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ETERNAL SECURITY OF SALVATION
(Soteriology : Doctrine Of Salvation)

SECTION 1: WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HEAVEN

* Eternal security means we are protected, secured forever
* The devil will try to make us doubt our salvation

1. Assurance Of Eternal Salvation
1 John 5:11-13 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
* Noticed verse 11: "This is a record"
* Once God records it cannot be changed
* Noticed verse 13: "that ye may know"
* We can know for certain we are going to heaven
* Once we believe on Christ we have eternal life, (its fixed, permanent) not conditional, temporarily
* Once we're saved, we are always saved and we know it

2. We Know God Will Keep His Promise
2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day
* Noticed the verse: "and am persuaded"
* That means we know we are going to heaven

3. We Know We Have An Eternal Home In Heaven
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
* Noticed the verse: "For we know"
* That means we know we are going to heaven

4. We Know Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
* Once we are in Jesus Christ, nothing can separate us from God because "for I am persuaded"

5. We Know Will Be Raptured
1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
* Noticed verse 18: "Wherefore comfort one another with these words"
* This verse is supposed to be comforting for us to know

SECTION 2: TRIPLE SECURITY FROM THE TRINITY

1. Protected By The Hands Of God: God The Father & God The Son
John 10:27-30 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
* 1st and 2nd security: We are secured in God the Father and God the Son's hands
* Nothing can pluck us out of Jesus & God the Father's hand

2. Sealed By The Holy Spirit Until The Rapture
Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
* 3rd security: We are secured in God the Holy Spirit's sealing us until the day God redeems us up to heaven (rapture)

a. Day Of Redemption = Rapture
Romans 8:19-23 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

SECTION 3: SALVATION IS OURS NOW (ITS TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT)

1. Hath Everlasting Life (Present Tense)
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

2. Hath Everlasting Life, No Condemnation (Present Tense), Passed From Death Unto Life (Past Tense)
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
* Hath everlasting life, no condemnation (present tense): “He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation;”
* Passed from death unto life (past tense)

3. Paul Tells Us That We Are Already Saved: The Gospel Unto Us Which Are Saved
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

4. A Part Of Us Is Already Seated In Heaven With Christ When We Got Saved: Hath Raised Us Up Together And Made Us Sit Together In Heavenly Places In Christ
Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
* Noticed verse 6: “made us sit” (this is past tense). It did not say “will make us sit”
* That means a part of us is already settled sitted in a reserved place in heaven with God when we got saved
* In God's eye, since the first person that God saved to the last person that got saved during the church age, a part of them are already sitted in heaven with Him
* That means we may be alive on earth, but when we trust Jesus Christ as our saviour, a part of us is already sitted in heaven

SECTION 4: SPIRITUAL OPERATIONS AFTER WE BELIEVE

1. Sealed By The Holy Spirit Until The Rapture
Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
* Right after we believe, we are sealed by the Holy Spirit
* We are sealed until the day God redeems us up to heaven (rapture)

2. Baptism Of The Holy Spirit Baptizes Us Into The Body Of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:13-27 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
* Noticed verse 27: we are members of the Body Of Christ
* It is impossible to loose a member of the body because then there will be no body
* Can we say to another that they are not saved? No because we are all stuck together in the body Of Jesus Christ
* If we think that because we have sin or we have a lack of righteousness or holiness and we cannot go to heaven?
* Noticed verse 23-24: Less honourable is filled with abundant honour (God makes up for it)
* God is the one doing the work giving us abundant honour
* Noticed verse 25: "That there should be no schism in the body;"
* No schism = no division, no flaw

3. Circumcission Of Christ
Colossians 2:11-12 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
* This is one of the greatest verses on eternal security. If we ever doubt our salvation, this is the verse we should have.
* Noticed that there is an operation of God that is a spiritual circumcission. What is it in our body that God cut us off? He cut "us" off from our "body of sins"
* circumcission of Christ means its done by Lord Jesus Christ. He is the one who performs this circumcission
* the soul is cut loosed from the body of sins and our soul and body is not stuck together anymore.
* Eg Ice cube tray.
* Fill up water in the tray - ice becomes part of the tray
* Break up the ice from the tray but leave the ice in the tray - ice is no longer part of the tray - it is cut off but still in the tray
* No matter how many sins we commit in our body, we are cut off from that. Why? Because who's the real us that God saved? God saved our soul
* That's why it makes sense why God can't condemn us to hell because He cleansed away all the sins of our soul
* The soul is not corrupted with sin no matter how many times a saved person sins in their body => Once Saved Always Saved

4. Sonship
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
* Once we believe on Jesus for our salvation we transform from a son of Satan into the son of God
* No matter what kind of wrong doing, we will always be God's son

SECTION 5: SIN & SATAN CANNOT AFFECT US

1. No Sin In God's Eyes Because God Sees His Seed In Us
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

2. We Can't Sin, Satan Can't Touch Us
1 John 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

SECTION 6: SINNING CHRISTIANS ARE STILL SAVED

1. Even If We Grieve The Holy Spirit, He Is Still Sealed In Us Until The Rapture
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

2. Christian Who Commit Wicked Sin Is Delieverd To Satan For Destruction Of The Flesh But The Spirit Is Still Saved
1 Corinthians 5:1, 5 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

3. Christians Who Commit Sins Are Still Refered As The “Beloved”
2 Corinthians 12:19-21 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

4. The “Beloved” Are Christians And They Are Predestinated Unto The Adoption Of Jesus Christ
Ephesians 1:5-6 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

5. Christians Are Predestinated, Called, Justified & Glorified
Romans 8:30-31 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

SECTION 7: CHRISTIANS WHO NO LONGER BELIEVE ARE STILL SAVED

1. Christians Who No Longer Believe, Are Still Saved
2 Timothy 2:11-13 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
* If we deny him, he will also deny us - this is talking about "reign"
* Noticed verse 13: "If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself" is because we are already part of His body (the body of Christ)

SECTION 8: CHRISTIANS ARE BLAMELESS

1. God Keeps Us From Falling, To Present Us Faultless Before The Presence Of His Glory
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

2. Jesus Confirms Us To The End, To Be Blameless
1 Corinthians 1:7-8 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. God Stablish Our Hearts Unblameable In Holiness To The End
1 Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

SECTION 9: CHRISTIAN JUDGEMENT: JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST IS TO JUDGE OUR BODY NOT OUR SOUL

1. Judgement Seat Of Christ, Judge Good Or Bad Things Done In Our Body
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

2. We Will Be Judged For Our Work, Every Secret, Good Or Evil Work
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

3. Good Works Rewarded, Bad Works Burnt But Still Saved
1 Corinthians 3:13-15 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

SECTION 10: NO WORKS FOR SALVATION (NOT BY OUR OWN EFFORT)

1. Save By Grace Through Faith, Not Works (Gift Of God)
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

2. Grace Is Grace, Works Is Works
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

3. No Works, Faith Is Counted Righteous
Romans 4:4-5 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousnes

4. Justified By Faith, Not Of Works Paul Repeats 3 Times
Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

5. Saved Not By Works, Its By His Mercy, By Washing Of Regeneration And Renewing Of The Holy Ghost
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

6. Be Confident And Know That God Does The Work In Us
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

SECTION 11: CHRISTIANS CAN LOOSE MANY THINGS

1. Punishment From God
Hebrews 12:5-6 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
* God is going to make sure we don't sin
* Chasten means to inflict suffering
* Scourge means the pain one feels to the point of a whip or a lash

2. Law Of Sowing And Reaping
Galatians 6:7-8 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. * A farmer sows the seeds and he will reap the seed.
* If he sows bad seed, he is going to reap bad fruit
* If he sows good seed, he is going to reap good fruit
* A murderer who that thinks that he can kill anyone and go to heaven, God says he is not going to get away with it
* Flesh reap corruption. You reap what you sow

3. Death
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
* Our body is temple of God, If we defile it, God will will destroy and kill us

4. Terror At The Judgement
2 Corinthians 5:10-11 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
* God will judge saved christians and it is described as "terror"