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1 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Norrie | 30407 | ||
I just happened to get this today and since it is the topic... CHRISTIANS AND THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION Can Christians lose their salvation? Now that's an important question. Can I be sure that I'm really saved? Most Christians have probably had moments of doubt about their salvation. After all, we've all entertained thoughts and have committed acts that we knew were displeasing to God. We've all experienced that sense of remorse and sometimes questioned the reality of our salvation afterwards. Backsliding can no doubt cause such feelings to arise, and should hopefully move us to repentance (1 John 1:9). However, when it comes to the issue of eternal security, the Bible makes it absolutely clear that those who have been saved will never be lost. Jesus emphatically pointed this out in the Gospel of John when, in reference to believers, He said, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand..." (John 10:28). In this passage, Christ explicitly declared that no one who has received eternal life will ever lose it. Furthermore, in such passages as 2 Corinthians 1:22, and Ephesians 1:13, the apostle Paul indicated that the Holy Spirit acts as the very seal of God's ownership of the believer; He serves as the guarantee of our inheritance to come - namely, eternal life (John 5:24; 1 John 5:13). In describing our inheritance the apostle Peter used some very powerful words - words like "imperishable," "undefiled," and "unfading" (1 Pet. 1:5). With these words He underscored the everlasting assurance believers have with respect to God's gift of salvation. Now I know what you're asking: "What about the Christians who have completely abandoned their faith?" Well, judging by what we're told in Scripture we can only conclude that they were never saved from the start. You see, while "once saved, always saved" is true from God's perspective, man only looks at the outward appearance and thus cannot always accurately assess who is really saved in the first place. The question therefore is not whether someone lost their salvation, but whether they had ever had it at all. As Romans chapter eight says, "there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (v. 38-29). He is the very source of our salvation. And remember, eternal life that comes to the believer through faith in Christ is not life for two weeks, two months, or even two years; eternal life is everlasting life. It begins at the moment of conversion and stretches on through the eons of time. CRI, P.O. Box 7000, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Phone (949) 858-6100 and Fax (949) 858-6111 |
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2 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | FTimA | 64137 | ||
Whoever wrote this has never read Matthew 7:13-14, 21-23 | ||||||
3 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Robert Nicholson | 64142 | ||
Dear Friends The words of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matt. 7 teach us some basic and important trues. Our Savior presents a series of contrasts: a) Two ways b) Two trees c)Two professions d) Two foundations In this chapter we find that the people of this world are divided into two groups, those who belong to Christ and those who don't. In v. 13-14 The Lord Jesus talks about the narrow gate and the narrow way which leadeth unto life in contrast to the wide gate and the broadway which leads to destruction. We are born on the broadway and to stay on that path all we have to do is keep travelling and ignore the call of God by his Spirit. The narrow way is a way which is entered by those who rest their all upon the finished work of Christ on the cross, they have entered by the door which is Christ John 10:9 and are travelling the only way to heaven which is through Christ alone. In verses 15-20 Jesus speaks about fruit in the life of professing believers and he warns them to "beware of false prophets. A good tree does not give evil fruit nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. In other words if I profess to know Christ as my Saviour and do not show the fruit of the Spirit in my life in some measure, than it would appear that I am not in Christ at all. I may simply have an empty profession which will not stand in the test of eternity. Jesus carries this thought into v. 21-24 as he compares two professions. There are those who profess to do things in his name, even great things and yet they will hear these words "depart from me I never knew you. "I never knew you" means that these people never knew Christ as their savior. They may have lived a religious life, but missed the most important person of all, the Lord Jesus Christ. These words cause us to search the foundation of our salvation; is it founded on Christ? In v. 24-27 The Lord Jesus speaks about two foundations. First, we have the house build on the rock and when the rains, floods and winds, came it stood firm because it was founded on the solid rock. In contrast, we have the house built on sand. Outwardly it looked as nice as the house on the rock with one fatal difference, its foundation was on the sand. When the rain, the floods and the winds came it fell because it was founded only on sand. Jesus is the rock upon which the the believer builds the moment they trust in Christ and as such the winds, and rains which come upon them may shake them, but they stand on the rock. The sand would represent those who are not on the rock, they live a decent life, do good works, call themselves christian and yet they have never rested on the rock Christ Jesus for Salvation. I believe in this chapter the Lord Jesus is underlining the importance of reality, the importance of being on the narrow road, the importance of bring forth fruit in our lives, the importance of knowing Christ as savior and the absolute necessity for one to be all of these things they must be built and resting upon the rock Christ Jesus. On Christ Salvation rest secure The Rock of ages must endure, Nor can the faith be overthrown Which rests upon the living stone! Praise his name Robert |
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4 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | justme | 64258 | ||
Robert: I agree with you 100 percent. Thank you for the time it took to make this note. Justme |
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