Month: October 2020

Now that we have discussed the election of the believer, here are a few verses that point out the eternal security of the true believer.

The true believer who has a direction toward God will not enjoy sin for long, as the chastising hand of the father corrects him or her. Also, such a person will desire to please God through obedience to the word.

However, the sin of the believer will not separate Him or her from The Father because of the continuous cleansing of the blood of Jesus Christ.

The question really is: are we true believers. More on that tomorrow. After that we will discuss our purpose as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.   

John 6:37 – All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

John 10:28 – And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 11:29 – For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.

Jude 1:24 – Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

1 John 5:13 – These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

2 Corinthians 1:22 – Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Romans 8:38-39 – For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 1:6 – Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

Scriptures are from the KJV.

DID YOU KNOW that the Bible clearly teaches that God has (or has not) chosen us from before the foundation of the world?? This is the doctrine of election, and it is an inescapable conclusion from the scriptures. See below.

Ephesians 1:4-5 – According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:  

John 15:16 – Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Romans 8:28-30 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.  

Revelation 13:8 – And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 – But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2 Timothy 1:9 – Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

John 6:44 – No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Romans 9:16 – So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Acts 13:48 – And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Ephesians 1:4 – According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Fear not though. If you are humbly and sincerely seeking the salvation of God, this is the biggest sign that you are one of His chosen, elected people. Many pastors and preachers beg their people to “accept God” and they are told “He is waiting patiently for us to please let Him be our God”. This is patently false.

God does not need us. We need Him. We need to believe and seek Him and pray that we are chosen of Him and, as Peter says, live in a way that “makes our election sure”. Works and good deeds do not save anyone. We are saved only by God’s divine providence and mercy.

The sins of the believer should never be something we are proud of when they occur, but they will also never separate us from our loving Heavenly Father if we are His.

2 Peter 1:10  Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Lets live for God in gratitude for His marvelous grace and kindness in choosing us.

Isaiah 41:21 (KJV) “Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.”

Is 33:22 (KJV) “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.”

Many scriptures prove that Satan is our accuser (the accuser of the brethren) and Jesus is our defense lawyer. He continually serve as our High Priest and intercessor as the accuser of the brethren always seeks to destroy us. We must guard against this by avoiding sin, but if we do we must immediately confess and trust in the ever cleansing blood of Christ.

But beyond that THERE IS A WAY TO PRAY in which you present your case to God as a lawyer might. WHY should he answer your prayer? What benefit is it to Him? What scriptures are NOT fulfilled if He does not answer your request? PRESENT YOUR CASE!!!

As David said in Psalm 30:9 (KJV) “What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?”

When you pray, envision a court room setting in which you plead your case to God. You stand as a righteous (ONLY by the blood of Christ) son or daughter of the most high. YOU HAVE STANDING!! And you have scripture you can stand upon (I hope) for your request – (not for the new Corvette maybe) – get the point?

If you are in God’s will with your request and it makes sense scripturally – present your case in the name of your attorney Jesus to the most high – Judge of the Universe. And believe, because believing also is important, or your adversary can use that against you. Did you pray and then say “this will never happen”?

Pray a prayer in God’s will from a life dedicated to God and MAKE YOUR CASE to your Judge, King, and Lawgiver (and Father!)

He will hear and answer.