10 Reasons Why You Cannot Lose Your Salvation

10 Reasons Why A Born Again Christian Cannot Lose Their Salvation

For the purpose of this discussion a Christian is someone who has believed the Gospel of Jesus Christ, (Acts 16:31) repented (Acts 17:30) and has been justified by God, (1 Corinthians 6:11) regenerated by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5) and translated into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13).

By the way, there is no other type of Christian… THIS IS what becoming a Christian means.

If the description above does not apply to you … THEN YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN.

If the description above applies to you then here are 10 reasons why you cannot lose your salvation:

 

1. Jesus said His Sheep Shall Never Perish and He Cannot Lie.

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.” (John 10:27-28)

(This one reason should be enough to end the entire discussion)

2. No One is Greater Than God the Father and it is He Who Keeps Us Saved

In John 10:27-29 Jesus said, His Father is greater than all and no man is able to pluck them out of His Father’s hand.

Therefore, if I can pluck myself out of the Father’s hand then I am greater than the Father.

3. Jesus Cannot Pray Amiss and He Prayed For Our Complete Salvation

John Chapter 17 is a prayer Jesus prayed to the Father for all Christians.

In verse 9 He said, “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.”
In verse 20 He said, “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.”
In verse 11 He said, “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me.”
In verse 17 He said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
In verse 21 He said, “I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one — as you are in me, Father, and I am in you.”
In verse 24 He said, “Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am.”

Jesus was sinlessly perfect in every way so it is impossible for Him to ever pray amiss, meaning, His prayer is always answered by God.

In John 17 He prayed:

a. That God keep us
b. That God sanctify us
c. That we be one with Him and the Father
d. That we be where He is

Did Jesus pray amiss or did God answer His prayers?

If Jesus prayed amiss then He is NOT God and nobody is saved anyway.

If He prayed in faith then God answered His prayer which means:

a. Christians are kept by God
b. Christians are sanctified by God
c. Christians will be one with God
d. Christians will be where Jesus is

In short, no Christian can lose their salvation because Jesus has prayed for us and God has answered this prayer.

If God the Son is praying to God the Father, then of course His prayers are going to be answered… “Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am.” (John 17:24)

4. Christians Don’t Keep Themselves Saved, they Are Kept by the Power of God

According to 1 Peter 1:5 Christians are kept by the power of God, (not by their own power) therefore, if a Christian ever lost his salvation that means… GOD HAS FAILED!

You might be tempted to reason that the verse said, we are kept “through faith” so if we don’t have faith we can still lose our salvation but according to Ephesians 2:8-9 saving faith is a gift given to us, not something we acquire by effort.

5. When You Got Saved You Were Forgiven for ALL Your sins, (Past, Present and Future)

Jesus Christ is the Author of eternal salvation. (Hebrews 5:9)

God inhabits eternity. (Isaiah 57:15)

The past, the present and the future relate to the passage of Time but God lives outside of Time in the realm of Eternity, this means, for God there is no past, present and future as we know it… the entirety of human existence is all present to Him.

Therefore, the human concept that you can be forgiven for past sins but not for future sins is meaningless with God.

With God you are either forgiven or NOT forgiven… There is no past, present or future with respect to your salvation.

You are either eternally saved or eternally lost.

6. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of Your Faith (Heb 12:2)

The word translated “Author” is the Greek word “Archegos” and also means Captain or Prince.

It is used exclusively for Jesus Christ 4 times in the entire Bible.

The word translated “Finisher” is the Greek word “Teleiotes” also translated as Perfector and means, “One who has raised faith to its perfection.”

This word is used just once in the entire Bible describing what Jesus has done for us in salvation.

We therefore, have in Jesus Christ, someone who has raised faith to the level of PERFECTION and whose faith does the Bible say He has perfected… OUR FAITH!

So, when you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior you are not just forgiven and then left to maintain your salvation for yourself. That would be ridiculous!

Jesus saves you with a perfect faith, ensuring that it can never fail, so you can never be lost.

7. The Reason You Cannot Work for Your Salvation is the Same Reason You Cannot Lose Your Salvation

Becoming a Christian means having your inner nature changed and you cannot change your inner nature for yourself. (2 Peter 1:4)

If you ask any Christian, “Can you save yourself?” The answer is going to be, “No!”

But most Christians never pursue that line of reasoning to it’s natural conclusion.

Let’s ask and answer those questions and see what we get:

Q. Can you save yourself?

A. No.

Q. Why can’t you save yourself?

A. I can’t save myself because I don’t have the power to change my inner nature through my actions. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Becoming born again means allowing God to transform my inner nature through the regeneration of my spirit. (Titus 3:5)

This is something completely out of my control. It’s a miraculous process that God does all by Himself without my input. I simply step back in faith and allow Him to create that miracle within me. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Q. So, you’re saying that you cannot change your inner nature?

A. No, I cannot.

Q. And why not?

A. Because God did not give me the authority nor the ability to transform my own inner nature. He reserved that jurisdiction for Himself alone.

Q. So, if God did not give you the authority nor the ability to change your nature from unsaved to saved, from where did you get the authority and ability to change it from saved back to unsaved?

8. The Lord said, he will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

The word “Leave” translated from the Greek “Aniemi” means, “to send back, to give up, to let sink, not to uphold.”

The word “Forsake” translated from the Greek “egkataleipo” means, “to abandon, desert, leave in straits, leave helpless, to leave behind.”

The word “Never” is translated from the Greek “Ou Me” it is a double negative and means, “certainly not, not at all, by no means.”

If you’re a Christian, God says to you, He will certainly not, not at all, by no means, send you back, give you up,  let you sink, nor fail to uphold you,  and He will not abandon you, desert you, leave you in straits, leave you helpless, nor leave you behind.

Does that sound like there is any chance of you losing your salvation?

9. God has Promised to Complete the Good Work He Started in You

The Bible says, “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:” (Philippians 1:6)

The phrase “Until the Day” translated from the Greek word “Hemera” means, “Until the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment and perfect his kingdom.

The phrase “Will Perform” translated from the Greek word “Epiteleo” means, to bring to an end, accomplish, perfect, execute, complete, to take upon one’s self, to make an end for one’s self.

So Philippians 1:6 is saying, until the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment and perfect his kingdom He will take it upon Himself to bring to an end, accomplish, perfect, execute and complete the good work of salvation He begun in you.

Does that sound like Jesus is leaving your salvation in your hands???

10. You Are Sealed with The Holy Spirit Until the Day of Redemption

The Bible teaches us that we Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit but what exactly does that mean?

Ephesians 1:13-14 says, “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.”

The word “guarantee” translated as “earnest” in the KJV is the Hebrew word, “Arrabon” it was passed from the Phoenicians to the Greeks and means, “a pledge – money or property given in advance as security for the rest to be paid.”

The word carries the meaning of, “something given as a pledge certifying that the full amount will definitely be paid, it represents both a foretaste and a promise of future blessedness.”

So, when you accept Jesus as your Savior and the Holy Spirit takes up residence within you He is, in effect saying to you, “I, God, the Holy Spirit guarantee you will experience complete salvation and I certify it by personally LIVING IN YOU WITH THE PROMISE TO NEVER LEAVE according to Hebrews 13:5.

The Bible says, “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30)

The number one way to grieve the Holy Spirit is to believe that after personally guaranteeing you complete salvation He would fail to keep His word.

 

Conclusion:

The assurance of salvation IS THE GOSPEL!

It’s what makes the message GOOD NEWS!

If salvation is NOT SURE and there is NO GUARANTEE of MISSING HELL… How in the world is that good news???