Do not get me wrong, I belief
in eternal security!
I am absolutely confident
in my eternal security because of what Jesus did for me on the cross.
I say «No, but I do believe
in eternal security.»
Just because I believe
in the eternal security of the believer doesn't make me a Calvinist and just because I don't believe God chose or elected who would be saved doesn't make me an Arminian or any combo of the two.
I say that I do not, but I DO believe
in eternal security.
Note as well that the items which Paul mentions
in this eternal security chain are all God's parts in eternal life.
After I tell some Christians that I believe that God foreknows those whom He can convince / persuade to make a free will decision to accept Christ as their savior and that I believe
in eternal security of the believer, they say that God can only eternally secure a believer if God removes the person's free will capacity to accept or reject Christ after the person accepts Christ as his savior.
Do you believe
in eternal security?
Now at some time
in the eternal security debate, after all this talk about grace, someone says something like, «I think you're taking this grace thing a little bit too far.
You see, this person doesn't believe
in eternal security because certain people who claim to be Christians certainly don't act like Christians.
While I believe
in eternal security, I still get the question, «What about someone who grew up a Christian, lived as a Christian for years, then quit, denounced Christ, and hasn't followed him since?»
When we do not believe
in eternal security, you can never be certain that at that moment, God loves you.
And it is my conviction, it is my observation that those who believe
in eternal security move a lot faster down the road of discipleship than those who are constantly afraid of making mistakes.
Which brings us to the third reason I believe
in Eternal Security.
They believe
in eternal security because it is comforting to them.
I do not believe in Once Saved, Always Saved, but I do believe
in eternal security.
I do believe
in eternal security, so I would say that although we are citizens of the Kingdom of God through faith in Jesus, we can still live according to some of the rules (and consequences) of the Kingdom of Darkness.
Not exact matches
Eternal security tells me that God loves me unconditionally, and therefore, I can move forward
in my Christian life at breakneck speed.
Quite the contrary, I am convinced that when Scripture is studied
in its various contexts,
eternal security is the clear teaching of the Bible.
Read my responses to Craig above and I hope you will at least caution yourself and others to not place blind faith
in the doctrine of
eternal security.
Donald Cole, who used to host the Open Line Bible Answer Call
in Radio Show says that without fail, he receives at least one, sometimes as many as five questions about
eternal security during every single show.
Music styles might possibly be
in first place, but if so, the issue of
eternal security is not far behind.
In this message, I just want to introduce you to the position I hold on
eternal security and why I hold it.
We must not make a decision based on a worry that people will live
in sin if
eternal security is true.
In other words, a lack of
eternal security leads to legalism.
Because of all of this, it has been argued, and I would agree, that the issue of
eternal security may well be the most hotly debated and theologically divisive issue
in the church today.
Only genuine
eternal security results
in Romans 6:1 questions.
The first part, found
in Romans 8:29 - 30, contains the
eternal security chain.
Eternal security (the belief that a person can not lose his or her salvation) is rejected, since Mormon salvation is based
in large part on acts of obedience after an initial faith experience.
1) that
eternal life given on the basis of faith alone,
in Christ alone, apart from works; 2) that
eternal security is part of the gift of
eternal life; 3) that assurance of salvation is through faith
in Christ's promise of
eternal life, and not by looking at one's own works 4) Christians can apostatize
in this life, and are still eternally secure 5)
eternal rewards are earned by faithful works, and lost by unfaithfulness 6) unlimited atonement 7) free - will to respond to God's drawing or not
John 10:27 - 28 is oft cited as a proof - text for
eternal security but
in its proper context actually means the opposite as those verses are predicated on the verse which immediately precedes them.
Being complete with historically accurate facts, a fundamentalist friendly framework, tongue -
in - cheek humor, and many twists of irony, this small set of condensed Biblically faith - based narratives is sure to warm your heart and give you the
eternal security for which you have always longed but did not know it yet because you are blinded by Satan.
Yet of two things the Christian can be confident: that the way of brotherhood and mutual understanding is God's way, which if followed leads to justice,
security, and peace; and that if man does end his collective life upon earth, God will still reign
in his
eternal Kingdom.
This sort of oversight is present
in the chapters on the providence of God, salvation,
eternal security, and hell, just to name a few.
In our day and age, the question about
eternal security and the assurance of salvation is sometimes seen as a divisive issue.
Quite to the contrary, there are numerous reasons to believe and teach the biblical truth of
eternal security, all of which I cover
in my online course.
First, the caste community consists of four castes that are hierarchically ordered) The Brahmins (priests) are the preservers and protectors of the
eternal laws of the Universe (Dharma); the Ksatriyas (rulers and warriors) are the defenders and the guarantors of the safety and
security of the community; the Vaisyas (business persons) are the conservers and distributors of wealth; and the Sudras (the laborers) are the working majority involved
in the production of essential commodities.
I don't agree with Ellul that accepting mediated
security is a repudiation of our
security in Christ, God often provides for his people indirectly; but I do think that fear / panic at the loss of these means is a repudiation of our trust / faith
in God to provide either temporal or
Eternal security for us, whichever he sees fit
in his grand scheme of things.
A lot of professing Christians
in Duluth are upset with DBC, that is true, but it's because DBC is willing to tell the truth about the gospel,
eternal security, the errors of Lordship Salvation, the charismatic movement, etc, and that rubs a lot of people wrong.
We POINT men SPECIFICALLY to FAITH
in Christ
in His PROMISE, which is a guarantee of
eternal security to all who merely take Him at His word for it.
Rather, they are interested
in protecting the
security of their ethnic group and continue to maintain, often with great vehemence, that
eternal religious invisibility
in our public places is the «price of liberty.»
One simply must trust Jesus
in His promise to impart
eternal security to the one who takes Him at His word for it.
Do not be naïve
in thinking your pension will provide
eternal retirement
security for some of the reasons above, as well as others.
I am ever so grateful for: ONE: The hope of and
security in eternal life with my Savior, Jesus Christ TWO: The unity and harmony
in my marriage to my best friend of 32 years THREE: The goodness, kindness, patience, mercies, compassion, and faithfulness, of my precious Lord and Savior