NeedyFollower
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This has been debated since at least the reformation , the advent of Calvinism and Arminianism , etc. ( I see some of my catholic brothers/sisters commenting so maybe the debate has been even longer. ) I guess it is only normal to " make our election and calling sure " . Am I saved -have I been saved -am I being saved , etc. ? Maybe the better question is , " What kind of relationship do I have with the Father , through the Son by His Holy Spirit ? Have I received a love for the TRUTH ? Am I being conformed into His image ? Am I striving to enter the straight gate ( because of the Love He showed me ) ? Do I desire to manifest Him ? Or is my salvation all about ME ? What about His Holy Name ? What about His beloved Son ?Eternal security is the doctrine that when a person is saved nothing can affect their salvation. They can never lose it for any reason. I believe Eternal Security is true because of the following verses:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 6:37-6:40
"All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."
John 10:27-29
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand."
Tell me, how can you read those verses and NOT believe in Eternal Security? Jesus is extremely clear. Out of all that the Father gives to Jesus he will lose NONE of them! In other words, Everyone's salvation is Eternally secure! It's right there in black and white! So, what do you think? Is Eternal Security real? Why or why not?
My fear is we have even turned salvation into another reason to glory in our flesh rather than to glory in God the Father and His Love/ Sacrifice , Jesus of Nazareth .
If we strive for the TRUTH and do love . mercy, meekness and humility ( by His Spirit ) , won't salvation take care of itself ? I may believe anything I want but yet the truth remains....faith and belief although closely related are not synonyms.
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