God The Guarantor
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
John 10:29
Sadly, many believers throughout church history, including many today, have refused to believe that God guarantees their eternal security. Such denial derives from the erroneous conviction that salvation is a cooperative endeavor between people and God. Such reasoning says that an almighty God will not fail to do His part, but that a fallible Christian might fail to do his part.
But belief in what Scripture says about salvation—that it comes from a sovereign God alone—will lead you to the confidence that your salvation is secure. If salvation is all of God, then you can know with certainty that He will not fail to secure it. Anyone who is truly God’s child need never fear losing his citizenship in heaven. And if that describes you, you can surely trust Christ’s words from today’s verse that “no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 267). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Salvation is truly a free gift from God. It is not earned, it is not something we have to "pay back". It is solely the work of a sovereign and omnipotent God. The Father has chosen us, and given us to Christ. God's decision is absolute and it is final. Once we have been justified by true repentence and a genuine faith in Christ as our Lord and Savior, we need not fear losing our salvation. Therefore we can be assured that nothing that we do, or fail to do, will change our redeemed status. "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life" (Titus 3:5-7).
Applications: Do not waste time or effort worrying about "losing your salvation". Concentrate instead upon glorifying and obeying the God whom you love. If you made a true profession of faith in Christ as your Lord and Savior, then the Holy Spirit will empower you do grow spiritually toward Christ-likeness. You will want to turn away from temptation and sin, and you will want to submit and obey God in love, if Christ is in you. However, be sure to examine yourselves for spiritual fruit, making sure that you are in Christ and He is in you (2 Cor 13:5; John 15:5).
Prayer Subjects: Pray for peace and contentment regarding my salvation. Pray that I would remain in Christ and He would remain in me, so that I would bear forth the fruit of repentance and the fruit of redemption. Pray that I would ever be thankful for God's gift of grace and that I would praise and honor Him for His wonderful attributes.
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John 10:29
Sadly, many believers throughout church history, including many today, have refused to believe that God guarantees their eternal security. Such denial derives from the erroneous conviction that salvation is a cooperative endeavor between people and God. Such reasoning says that an almighty God will not fail to do His part, but that a fallible Christian might fail to do his part.
But belief in what Scripture says about salvation—that it comes from a sovereign God alone—will lead you to the confidence that your salvation is secure. If salvation is all of God, then you can know with certainty that He will not fail to secure it. Anyone who is truly God’s child need never fear losing his citizenship in heaven. And if that describes you, you can surely trust Christ’s words from today’s verse that “no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 267). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Salvation is truly a free gift from God. It is not earned, it is not something we have to "pay back". It is solely the work of a sovereign and omnipotent God. The Father has chosen us, and given us to Christ. God's decision is absolute and it is final. Once we have been justified by true repentence and a genuine faith in Christ as our Lord and Savior, we need not fear losing our salvation. Therefore we can be assured that nothing that we do, or fail to do, will change our redeemed status. "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life" (Titus 3:5-7).
Applications: Do not waste time or effort worrying about "losing your salvation". Concentrate instead upon glorifying and obeying the God whom you love. If you made a true profession of faith in Christ as your Lord and Savior, then the Holy Spirit will empower you do grow spiritually toward Christ-likeness. You will want to turn away from temptation and sin, and you will want to submit and obey God in love, if Christ is in you. However, be sure to examine yourselves for spiritual fruit, making sure that you are in Christ and He is in you (2 Cor 13:5; John 15:5).
Prayer Subjects: Pray for peace and contentment regarding my salvation. Pray that I would remain in Christ and He would remain in me, so that I would bear forth the fruit of repentance and the fruit of redemption. Pray that I would ever be thankful for God's gift of grace and that I would praise and honor Him for His wonderful attributes.
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