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Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and some-where along the way you say, isn’t it going to be wonderful when we get to heaven? And they say something like, “well, maybe or I sure hope so”

• Some have trusted Jesus Christ for many years but walk through life for some reason lacking eternal security.
• God wants us to be absolutely confident.

Eternal Security - what do we mean and where do we get such confidence and truth?

A phrase not actually in the Bible but it summarizes a truth found in the Bible.
• A truth that says once a person has placed their trust in the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross as payment for their sin, as their entry into heaven, then that person is immediately granted salvation and their place in eternal life with the Lord Himself.
• Believers can never lose their salvation regardless of what a believer does or doesn’t do.
• Bible teaches our eternal life is not based on our human performance day by day (works) - but rather what Jesus did for us on the cross - it never changes.

In a recent sermon, Pastor Rich noted that people often live without regard for God’s promises. Why would we do that - why would we put ourselves in the position of missing out on God’s promises?

The promise of eternal security is one you can live by.

1 JOHN 5:11-14

I. God Promises ‘Eternal Security’

Why would someone call themselves a Christian, a follower of Jesus - and not live a life celebrating this promise but instead questioning it?

I want to show you many scriptures to support what we are talking about - that our eternal life really is eternal security.

John 5:24; “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

A. Jesus speaks to us in present tense

When Jesus says truly, truly I say to you…”has” is in present tense - immediately granted. “Has” eternal life - not after we die - not after a period of time - not if we don’t “backslide” -
• Eternal life “has” = right now, we will not get any more eternal life when we get to heaven than right now!
Rewards in heaven, yes - we can talk about that another time - but salvation in Jesus Christ - that was settled on the cross for all those who confess Him as Lord & repent of your sins.

C.S. Lewis - unbelievers often have a hard time discussing death & heaven because “heaven” is an actual place. Heaven is the place for people who already “have” eternal life. A place we go when we leave this world as we know it. To discuss life in any other place is uncomfortable.

John 3:36; The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:47; Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.

B. God lays to rest any doubt about heaven

Look at John 5:24 again - this time the NIV translation

John 5:24; “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
(NIV)

• Key words here are “crossed over” - not present tense
• Greek - it’s perfect tense
• Perfect tense in Greek is rarely used - so when it is used it’s important and significant - what does it mean?
• A completed action - all done - there is a result that goes on irreversibly, indefinitely, and irrevocably…

Illustration - like a dot on a pc of paper

Psalm 103:12; As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.

Allow me to retranslate this verse,
• the person who believes in Jesus has eternal life and will never be condemned, that person has crossed over, is crossed over, and always will be crossed over from a state of eternal death to a state of eternal life.

Hebrews 10:16; “This is the covenant which I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put My laws upon their hearts,
And write them on their mind".

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