Welcome back to my blog. Over the last several weeks, we have been discussing the important topic of our salvation. This is a critical point to understand scripture.
Today, let us summarize by discussing a vital statement from God regarding our salvation. Indeed, faith in Christ's finished work - His death, burial, and resurrection - is the cornerstone of salvation. It's not about our own efforts or merits; it's about accepting God's grace through Jesus.
Christ alone is sufficient to bring us to salvation.
God not only endorses eternal security with wonderful promises, as discussed above, but He also expresses His displeasure to those who do not believe it. This statement is supported by two main passages in Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10. Let’s examine briefly the primary passage in Hebrews 6, which, although it can be controversial, is an exciting statement about our eternal security.
Here are the main points:
- The author tells the young Hebrew believers that they should be mature by now, being teachers and able to judge quickly between right and wrong (Hebrews 5:12-14).
- He urges them to leave the rudimentary principles of the faith dealing with issues related to their salvation (Hebrews 6:1-3).
- He inquired how those who were saved (have known God’s gift and enlightenment and receive the spirit [all words or events consistent with salvation]) and have believed their sins were forgiven could have another means to salvation apart from Christ (Hebrews 6:4-5).
- Indeed, their insistence that some sin was not forgiven indicated they would want Jesus to return to the cross and submit to public humiliation again. This is not viewed favorably by God, as you might imagine (Hebrews 6:6).
- The Hebrew Christians should have recognized their salvation as evidenced by the acts that they had already done (Hebrews 6:9-10).
- Certainly, the wonderful security we have based in Abraham, God’s promises to him, and His confirmation by an oath, are two things that provide a sure anchor for our souls (Hebrews 6:13-20).
- Hebrews 10 also indicates that for those who are unsure of forgiveness, there is no other means for salvation except by Christ. The author urges those who doubt their forgiveness to stop and progress in their faith (Hebrews 10:19, Hebrews 10:26-39).
Certainly, we have a wonderful salvation by which Christ is sufficient to cover each and every one of our sins, past, present, and future. For us to say that somehow His painful, long, suffering, humiliating, and unjust death is not enough to cover all our sins is an offense to God.
To review, to date, we have covered now six spectacular scriptural proofs (e.g., 1 Peter 1:4-5)., beyond direct scriptural statements, of our internal security:
- Spiritual baptism – a new person (Romans 6:2-12)
- Justification – Declared legally innocent (Romans 3:23-26)
- Adoption into God’s family (Ephesians 1:5)
- God’s possession (Ephesians 1:13-14;1 Peter 2:9).
- Perseverance by God’s power (2 Timothy 1:12).
- God chose us to salvation (Romans 8:28-20).
In summary, apart from direct statements that we are secure, we have many great promises as a believer because of Christ’s redemptive work on the cross, resulting in either legal or morphological irreversible changes.
Salvation is a miraculous gift received through faith in Jesus Christ, not based on our own efforts. We live by grace through faith, continually relying on God's love and mercy.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. Return next time as we continue to discover the wonderful work of God in our lives through His wise and holy scripture.
William C. Stewart, MD
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