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Eternal Security
John 3:16 “Everlasting life” (and many more verses say the same)
John 4:14; 6:35 Never hunger, never thirst
John 5:24 “Shall not come into condemnation”
John 10:27-30 Never Perish
John 11:26 Never die
John 17:12 Kept by the Lord Jesus
Romans 8:35-39 Nothing can separate from the love of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17 The saved are a “new creature”
Ephesians 1:13; 4:30 Seal of the Holy Spirit: Ownership, Guarantee
Ephesians 2:8-9 “Have been saved”. Salvation is a gift, by faith apart from works
Philippians 1:6 God’s work in us will be completed.
Hebrews 10:14 Perfected for ever
Hebrews 10:17 Remember sins no more
1 Peter 1:3-5 Inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, fades not away
What does “kept...through faith” mean?
1 John 3:9 True Christians have a new nature
1 John 5:11-13 A present possession that is eternal
2 John 9 Test of reality is continuance. Doesn’t say they can lose what they have
See resource on eternal security at
Scriptures used for “Saved and Lost” teaching
Matthew 7:21-23 Those who do the Father’s will enter the kingdom of heaven.
Note that it says “I never knew you”
Matthew 12:43-45 Unclean spirits return
Matthew 24:13 “endure to the end” - Has to do with the period of the Great Tribulation.
John 8:31 “If ye continue” – the fact of their salvation is proven by their life
John 15:6 Those not abiding are thrown away
John 17:12 Judas – always was a thief; never was converted.
Acts 8:13,20-23 Simon
Romans 11:22 Cut off – has to do with Gentiles as a group, not individuals
Galatians 5:6 Some use this to say that works are also required by the power of the Holy Spirit
They say sons can rebel and be disinherited.
Philippians 2:12 “Work out” your salvation – let it be at work in your life
Colossians 3:24 Inheritance spoken of as a “reward”
Hebrews 3:12-15 “if” we hold fast our confidence – shows reality
Hebrews 4:11 Labor to enter rest
Hebrews 6:4-8 Enlightened, tasted (but didn’t eat), partakers of Holy Spirit (but not sealed)
Hebrews 6:15 Promise was “obtained” after endurance
Hebrews 10:26-31 Sinning willfully: no more sacrifice;
A person may be “sanctified” without being converted.
Hebrews 10:35-39 Receive promise after doing the will of God; drawing back. “But we…”
Hebrews 12:16-17 Esau sold birthright
James 2:14, 21-26 Justified “by works” – Romans tells us justification is by faith, not works.
James speaks of faith in a different way than Paul. Saving faith is proved by works.
1 Peter 4:18 Saved “with difficulty” – after going through trials and chastening
2 Peter 1:10-11 “make your calling and election sure”
2 Peter 2:20 Sow washed but returns – always was a sow.
Jude 5 Saved from Egypt, then destroyed
Revelation 2:7 Only overcomers eat of the tree of life
Revelation 22:14 Those who do God’s commandments have the right to the tree of life
Note ESV: “Blessed are those who wash their robes...”
Revelation 22:19 Name not removed from book of life – the book of the living.
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