Eternal Security
12/08/07 05:05
A
recent slogan for a major insurance company
says,
“Life comes at you
fast…” Their
commercials show people in different circumstances
that quickly turn into predicaments that usually
spell out –financial disaster! These
advertisements hint of a truth with a humorous slant
–great ingredients for any sales pitch. It was
kind of ironic then, when this same insurance company
was in the news for denying customers (of the Katrina
catastrophe) certain benefits. These folks had to go
to court and fight against this company just so they
would pay up. The courts’ decision was in favor
of the company. Can’t you just hear it now? You
know, as the lawyers and agents were leaving the
court room, looking to those who thought they were
covered but were not; “Hey, life comes at you
fast!” Life does come at us fast, there is no
doubt about that. One day you’re working a
steady job the next day you receive your “pink
slip.” One day you’re out and about,
active and healthy, and the next day you’re
making an appointment with a specialist. Yesterday
everything was normal and routine at the college
campus, today S.W.A.T. teams have the building
surrounded. Yes, life comes at us fast, very fast and
nothing here on earth, nothing under the sun is
secure. You may have money in the bank today and
tomorrow it can be gone. That marriage may seem good
and wonderful today but tomorrow she may leave you.
Life comes at you fast and life has a way of putting
you in situations that you thought you would never be
in. Sometimes these predicaments are self-inflicted
and other times they are beyond our control.
I’m not dealing with that here today. But what
I want to share with you is simply this:
If you are a Christian and you have Jesus Christ –you have eternal security. Now, before the “Arminian” crowd railroads me out of town, I want you to know that I am a full believer that Jesus Christ is the Vine and we are the branches. Any branch that does not bear fruit is in danger of being cut off and thrown into the fire. But if I continue in the faith and add to it as the Apostle Peter had instructed, it will keep me from being ineffective and unproductive in my knowledge of Jesus Christ. If I continue to grow in this way he goes on to say that I will never fall and I will receive a rich welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven. 2Pe.1:5-11 The writer of Hebrews gives an even a greater assurance of the promise of receiving a kingdom (here and now) that can never be shaken. Heb.12:28 Brothers and Sisters, Jesus has purchased our souls by His Blood and guarantees us entry into Eternal Life. He has not failed nor will He. No matter what life dishes out, no matter what predicament you find yourselves in, God has spoken a promise to you and He is faithful to see that you will receive it. Listen, men will always let you down but God will always come through. Life may come at you fast, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!
If you are a Christian and you have Jesus Christ –you have eternal security. Now, before the “Arminian” crowd railroads me out of town, I want you to know that I am a full believer that Jesus Christ is the Vine and we are the branches. Any branch that does not bear fruit is in danger of being cut off and thrown into the fire. But if I continue in the faith and add to it as the Apostle Peter had instructed, it will keep me from being ineffective and unproductive in my knowledge of Jesus Christ. If I continue to grow in this way he goes on to say that I will never fall and I will receive a rich welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven. 2Pe.1:5-11 The writer of Hebrews gives an even a greater assurance of the promise of receiving a kingdom (here and now) that can never be shaken. Heb.12:28 Brothers and Sisters, Jesus has purchased our souls by His Blood and guarantees us entry into Eternal Life. He has not failed nor will He. No matter what life dishes out, no matter what predicament you find yourselves in, God has spoken a promise to you and He is faithful to see that you will receive it. Listen, men will always let you down but God will always come through. Life may come at you fast, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!
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