We are secure; you better believe it!

 

Welcome to my blog. I am so glad you have taken the time to read it. 

 

We have been examining the Christian life in more detail to see if we can uncover some of the potential underlying causes of the improved wellbeing. This week we cover the fifth point regarding the security of our great salvation, God’s unhappy attitude to those who do not believe in eternal security.

 

So yes, God not only endorses eternal security with wonderful promises, as we've discussed in the last four blogs, but also expresses His displeasure to those who do not believe it. This statement is supported by two main passages in Hebrews Chapters 6 and 10. Let's briefly examine the main passage in Hebrews 6, which although it can be controversial, is an exciting statement to 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 could 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. 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 (Hebrews 6:4-7).

• The Hebrew Christians should recognize their salvation as evidenced by the acts that they have 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 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 future. For us to say that somehow His painful, long, suffering, humiliating and unjust death is not enough to cover even one of our sins is an offense to God.

 

To review, to date we have covered now five spectacular scriptural proofs of our internal security:

• Direct statements (e.g., 1 Peter 1:4-5)
• Unchangeable positions in Christ (noted in our recent blogs, especially our: spiritual baptism, justification, sealing by the Spirit and adoption)
• Perseverance (2 Peter 1:12)
• God chose us to salvation (Romans 8:28-30)
• God’s critique of those not believing in the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice once for all to salvation (Hebrews 6:1-10)

 

Well, that is my blog for today. Thank you for visiting. Join me next week when we begin to discuss the Christian walk! 

 

William C. Stewart, MD

 

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Your relationship with God is secure!

Welcome back. We recently started an important journey on what the Bible says about wellbeing. Last time, we considered the vital topic of salvation. By His gracious sacrifice, God sees you as without fault and completely accepted by him (Ephesians 2:7-9; Romans 3:21-25; Romans 10:9). 

 

What is the next step? To realize that as a Christian you are SECURE in your relationship with God. Why is this critical? We cannot grow in our faith and serve others well if we lack confidence that God accepts us. Our relationship with God is secure because He brought us into this relationship and is faithful to keep us in it for eternal life.

 

The Bible itself makes a great example in Ephesians 5:20-33. In this fascinating letter the Apostle Paul likens the relationship between Christ and the church (individual believers) to marriage. In the same way a married couple will find it difficult to grow in their love, intimacy and confidence in each other if they fear their partner will reject them, so a Christian will find it next to impossible to grow in the love of God if they fear His repudiation.

 

Likewise, our loving God, who made and understands us, knows we cannot grow in His love without the confidence that He will not reject us. Wow, this seems incredible! How can we know this from Scripture? There are three basic arguments:

• Direct statements. Scripture says it directly in a number of verses (1 Peter 1:3-5; John 10:27-31; Romans 8:28-39).

• Position. Because of our salvation we have unchangeable positions before God.
• We are declared legally innocent; as in a court of law this cannot be overturned (Romans 3:21-25)!
• We are legally adopted as God’s children (Ephesians 1:5).
• We are sealed by the Holy Spirit to salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Corinthians 5:5).
• We are baptized by the Holy Spirit, being made like Christ in his death and resurrection. Therefore, we are a new person in Christ, a change that cannot be undone (Romans 6:2-9)!
• Perseverance. God causes us to persevere through our life unto salvation not by our own stamina (2 Timothy 1:12; Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23).

What great promises! Because of our faith in Christ, we are a new person who cannot be unmade, with legally unchangeable promises that guarantee our salvation. This comfort and confidence allows us to invest ourselves in knowing and serving within a wonderful relationship with God.  We should not be burdened with guilt and worry over the status of God’s acceptance of us. Through Jesus Christ, we experience the unconditional love of the heavenly Father, and this relationship is permanent and everlasting.

 

Next time we will continue our discussion on security and how it relates to guilt. For more great information about your security, read https://teleiosresearch.com/security-summary/.

 

Thanks for being with us today! Join us next time for another interesting blog.

 

William C. Stewart, MD

 

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