AM I FOREVER SAVED?
Memorise: Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Galatians 5:4
Read: 1st Timothy 1:18-20.
MESSAGE!
When Paul embarked on his Christian race, he
focused on it wholeheartedly, so that nothing would
derail him from the race. That is why in Acts 20:24,
he said:
“But none of these things move me, neither
count I myself, so that I might finish my course
with joy, and the ministry, which I have
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
of the grace of God.”
The possibility of starting the Christian race and not
reaching the finish line is obvious from Paul’s
statement in the Scripture above. However, across
the globe today, several preachers are teaching
erroneous doctrines, saying all that matters is to
believe in Jesus Christ, and you will be saved
forever, irrespective of your conduct after you are
saved. They teach that if you are saved today, you
will surely make it to Heaven, even if you continue
to live like the devil. Some say that any work of
righteousness on your part, even after you has
been saved, amounts of self-righteousness, which
according to them, and cannot take you anywhere.
They also teach that you are automatically made
perfect once you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
They will want to tempt you by asking if you are
righteous. If you sincerely say you still have some
areas of your life you are working on, they will
discredit you and say that you are depending on
your works to make it to Heaven. Such preachers
say that it is okay to sin occasionally, as long as you
do not do so very often. These are all lies.
You need to know that it is possible to fall from
grace, as stated in our memory verse. Do not let
teachers with itching ears deceive you. They will tell
you what appeals to your flesh and call it “the good
news”. No! It is called deception. They mix the truth
of God’s word with a bit of deception. Some will tell
you that the day you were born-again, all your sins,
past, present and future, have been forgiven, and
so if you commit any sin afterwards, there is no
need to confess it. It is all a lie! If indeed you are
saved and therefore forever saved, why does the
Bible instruct you to work out your salvation with
fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12)? Why does
scripture repeatedly say that only those who
endure to the end shall be saved (Matthew 24:13,
Mark 13:13)? Why did the lord of the unprofitable
servant banish him to outer darkness in Hell
(Matthew 25:30)? Take heed, lest you fall! It is
possible of fall from grace. Be careful how you run
the race!
Key Point
Believing that consistent, righteous works are
not needed after salvation is taking the grace of
God out of context.
Memorise: Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Galatians 5:4
Read: 1st Timothy 1:18-20.
MESSAGE!
When Paul embarked on his Christian race, he
focused on it wholeheartedly, so that nothing would
derail him from the race. That is why in Acts 20:24,
he said:
“But none of these things move me, neither
count I myself, so that I might finish my course
with joy, and the ministry, which I have
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
of the grace of God.”
The possibility of starting the Christian race and not
reaching the finish line is obvious from Paul’s
statement in the Scripture above. However, across
the globe today, several preachers are teaching
erroneous doctrines, saying all that matters is to
believe in Jesus Christ, and you will be saved
forever, irrespective of your conduct after you are
saved. They teach that if you are saved today, you
will surely make it to Heaven, even if you continue
to live like the devil. Some say that any work of
righteousness on your part, even after you has
been saved, amounts of self-righteousness, which
according to them, and cannot take you anywhere.
They also teach that you are automatically made
perfect once you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
They will want to tempt you by asking if you are
righteous. If you sincerely say you still have some
areas of your life you are working on, they will
discredit you and say that you are depending on
your works to make it to Heaven. Such preachers
say that it is okay to sin occasionally, as long as you
do not do so very often. These are all lies.
You need to know that it is possible to fall from
grace, as stated in our memory verse. Do not let
teachers with itching ears deceive you. They will tell
you what appeals to your flesh and call it “the good
news”. No! It is called deception. They mix the truth
of God’s word with a bit of deception. Some will tell
you that the day you were born-again, all your sins,
past, present and future, have been forgiven, and
so if you commit any sin afterwards, there is no
need to confess it. It is all a lie! If indeed you are
saved and therefore forever saved, why does the
Bible instruct you to work out your salvation with
fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12)? Why does
scripture repeatedly say that only those who
endure to the end shall be saved (Matthew 24:13,
Mark 13:13)? Why did the lord of the unprofitable
servant banish him to outer darkness in Hell
(Matthew 25:30)? Take heed, lest you fall! It is
possible of fall from grace. Be careful how you run
the race!
Key Point
Believing that consistent, righteous works are
not needed after salvation is taking the grace of
God out of context.
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