Please allow me to explain why I do believe in eternal security.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Doing the will of the Father is evidence of true faith, and without true faith one is not saved.
Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
This would seem to be addressing those that never come to saving faith, despite their having a full knowlede of the truth, rather than rejecting it out of ignorance. The Holy Ghost will convict all people, and those with both knowledge and conviction that still reject are repeatedly guilty of trampling on the blood.
I'm going to copy and paste what I've posted previously on other forums concerning this.
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Ephesians 1:13-14(KJV)
"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel
of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with
that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory."
We HEARD the truth, and BELIEVED, and then what happned? The promise. It was
SEALED to us. NOTHING can break that seal.
Here's some more verses about being sealed.
II Cor. 1:21-22(KJV) Now he which stablisheth us with you s Christ, and hath
annointed us, is God;
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Ephesians 4:30(KJV) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are
sealed unto the day of redemption.
So we are SEALED from now until the end, when Jesus returns to get what he
paid for.
John 10:27-29 (KJV)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow
me:
And I give unto them eternal life,nd they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me,is greater than all; and no man is able to
pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Jesus promised us eternal life when we believe. That is the promise, nothing
else. If that is ever taken away, then it is no longer eternal life, and the
promise was broken. Why believe in anything else? That is THE message of the
gospel.
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Thank you for hearing me out on this.
Chrys