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The fact of eternal security, that it is impossible to lose one's salvation, is an
important scriptural truth. Knowing the truth gives liberty, strengthens faith and creates assurance. Those who
think it is possible to lose salvation are constantly beset by doubts and fears, wondering whether they are good
enough, wondering whether the Lord is pleased with them and so on. They become victims of Satan's numerous
accusing onslaughts.
Full Salvation
It is essential to realise that our salvation is not just a matter of having our past sins forgiven. According to those
who teach against eternal security, it is possible for future sins to separate us from God's grace and thus for us
to lose our salvation. This is not in accord with the Scripture of truth.
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword?….Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved
us. For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of
God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans Chapter 8vv35-39.
There is nothing in the future that is going to make you change your mind. Does sin in the life of the believer
result in loss of salvation? No.
"But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanses us from ALL sin….these things I write unto you that you sin not. And if anyone sin, we have
an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous…" 1John 1v7 to 2v1.
Thus, on the basis of His own precious, shed blood, Jesus pleads our cause before the Father:
"Wherefore, He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to
make intercession for them." Hebrews 7 v 25.
"Therefore He is able also to save to uttermost - completely, perfectly, finally and for all time and eternity - those
who come to God through Him.." The amplified N.T.
"Consequently He is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through Him.." RSV
"…for which reason also He is able to be saving completely and forever those who come to God through Him…"
Expanded Translation - KS Wuest.
The Greek, "Kai sôzein eis to panteles dunatai…." Means, more literally, "and He is able to save to a
full, complete end."
It is because of His unchanging priesthood that He is able to do this and to keep us from falling (Jude 24).
However, salvation is not only a matter of pardon. It also involves regeneration. When we are saved, we indeed
receive forgiveness for all our sins and are fully cleansed from sin, but God also does a work IN us. We are born
again of His Spirit or, as Peter puts it,
"…being born again, NOT of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the
Word of God which lives and abides forever." 1Peter 1 v 23.
This seed remains in those who are born again (1 John 3 v 9).
Now, those who say that it is possible to lose one's salvation are denying this word of God. They are, in effect,
saying that, either the incorruptible seed does not always remain in the born again believer, or that the remaining
seed can become corrupt….Either way, this is contradicting Scripture.
How can that which is born of God, with
eternal life become unborn or die? If it dies it was never eternal in the first place. What is eternal CANNOT
die. That is what eternal means.
Furthermore, the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. (Romans 11 v 29)
In other words, God does not give salvation and eternal life and then take it back again.
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