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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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