~ Eternal Security in 1 John ~
The doctrine of “eternal
security” (sometimes described as “once saved—always saved”) is widely accepted
with Christianity. There are however
some who deny this important teaching of Scripture—by pulling verses out of
their context to make them say something other than intended. In this series we look at what the Word of
God has to say about the subject. “Him
who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the
presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24).
The believer
has full assurance of eternal life with God based upon what God has promised
and the internal assurance the Holy Spirit provides.
God Has Promised
~ “Therefore
let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides
in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this
is the promise that He has promised
us—eternal life” (1 John 2:24-25).
Internal Confirmation
~ “These things I have
written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the
anointing which you have received from Him abides
in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same
anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and
just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him” (1 John 2:26-27).
The Result
~ “And now, little children,
abide in Him, that when He appears, we
may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know
that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him” (1 John 2:28-29).
Further Confirmation
~ Chapter 5 of 1 John reiterates
the point.
God Has Promised: “If we
receive the witness of men, the witness
of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His
Son” (1 John 5:9).
Internal Confirmation: “He who believes in the Son
of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe
God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has
given of His Son” (1 John 5:10).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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