Subject: once saved, always saved. |
Bible Note: Greetings Tom J! One of the things that seperates Christianity from every other religion in the world is that we can be certain of our position with God. Consider the following Scriptures: 1) John 3:16 - ‘‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." 2) John 3:36 - "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.” 3) John 5:24 - "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." 4) John 10:9 - "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 5) John 6:40 - "For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” 6) Acts 2:21 - "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 7) Romans 10:13 - for, ‘‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Friend, I'm not trying to overwhelm you with verses, but I just wanted to show you from Scripture the promise of God. It says, "Everyone will." It says, "Whosoever will." It never says, Whosoever might." The "Good News" of the Gospel is that we can have absolute assurance of our salvation because it was paid for by Christ Himself and not earned by us. I don't know where you are spiritually, but if you have prayed and asked God to forgive you, He has. At that point, you can be 100 percent certain where you will spend eternity. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |