Eternal Security

[Grace ambassador]

It's all about grace—grace that knows no limits.

Amen. And Both Sides Of The Story: Undiluted Wrath And Undiluted Grace!

 

[Duane]

24 Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
25 O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me.
26 I have made Your Name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very Self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them.
John 17:24–26.

In John 17 Jesus prayed for the Father to keep us secure and that each believer be with Him in glory in eternity as seen in verse 24 it is unthinkable that the Father would not answer the prayer of His own dear Son who paid such a penalty to redeem His people.

“As Christ began to pray for His own while He was yet here in the world, so He has continued to pray for them, and will continue to pray for them, in heaven: ‘Saying he ever liveth to make intercession for them’ Hebrews 7:25

Who can measure the security of the children of God when they are the objects of the ceaseless intercession of the Son of God, whose prayer can never be denied”?

 

[mailmandan]

No technique of the devil’s can stop the process of Christ making us into His image. Those whom He calls He sanctifies.

Romans 8:30 - Romans 8:30 - Moreover, whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. *ALL of them. *Notice how Paul uses the past tense for a future event to stress its certainty.

Psalm 37:28 - For the Lord loves justice and does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

Proverbs 24:16 - For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

 

[Richard]

There are two things we can say for certain when it comes to suicide and eternal security for believers in Jesus. First, suicide is a sin. It is rebellion against God and an active rejection of His stated will. Meaning, it is morally wrong. Second, suicide does not disqualify a Christian from entering heaven. It is not a "mortal sin," to use the vocabulary of the Catholic church.

Those two truths provide all the guiderails we need to discuss this difficult but important topic.

How do we know that suicide is a sin? Because of God's Word.

Consider:

• "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13).
• "For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself' " (Romans 13:9).
• "For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous" (1 John 3:11–12).

Other than the limited exceptions of capital punishment and self-defense (including just war and soldiers in combat), the Bible consistently teaches that ending a human life is wrong. That includes your own life, which means suicide is a sinful action. Ending our own lives is wrong because it fails to recognize both the gift and responsibility given to each of us—a gift that is wrapped up in the preciousness of life.

Even so, Scripture is also clear that Jesus' death on the cross paid the penalty for all our sins. His blood washes us whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7). Therefore, anyone who has received God's grace through faith need not fear that a moral failure will disqualify them from eternal life. We are eternally secure.
As Jesus told us, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand" (John 10:27–28).

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If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please don't face them alone. Help is available right now. In the United States, you can dial 988 to speak with someone from the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline who can help 24/7.

 

[360watt]

There are two things we can say for certain when it comes to suicide and eternal security for believers in Jesus. First, suicide is a sin. It is rebellion against God and an active rejection of His stated will. Meaning, it is morally wrong. Second, suicide does not disqualify a Christian from entering heaven. It is not a "mortal sin," to use the vocabulary of the Catholic church.

Those two truths provide all the guiderails we need to discuss this difficult but important topic.

How do we know that suicide is a sin? Because of God's Word.

Consider:

• "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13).
• "For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself' " (Romans 13:9).
• "For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous" (1 John 3:11–12).

Other than the limited exceptions of capital punishment and self-defense (including just war and soldiers in combat), the Bible consistently teaches that ending a human life is wrong. That includes your own life, which means suicide is a sinful action. Ending our own lives is wrong because it fails to recognize both the gift and responsibility given to each of us—a gift that is wrapped up in the preciousness of life.

Even so, Scripture is also clear that Jesus' death on the cross paid the penalty for all our sins. His blood washes us whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7). Therefore, anyone who has received God's grace through faith need not fear that a moral failure will disqualify them from eternal life. We are eternally secure.
As Jesus told us, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand" (John 10:27–28).

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If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please don't face them alone. Help is available right now. In the United States, you can dial 988 to speak with someone from the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline who can help 24/7.

Great post thank you sir.

I agree completely.

Suicide is a behaviour.. and Eternal life being kept isn't by our behaviour, but Jesus blood bought commitment to us through His indwelling presence through the Holy Spirit.

I think you could question what someone believed who has committed suicide..but it isnt their bad or goodness that is the measure of that belief on Jesus.