Throughout my years of being on social media and online teaching my lessons, I’ve noticed one question that has been repeated every couple of weeks.
The question is:
Once that I have been saved, am I saved forever, or can I lose the saving that I was given?
This question is repeated every few weeks, even by pastors today.
Let’s go to God’s Word and find out what He tells us in His Word.
I am first drawn to a verse found in His Word, where God tells us about being saved.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
We are told in God’s Word that we are saved through FAITH, by the GIFT that God has given to us.
BY HIS GRACE.
Well, if we didn’t do anything to get SAVED … how can we possibly do anything to be UNSAVED?
I would say this may possibly be the shortest lesson I’ve taught over the years.
If we ‘BELIEVE’ that God saved us, we are SAVED.
If we CHOOSE to NOT BELIEVE that God saved us, or if we CHOOSE to BELIEVE that we can lose being saved, we are still SAVED, EXCEPT in our own minds … but according to God, WE ARE SAVED, IT IS HIS GIFT TO US.
In a way, this goes back to the differences in
Salvation and Sanctification. Every one of us human beings are offered Salvation … we attained that forgiveness when Jesus Christ died on the cross for ALL mankind and for ALL sins. We are clean and pure, forever.
Sanctification is what we do throughout our lifetime. Every time we listen to a powerful, gut wrenching Christian song about our FAITH or Jesus, we strengthen our FAITH in Him. Every time we open our Bibles and we READ the words that He has given us, we are strengthening our FAITH. Every time we are in a group of people, and we begin speaking about the powers we have found through God, we are strengthening our FAITH.
Every time we publically post a word mentioning Jesus, we are strengthening our Faith and every time we have a Bible study with others, we are strengthening our FAITH.
We are strengthening our FAITH, we are sanctifying our BELIEF In Him, but we haven’t affected our SAVING one way or the other.
Here is some OT Scripture for you:
Isaiah 14:27 ‘…Yes, the Lord Almighty has decided what he will do. Nobody can change it. He is ready to show his power. Nobody can stop it…’ EASY
Isaiah 46:10 ‘…From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do…’ EASY
Proverbs 16:9 ‘…People make plans for what they will do, but it is the Lord who leads them in the right way…’ EASY
Proverbs 19:21 ‘…You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord’s plans that are important…’ EASY
Numbers 23:19 ‘…God is not human. He does not tell lies. He does not change his thoughts. If he promises to do something, it happens…’ EASY
Mankind changes our minds, but God on the other hand, He never changes His mind. What He says, WILL happen, ALWAYS.
God offered each one of us a GIFT, we have a choice, we can accept His GIFT, or we can turn it down … but the fact will always remain, that God offered us that GIFT.
He is NEVER going to take His GIFT back from us once we’ve accepted it.
Once SAVED … always SAVED.
Now, what we do with that saving, is up to us.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM. ><)))o>