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1 | The Rope | John 10:27 | Joseph3 | 89113 | ||
THE ROPE! "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand." -John 10:27-29 (The following is by Arthur Pink) No stronger passage in all the Word of God can be found guaranteeing the absolute security of every child of God. Note the seven strands in THE ROPE which binds them to God. First, they are Christ's sheep, and it is the duty of the shepherd to care for each of his flock! To suggest that any of Christ's sheep may be lost is to blaspheme the Shepherd Himself! Second, it is said "They follow" Christ, and no exceptions are made. The Lord does not say they ought to, but declares they do. If then the sheep "follow" Christ they must reach Heaven, for that is where the Shepherd is gone! Third, to the sheep is imparted "eternal life". To speak of eternal life ending is a contradiction in terms. Fourth, this eternal life is "given" to them. They did nothing to merit it, consequently they can do nothing to demerit it. Fifth, the Lord Himself declares that His sheep "shall never perish," consequently the man who declares that it is possible for a child of God to go to Hell makes God a liar. Sixth, from the Shepherd's "hand" none is able to pluck them, hence the Devil is unable to encompass the destruction of a single one of them. Seventh, above them is the Father's "hand," hence it is impossible for them to jump out of the hand of Christ even if they tried to. It is impossible for a sheep to perish even if it desired to - as though one ever did! The "hand of Christ" is beneath us, and the "hand" of the Father is above us. Thus are we secured between the clasped hands of Omnipotence! It has been well said that if one soul who trusted in Christ should be missing in Heaven, there would be one vacant seat there, one crown unused, one harp unstrung; and this would grieve all Heaven and proclaim a disappointed God. But such a thing is utterly impossible! |
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2 | The Rope | John 10:27 | Emmaus | 89154 | ||
Joseph, One could agree with the initial points made by Pink and still not be infallibly certain of of one's own salvation, which is his final conclusion. The passage of John 10:27-29 asserts that the elect are eternally secure and it asserts that Jesus knows who the elect are. It does not assert that the elect know with absolute certainty who they are. For there may be many who think they are of the flock of Christ and are follwing Him, but are not. The elect are assured of salvation. The dispute is really whether anyone other than God can know infallibly before the judgement which comes after after death if they are among the elect or not. What need have we of faith and hope if we have infallilbe certitude of our election? There seem to be many with absolute assurance of their own salvation who doubt another absolute assurance of their salvation. If we can be absolutely sure of our own salvation, why can we not be absolutely sure of someone else who asserts their own absolute assurance on the same grounds as we might assert ourt own? The question is not whether we can have absolute trust God, but whether we can trust in ourselves and others to know the mind of God infalliby regarding our own election. Emmaus |
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