Eternal Security Part 1

(These are my notes taken from Reclaiming the Mind Ministries Theology program)


A lot of people wrestle with their salvation. They don't know if they are saved for all eternity or not. Well, maybe they are more confused by their own actions to keep it. Some believe God gives us the freedom to choose him or to reject him and some believe he doesn’t' take that freedom away when we become believers. So, by means of their own actions, they believe their salvation is on a "conditioned" basis. According to the conditional security position, they believes that they can never be sure if they are saved until when at death they die with all sins confessed & before they die they are in a state of believing at that time.

Some scriptures seem to indicate that we can lose our salvation (eternal security) Hebrews 6:4-6... a falling away...turning away from God after having been enlightened & have shared in the Holy Spirit.

Check these scriptures out:
Hebrews 10:26-27, 2 Peter 2:19-22, & Galatians 5:1-4

The scriptures clearly teach that people must continue to believe:
Matthew 24:10-13, Hebrews 3:6, John 3:16, John 10:26-27

There are lots of scriptures that command us to persevere and those are the over-whelming ones. One thing, don't presume too quickly that someone is a believer. Test yourself to see if you are of the faith...Read the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4)