The Security of the Believer is Secured by our God!
The security of the believer in salvation is more than a doctrine built on a few proof texts.
1. It is based on the poper understanding of the tenses of salvation[refers to last study]
2. It is based on the poper understanding of nature of our salvation
3. It is based on the poper understanding of God character and His grace
Somethings are confused with security and are not security.
Perseverance is not a security
1. Perserverance is keeping on keeping on. "Perserverance of the saints means that all those who are truly born again will be kept by God's power and will persevere as Christians until the end of their lives, and that only those who persevere until the end have been truly born again."
Wayne Grudem, systematic theolgy, p 788
2. Perseverance is endurance and means that the believer continues to do the right things until Christ returns.
Assurance is not security.
1. assurance is confidence or the idea of being fully supported.
2. Assurance is related to the believers experience. A believer is secure but may lack assurances due to poor teaching, carnality and/or doubt.
Security is God's work.
John 5:24 God guarantees our freedom from Judgement......
1. we believed
2. We recieve eternal life
3. we will not come into Judgement
John 10:27-30 God holds us secure
1. Christ gives us eternal life vs 28
2. Christ guaranteed we will never come to total ruin vs 28
3. Christ guaranteed no one will snatch us from His hand vs 28
4. Christ guaranteed no one will snatch us from the Father's hand vs 29
Romans 8:38-39 - God secures us in His love. The following questions are each asked in light of a work of God to show the absurity of such a things happening
1. Will God charge the one He declared righteous? NO! vs 33
2. Will Christ comdemn the one for whom He died, was raised, sits at the right hand of the Father and intercedes? NO! vs 34
3 Who will seperate us from His love of the Christ? vs 35
4 Nothing can seperate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. vs 39
eph 1:13 The Spirit seals us in Christ
1. God made us Christ's inheritances vs 11
2. God set out boundaries which are all according to His plan so that we will be to His praise vs 12
3 God sealed us in Christ to be certain that Christ's inheritance would be complete and entire vs 13 see also 4:30
eph 2:8-9 God savd us by grace not works
1. " Are saved" is a perfect periphrastic contruction indictating that we are saved by grace so that we are still in a state of slavation by grace and not by works.
2.Since our salvation past and present is by grace and not works, how could it be lost? We didn't deserve it to begin with, how could one become undeserving.
Philippians 1:6- God the Spirit will finish what he started.
1. He began a good work in us.
2. He will fully complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:18-19- God secures His foundations
1. The faith of some has been overthrown vs 18 "the Faith"refers to spiritual life.
2. The Lord knows the ones who are His vs 19 Paul's point is that even though bad teaching has messed up some believers's spiritual lives, they were not in danger for their salvation was firm because of God.
1 Peter 1:3-5 - God guards us by His own power
1. He bore us again to a living hope vs 3
2. He bor us to an inheritance which is kept safe for us i heaven vs 4
3. He guards us by His own power so we recieve the salvation which is faith which is ready to be revealed in the last time. vs 5
Jude 1:24- God is able to guard us.
1. so we do not stumble
2 So we stand blameless before His glory
The security of the believer in salvation is more than a doctrine built on a few proof texts.
1. It is based on the poper understanding of the tenses of salvation[refers to last study]
2. It is based on the poper understanding of nature of our salvation
3. It is based on the poper understanding of God character and His grace
Somethings are confused with security and are not security.
Perseverance is not a security
1. Perserverance is keeping on keeping on. "Perserverance of the saints means that all those who are truly born again will be kept by God's power and will persevere as Christians until the end of their lives, and that only those who persevere until the end have been truly born again."
Wayne Grudem, systematic theolgy, p 788
2. Perseverance is endurance and means that the believer continues to do the right things until Christ returns.
Assurance is not security.
1. assurance is confidence or the idea of being fully supported.
2. Assurance is related to the believers experience. A believer is secure but may lack assurances due to poor teaching, carnality and/or doubt.
Security is God's work.
John 5:24 God guarantees our freedom from Judgement......
1. we believed
2. We recieve eternal life
3. we will not come into Judgement
John 10:27-30 God holds us secure
1. Christ gives us eternal life vs 28
2. Christ guaranteed we will never come to total ruin vs 28
3. Christ guaranteed no one will snatch us from His hand vs 28
4. Christ guaranteed no one will snatch us from the Father's hand vs 29
Romans 8:38-39 - God secures us in His love. The following questions are each asked in light of a work of God to show the absurity of such a things happening
1. Will God charge the one He declared righteous? NO! vs 33
2. Will Christ comdemn the one for whom He died, was raised, sits at the right hand of the Father and intercedes? NO! vs 34
3 Who will seperate us from His love of the Christ? vs 35
4 Nothing can seperate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. vs 39
eph 1:13 The Spirit seals us in Christ
1. God made us Christ's inheritances vs 11
2. God set out boundaries which are all according to His plan so that we will be to His praise vs 12
3 God sealed us in Christ to be certain that Christ's inheritance would be complete and entire vs 13 see also 4:30
eph 2:8-9 God savd us by grace not works
1. " Are saved" is a perfect periphrastic contruction indictating that we are saved by grace so that we are still in a state of slavation by grace and not by works.
2.Since our salvation past and present is by grace and not works, how could it be lost? We didn't deserve it to begin with, how could one become undeserving.
Philippians 1:6- God the Spirit will finish what he started.
1. He began a good work in us.
2. He will fully complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:18-19- God secures His foundations
1. The faith of some has been overthrown vs 18 "the Faith"refers to spiritual life.
2. The Lord knows the ones who are His vs 19 Paul's point is that even though bad teaching has messed up some believers's spiritual lives, they were not in danger for their salvation was firm because of God.
1 Peter 1:3-5 - God guards us by His own power
1. He bore us again to a living hope vs 3
2. He bor us to an inheritance which is kept safe for us i heaven vs 4
3. He guards us by His own power so we recieve the salvation which is faith which is ready to be revealed in the last time. vs 5
Jude 1:24- God is able to guard us.
1. so we do not stumble
2 So we stand blameless before His glory