The Security of the Believer
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Be encouraged! Believers can know with absolute certainty their salvation is secured bythe faithfulness and power of God. This is one of the greatest truths taught in the Bible. It was the reason the apostle John wrote his first epistle: "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." (1 John 5:13) You can know you have eternal life when you believe the Word of God. "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned." (John 5:24). |
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Most people go through life hoping they will go to heaven when they die. They hope, after living a good enough life, they will receive favor from God and a place in His Kingdom. Many church goers believe they receive salvation through water baptism, but they can lose it by committing sins, backsliding or falling away from the faith. the believers, on the other hand, are not governed by reason, but by revelation -- the revelation of God's Word. Those who depend on their personal character, performing good works, or adhering to a religious system, realize the assurance of salvation is impossible. They will never know if they have ever done enough. It seems absurd to put your faith in what you can do instead of what God has done. When salvation depends on God there is no chance for failure. To propose that one could lose his salvation would attack the very nature and character of God, His glorious works, and His infallible Word. Those who believe God's word know that "salvation by grace" means everything depends upon the source of grace -- Yeshua the Messiah. |
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