You Cannot Lose Your Salvation

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Eternal Security

You CANNOT lose your salvation!

by David J. Stewart

Eternal Security is the Biblical doctrine that a believer CANNOT

lose salvation in Christ Jesus. I recently spoke with a Church of Christ

minister who believed that a Christian could LOSE their salvation by

failing to maintain a "relationship" with God. Of course, that is a lie

of the Devil. The Charismatic are also plagued with this false belief

that a person can lose their salvation. The Bible teaches, If Saved, Always Saved.

Salvation is By Faith Alone in Jesus; and Not Works

If mankind has nothing to do with saving himself, then why would God require men

to do something to maintain it? Salvation is of God; not men. Paul said to "workout your own salvation" in Philippians 2:12; the Bible doesn't say to work outGOD'S SALVATION. God saves a person, pulling them out of the fires of Hell; butnow that person needs to be recycled. It is up to us whether we yield to the Holy

Spirit or not in our daily life, to search and obey the Scriptures. However,salvation and discipleship are two separate things entirely. Whether or not abeliever lives a holy life has nothing to do with the "free gift" (Romans 5:15) of

salvation. Those who say otherwise are adding works to grace, which the Biblecondemns (Romans 11:6). Salvation cannot be by God's grace AND man's self-

righteous works. Revelation 22:17 states: "...And let him that is athirst come. Andwhosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

We are clearly taught from God's Word that works are NOT essential to oursalvation. Titus 3:5 states... "Not by works of righteousness which we have done,but according to his mercy he saved us..." And again in Ephesians 2:8,9 we aretold, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it isthe gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." We are all Hell-deserving sinners! We do NOT have anything to do with salvation except to receiveGod's free gift by FAITH. Salvation is receiving; NOT giving. Romans 4:5 reads, "But

to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, hisfaith is counted for righteousness." This is how Abraham was saved in the OldTestament, i.e., his faith was COUNTED for righteousness (Genesis 15:6). Acts10:43 teaches that Old Testament sinners were saved exactly as they are today...

"To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoeverbelieveth in him shall receive remission of sins."

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If I cannot do good

works to get saved,

then how can I do bad

works to be unsaved?

Eternal life is a gift, paid for by Jesus precious, redeeming, literal, physical blood(1st Peter 1:18,19; Hebrews 9:12; Revelation 1:5). Shame on those heretics, suchas Dan Corner, who corrupt the simplicity that is in Christ.

There is a perverted theology today that mixes faith in Christ with surrenderingone's life to God in obedience. This false doctrine is called "Lordship Salvation" andit is evil. The very idea that one's lifestyle is a part of saving faith is damnableheresy. Opponents of Eternal Security all follow Lordship Salvation, and they alluse the corrupted New International Version.

Perhaps you ask, what if a believer loses faith? A believer certainly may becomediscouraged, or falter in their faith for a time. John the Baptist became

discouraged and wavered in his faith, even questioning if Jesus were the Christ(Matthew 11:3); yet, Jesus called John the greatest born amongst women(Matthew 11:3,11). Peter denied that he knew Christ, curding the name of Jesus;but the Holy Spirit convicted him and Peter later repented. However, none ofthese believers LOST their salvation and there's not one shred of Biblical evidence

to show otherwise.

If you are a parent, your child didn't make a commitment to become your child;but rather, they were born to become your child. Likewise, we are born-again to

become God's child. Just as a child has absolutely NOTHING to do with his or herown birth, neither does the Christian have anything to do with their spiritual birth.It is completely of God. Our part is done the moment we believe, receiving Jesus

as the Christ, the Son of God. John 1:12, But as many as received him, to themgave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on hisname.

If you don't believe the Bible, you can either get right or die wrong.

False Christians Never Saved to Begin WithA born-again believer does NOT convert to the Mormon faith or become an

atheist. When a man claims that he "used to be a Christian," but now has becomeaJehovah's Witness, he's a liar. He never was a Christian to begin with. He mayhave once had the philosophy of Christianity, or the organization of Christianity;but he never had genuine Christianity, which is found by faith in Jesus Christalone.

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way. A child of God will always be a child of God. If you don't have Jesus Christ

today, it is ONLY because you never really trusted Him at all. In contrast to theother Apostles, Judas was a known unrepentant thief (John 12:6). We have noScriptural reason to believe that Judas was ever a believer. This is why the Biblewarns us to make sure we are saved"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the

faith..." (2nd Corinthians 13:5). Most of America's churchgoers are still lost and ontheir way to Hell.

They have religion; but not Jesus Christ. They have been lied to by false prophetslike Dan Corner, Ray Comfort and John MacArthur to think that they must live lives

of obedience, holiness and faithfulness to be saved. They are self-righteous. Areyou really a Christian? Churches today are filled with people who are notsaved. Most people today have churchianity without Christianity. Please make

certain you have been born-again. You need HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS! The road to Hellis paved with good intentions (Proverb 14:12; 2nd Corinthians 11:13,14). Please

don't miss the gift of God.

Genuine Believers Cannot Lose God's Salvation

John 5:24 states: "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."

If you're a believer on Jesus Christ, then you can NEVER lose your salvation. Jesus

said in John 10:28, "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,

neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." Did you read that? We shallNEVER perish, and NO MAN can affect our salvation. Someone may pray to God for

you to "burn in Hell" (a popular saying in society today); but that simply cannot

happen to a believer. You choose your own destiny based upon your acceptance

(or denial) of Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Did you know that God CANNOT

lie? According to Titus 1:2 God cannot lie! Well, God promised in Romans 10:13 to

save anyone who trusts on Jesus' name... "For whosoever shall call [rely] upon the

name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

We are wonderfully reassured in 1st John 5:13 that we can KNOW that we are

eternally secure:

"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




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that ye may believe on the name of the Son

of God."

1st John 5:13

I love this verse!... that we may "KNOW," not think, but KNOW that we have

eternal life. How could anyone be so foolish as to think that a person could lose

"eternal life?" If you can lose it, then is it eternal? No! When God promises us

eternal life, that is exactly what He means. Jesus didn't say, "I give unto them

temporal life"; no rather, He said, "I give unto them eternal life (John 10:28)." I

am eternally secure in Jesus' arms...

"The eternal God is thy refuge, and

underneath are the everlasting

arms..." Deuteronomy 33:27

Don't tell me I can lose my salvation! There is NO such teaching in the Bible!

What about "falling from grace?"

You cannot lose your salvation, period. You can lose fellowship with God and the

joy of one's salvation, buy you cannot lose your salvation. Can a son no longer be ason? Of course not! You can disown Him (which I think is horrible and

unscriptural), but he's still your son. No matter what your son does, he's still your

son. The same is true with our Heavenly Father. Jesus never forsakes us...

"Let your conversation be without

covetousness; and be content with such

things as ye have: for he hath said, I will

never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5

God cannot lie! (Titus 1:2). As a matter of fact, the Bible is speaking of Eternal

Security when It tells us that God cannot lie... "In hope ofeternal life, which

God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began" (Titus 1:2). What a loving

God! You can speak to people from many different religions and you'll discover a




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pervading sense of fear and uncertainty. They don't have the precious promises

which the Bible offers to the Christian believer.

No wonder Jesus said:

"Come unto me, all ye that labourand are heavy laden, and I will give

you rest." Matthew 11:28

False religion enslaves people, placing souls into chains of bondage which are not

easily broken. Oh don't be so foolish to believe their lies! You can KNOW that you

are saved certain. You must realize that salvation is completely of God; NOT man

in any way. Our faith is merely a key which unlocks God's saving grace. Salvation is

a supernatural act of God in response to our faith. I did not save myselfJesussaved me. If I did nothing to earn salvation, then how can I do something bad to

lose it? Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not

pay. Eternal life is the free gift of God, available ONLY through faith in Jesus

Christ (Acts 4:10-12; John 14:6).

The Bible clearly teaches that eternal life is a gift. As a matter of FACT, the Bible

even calls our salvation a FREE GIFT.

"...the free gift came upon all men untojustification of life"

Romans 5:18

Serious Flaws in Teaching that Salvation Can Be Lost

Let me ask you a question. What would you say if I were to give you a Christmas

present, but then tell you that I'm going to be watching you over the next year tosee if your good enough to keep it? If you're not good enough I'm going to take

away your GIFT. Would that make any sense to you? Of course not, you'd say I'd

been laying out in the sun too long. You'd say I was crazy! A "gift" is NOT a gift if

there are ANY strings attached to it. A genuine gift is UNCONDITIONAL. God is not

a con-artist. God doesn't promise eternal life to those who believe, and then take

it away from them because they commit further sins. I mean, that's the entire




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reason Jesus died for our sins, so we wouldn't have to.

Some people have the wrong idea that one's salvation is CONDITIONAL upon the

way they live. Nothing could be further from the truth of God's Word. I am not

advocating living in sin, nor taking the Christian life lightly (Romans 3:31; 6:15). I

am simply saying that one's salvation is a gift from God, rooted in God'sunconditional love (Romans 5:8) and the precious blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ

(1st Peter 1:18,19). Salvation does not depend upon one's desire to forsake sin,

nor live a holy life; for that would be Works Salvation.

The concept of losing one's salvation is flawed in so many ways. I mean, at what

point would a person lose it? How much sin is too much? Where would you cross

the saved/unsaved line? The whole idea of losing one's Eternal Security is

preposterous. How can a person have Eternal Security if no one can be eternally

secure? It just doesn't add up. Let the Scriptures be your guide. In John 5:39 Jesus

commanded His disciples to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES!!!

Sealed with the Holy Spirit

I triple-dog dare you to show me one person in the Bible who lost their

salvation. King David lost the "joy" of salvation, but he didn't lose his

salvation. Jesus never spoke of anyone losing their Eternal Security. The Bible has

much to say about the assurance of our salvation. As a matter of fact, God gave us

the Holy Spirit as an "earnest" of our inheritance in Heaven. The Greek word for

"earnest" literally means "down payment." God gave me the Holy Spirit as

PROOF that I am a "purchased possession." If you are a believer, then you belong

to God and He has made His claim on you.

"...ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of

promise, Which is the earnest of our

inheritance until the redemption of the

purchased possession, unto the praise of

his glory" Ephesians 1:13,14

Don't tell me I can lose my salvation... my sins have been washed away by the

blood of Jesus! I am a "purchased possession." The Holy Spirit is God's claim upon

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affect my salvation. I cannot change my eternal security. God has placed His down

payment within my bodythe Holy Spirit of God.

A License to Sin?

I am going to Heaven, regardless of how I live. But you say, that's crazy! No! That's

Bible! So do Christians have a license to sin? Yes, if you want to view it that way.

Of course, no believer has God's permission to sin, which is why He has set apart a

judgment, i.e., theJUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, just for believers (2nd Corinthians

5:10; 1st Thessalonians 4:6; Romans 12:19; 14:12). God expects every believer to

fulfill the Law. The Apostle Paul makes this very clear...

"Do we then make void the law

through faith? God forbid: yea, we

establish the law" Romans 3:31

"What then? shall we sin, because

we are not under the law, but under

grace? God forbid." Romans 6:15

Carefully notice that a believer is NO LONGER UNDER THE LAW. There is nocondemnation for the believer. However, a believer who sins must give account to

God at the Judgment Seat of Christ someday (2nd Corinthians 5:10). Please read

Defraud Not Thy Brother. No one is going to get away with anything friend. It is

this misunderstanding that often prompts people to create false doctrines about

losing one's salvation. They are tired of phony Christians, and so am I. However,

we are all phonies to some degree if we'll be honest with ourselves, because even

the best of Christians still sin.

Fallen from Grace?

No believer can fall from grace. Paul was addressing the unbelievers in the

church, who had heard the Gospel, but were still not saved. Galatians 5:4 states:

"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the

law; ye are fallen from grace." This Scripture clearly reveals an unsaved person,




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for no one can be justified by the works of the Law (Romans 3:20). Anyone who

rejects the Gospel has "fallen from grace," i.e., they have passed up their only

ticket to Heaven.

Fig-Leaf ReligionAdam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. They went out and sewed fig leavestogether. They knew something was wrong and they tried to hide it. Adam and Evewere happy with their fig-leave religion until God came. When God came theywere embarrassed with their fig-leave religion and they ran and hid themselves.

God killed an innocent animal, which is a picture of the substitutionary death ofJesus. God skinned that animal to make coats for Adam and Eve. God didn't letthem keep one fig-leaf of their own making.

You may be satisfied to stand before men with your fig-leaf religion, as were Adamand Eve; but how will you feel on Judgment Day when you stand before God, and

He casts you into the Lake of Fire? Religion is a paved road to Hell.

There are many false prophets today who pervert the gospel, teaching that a

sinner must amend his ways, forsake the world, and make a total surrender toChrist's Lordship in order to be saved. Salvation is the free gift of God (Romans5:15,6:23), paid for by the precious literal blood of His dear Son, Jesus Christ (1stPeter 1:18-19; Revelation 1:5).

No More Sacrifice for Sins?

Hebrews 10:26 states: "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the

knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." A simple

look at Hebrews 10:29 quickly reveals that this Scripture again speaks of the

unsaved... "Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought

worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the

blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath

done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" Again, one who hears the Gospel, but

rejects Jesus Christ or makes light of the literal redeeming blood of Christ, is

unsaved. These verses do not speak of the believer who has backslidden into sin.

If Saved, Always Saved

There is nothing wrong with the term Once Saved, Always Saved, but I preferthe statement, If Saved, Always Saved better. If a person is genuinely saved,




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then there is no possible way that person could ever be unsaved. Christianity is

not a philosophy that can be renounced. It is not an organization that can beresigned. It is not a business that can be dissolved. Christianity is a new birth, asupernatural act of God Almighty in response to one's faith in Jesus as the Christ.Once a sinner has been born-again into the family of God, all the hordes of Hellcannot change that. God NEVER disowns His children.

The enemies of Eternal Security fail to address Hebrews 12:6-8 where God says He

chastens His children... For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, andscourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealethwith you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? Butif ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are yebastards, and not sons. The Bible doesn't say that God disowns His children; butrather, He chastises them. The idea that God kicks children out of His family whenthey sin and then requires them to forsake their sins in order to be accepted back

into the family is an insult to the blood of Jesus Christ.

Eternal Life is the Free Gift of God

God is not aliar. Godhaspromisedsalvation to

all thosewho trustupon the

name ofJesus

Christ...Forwhosoevershall callupon thename of

the Lord shall be saved. God gave us the rainbow as a token that He is anhonest God Who keep His promises. Yet, those who deny Eternal Security call Goda liar.

The Scriptures expose Dan Corner as a big liar. The Bible teaches that salvation isa free gift (Romans 5:15; 6:23). Ephesians 2:8,9 read... For by grace are yesaved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not ofworks, lest any man should boast. A gift means a gift, with no strings attached.

The very idea that salvation is CONDITIONAL (as Daniel Corner teaches) upon thelife we live negates the gift of God. In John 6:29 Jesus tells us the only work weneed to do to be saved... Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the workof God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. That's it, to BELIEVE (i.e.,




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trust) upon Jesus to forgive one's sins. We are sinners and Jesus is the Savior. That

is the simplicity of salvation.

Dan Corner is a false prophet! The Word of God exposes Mr. Corner as a falseteacher because he requires self-righteous works for salvation. Adding anything tofaith alone in Christ is a guaranteed road to Hell. If we are not saved by goodworks, then how can we be lost by bad works? Salvation is of the Lord. We areNOT saved by our own self-righteous efforts; but rather, by the righteousness of

Christ Jesus. Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we couldnot pay. Thank God for the gift of His only begotten Son.

Dan Corner places a heavy burden upon sinners, teaching that their salvation isCONDITIONAL upon holy living, denying the flesh and avoiding certain sins. If this

were true, then how could salvation ever be a free gift? It couldn't. By everydefinition of the word gift, it must be offered free of ANY OBLIGATION OR

COMPENSATION. Carefully notice in Romans 12:1 that the Apostle Paul pleads withthe believers at Rome to live for the Lord... I beseech you therefore, brethren,by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Notice that Paul saidit was their reasonable service; not their required service. 1st Corinthians 6:20tells us that we are bought with a price, i.e., the blood of Jesus Christ. God gavethe ultimate sacrifice to pay for our sins. Thus, eternal life is a free gift that does

not require any compensation, obligation or prerequisites to receive it. God doesremind us that He paid a great price and we ought to live for Him; but this is NOTmandatory to have the gift of eternal life.

In 1st Corinthians 5:1-5 we read about a Christian man, a member of the Church ofCorinth, who was living in open fornication in the church. He was carnal and thechurch was also carnal (1st Corinthians 3:1). 1st Corinthians 5:5 reads, Todeliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spiritmay be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. This Christian man was living inunrepentant sin and Paul said to give him over to Satan for the destruction of the

flesh, but notice that Paul also said the man's spirit would be saved in the day ofthe Lord. He was saved and DIDN'T lose his salvation.

I recently saw a commercial on TV offering a gift to anyone who opens a new

account at their bank. That is false advertising. If I am required to open anaccount to get the gift, then it's NOT really a gift, it is a reward. There is a bigdifference between a gift and a reward.

Critics of Eternal Security Guilty of Self-righteousness

Eternal life cannot be lost, because it is not ours to give. Salvation is of God

alone. Our only part in salvation is to BELIEVE... "This is the work of God, that ye

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those who teach that salvation can be lost is this... If salvation can be lost by our

own sinful words, attitudes, or actions, then self-righteousness is part of

salvation. Romans 10:3-4 condemns such thinking... "For they being ignorant of

God's righteousness, andgoing about to establish their own righteousness, have

not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of

the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

Those who claim that salvation can be lost are guilty of teaching salvation by self-

righteousness. If I have to maintain a certain degree of faithfulness to God, a holy

lifestyle, and a certain amount of faith to remain saved, then I am earning my own

salvation. Ephesians 2:8,9 clearly refute such thinking... "For by grace are ye

saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of

works, lest any man should boast." No one deserves to go to Heaven. We all

deserve Hellfire. We need HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS to be saved (2nd Corinthians 5:21);

and not our own.

I was recently reading an excellent book, 508 Answers to Bible Questions, by M.R.

DeHaan M.D.(1891-1965). Now Dr. DeHaan was a great man of God, and I respect

him dearly; BUT, I disagree with something he said in his book concerning the

Eternal Security of the believer. Dr. DeHaan DOES believe in eternal security;

however, he said that those who don't are still saved, just so long as they are

trusting the Saviour. Now, I have a big problem with that type of

thinking. Why? Because the very idea that someone can lose their salvation, placessalvation in men's hands, instead of 100% in God's. As born-again believers, why

would anything we do affect whether or not we're still saved? Did we have to do

any good works to get saved? No!, we simply rested upon the Saviour, because He

paid the price for our sins with His blood. We did NOTHING to merit or deserve

salvation. Salvation is of God, not man. Our part is to believe on Jesus Christ (Acts

16:31), and God's part is to save (Isaiah 43:11).

The Hypocrisy of Those Who Don't Believe in EternalSecurity

The biggest flaw in the thinking of the enemies of Eternal Security is that they failto realize just how sinful they are themselves. They hypocritically condemn otherbelievers who live in unrepentant sin, failing to realize that they're just as sinful inGod's eyes. If salvation can be lost, then who is righteous enough to keep theirown salvation? Only a self-righteous hypocrite would claim to be self-righteousenough to please God. Isaiah 64:6 puts Dan Corner to shame... "But we are all as




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an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all dofade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

I thank God that my salvation is solely in the hands of my righteous Savior JesusChrist; and not dependent upon my own sorry, frail, insufficient, rotten and sinfulself-righteousness. Critics of Eternal Security are hypocrites. They are no less

sinful than the adulterous believers they condemn. They condemn other believers,whom they consider more sinful than themselves, accusing others of losing their

salvation, but they're just as much dirty, rotten, hell-deserving sinners, who fail tosee the sinful beam in their own eye.

A correctly understood gospelsalvation by grace alone through faith alone on thebasis of Christ's finished work alonemandates eternal security. On the other

hand, if one is trusting in one's works or a commitment to perform works or tolive a certain way to be saved, then salvation cannot be assured, and the doctrine

of eternal security is either negotiable or is denied.

The Eternal Security of the Believer (by Dr. Harry Ironside)

The Hypocrisy of Those Who Don't Believe in Eternal Security

Repentance Heresy | Lordship Salvation Exposed!

The Curse of Lordship Salvation!

What is Biblical Repentance?

Ye Must Be Born Again!

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