I just listened to a preacher on the
radio whose whole message was about ‘once saved, always saved.’ I kept waiting for him to tell the people
that they were in the body of Christ. He
kept going to Hebrews (in Hebrews you can lose your salvation – Heb. 6 and
10). He would go to Matthew where you
can lose your salvation (Matt. 10:22). He wasn’t rightly dividing. He was using verses that were speaking to Israel when they were (and will again
be) under a performance-based acceptance system.
He never said that we are members of
the church the body of Christ. We are a
part of what God is doing as his inheritance in the saints (Eph. 1:18). Once you trust Christ, you become a member of
his body and even if we believe not – if we
stop believing! – he abideth faithful.
People called into to his show
saying that they thought they could lose their salvation. They all had verses but they weren't rightly
dividing. You cannot lose your salvation
because it wasn't based on your works to begin with, and you don’t stay saved
based on your works.
Romans
11:6
And
if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But
if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
2 Timothy
1:9
Who
hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in
Christ Jesus before the world began,
This is serious. Your eternal destiny is resting on what Paul
has to say about how to have eternal life as a present possession.
What does your church doctrine say
about eternal life as a present possession?
If your religion/denomination doesn’t tell you how to be right with God
this moment, for sure, forever, it’s not worth squat. It’s not! Because you have to be perfect to please God! But the truth is, you are dead in trespasses
and sins (Eph. 2:1), so stop
trying to please God with your own works…because you are not perfect.
To be continued…
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