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What the Bible Teaches About Eternal Security

  1. What is eternal security?
    1. The Belief in the fact that once a person has =really= been saved, that person will never ever be lost. He is eternally secure in Christ. John 5:24.
    2. The belief many call "Once saved, always saved" - "Once in grace, always in grace"
    3. The belief that there is nothing a believer can ever say or do that will separate him from Christ or His salvation. Romans 8:38,39.
  2. Upon what is eternal security based?
    1. Upon the fact that salvation is by grace and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5)
    2. Upon the promises of God. (John 6:37, I John 5:11-13, John 3:16, Romans 8:1, Hebrews 13:5)
    3. Upon the one sacrifice made for sins forever. (Hebrews 9:22-28, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:12-14)
    4. Upon the intercessory work of Christ in Heaven. (Hebrews 7:25, I John 2:1,2, Romans 8:34)
    5. Upon the language of the Bible - In speaking of salvation, the words "everlasting" and "eternal" are always used. (John 3:36, John 4:14, Hebrews 5:9, John 6:47, John 6:40, John 11:25,26)
    6. Upon the keeping power of the Lord. (II Timothy 1:12, I Peter 4:19, Philippians 1:6, I Peter 1:3-6, II Timothy 4:18, I Thessalonians 5:23,24, II Corinthians 1:10, Jude 1:24)
  3. To believe in eternal security is to believe in salvation by grace.
    1. Eternal security is not a question of =how long= one is saved, primarily, but one of =how= one is saved.
    2. To believe in eternal salvation is to believe in salvation by grace - not to believe in it is to believe in salvation by works, or grace plus works.
    3. All religions and denominations of the world believe that salvation is by one of these three ways:
      1. Salvation by works alone (Moslems, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoism, etc)
      2. Salvation by grace plus works (almost all Christian denominations except Baptists and a few others)
      3. Salvation by grace alone (Baptists)
    4. Taking all three of these "kinds" of salvation, answer the following five questions with the Bible. (Which one is Biblical and which is not?)
      1. Who is the Saviour?
        1. Those who believe in salvation by works say that the person himself is the saviour, by living right and doing good works.
        2. Those who believe in salvation by grace plus works say Jesus plus yourself. He saves you, you keep yourself saved.
        3. Those who believe in salvation by grace alone say Jesus alone is the Saviour.
        4. What does the Bible say? Acts 4:12, John 14:6, I TImothy 2:5, Hebrews 1:3
      2. How does Jesus save us?
        1. Those who believe in works alone say works save you.
        2. Those who believe in grace plus works say grace and works save you.
        3. Those who believe in grace alone say Jesus saves by grace alone.
        4. What does the Bible say? Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 64:6, Titus 3:5, Romans 3:20,28, Romans 9:16, John 1:13, Romans 4:4,5, Romans 6:23, Romans 11:6
      3. When is one saved?
        1. Those who believe in salvation by works say you won't know till judgment day, until your works are all added up.
        2. Those who believe in salvation by grace plus works say you won't know until judgment day, for you might lose it if you don't work till you die and hold on to the end.
        3. Those who believe in salvation by grace alone say you are eternally saved the moment you are born again, or converted.
        4. What does the Bible say? (Note the tense of the verbs - all in PRESENT tense) John 3:15-18, John 5:24, Romans 8:1, John 6:37, John 3:36, John 6:47,54, I Thessalonians 1:10, John 11:25.
      4. How long is one saved?
        1. Those who believe in salvation by works alone say you are saved as long as you continue good works.
        2. Those who believe in salvation by grace plus works say you are saved as long as you live right, and do good; but, if you 'backslide' you lose your salvation.
        3. Those who believe you are saved by grace alone say you are saved eternally forever from the moment of conversion.
        4. What does the Bible say? (Note the words "eternal" and "everlasting") John 3:16, John 10:27-29, Mark 3:27, John 11:25,26, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 5:24, John 4:14, I John 5:11-13, Hebrews 5:9.
      5. Who keeps us saved?
        1. Those who believe in salvation by works alone say we keep ourselves saved by a life of good works.
        2. Those who believe in salvation by grace plus works say we keep ourselves saved after conversion by "holding out faithful to the end."
        3. Those who believe in salvation by grace plus nothing say we are saved by grace and kept by grace.
        4. What does the Bible say? II Timothy 1:12, I Peter 4:19, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 89:27-37, Hebrews 6:4-6, I Peter 1:3-6, Mark 3:27, II Timothy 4:18, I Thessalonians 5:23,24, Jude 1:24, II Corinthians 1:10.


50 Bible Reasons Why a Saved Person Can Never Be Lost

  1. Eternal Life is eternal. John 10:28
  2. Everlasing Life is everlasting. John 5:24
  3. It is never the will of God for a saved person to be lost. John 6:39
  4. You have reservations in heaven. I Peter 1:4, Matthew 19:29
  5. This salvation that you have inherited is incorruptible. I Peter 1:4
  6. This salvation that you have cannot be defiled. I Peter 1:4
  7. At salvation you were sealed by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13
  8. This seal is set in place for a specific period of time. Ephesians 4:30
  9. The Holy Spirit is promised to abide with you forever. John 14:16,17
  10. You are preserved forever. Psalm 37:28, Jude 1
  11. You have been born of God and cannot be unborn. John 1:12-13
  12. You have been created by God and cannot be uncreated. II Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10
  13. You are twice as safe as the government of the universe. Isaiah 9:6, Luke 15:5
  14. You are preserved unto the heavenly kingdom. II Timothy 4:18
  15. You are kept by the power of God. I Peter 1:5
  16. You are secure because the Lord Jesus has prayed that you would be. John 17:11
  17. Salvation is by grace and works cannot affect it. Romans 11:16, Romans 3:28
  18. You have ceased from your own works. Hebrews 4:10
  19. Nothing can separate you from the love of Christ. Romans 8:35-39
  20. Salvation is of the Lord. Jonah 2:9, Ecclesiastes 3:14
  21. Your salvation is dependent upon God's ability. II Timothy 1:12
  22. God promises that you shall not come into condemnation. John 5:24
  23. The Lord Jesus promises that you shall never perish. John 10:28
  24. You will never be cast out. John 6:37
  25. It would not be good for you to lose your salvation. Romans 8:28, I John 4:7
  26. You are in the hand of Christ. John 10:28
  27. You are in the hand of God the Father. John 10:29,30
  28. You are a sheep and will remain a sheep. John 10:27,28
  29. Saving mercy never ends. Titus 3:5, Psalm 136
  30. God's performance is as good as His promise. Numbers 23:19
  31. All your sins are gone forever. Psalm 103:12, Micah 7:19, Isaiah 44:22, Isaiah 38:17, Hebrews 10:17
  32. The Bible promised ultimately you will be like Christ. I John 3:2
  33. You are already glorified by God's reckoning. Romans 8:30
  34. You have been born of incorruptible seed. I Peter 1:23
  35. You will appear with Christ in glory. Colossians 3:4
  36. You are hidden in the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:3
  37. You are dead to sin. Romans 6:2,7
  38. You are secure because the Lord is NOW praying for you. Hebrews 7:25
  39. God will finish what He has started. Philippians 1:6
  40. Your salvation was obtained for you by the Lord. Hebrews 9:12
  41. Your life and the Lord's are one and the same. Colossians 3:4
  42. God's covenant with you everlasting. Hebrews 13:20, Jeremiah 32:40
  43. The Lord Jesus is able to keep you from falling. Jude 24
  44. When Jesus died for you, ALL your sins were future sins. John 10:16
  45. God cannot lie. Titus 1:2, John 10:28, John 3:36
  46. Salvation is a gift which will not be retracted. Romans 6:23, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 2:8,9
  47. You have imputed righteousness. Romans 4:6,7
  48. You have become part of Christ Himself. Ephesians 5:30, Acts 17:28, II Corinthians 5:17
  49. The Lord Jesus is the author and the finisher of your faith. Hebrews 12:2
  50. The authority of the Bible. I John 5:13, I Kings 8:56, Isaiah 40:8
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101 Scriptures on Eternal Security

  1. II Samuel 7:12-15
  2. Psalm 37:24
  3. Psalm 37:28
  4. Psalm 121:4
  5. Psalm 136
  6. Proverbs 2:8
  7. Ecclesiastes 3:14
  8. Isaiah 41:10
  9. Isaiah 42:6
  10. Isaiah 43:1-2
  11. Isaiah 49:15
  12. Isaiah 55:7
  13. Jeremiah 31:3
  14. Matthew 28:20
  15. John 1:12
  16. John 1:13
  17. John 3:3
  18. John 3:6
  19. John 3:16
  20. John 3:36
  21. John 5:24
  22. John 6:35
  23. John 6:37
  24. John 6:39
  25. John 6:51
  26. John 1: 27-30
  27. John 11:25-26
  28. John 13:1
  29. John 14:16-17
  30. John 14:20
  31. John 17:11-12
  32. Romans 4:3,5
  33. Romans 4:21-24
  34. Romans 5:1
  35. Romans 5:9
  36. Romans 6:14
  37. Romans 8:1
  38. Romans 8:11
  39. Romans 8:16
  40. Romans 8:17
  41. Romans 8:33-34
  42. Romans 8:35
  43. Romans 8:37-39
  44. Romans 10:13
  45. I Corinthians 1:30
  46. I Corinthians 10:13
  47. I Corinthians 11:31-32
  48. I Corinthians 12:13
  49. II Corinthians 1:22
  50. II Corinthians 5:17
  51. II Corinthians 5:18
  52. II Corinthians 12:9
  53. Galatians 2:20
  54. Galatians 3:13
  55. Galatians 4:5
  56. Ephesians 1:6
  57. Ephesians 1:13-14
  58. Ephesians 2:6
  59. Ephesians 2:8-9
  60. Ephesians 2:19
  61. Ephesians 4:30
  62. Philippians 1:6
  63. Philippians 3:9
  64. Colossians 1:20
  65. Colossians 2:13
  66. Colossians 3:3
  67. Colossians 3:4
  68. I Thessalonians 5:9-10
  69. I Thessalonians 5:23
  70. II Timothy 1:12
  71. II Timothy 2:19
  72. II Timothy 4:18
  73. Titus 1:2
  74. Titus 3:5-6
  75. Hebrews 2:18
  76. Hebrews 4:16
  77. Hebrews 6:19-20
  78. Hebrews 7:25
  79. Hebrews 9:12
  80. Hebrews 9:24
  81. Hebrews 10:14
  82. Hebrews 10:17
  83. Hebrews 12:2
  84. Hebrews 12:5-8
  85. Hebrews 13:5
  86. Hebrews 13:20
  87. I Peter 1:4
  88. I Peter 1:5
  89. I Peter 1:18-20
  90. I Peter 1:23
  91. I John 1:7
  92. I John 1:9
  93. I John 2:1-2
  94. I John 2:25
  95. I John 4:4
  96. I John 5:4
  97. I John 5:11-13
  98. I John 5:18
  99. Jude 24 & 25
  100. Revelation 3:30
  101. Revelation 21:12-15
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