sorry that your misery loves
company. May God soon reveal the true Light of His Word to
you.
WE PRAY THAT THE BONDAGE OF LEGALISM BE BROKEN TO ALL WHO
RECIEVE THE FREE GIFT OF SALVATION.
IN JESUS NAME, AMEN