Eternal Security – Grace Evangelical Society

Does Psalm 73:27 Disprove Eternal Security?

August 12, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, Psalm 73:27, the ungodly in the Psalms

That exact question was asked to me in a July 6 email. Psalm 73:27 says, “those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert you for harlotry.” At first reading, it is hard to see the problem. There is a persistent teaching in both the OT and NT that

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Reigning with Christ

July 28, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, Once saved always saved, rewards, Ruling with Christ

What can an eternally secure believer lose due to sin? Jesus once told the Parable of the Minas, in which a nobleman went to a far country to receive a kingdom (guess Who that is?). And before he went, he left his servants (guess whom they represent?) with some money to invest, charging them to

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Joy

July 22, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - discipline, Eternal Security, joy, Once saved always saved

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength” (Neh 8:10). I have spoken with hundreds of people who were

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Your Local Church

July 19, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - discipline, Eternal Security, lampstand, Local Church

Not every local church is spiritually healthy. Some prosper, while others languish. Some are united in loving purpose, while other churches are divided, divisive, and declining. When someone believes in Jesus for eternal salvation, from that moment on, nothing can separate him from the love of Christ (cf. Rom 8:35). The believer is guaranteed to

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Kingdom Privileges

July 14, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - discipline, Eternal Rewards, Eternal Security, Kingdom, spirituality

When eternally secure believers sin, they cannot lose eternal life, but they can lose their eternal rewards. Not many critics of eternal security have a doctrine of eternal rewards and therefore have trouble interpreting Biblical warnings about losing those rewards. Instead, they misinterpret those passages as references to losing salvation. For example, in Jesus’ letters

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Rewards

July 12, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Eternal Security

Eternal life is free. In other words, it’s a gift. As Paul says: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast (Eph 2:8-9). Do not misunderstand the nature of God’s grace and what it excludes. The

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Physical Health

July 8, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, health, Once saved always saved, sickness, Sin

Everlasting life is forever. Once saved, always saved. But does that mean believers can sin without any consequences? Absolutely not. People are right to point out that the NT is filled with warnings to believers. But they’re wrong to think those warnings are about the possibility of losing eternal salvation. So what can believers lose?

What Do We Need to Believe about Jesus to Be Saved?

July 7, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Eternal Security, evangelism, saving faith

Alex asks: I know from the Bible that you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved as mentioned in Acts 16:31 and John 6:47. However, what about Him do we need to believe in order to be saved? The is the $64,000 question, isn’t it? First, I commend Alex for recognizing that

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Ministry

July 5, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, negative consequences of sin, Sin

You’ve seen it happen often. A celebrity pastor has a dramatic moral fall and loses his ministry. It seems to happen several times a year. But it’s not just celebrity pastors. Local ministers are regularly involved in immorality. This one has had a long-running affair. That one is accused of theft. Another is guilty of

Why Isn’t Everyone in Christianity Born Again?

March 18, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Eternal Security, evangelism

I came to faith in Christ for my eternal salvation nearly fifty years ago in September of 1972. Back then all of us Jesus people (as we were called) were concerned for everyone within Christendom who did not have “a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” The Jesus movement as a whole was quite diverse. Not