But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. - Hebrews 10:39
All those that believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are saved. They have everlasting life and this life is in God’s Son (1 Jn 5:11). Not one of them shall perish (Jn 10:28). Their perseverance unto eternal glory is certain because their salvation is a work of God in Christ and it is not a work of man (Rom 8:28-30). Christ lived and died for all those whom God chose in electing love. They shall be called by his grace, quickened by his Spirit, and given faith in Christ and Christ alone. All sin being forgiven, they shall be clothed with his righteousness and presented blameless before the throne of his infinite glory (Eph 5:27). We could no more draw back than we could save ourselves. The same God that gave us spiritual life, keeps us (1 Pt 1:5). He that begun the work of salvation in us will continue to perform that work (Phil 1:6). Any doctrine that asserts otherwise is not the doctrine of God, but is false and damning (Gal 1:8).
Those that believe to the saving of the soul, grow in grace and knowledge of him as well (2 Pt 3:18). Nowhere in the Scriptures are we taught that those who know him grow out of his grace and become more ignorant of the truth. Those who profess to believe, eventually losing interest, and finally leaving the Gospel altogether are of those that draw back unto perdition (2 Thes 2:10-12).
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