“…God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him…We love because he first loved us…” 1 John 4:16-19 The Bible says
This article discusses some of the passages in the Bible in relation to the doctrine of eternal security which are difficult to understand. Several sources are quoted. There are a few quotes for which I do not have the source. EZEKIEL PASSAGES “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil,
God knows who are His. It’s us humans that don’t always know who belongs to Jesus. Even the disciples were fooled. Each was ready to consider himself the betrayer rather than Judas: “When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, ‘I tell you the
Once we accept Jesus, will we always be saved? Is our destination of heaven secure? Or is it possible to lose our salvation? Have those who fall away ever been in right standing with God? First of all, it is important to remember that Jesus knows everything that has happened and will happen forever—He
“To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." Genesis 3:16 Mankind had chosen to disobey God, and He had to punish them. There is controversy about the punishment
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.” Psalm 37:21-22 Several times the Bible says that those who are dishonest are cursed. Cursed (bad things happen) is the opposite of blessed (good things happen).
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that
Those who believe in Jesus need to receive and need to apply “…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 Jesus is the Word of God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Like the other weapons “the helmet of salvation…” Ephesians 6:17 is both something we receive and something we apply. A helmet is what is needed to protect our heads and therefore our minds. Salvation is the free gift we receive when we believe in Jesus and accept His forgiveness for our sins: "For God so
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” Ephesians 6:16 With “the shield of faith” we are able to continually block against doubts and fears. Faith is to believe what God says and acting on it no matter what the