Can you lose your salvation??

I posted this list before, it's by St Paul in Galatians. He's speaking to members of the Church, telling them how to live as Christians.

Galatians 5: 13-15

13 For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 15 But if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

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Paul gives details in verses 19-21:

19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, 20 idolatry, socery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, 21 occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Quite a detailed list. And it's obvious that Paul is speaking to those who are SAVED. If they weren't saved, it wouldn't matter what they were doing, whether picking flowers, caring for the sick, or participating in any of the niceties listed above. He's telling his churchmembers, DON'T DO THIS STUFF, GUYS, or you won't go to Heaven.

Sounds pretty clear to me.



Peace be with you,
~VOW

quote: We, who are "born-again", "Christ-IN-us", are the Elect...
So, the elect can become the unelect.
Absolutely. Just as the "truly escaped by the TRUE KNOWLEDGE of the Lord and Savior, Jesus, became again entangled in the defilements of the world and overcome---far better to have never KNOWN the way of righteousness..."---just as THEY became "unelect". Do you believe that these people in 2Pet2:20 did not lose their salvation???

quote: we are born again to God's spirit, but then God sometimes doesn't complete the work?
"He who began a good work will bring it to completion." (Philp1)
and then, quote: So, NO He sometimes does NOT complete the work.
A contradiction.

Contradiction? Let's read the actual passage, Phillip1:3-11
"For I am confident of this very thing, thatHe who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. ...you are all partakers of grace with me. ...And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may distinguish between things that differ, IN ORDER TO BE SINCERE AND BLAMLESS UNTIL THE DAY OF CHRIST!"

Paul is praying that they remain in salvation! Perfect mirror of Col1:22-23 "...to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach, IF you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast and NOT BE MOVED AWAY FROM JESUS"!

Do you still contend that Paul supported "OSAS"?

Paul was even concerned about his OWN salvation: "But I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. 1Corinthians 9:27

Our discussions here are not about arguing and winning, but simply striving to understand what the Bible SAYS. I think, my opinion, that I have clearly supported "Free Will". I have been "spouting" verse after verse which OSAS proponents CANNOT refute...

get that popcorn out of your ears so you can hear His call

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Why do I suddenly have an urge to slap a banjo on mah knee, an' sing "Oh Suzanna!"??? Sqm, you already KNOW God is real. You KNOW that He is perfect love. You KNOW that true happiness, AND eternity lies in Him. That "I'll wait" bit is still prodding from the evil one. Don't be a puppet, son---do what VOW says. God has promised, "He who seeks Me WILL FIND Me, WHEN he seeks Me with all his heart". You don't HAVE forever. Maybe tomorrow you will be surprised at a set of headlights RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, bearing down at a combined speed of nearly a hundred-and-a-half. All you have time to do is scream: "OH---!" ...and it will be over. Forever. Keep us posted, will 'ya?

Firstly, you are trying to predict the future. Secondly, you are saying that Jesus is not the one who keeps you believing but you yourself thru your will power, obedience, efforts or whatever to stay in the faith.

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No, not trying to "predict the future", only reading what the Bible says. And it's not ME who says that "continuing-to-abide in Christ is a CHOICE", Jude said it! John said it! James said it! Peter said it! Paul said it! Even JESUS said it!

Andrew, would you like me to comment on the rest of your last post, that you took from your website?

Ben,

Lets try it from another angle. Let me ask you: in your heart of hearts, do you wish that Christians cld not lose their salvation?

Or, lets say you were just born again, and didnt know any better abt OSAS or OSNAS. Then someone came along and preached to you that you cld end up in hell if you didnt watch it, and he was honest, quoting scripture and all.

Now wld this 'news' make you sad and perhaps abit fearful or discouraged? (Dun tell me it's gonna make you sing and laugh with joy)

It's a simple question and it's not a trick question. Just answer honestly without any bias if you can.

2002, you've lost me. Why are we suddenly speaking of "adding to the REVELATION to JOHN"???

Let me ask you: in your heart of hearts, do you wish that Christians cpuld not lose their salvation?

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How can I answer that? Salvation is "FELLOWSHIP with/in/through Jesus"---it is what it is. Would I wish to be saved differently???

Then someone came along and preached to you that you cld end up in hell if you didnt watch it, and he was honest, quoting scripture and all. Now wld this 'news' make you sad and perhaps a bit fearful or discouraged? (Dun' tell me it's gonna make you sing and laugh with joy)

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I would imagine he would be quoting verses like Col1:22-23, and 2Pet1:10-11, and Luke 21:19 ("psuche-soul" NOT "life") and James 4:8-10. So, the absolute effect this would have on me, would be to drive me to my knees before my Lord, that I would grow ever closer to Him and to what He wants me to be...

...which, is, what I have been contending for, here, all along...

You have evaded the simple question so I cant go on. If you want to cont to believe that you have to work for your salvation, then that's really up to you. you still do not understand grace -- all of Christ, none of you!

AMEN AMEN AMEN andrew.
That long post was just what I was looking for today.
Ephesians 5:30  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Christ would have to have an amputation before I could lose my salvation!
We didn't do anything to get saved, so what makes you think that we can do ANYTHING to lose it?
WE are SEALED...by the holy Spirit. Saying that salvation can be lost by just sinning or not giving good enought works is saying that we as believers have the POWER to break that seal! We don't have that power! WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!
GEL

Can you loose your salvation??

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No.

'Why do I suddenly have an urge to slap a banjo on mah knee, an' sing "Oh Suzanna!"??? Sqm, you already KNOW God is real. You KNOW that He is perfect love. You KNOW that true happiness, AND eternity lies in Him. That "I'll wait" bit is still prodding from the evil one. Don't be a puppet, son---do what VOW says. God has promised, "He who seeks Me WILL FIND Me, WHEN he seeks Me with all his heart". You don't HAVE forever. Maybe tomorrow you will be surprised at a set of headlights RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, bearing down at a combined speed of nearly a hundred-and-a-half. All you have time to do is scream: "OH---!" ...and it will be over. Forever. Keep us posted, will 'ya?'

Hi Ben, the truth is that I have kept trying to come back to God almost every day for the last 18 months and got nothing in return from God- i.e. no assurance or anything whatsoever. Telling God that it is up to him if he wants me back now is simply a last resort to try to beg God to speak to me because he stubbornly refuses to otherwise!- I've told him, I'll be back in an instant if he does!
It's not as if anyway I'm not speaking to Jesus, I still do somehow almost every night.
I would never deliberately reject or forsake Jesus for eternity if there was still hope for me in Christ- o.k. well I did, but only in response to and conditionally on the belief that he had done that to me first!
As for what you say Ben about dying without Christ, I just cannot believe that a person can lose their salvation and regain it. If someone loses their salvation which can only be done in my view through blasphemy against the Holy Spirit- essentially eternally rejecting and renouncing Christ and deliberately siding for eternity with Satan, then they lose it forever -they cannot be brought back- I believe God is far too graceful and loving to let go of us if we happen not to speak to him for a while! I don't believe in OSAS, never did truly believe it, but I believe that once you lose your salvation that is it, you are eternally lost- the unpardonable sin is the only way out of the grace of God- I may turn out to be proof hopefully that God doesn't let us go THAT easily!

Squelch, dear:

Kinda hard to hear God when you have your fingers stuffed in your ears going "La La La La La." Now you and I both know that the REASON why you have your fingers in your ears is to BLOCK SATAN and his words of honey. Get your hind end to a pastor, so he can pull your fingers out of your ears for you, and he'll be standing right there to make sure Satan doesn't jump out from behind a door and drag you out by the hair.

You'll be glad you did.


Peace be with you,
~VOW

Hi VOW,

I've seen my pastor 4 times over this over the last year.
They say it's psychological and there's nothing to worry about as far as losing my salvation is concerned- they are convinced in OSAS no matter what- they don't know about all this though- it is not something I could share with anyone except anonymously.

Ben,

You said:
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This verse is not about losing salvation, it's about talking people into salvation that were not called by God but were brought to enlightenment by men and not by God.
I disagree. The FULCRUM of this entire passage, is the single word: SINCE. What is not being understood here, is the tense of the Greek words. It does not actually say "IF THEY FALL AWAY", it really says, "WHILE THEY ARE FALLING AWAY". You contend they were never saved? They were partakers of the Holy Spirit, even though they were unsaved? Do you think the Holy Spirit indwells the unsaved??? (2Pet1:4) >



Partaking of the Holy Spirit is not "indwelling", Paul is talking about fellowship with believers here. Your take on the Greek is not anything like mine. We can agree to disagree. Besides, you have a right to be wrong. <grin>

Exact Greek to English Heb 6:4 - Unable for the once having been having tasted ones lightened, both the gift of the on heaven and sharers having become of spirit holy and good having tasted of God word in powers and being about to be age and having fallen from, again to renew to change mind, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing publicly.

The tense of you chosen word "since" is not the issues, it's actually only translated that way. Having tasted ones lightened = fellowship.


BTW, you didn't offend me earlier, I should not have taken issue with your question, forgive me also.

Blessings

Ben, my post was not a response to yours, but a response to the thread starter's question.

Even if one was supposedly "once saved," these words of Rev 22 apply:

18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;
19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

To Squelch Master:

it is not something I could share with anyone except anonymously.

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In that case, Hon, take a drive to the next town, and find a church, knock on the door, and ask to speak to the pastor. Or, find a Catholic Church, and look for the schedule of Masses, usually on a sign out front. It will give a day and time for Confessions. Go then. Get in line with the other people, and when your turn arrives, go inside, close the door, and tell the priest what you have never told anyone else, except anonymously. He cannot tell another soul in the entire world what you tell him. And believe me, whatever you say, he's most likely heard much, much worse.


Peace be with you,
~VOW

SM-
you could always go to a confessional and talk behing the screen...so noone sees you..

GEL

You have evaded the simple question so I can't go on.

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I have evaded nothing---it was not a simple question, I answered to the best of my ability.

If you want to cont to believe that you have to work for your salvation, then that's really up to you.

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I have never believed, nor will I ever believe that "we have to work for salvation". I have only contended that "salvation is FELLOWSHIP WITH/IN/THROUGH Christ", and therefore it IS possible "to abide not".

you still do not understand grace -- all of Christ, none of you!

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I do not understand grace as YOU understand it. The question remains---which of our understandings lies closer to Scripture? In a real sense, it IS "all of Christ, none of us!" Yet, if belief born of our heart's conviction is the vehicle through which grace operates, then that is simply expressed: "For by Gods grace (by His complete and sufficient sacrifice on the Cross) are you saved, through YOUR OWN belief/faith". I find no contradiction in Scripture...

Christ would have to have an amputation before I could lose my salvation!

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"But if anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away (cut off) as a dried branch and cast into the fire." Jn15:6 "You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace." Gal5:4

WE are SEALED...by the holy Spirit. Saying that salvation can be lost by just sinning or not giving good enought works is saying that we as believers have the POWER to break that seal! We don't have that power! WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED WE ARE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!

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"In Him, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise." The seal is not conditional upon OUR BELIEF? "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed EIS-UNTO (not UNTIL) the day of redemption". If we GRIEVE the Holy Spirit, will the seal remain, unbroken? Where is the Scripture that says the seal cannot be broken? (Eph1:13, 4:30)

but I believe that once you lose your salvation that is it, you are eternally lost- the unpardonable sin is the only way out of the grace of God- I may turn out to be proof hopefully that God doesn't let us go THAT easily!

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SQM, do you believe God is just? Is He fair? Does He approach us in the spirit of a "game-show"? In context, I really really believe that Jesus was condemning the pharasees' unrepentance. If there was still some kind of LAW that we could BREAK, and PERISH, how then would we be "under GRACE"? Grace is all about repentance. I stand on, "If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we CONFESS our sins (repent, ask Him for forgiveness), He is faithful and just to FORGIVE our sins and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness!" 1Jn1:8-9 I fully agree with VOW, that you should find another minister. I cannot advise you to NOT talk with a priest, but I would warn you that you should ask a couple of questions first: "Can you know for certain that you are going to Heaven? What is salvation?" Unless that priest answers correctly ("Yes, because 1Jn5:12 explains salvation is CHRIST IN YOU!", and salvation is NOT works, it's CHRIST IN YOU, doing the works THROUGH YOU---fellowship with Jesus, IN YOUR HEART, filled with the Holy Spirit, ALSO IN YOUR HEART)---if he does not answer correctly, he is not the one to advise you.

Tell ya' what, SQM---PM me with an email address, and I'll email you the entire text I'm writing on "OSAS". Woven very tightly into that text is the nature and substance of salvation, VERY HEAVILY quoted from Scripture. All of the verses used by "OSAS" are there, and they are not refuted, but understood in light of "OSNAS". And very many verses used by "OSNAS" are there, which cannot be understood in light of "OSAS". I intend it for publication, if I can get it accepted. I am not aware of another text that is as comprehensive. Comprehensiveness creditted entirely to my Christian brothers and sisters, who, in debating, have polished my own beliefs.

Touche', 2002! Your idea kinda ranks right there with Rev3:5, doesn't it?

ElderMike, no offense was taken. " Besides, you have a right to be wrong. <grin> " Humph.

"For by Gods grace (by His complete and sufficient sacrifice on the Cross) are you saved, through YOUR OWN belief/faith".
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Read on Ben : "...and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"

the faith you have is a gift from God too. so if you insist that that faith that causes you to "abide in him" is from you (give yourself a pat on the back), then that's why you'll say "my salvation is Jesus plus MY faith" when you see God.

No, no, Andrew. There is one subject in that whole passage. And FOUR PHRASES, every one of which modifies the ONE SUBJECT.

"For by grace have you been saved". THAT is the one subject. The four phrases that follow:

"DIA-PISTIS-THROUGH-FAITH"---prepositional phrase, modifies the one subject.

"THAT (subject) not of youselves;" Again, the one subject.

"IT (subject) is the gift of God;" Modifies the one subject

"(IT-subject, is) not as a result of works, lest anyone boast."

So we see that God's free gift of grace is through faith,
God's free gift of grace is not of yourselves,
God's free gift of grace is the gift of God,
God's free gift of grace is not as a result of works lest anyone boast.

Now Paul very plainly speaks of salvation in Rom10, and says "faith comes from hearing". In this passage, "faith" is interchangeable with "belief".

Which is it? Does faith/belief-to-salvation come from God, or does it come from hearing?

One or the other...

Besides, MY faith accomplishes NOTHING in regards to my salvation. So there is no "patting myself on the back". MY faith RECEIVES JESUS. And BECAUSE of Jesus-in-my-heart, RECEIVED by MY faith, it is JESUS who is my salvation. "Receiving Him" is not a work, it is to accept His work of salvation IN ME.

If salvation was NOT "receiving Jesus", why does John write 1:12 worded like it is???

Just one of the reasons I beleive I cannot lose my salvation:

I wish I could have seen the surprised look on faces as Jesus told some of the Pharisees in John 8: 31-35, that if they abide in His word they were disciples, sons of God, and free, because they believed (John 8:30). The word abide is taken from a complete sentence in the Greek ("If you might stay in the word, the mine, truly learners of Me you are, you will know the truth") This is not a suggestion that they were going into a different type of slavery, it was infact an instruction to keep learning about Jesus. The word abide is not a wrong word here, it's just to simple.

He also told them that the only freedom from sin was to be a son (kinship), that in fact to be a slave to sin was to "not believe" they were free. They argued with Him (John 8:33) "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage". Jesus answered: (John 8: 34) "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave to sin". What did He mean by that statement? Well, they just told Him they were free, but He corrected them and told they that they were slaves to sin, why?. Because, it was sin that separated man from God and even though they kept the law they were slaves to it. Slavery to the law is slavery, and Jesus told them; that today, that second, because of belief they were disciples, sons and free. Jesus said "the truth shall set you free" Free from what? - free from the slavery of trying to save ourselves, from trying to found approved by any method other than Jesus.

These passages are not about the freedom to sin, in fact if one abides in the word and loves God they will hate sin. One of the Keys to understanding these passages is: the preceding passages. In those passages we see that many believed, but that also means that some did not. Why is that? - Because to believe I have to be given the grace to believe. God chooses people. Jesus said: "I am the gate keeper - my lambs know my voice" The day before this event in John 8 took place many were saved because Jesus raised His voice. Many heard Him and they believed (John: 7: 28-31).

Finally: falling away = not abiding in His word, falling into sin. However, slavery to sin is something different. Slavery to sin is not believing that we are free from the consequences of sin. (That was His point) Why would he die for us if not for this reason?

James told us that not many should seek to be teachers (James 4), we would be held to a higher standard. I trust and believe and teach in front of God; that Jesus paid the price for sin, that it worked as planned, as promised, that we are by the grace of God alone given faith, hope and understanding. That by grace we can grow in faith. That through prayer, study and fellowship we can sin less but never be totally without sin. That because we cannot be totally without sin; God came to abide with us, that He died on a cross, rose in three days, ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father; my savior advocate, my friend. That He will never forsake me even in sin. That by abiding in the word of God you can be free forever. You salvation is assured.



Blessings

"If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF." 2 Timothy 2:13



Fifty Reasons Why A Saved Person
Can NEVER be Lost.


1. ETERNAL LIFE IS ETERNAL! John 3:15, 10:28, Romans 6:23, 1 John 2:25, 5:11, 5:13, etc.; By definition eternal means never ending.
Once a believer has eternal life it can never be taken away. If it could be it would not be eternal!

2. EVERLASTING LIFE IS EVERLASTING! Daniel 12:2; John 3:16, 3:36, 5:24, 6:40, 6:47; Romans 6:22; etc.; Likewise, everlasting life can never end. It is everlasting regardless of the believer’s behavior.

3. IT IS GOD’S WILL! John 6:39; It is God’s will that Christ lose none of those who come to Him.

4. HEAVEN IS RESERVED FOR HIM! 1 Peter 1:4; An inheritance in heaven is reserved for the believer.

5. SALVATION (INHERITANCE) IS INCORRUPTIBLE! 1 Peter 1:4; No one can corrupt something God has made incorruptible.

6. SALVATION (INHERITANCE) CANNOT BE DEFILED! 1 Peter 1:4; No one can defile something which God says cannot be defiled.

7. HE IS SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT! Ephesians 1:13; No power in Heaven or earth can break God’s seal.

8. HE IS SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION! Ephesians 4:30; The believer is sealed until the day God redeems his body.

9. HOLY SPIRIT WILL ABIDE FOREVER! John 14:16-17; The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is permanent.

10. HE IS PRESERVED FOREVER! Psalm 37:28; God preserves the saint forever.

11. HE IS BORN OF GOD! John 1:12-13 The believer actually becomes God’s child and cannot be “unborn.”

12. HE IS A NEW CREATURE! 2 Corinthians 5:17; God has made the believer a new creature and no one can “uncreate” him.

13. HE IS CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS! Ephesians 2:10; The saint was created in his Saviour.

14. HE IS PRESERVED UNTO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM! 2 Timothy 4:18; The believer is preserved like Paul since God is no respecter of persons.

15. HE IS KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD! 1 Peter 1:5; Since God is keeping him, the believer cannot fall from salvation.

16. CHRIST HAS PRAYED FOR HIM! John 17:11; Jesus prayed that God would keep all who He had given Him.

17. WORKS CANNOT AFFECT HIS SALVATION! Romans 11:6; Salvation is not gained by works, so it cannot be lost by works.

18. HIS FAITH IS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS! Romans 4:5; It is faith which brings salvation to a believer.

19. NOTHING CAN SEPARATE HIM FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST! Romans 8:38-39; Nothing material, immaterial, past, present, or future can separate a believer from Christ’s love.

20. SALVATION IS OF THE LORD! Jonah 2:9; Salvation is all God’s work. He bought it and provided it.

21. GOD IS ABLE TO KEEP HIM! 2 Timothy 1:12; The believer’s salvation rests on God’s omnipotent ability to keep him.

22. HE IS PROMISED NOT TO COME INTO CONDEMNATION! John 5:24; This promise would be broken if even one believer fell into eternal condemnation.

23. HE IS PROMISED TO NEVER PERISH! John 10:27-28; Every saint has an unconditional promise to never perish.

24. HE WILL NEVER BE CAST OUT! John 6:37; Under no condition will any believer be cast out from Christ or Heaven.

25. ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO HIM! Romans 8:28; It would not be good for one to lose his salvation.

26. HE IS IN CHRIST’S HAND! John 10:28; The believer is in his Saviours hand.

27. HE IS IN THE FATHER’S HAND! John 10:29-30; The saint is in his heavenly Father’s hand.

28. HE IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, A SHEEP! John 10:27-28; A sheep represents a saved person and cannot change from being one.

29. GOD’S MERCY NEVER ENDS! Titus 3:5; The believer is saved by God’s mercy and it endures forever (Psalm 136).

30. GOD CANNOT LIE! Titus 1:2; Once God has saved a believer, he cannot go back on His word.

31. HIS SINS ARE GONE FOREVER! Psalm 103:12; Micah 7:19; Isaiah 38:17, 44:22; Hebrews 10:17; The saints sins are gone.

32. HE SHALL BE LIKE CHRIST! 1 John 3:2; It is a certainty that the believer will be like Christ.

33. GOD SEES HIM AS ALREADY GLORIFIED! Romans 8:30; The saint is as good as glorified in God’s sight.

34. HE IS BORN OF INCORRUPTIBLE SEED! 1 Peter 1:23; The Christian’s new birth was from incorruptible seed.

35. HE WILL APPEAR WITH CHRIST IN GLORY! Colossians 3:4; The saint is promised to appear with Christ when He returns.

36. HE IS HIDDEN IN CHRIST! Colossians 3:3; The believer is dead to the world and alive in Christ.

37. HE IS DEAD TO AND FREED FROM SIN! Romans 6:2-7; Sin can no longer affect the saint’s destiny. He is freed from it.

38. THE LORD IS NOW PRAYING FOR HIM! Hebrews 7:25; The Lord is presently interceding in the believer’s behalf.

39. GOD WILL FINISH WHAT HE STARTED! Phillipians 1:6; God began the work of salvation and will finish it.

40. HE HAS ETERNAL REDEMPTION! Hebrews 9:12; Every believer has been eternally redeemed from his sins.

41. HIS LIFE IS CHRIST’S LIFE! Colossians 3:4; The saints life is Christ’s very own life, so how could it be lost?

42. HE HAS AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH GOD! Hebrews 13:20; God made a covenant to give the saint everlasting life.

43. HE IS KEPT FROM FALLING BY CHRIST! Jude 24; A Christian cannot fall from grace because Christ is keeping him.

44. SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT! Romans 6:23; A free gift is given with no conditions.

45. HE HAS IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS! Romans 4:6-7; The righteousness the saint has is Christ’s perfect righteousness.

46. HE IS A PART OF CHRIST! Ephesians 5:30; Every believer is a part of Christ’s body. “Bone of His bone....”

47. CHRIST IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF HIS SALVATION! Hebrews 12:2; Christ began and will finish his salvation.

48. HE HAS BEEN PREDESTINATED TO BE CONFORMED TO CHRIST’S IMAGE! Romans 8:29; After salvation the believer is predestinated.

49. CHRIST’S BLOOD HAS MADE PEACE FOR HIM! Colossians 1:20; The saint has peace with God through the blood.

50. THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN SO HE COULD BELIEVE AND KNOW! 1 John 5:13; The saint can know he HAS ETERNAL SALVATION