Thirteen Reasons Why True Believers Can Never Lose Their Salvation
Author: Dale Montgomery
Date: August 1, 2024
Can a Christian lose their salvation? This question has been asked millions of times. Thankfully, the Word of God provides the answer. Though the Devil can never take your salvation, he will attempt to rob you of the assurance of your salvation. If you are one of those people who live under a cloud of doubt about losing your salvation, or if you know someone who struggles with the assurance of their salvation, let the Word of God provide you with peace of mind about your eternal destiny. Salvation is the free gift of God made possible by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Those who receive the gospel of Jesus Christ by faith are true believers. Religious ceremonies, church membership, prayers, baptism, or acts of service can never save you from your sins. We are not saved by anyone or anything but Christ, and we do not remain saved by anyone or anything except Christ. Trust what the Bible says about your identity in Christ—you’ll quickly discover eternal life can never be lost.
1—Believers are Prized by the Love of God
Romans 8:35 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
2—Believers are Placed in the Family of God
John 1:12-13 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
3—Believers are Preserved by the Power of God
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
1 Peter 1:5 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
4—Believers are Pictures of the Grace of God
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
5—Believers are Positioned in the Hand of God
John 10:27-28 “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, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”
6—Believers are Protected by the Presence of God
Hebrews 13:5 “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
7—Believers are Promised by the Word of God
1 John 5:13 “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
8—Believers are Possessed by the Spirit of God
Ephesians 1:13 “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,”
Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
9—Believers are Pardoned by the Forgiveness of God
1 John 2:1 “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
Ephesians 1:7 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
10—Believers are Predestinated to the Image of God
Philippians 1:6 “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 1:11 “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”
1 John 3:2 “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”
11—Believers are Purchased by the Blood of God
Acts 20:28 “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
1 Peter 1:18-19 “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold…But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
12—Believers are Partakers at the Throne of God
Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
13—Believers are Possessors of the Inheritance of God
1 Peter 1:4 “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”