--ETERNAL SECURITY: CAN WE BE SURE?
----(Please Read 1 JOHN 5: verses 1-13)

--Our loving Heavenly Father wants us to know with certainty that we have eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ. What assurances do we have that we are permanently secure?

-**GOD'S LOVE-God the Father sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to pay our sin-debt and give us eternal life.

**CHRIST'S LIFE AND DEATH-Because Jesus was without sin, He qualified to serve as our substitute and take our place on the Cross. By dying for us, He paid for all our sins and finished the work necessary to secure our salvation. (John 19:30)

**JESUS' PROMISE. We have our Lord's assurance that we will spend eternity with Him. He promised that we can never be separated from Him and that no one can snatch us from His hand (10:28). He has gone ahead to prepare a place for us and will return to bring us there (14:2-3).

**THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. Another assurance of eternal security is the presence of God's Spirit within each believer. The Holy Spirit acts as a seal, guaranteeing that we belong to the Lord and serving as a pledge of our future in heaven with Him (2 Cor. 1:21-22).

The Word of God is filled with His promises that those who have received Jesus Christ as Savior will spend eternity with Him.

"Believe upon the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." --(ACTS 16:31)~~--A Living Prayer / By: Rachel MacLean
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