Fifty Reasons Why A Saved Person Can NEVER Be Lost
By: Timothy S. Morton
(Used With Permission)
1. ETERNAL LIFE IS ETERNAL! John 3:15; 10:28; Romans 6:23; 1 John 2:25; 5:11; 5:13; etc. By definition eternal means never ending. Once a believer has eternal life it can never be taken away. If it could be it would not be eternal!
2. EVERLASTING LIFE IS EVERLASTING! Daniel 12:2; John 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; 6:40; 6:47. Romans 6:22; etc.; Likewise, everlasting life can never end. It is everlasting regardless of the believer's behavior.
3. IT IS GOD'S WILL! John 6:39. It is Gods will that Christ lose none of those who come to Him.
4. HEAVEN IS RESERVED FOR HIM! 1 Peter 1:4. An inheritance in Heaven is reserved for the believer.
5. SALVATION (INHERITANCE) IS INCORRUPTIBLE! 1 Peter 1:4. No one can corrupt something God has made incorruptible.
6. SALVATION (INHERITANCE) CANNOT BE DEFILED! 1 Peter 1:4. No one can defile something which God says cannot be defiled.
7. HE IS SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT! Ephesians 1:13. No power in Heaven or earth can break God's seal.
8. HE IS SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION! Ephesians 4:30. The believer is sealed until the day God redeems his body.
9. HOLY SPIRIT WILL ABIDE FOREVER! John 14:16-17. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is permanent.
10. HE IS PRESERVED FOREVER! Psalm 37:28. God preserves the saint forever.
11. HE IS BORN OF GOD! John 1:12-13. The believer actually becomes God's child and cannot be "unborn."
12. HE IS A NEW CREATURE! 2 Corinthians 5:17. God has made the believer a new creature and no one can "uncreate" him.
13. HE IS CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS! Ephesians 2:10. The saint was created in his Saviour.
14. HE IS PRESERVED UNTO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM! 2 Timothy 4:18. The believer is preserved like Paul since God is no respecter of persons.
15. HE IS KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD! 1 Peter 1:5. Since God is keeping him, the believer cannot fall from salvation.
16. CHRIST HAS PRAYED FOR HIM! John 17:11. Jesus prayed that God would keep all who He had given Him.
17. WORKS CANNOT AFFECT HIS SALVATION! Romans 11:6. Salvation is not gained by works, so it cannot be lost by works.
18. HIS FAITH IS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS! Romans 4:5. It is faith which brings salvation to a believer.
19. NOTHING CAN SEPARATE HIM FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST! Romans 8:38-39. Nothing material, immaterial, past, present, or future can separate a believer from Christ's love.
20. SALVATION IS OF THE LORD! Jonah 2:9. Salvation is all God's work. He bought it and provided it.
21. GOD IS ABLE TO KEEP HIM! 2 Timothy 1:12. The believer's salvation rests on God's omnipotent ability to keep him.
22. HE IS PROMISED NOT TO COME INTO CONDEMNATION! John 5:24. This promise would be broken if even one believer fell into eternal condemnation.
23. HE IS PROMISED TO NEVER PERISH! John 10:27-28. Every saint has an unconditional promise to never perish.
24. HE WILL NEVER BE CAST OUT! John 6:37. Under no condition will any believer be cast out from Christ or Heaven.
25. ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO HIM! Romans 8:28. It would not be good for one to lose his salvation.
26. HE IS IN CHRIST'S HAND! John 10:28. The believer is in his Saviour's hand.
27. HE IS IN THE FATHER'S HAND! John 10:29-30. The saint is in his heavenly Father's hand.
28. HE IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, A SHEEP! John 10:27-28. A sheep represents a saved person and cannot change from being one.
29. GOD'S MERCY NEVER ENDS! Titus 3:5. The believer is saved by God's mercy and it endures forever (Psalm 136).
30. GOD CANNOT LIE! Titus 1:2. Once God has saved a believer, He cannot go back on His word.
31. HIS SINS ARE GONE FOREVER! Psalm 103:12; Micah 7:19; Isaiah 38:17; 44:22; Hebrews 10:17. The saint's sins are gone.
32. HE SHALL BE LIKE CHRIST! 1 John 3:2. It is a certainty that the believer will be like Christ.
33. GOD SEES HIM AS ALREADY GLORIFIED! Romans 8:30. The saint is as good as glorified in God's sight.
34. HE IS BORN OF INCORRUPTIBLE SEED! 1 Peter 1:23. The Christian's new birth was from incorruptible seed.
35. HE WILL APPEAR WITH CHRIST IN GLORY! Colossians 3:4. The saint is promised to appear with Christ when He returns.
36. HE IS HIDDEN IN CHRIST! Colossians 3:3. The believer is dead to the world and alive in Christ.
37. HE IS DEAD TO AND FREED FROM SIN! Romans 6:2-7. Sin can no longer affect the saint's destiny. He is freed from it.
38. THE LORD IS NOW PRAYING FOR HIM! Hebrews 7:25. The Lord is presently interceding in the believer's behalf.
39. GOD WILL FINISH WHAT HE STARTED! Philippians 1:6. God began the work of salvation and will finish it.
40. HE HAS ETERNAL REDEMPTION! Hebrews 9:12. Every believer has been eternally redeemed from his sins.
41. HIS LIFE IS CHRIST S LIFE! Colossians 3:4. The saint's life is Christ's very own life, so how could it be lost?
42. HE HAS AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH GOD! Hebrews 13:20. God made a covenant to give the saint everlasting life.
43. HE IS KEPT FROM FALLING BY CHRIST! Jude 24. A Christian cannot fall from grace because Christ is keeping him.
44. SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT! Romans 6:23. A free gift is given with no conditions.
45. HE HAS IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS! Romans 4:6-7. The righteousness the saint has is Christ's perfect righteousness.
46. HE IS A PART OF CHRIST! Ephesians 5:30. Every believer is a part of Christ's body. Bone of His bone....
47. CHRIST IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF HIS SALVATION! Hebrews 12:2. Christ began and will finish his salvation.
48. HE HAS BEEN PREDESTINATED TO BE CONFORMED TO CHRIST’S IMAGE! Romans 8:29. After salvation the believer is predestinated.
49. CHRIST'S BLOOD HAS MADE PEACE FOR HIM! Colossians 1:20. The saint has peace with God through the blood.
50. THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN SO HE COULD BELIEVE AND KNOW! 1 John 5:13. The saint can know he HAS ETERNAL SALVATION!
Note: While I believe this study is sound and well worth passing on, I cannot endorse all this particular author teaches - especially in regards to his hyper-dispensationalism. He is sound in regards to salvation during this age of grace, but he believes that salvation is different in different dispensations. I believe that clearly contradicts the plain teachings of the Scriptures. Two excellent articles on this theme are:
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