Eternal Security – Page 11 – Grace Evangelical Society

Are Assurance Verses in John Directed to Unbelievers or Believers?

April 20, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Eternal Security, evangelism, Gospel of John, Once saved always saved

A Free Grace friend of mine wrote an article last month dealing with the issue of whether assurance is of the essence of saving faith. (The exact title is “Does John’s Gospel Demand Belief in Eternal Security for Salvation?” It is available here.) His answer was no. One need not believe that salvation is irrevocable

Is Eternal Security the Gospel?

March 30, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, Once saved always saved, promise of life, Yankee Arnold

Bob and I were discussing the centrality of eternal security to the saving message. I have heard Yankee Arnold say “The gospel is eternal security.” He’s right. As readers of this blog know, Jesus promised believers eternal life: This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life (1 John 2:25). Paul urged

Is Eternal Security Essential to Saving Faith? — The Arminian Question

December 15, 2017 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Arminian, eternal life, Eternal Security, Salvation

Do Arminians believe the saving message? Someone asked that question in light of their denial of the doctrine of eternal security. Actually, some Arminians even say that eternal security is positively evil (see here)! What is the saving message? It is Jesus’ promise of eternal life. And this is the promise that He has promised

Act or Attitude?

December 1, 2017 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - attitude, carnal christian, Eternal Security, major ian thomas, torchbearers

I’ve been reading through the works of Major Ian Thomas. He was the founder of Torchbearers International and the stunning Capernwray Bible School (look at that scenery!). Many in the Free Grace movement hold to “higher life’ or Keswick spirituality. Thomas was an influential figure in that movement, so I thought I should get to

The Believer Who Draws Back (Heb 10:38-39)

October 18, 2016 by Ken Yates in Blog - Eternal Security, Everlasting Life, Hebrews 10, rewards, Wasted Life

by Ken Yates In the last two blogs, I have argued that in the book of Hebrews we see that a Christian cannot lose his eternal salvation. However, even though that is the case, a believer can sin against the Lord, even in a very serious way. Esau is an example of such spiritual

No Small Problem, Revelation 2:11

September 16, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Eternal Security, Litotes, Revelation

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the March 1991 edition of Grace in Focus “He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death” (Rev 2:11) If someone says to me, “His request presented me with no small problem,” I know exactly what he means. The person who made the request of him had