["Pomp and Circumstance"]
All right, great singing. Thank you so much for being here this morning. I love singing Christmas songs.
They're awesome songs full of deep doctrine.
It gets me a little emotional just thinking about and singing those songs. Amen.
Reinstatus and I love its beautiful, beautiful music. Let's go ahead and pray and we'll get started. Father,
we thank you so much for, uh, the Christmas season. We're so thankful for the birth of Christ
and what it means to us as Christians, Lord. I pray, God, that you'd help us to reflect upon it throughout this month.
To be grateful for it, Lord.
And I pray that you would bless our service, the singing, the preaching of your word, the soul-willing thereafter,
and all there is, Lord. May all things be done for your honor and for your glory.
We pray these things in Jesus' name. Amen. You may be seated. Song number 432,
Angels from the Realm of Glory. Song number 432.
Song number 432, Angels from the Realms of Glory.
Song number 432.
Seated on that verse.
And Christ the Lord, the King.
Shepherds in the field, the body,
watching for your walks by night.
God with man is now resigning,
who undersigns the infant life.
Come and worship, come and worship,
worship Christ the Lord,
Christ the Lord.
Worship Christ the Lord.
Our services are as follows Sunday morning is at 1030 Sunday evening is at 5 p.m.
And then we have our Thursday night Bible study at 7 o'clock and we are currently going through the book of 2nd Thessalonians
will be in chapter 2 and
the main
topic of the evening will be the Antichrist because that's what chapter 2 mainly focuses on so you don't want to miss out on that
service there you see the soul winning times and teams
the list of expecting mothers
and the important reminders please make sure that you're supervising your children in the building
no children should be in the mother baby room alone without their parents
and just make sure just as a reminder that you're supervising your children even in here
we have a lot of little ones and so they have a tendency to kind of just run amok sometimes my children included
OK but they're running around you want to make sure that they're not running into adults and just running through crowds of
adults because they can bump into them
and so please make sure you're watching your children and that you correct them OK
because the last thing you want is for someone else to correct your children for you OK
so just make sure that you're keeping an eye on them because of that
you see there are no men allowed in the mother baby room and if you're taking your children out during the service
for any reason make sure you utilize the fellowship hall there are speakers
and there's a screen in the foyer for you
and then you see the church announcements there
this Saturday is the first works Christmas program Amen
I'm excited about this I'm looking forward to it that the team has been working really hard
and we're doing some new things this year of course the orchestra is going to be playing for the first half of the program
and then the children are going to be acting out the Christmas story they're going to be singing songs
we have pulleys we're going to bring down the route I mean we're doing all kinds of stuff I'm serious
so you don't want to miss out we have CGI and lasers and smoke and all that maybe not that but something close to it
I want to encourage you to bring your family friends and neighbors co-workers to that program
I'm going to be giving the gospel presentation at the end of the program there
and so looking forward to it we're also going to have dinner on that evening as well
and so if you want to bring them for dinner you can do so we'll have it in the fellowship hall
and then Friday December 24th we have the Christmas Eve fellowship with pastor and ugly Christmas sweater
if you have nowhere to be during Christmas Eve you can come to my house we're going to have some food
we're going to look at your ugly Christmas sweaters criticize it and give you a prize for having the ugliest one
okay and so we're looking forward to that if you need my address just let me know I'll shoot it over to you
Friday December 31st is our new year's eve service and vision night and fellowship
and so we're going to be here till midnight all right so we'll have regular service preaching singing
and one thing that we're going to add to the agenda on that evening is we're going to have a prayer meeting
church prayer meeting just to pray for the new year and just different things that we need
and so we'll have that and then we're also going to have a Jenga tournament okay
and so we're going to have a tournament in the fellowship hall about five or six tables of Jenga
and it's going to get real carnal and so we're looking forward to it and of course we're going to have fun
it's going to be a lot of fun Sunday January 2nd is the January birthday breakfast
January 15th is the sowing school the fishes of men now we didn't do it in this year
but we've had this training in times past and it's very helpful if you are new to sowing
or even if you're not okay but especially if you are new to sowing or if you've never gone sowing before
you want to be able to make it to this okay it's it's on Saturday and it's for a couple of hours we give you a booklet
and we just go over principles of sowing we give you tips we give you materials things that will assist you
and equip you to be a sower and so you don't want to miss out on that that is the fishes of men sowing school
and we'll give you more details as we approach that date quiet time resumes in the afternoon on Sundays
from 3 p.m. to 4 15 in the main auditorium in mother baby room no food or drink allowed in the main auditorium
except for water and coffee and make sure you silence your phones during the preaching so as to not be a distraction
during the service and that's pretty much it let's go to see our next song 421 the first Noel song number 421
song number 421 the first Noel song number 421 sing it on that first
the first Noel the angel that saved was concerned and poor shepherds in fields where they lay
in fields where they lay keeping their sheep on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Noel Noel Noel Noel born is the King of Israel
and by the light of a dancing star three wise men came from country far to see
for a king was errant and to follow the song wherever he went
Noel Noel Noel Noel born is the King of Israel
Noel Noel Noel Noel Noel
Noel Noel Noel Born is the King of Israel
Amen wonderful singing at this time our ushers will be receiving the offering and you turn your Bibles to Jude the Book of Jude
you
the book of Jude beginning in verse number one the Bible reads Jude the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James to them that are sanctified
by God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ and called mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied
beloved when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation it was needful and needful for me to write unto you and to exhort you
you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints for there are certain men crept in unawares
who are before of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ
I will therefore put you in remembrance though you once knew this how that the Lord having saved the people out of the land of Egypt afterward destroyed them that believe not
and the angels which kept not their first estate but left their own habitation he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness under the judgment of the great day
even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire
likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh despise dominion and speak evil of dignities yet Michael the Archangel when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses
durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said the Lord rebuke thee but these speak evil of those things which they know not
but what they know naturally as brute beasts and those things they corrupt themselves
woe unto them but they've gone in the way of Cain and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward and perished in the gainsaying quarry
these are spots in your feast of charity when they feast with you feeding themselves without fear clouds they are without water carried about with winds trees whose fruit wither without fruit twice dead plucked up by the roots
raging waves of the sea foaming out their own shame wandering stars to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever
Enoch also the seventh from Adam prophesied of these saying behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed
and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him these are murmurs complainers walking after their own lusts and their mouth speaketh great swelling words having men's persons in admiration because of advantage
but beloved remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ that they told you there should be mockers in the last time who should walk after their own ungodly lusts
these be they who separate themselves sensual having not the spirit but ye beloved building up yourselves in your most holy faith praying in the Holy Ghost keep yourselves in the love of God looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ into eternal life
and of some have compassion making a difference and others saved with fear pulling them out of the fire hating even the garment spotted by the flesh
and unto him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless but for the presence of his glory with exceeding joy to the only wise God our savior be glory and majesty dominion and power both now and ever amen
let's pray dear Lord God just thank you for this opportunity to gather to hear your word preached just ask that you would fill a pass from here with your spirit now and please just give us a radius of mind to hear it and to take heed to it in Jesus name we pray amen
amen
okay we're in the book of Jude there the title of my sermon this morning is once saved always saved once saved always saved and what I'm referring to of course is the doctrine of eternal security
the fact that once you believe on Jesus Christ you can never lose your salvation for any reason
and in fact Jesus said I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand the moment that God declares you righteous through the blood of Jesus Christ
no action no sin no transgression can make that justification null and void it's it's permanent and once you're saved you're always saved now why preach on such a basic topic why preach on such a basic doctrine that most of us in here already believe
well number one because of the fact that newly saved people can get confused about this and the reality is this is that as our church continues to grow we continue to reach new people you're gonna have babes in Christ that come into church
and although they believe in eternal security they may not necessarily know how to defend eternal security they may not know how to rightly divide certain aspects of the Bible that can cause people to be confused about these things
and the reality is that they're unskillful in the word of righteousness so it's important to preach this sermon and talk about this doctrine in order to reinforce this into the minds of newly saved Christians
but not only that you know as our church continues to grow we're gonna have unsafe people show up to church right unsafe people who may have a misconstrued conception of what salvation is
and they don't know if they can lose it or not or maybe they believe you can't lose it but you know maybe if someone doesn't endure until the end they're not going to be saved spiritually they can get mixed up on some of these things as well
and we want to make sure that we are clearly explaining what the Bible tells us about salvation and the fact that it's eternally you can never lose it
and look we're a soul winning church we're a church that constantly goes out on a week by week basis where we're preaching the gospel we're getting people saved and it's important for you to be able to rightly divide the word of truth
and understand how to utilize this doctrine and how to explain it to an unsafe person because the fact is that eternal security is the gospel
eternal security is the gospel obviously we know that we have to believe on Jesus Christ for salvation but a part of that is the fact that you can never lose it
and if someone says well I believe on Jesus Christ for salvation but they believe they can lose it they can't be saved they're not saved
why because salvation believing on Jesus Christ carries with it the fact that you can never lose it
and so it's important that we talk about that for that reason and then lastly it's because of the fact that you know we need to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints
that's what the Bible tells us look at Jude in verse number three it says
so I want you to notice that the doctrine I'm telling you it's not some obscure doctrine it's common in the Bible
the uncommon salvation is the ones that tells you that you have to work for it
it's the ones that tell you you have to repent of your sins in order to be saved
it's the one that tells you you have to be baptized physically in order to obtain salvation
those are the uncommon salvations the common salvation according to the Bible is that which is by faith alone in Christ alone plus nothing minus nothing
he says
now think about this you know in our church or in different churches like ours we're going to go through seasons of doctrinal battles right
you know there's going to be a season in our church where we have to battle for the King James Bible where people begin to question the infallibility of the word of God
there's going to be times when people are trying to attack the Trinity or trying to attack calling upon the name of the Lord
and each of these doctrines have a season that we have to battle it for right
whereas salvation eternal security is always being attacked
eternal security is not a seasonal doctrine that people attack every once in a while it's just always being attacked
and so this is something that we have to earnestly contend for emphasize preach about teach about and and make sure that we give the distinction of what the Bible says about it because it's that important
okay you say why well look at verse four
you say why should we earnestly contend for the faith because there are wicked false prophets out there that seek to pervert the ways of the Lord
they seek to pervert the gospel and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness they're trying to carnalize the gospel by saying you have to work for it
there's something you have to do on your part in order to be saved that's what they're doing
and so it's important that we emphasize this and hit it with the hammer and hit the nail on the head
and constantly emphasize the importance of the fact that once you're saved you're always saved you can never lose it
let's go to John chapter 11 if you would, John chapter 11
John chapter 11, now what's another way to describe eternal security?
because when we talk about eternal security we're talking about the fact that a believer is eternally secure from the moment that they believe forever
right? they're never going to go to hell, they'll never suffer the consequences of their sins because Jesus Christ has already paid for it
what's another way to describe that? well look at John 11 verse 21
it says then said Martha unto Jesus Lord if thou hadst been here my brother had not died
this is referring to Lazarus of course he had passed away
verse 22 says but I know that even now whatsoever thou will ask of God God will giveth thee
Jesus saith unto her thy brother shall rise again
now what is he referring to? he's referring to the fact that Lazarus was saved
because anybody who's saved shall rise again
he's referring to the resurrection of the last days
so basically he's telling her he's going to rise again he's dead now but he will one day rise again
verse 24 Martha saith unto him I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day
she knew her doctrine amen
verse 25 Jesus said unto her I am the resurrection
he's like you're talking about an event but you're looking at the person
you know the resurrection is not necessarily an event it's a person
salvation is not necessarily an event it's a person
Jesus Christ is eternal life okay
he says Jesus said unto her I am the resurrection and the life he that believeth in me
though he were dead yet shall he live
so he's saying even though a person they believed on Jesus Christ they pass away
their body is buried six feet deep into the ground
if they believe prior to dying they shall live
verse 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth in me
look what it says shall never die
so what's another way to describe eternal security? to never die
folks if you believed on Jesus Christ if you're saved you will never die
now Lazarus was physically dead
and one day you know if the Lord tarries and the rapture does not take place in our lifetime
we're all going to die too but according to the Bible we shall never die
because death according to God's economy is when a soul descends into hell
and it's tormented forever and ever he's not the god of the dead but of the living the Bible says
and so here it says whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die
so not only are the people who are buried in the ground who have already believed in Christ in times past
not only are they going to be saved not only are they never going to die
not only are they going to live but the Bible says whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die
so what is eternal security? it's the teaching that you will never die because you believed on Jesus Christ
go to John chapter 5 if you will John chapter 5
I don't know I believe once saved always saved pastor but you know if you're involved in sin
if you're constantly sinning if you're committing all these transgressions
if you're living outside of the will of God then I question that person's salvation
well it's funny because the Bible actually says who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect
look listen to this it is God that justifieth
so anytime someone wants to question someone's salvation based upon their life or the sins that they're committing
God says who's going to lay anything to the charge of God's elect
who are you to try to condemn a person just because they're imperfect like you
and question their salvation because they drink or they smoke or you know they're committing fornication
obviously these are wicked sins but who are you to lay anything to the charge of God's elect if it's God who justifies
we have no right to impose our definition of what it means to be saved according to the Bible
if we're not rightly dividing the word of truth we got to use God's definition
and God says he's the one who justifies
look at John chapter 5 and verse 24
verily verily I say unto you he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life
and shall not come into condemnation but look what it says but is passed from death unto life
notice that these verses don't have caveats where it says but you could pass back into death if you commit sin
just to let you know
hey just to let you know you pass from death unto life
you're not in condemnation but you can be in condemnation if you get involved in sin again or something
no it doesn't say that at all
it says you're no longer in the condemnation you pass from death unto life you're alive forevermore
it speaks of finality right
verse 25 verily verily I say unto you the hour is coming and now is
when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God and they that hear shall live
live the Bible says turn with me if you would to Psalm 37
and there's so many verses in the Bible that clearly tell us
that for salvation all we have to do is believe on Jesus Christ that's it
that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved
for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him
shall not perish but have everlasting life
folks those are clear portions of scripture to tell us that all we have to do is believe
but what's interesting is that when you are confronted with these people who are opposed to the one saved always saved
they always have to use some obscure scripture
where it's not really clear it's kind of like open for interpretation right
but notice that God never leaves salvation in obscurity
he just says believe right
so what are some reasons that people give of why you can lose your salvation
let me give you a couple reasons here and these are in no particular order
I just thought about these when you know when I go out so many of these are some of the things that people say
okay the first one is this well yeah God will never leave you
but you can leave God
right God will never forsake you but you can walk away from God
how many of you have ever heard that I mean it sounds cute like it belongs in a hallmark card or something like that
you know what I mean some of you give out for Christmas or something
God will never leave you but you can leave God but folks that's not in the Bible
and I find it interesting that people speak with such authority things that are not in the Bible
you know love the sinner hate the sin not in the Bible
right God will never leave you but you can leave God
yeah it sounds it sounds cute and it sounds fuzzy and it sounds like you're it's making you sound smart but it's just not biblical
okay and the reason I bring that up is because of the fact that you know when we give the gospel to someone
we're giving them eternal security when we're explaining to them that they can never lose their salvation
one of the things that we emphasize is the fact that we tell them hey God will never leave you nor forsake you
he's never going to leave you we know that you can never lose your salvation because God will never leave you
right we give them that assurance you know we tell them I give them to them eternal life and they shall never perish
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand
now obviously you know we have the illustration of holding on to the hand of God and he'll never let us go
but really that's not what it's saying he says no man is able to pluck them out of my hand
my father who is greater than all no one's able to pluck them out of his hand
so salvation is not based upon me holding on to God it's actually just based upon God holding on to me
okay yeah but he'll never let go of you but you can let go of him
like what does that mean is that like a country song or something or what
because what they're saying is that yeah God is always faithful and he will never let you go
but you can let him go and what they're implying is that because you can let him go
thereby it gives him reason to let go of you I mean they have to do these mental gymnastics
to try to teach you that you can lose your salvation let me read to you from Psalm 139
you're in Psalm 37 Psalm 139 verse 7 says this
whither shall I go from thy spirit or whither shall I flee from thy presence
if I ascend up into heaven thou art there if I make my bed in hell behold thou art there
if I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea
even there shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall hold me
so what does it say even if you forsake God you leave God you can go to the highest mountain
you can go to the deepest part of the ocean you can grow wings and fly wherever you want
you can't escape God why because it says thy right hand shall hold me
what kind of doctrine is this that oh yeah he'll never forsake you but you can leave him
and then all of a sudden when I leave him he just can't find me
I go to this no man's no God's land part of the world where he just can't reach me
no he's everywhere and this is even more true in the New Testament
because of the fact that when we get saved we're indwelt with the Holy Spirit of God
so anywhere I go he goes and he's sealed there unto the day of redemption
and let me explain something the Bible says grieve not the Holy Spirit of God
what does it mean to grieve him it means that when we sin we are saddening the Holy Spirit right
but it says this grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption
so why is it saying not to grieve him because you're sealed with him until when
until like you just keep sinning and then he just like leaves you
no it says unto the day of redemption not unto the day of damnation
unto the day of redemption okay look at Psalm 37
yeah but you can fall away from God though and if you fall away from God
that's basically you forsaking God and then he'll forsake you
I've heard these things look at verse 23
this this is the nail in the coffin for that saying
the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and he delighteth in his way
though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down why
because he just does good works he repents of his sin he just got right with God
he just lives a life that's pleasing unto the Lord nope for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand
so hold on a second it's saying there though he fall
implying that he's going to fall he says he shall not be utterly cast down
why he's not gonna lose his salvation he's not gonna be cast down into hell
why because the Lord upholdeth him with his hand
it sounds to me that salvation is based more off of what God does than what I do
right and in fact it's only based off of what God does
I can't keep myself I can't keep myself saved
because I did nothing on my part to get myself saved other than believe on Jesus Christ
salvation isn't based upon a promise by the way
salvation isn't based upon a promise that we made to God
I mean how many times have we heard that well yeah I'm saved because I committed my life unto the Lord
you got a huge problem because there's a lot of things that God tells you to do
and if you've never read the Bible cover to cover
you know he that keepeth the whole law yet offended one point is guilty of all
so now what?
so salvation is not based upon a promise that we made to God
it's actually based upon our belief on the promise that he made to us
that's what it's based upon it's not based upon some promise
it's based upon our profession of faith in Christ
the Bible says in hope of eternal life which God that cannot lie promised
before the world began
well yeah but you know are you saying that people could just
by preaching that though you're gonna give people a license to sin
you heard that before?
look folks people sin with or without a license
they don't need a license to sin
it's like a bunch of people drive without a license all the time
there's probably people in this church that are driving without a license
there's probably people in this church that are driving with expired hacks
and then it stopped you from coming to church now did it?
oh yeah if you teach that you're just gonna give people a license to sin
for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
there's not a just man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not the Bible says
everyone is always sinning why? because you have what's called a corruptible body
your flesh is corrupt and only knows how to sin
you understand? so to say well I stopped sinning
no you didn't because you just sinned right now by saying that
it's called lying, it's called pride, it's called arrogance
looks like you failed already
so thankfully our salvation is not based upon whether we cease from sin
because we can't cease from sin
we will perpetually sin this side of eternity because we have a corruptible flesh
a corruptible body and salvation is not based off of
us making a promise to God, a commitment to God
or I just commit to just live a holy life
well you've already failed
because part of holiness is being honest
look at 1st John, go to 1st John
1st John chapter 5 if you would, 1st John chapter 5
so yeah you know the Bible says he'll never leave us nor forsake us
that's even more true for us in the New Testament
because of the fact that the Holy Spirit of God dwells within us
anywhere I go he goes and yeah if I sin I grieve the Holy Spirit
I can quench the Holy Spirit but it never says or gives the caveat
that if I do that he'll leave me
well I saw a verse in the Old Testament where David said
take not thy Holy Spirit from me
well yeah well in the Old Testament the Holy Spirit didn't dwell within believers
that is a New Testament phenomenon
where Jesus Christ said that the Comforter would come
that dwells among them that he would dwell in them
that's the difference between Old Covenant, New Covenant
New Covenant you have the Holy Spirit actually sealed within the believer
as an earnest, as a deposit, as a down payment on you
because God has bought you
look at 1st John chapter 5 verse 10
he that believeth on the Son of God hath a witness in himself
the witness referring to the Holy Spirit
he that believeth not God hath made him a liar
now what is one of the most disrespectful things that you can do to God
call him a liar
now anybody who believes that you have to repent of your sins to be saved
or do works
they wouldn't outright say that God's a liar
but that's how God sees it though
so when you say well it's not just by believing on Jesus Christ
you have to do your part
God translates that as you're a liar God
because I know you said you have to believe on Jesus Christ
but there has to be something else
in other words you're not giving me the whole truth here
there's something else that I have to do
no, look what it says
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son
and this is the record that God has given to us eternal life
and this life is in his Son
he that hath the Son hath life
he that hath not the Son of God hath not life
these things have been 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
one thing that God wants you to be sure of is that you're saved
how many times have we knocked on doors
and people say well I believe on Jesus Christ
you think you could lose it
I don't know, maybe sometimes I do, I doubt sometimes
just unsure, uncertain
just straddling the fence, not really quite sure
whereas the Bible says that ye may know that ye have eternal life
that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God
that ye may know 100%
why? because it's something that deals with your soul
and it determines where you go when you die
and this is the record that God is giving
this is the testimony that he bears forth is that
all we have to do is believe on Jesus Christ for salvation
if you question that
this is how it translates in the ears of God
you're calling him a liar
go to Romans chapter 8
Romans chapter number 8
God won't leave us
but we can leave God
yeah, yeah, we can forsake God, absolutely
there's plenty of examples in the Bible
people who forsook God
but they never lost their salvation
because you can't
my salvation is not based upon my love for God
it's based upon his love for me
right?
look at Romans 8 37
nay, in all these things
we are more than conquerors through him that loved us
for I am persuaded, look what it says
I am persuaded
that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers
listen to these next two phrases
nor things present nor things to come
what is he saying?
anything that happens in the future that you do
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
the Bible says
so what's another proof that we can't lose our salvation?
we can't be separated from the love of God
it's joined unto us permanently
and the Bible even says
nor things present
whatever sins you committed in the present
can't separate you from the love of God
nor things to come
can separate you from the love of God
and this is how little people view God
who believe they can lose their salvation
because they think, well
yeah, God will pay for your present sins
but not your future sins
as if God doesn't know of the future sins that we're going to commit
right?
like when we get saved
God saves us
knowing all the stupid things that we're going to do after salvation
right?
I mean, he's omniscient
he knows every single act
every transgression
every sin
every thought
every word
every decision that you make
he knows everything that you're going to do
and he saves you anyways
because it's not based upon the multitude of your sins
it's based upon the actions of Christ
and what he did for you
and your belief upon him
nor things present
nor things to come
what if I do something really bad in the future
nor things to come
what if I commit suicide
don't do it
but nor things to come
and what's up with this whole, like, suicide
is just this unpartable sin or something like that
this Catholic view
of salvation
where it's just like
well yeah, he pays for all sins except for suicide
what's up with this limited atonement type teaching
that says that he pays for all sins but suicide
because no man is able to take their own lives
only God can take
there's plenty of examples of people who took their own lives, folks
it's just another form of murder
and murder is paid for
on the cross
by the blood of Jesus Christ
I'm not justifying suicide
I'm not saying that everyone just go kill yourselves
what I'm emphasizing is the fact that there's no sin that he has not paid for
the blood of Christ covers the multitude of sins of this world
go to Romans chapter 4 if you would, Romans chapter number 4
which leads me to my second point
well, living in sin will make you lose your salvation
if you're just perpetually committing sin
you're living in sin
you're just living a sinful life
you're willfully sinning
you know, at that point you lose your salvation
you have to repent of that sin
in order to get saved or stay saved or whatever
and you know, they're so mixed up sometimes
they'll often say
well, of course it's by believing on Jesus Christ
but you know, you have to do works meet for repentance
or something
you know, you have to validate your salvation or something like that
it's not what the Bible teaches
because when they say if you're living in sin you could lose your salvation
they're implying the repenting of sin will keep you saved
but salvation is not based upon the ceasing of sin
but listen to this
on the pardoning of sin
that's what it's based off
it's not based upon you repenting of your sin
because no one can repent of their sins
you cannot repent of all your sins
yeah, you may be able to repent of the ones that you know
but what about the ones that you don't know
because if you are keeping the commandments of God
so you don't do this particular sin
well, now you place yourself in a position where God says
alright, now the standard is you have to keep all of God's commandments
you don't get to pick and choose which commandments you keep
because look folks, you can be justified by the law if you want
but here's the rule though
you have to keep all the commandments
perfectly without flaw
no mistakes
all the days of your life
forever
until you die
now, let's see a raise of hands here
raise of hands here
has anybody been able to do that?
even today
no
why? because it's impossible
and you know what the Bible says
therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith
without the deeds of the law
why? because
by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight
because the only one who's able to keep all of God's commandments
is God himself
this is why Jesus Christ came
because he fulfilled all the law and the prophets
that's why he's the worthy one
that's why he's the only one that can save us
look at Romans 4
well I just think that if you believe on Jesus Christ
you should do good works though
they should follow
you know, you should
well, okay, you can believe that if you want
but that's not what the Bible teaches
look at verse 4
all the works-based salvation
people hate this next verse
but to him that worketh not
but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly
his faith is counted for righteousness
yeah, but you should have works
okay, I give you that
you should have works
but if you don't
his faith is still counted for righteousness
yeah, but I think that like if you're saved
it should cause you to just
love the Lord in such a way
that you do good works
okay, whatever
but if not
well don't you think that if someone really just
loves God
and they just love the Bible
that they're gonna wanna do good works for God
yeah, but
if they don't
his faith is still counted for righteousness
but what if
his faith is still counted for righteousness
because to him that worketh not
but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly
his faith is counted for righteousness
his works aren't counted for righteousness
the Bible says that our works are as filthy rags in the eyes of God
think about that
our righteousness according to God
which means our works
are as filthy rags in the eyes of God
so why would you even wanna use that
as credit for salvation
it's filthy
we need someone's righteousness that is perfect
the only righteousness that would be accepted in the eyes of God
which is the righteousness of Jesus Christ
verse 6
even as David also described it
the blessedness of the man
here's the blessing of salvation
unto whom God impudeth righteousness without works
saying blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven
what is forgiven?
it's past tense
when you get saved your iniquities are forgiven
past tense
whatever you did in your past
all forgiven
all washed away
all forgotten
oh but it doesn't end there though
whose sins are covered
whatever you're doing now
it's covered by the blood of the lamb
to whom the Lord
listen to this
will not impute sin
future tense
so whatever sins you commit after salvation
God's not gonna impute that sin unto you
He's not gonna hold you accountable
for that sin
you know for hell
it's already paid for
now will you suffer punishment here on this earth?
absolutely
we'll get into that in a bit
but we're talking about salvation right now
we're not talking about living the Christian life
we're not
between salvation and living a godly life
we're not talking about living a godly life after salvation
we're talking about salvation
what's the blessing?
the blessing is that
the totality of God's parted
of your past present and future sins
go to Matthew 7 if you would Matthew 7
let me read to you some other scriptures
Matthew 16 says
knowing that a man is not justified
by the works of the law
but by the faith of Jesus Christ
even we have believed in Jesus Christ
that we might be justified by faith of Christ
and not by the works of the law
listen to this
for by the works of the law
shall no flesh be justified
Galatians 3 21
is the law then against the promise of God?
God forbid
for if there had been a law given
which could have given life
to these Hebrew roots movement people out there
they try to claim do we have to keep the law
in order to be saved
folks if righteousness came by the law
what does the Bible say?
then righteousness should have been by the law
we could have been justified by keeping God's law
but that's not what we see
he says
but the scripture has concluded all under sin
that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ
might be given to them that what?
believe
not to do the works
not only that denying Jesus Christ
this is what they'll say
well if you deny Jesus Christ
then you can lose your salvation
I mean you've heard that
if you deny him
you know he'll deny you
and you can lose your salvation
well here's the thing about that statement
okay what are we talking about exactly
because there's two categories
if when we when we hear that phrase
that we really got to examine
are we referring to someone who denies
that Jesus Christ is even God
that Jesus Christ is a son of God
is it someone who is attacking
the deity of Jesus Christ
then here's the thing
they don't lose your salvation
they just never had it
because anybody who departs from
the doctrines of Christ
and starts believing something about Jesus
that's contrary to the Bible
removes from his deity
and they claim to have been saved in times past
the Bible says that they believed in vain
it was an empty belief
to begin with
doesn't mean they lost their salvation
hey let me let me give you
a reality check here
Judas didn't lose his salvation
right
he didn't lose his salvation
when he when he turned on Jesus
okay
in fact here's the thing
people who claim that you can lose your salvation
they say well you have to repent of your sins
well you got yourself a problem there bud
because Judas repented him
and brought back the 30 pieces of silver
he went to hell wide open
because repenting of sin doesn't get you saved
why don't you actually look at the Bible
John chapter 6 and it'll tell you why
he went to hell
it's because he didn't believe from the beginning
that's what the Bible says
Jesus knew who would betray him
and those who didn't believe on him
from the beginning
he's referring to Judas the scary
he was the devil from the beginning
so there goes your oh I have to repent of my sins
to be saved no because Judas repented
he even brought it back
he brought back the 30 pieces of silver
he's like I've I've betrayed innocent blood
I mean he's still the son of perdition
what's that
oh yeah he's still burning in hell today
why because repenting of sin
changing your actions doesn't change anything
in regards to salvation
belief on Jesus Christ does
okay
but here's the thing
Christians can deny the Lord in their lives
in the sense that
they can deny that they're Christians
for fear of man
because we have an example of that in the Bible
we have Peter who denied the Lord
how about this three times
began to curse and to swear
I mean he denied the Lord
he didn't lose his salvation
it's not what the Bible says
and so obviously we understand that
it's wrong to deny the Lord
wrong to deny that you're a Christian
because you're afraid of man
you know wrong to
that's sinful that's wicked
but it's not something that will cause you
to lose your salvation
it's impossible to
what are some verses that people use to oppose
the eternal security of the believer
well Matthew 7 is a great example of this
okay
look at verse 21
not everyone 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
I can't tell you how many times I've heard this
out of the mouth of Pentecostals
like oh you say Lord Lord
but not everyone to say Lord Lord
will enter into the kingdom of heaven
you know because we have the sinner's prayer
that we use
we call Jesus Christ Lord
and let me just let you know something folks
let me let you in on a little secret
Jesus Christ is Lord of all
did you know that?
he's Lord even of those who hate him
he imposes his lordship upon them
he's the boss
whether they like it or not
right
the Bible tells us that he's the savior of all men
but especially of them that believe
so he's the savior of the God hating reprobate
he's just not going to save them because they hate him
he's the only true God
right
now here's the funny thing is that
these same people who try to use this verse
this passage to say you could lose your salvation
are the same people that if you were to ask
well what do I have to do to make sure that I stay saved
or I get saved or something
they'll tell you you have to do the works
you have to make sure you serve God
and read the Bible and all these things
oh
well look at verse 22
many will say to me that day Lord
have we not prophesied in thy name
hey preaching is a pretty great work
and in thy name have cast out devils
I mean they're doing exorcisms
and just to kind of sum it all up
an in thy name done many wonderful works
folks this is like your grade A church member right here
this guy's preaching he's casting out devils
he's doing all kinds of wonderful works
surely he shall enter into heaven
verse 23 then I will profess unto them
I never knew you
depart from me ye that work iniquity
so the person who says well
belief is not sufficient for salvation
you have to do the works
well we have an example of here
of someone who did the works and they still went to hell
yeah
so the person who says well belief is not sufficient
for salvation you have to do the works
well we have an example of here
so what do you have to say about that
and in fact their works
are as filthy rags or as the Bible puts in verse 23
works of iniquity
because folks when someone is unsaved
anything that they do will work against them
and on judgment day
the Bible says that the plowing of the wicked is sin
plowing is just like you're just like working
and God says yeah that's wicked
it's sinful
it's gonna work against you
whereas when you're saved
God will never hold you accountable to your sins
your mistakes
because it's already paid for
go to Hebrew chapter 10
and I want you to notice that he says
I never knew you
whereas the Bible tells us that when we get saved
he knows us
so if someone loses their salvation
or if someone could lose their salvation
according to these people
then this verse wouldn't make sense
because he said I never knew you
but now I don't know you
no it's like I never knew you from the beginning
by the way which shows us that to get saved
you know another phrase that people like to say
is like how do you get saved
well you have to know God
well duh I mean everyone knows God though
everyone knows that God exists
we need God to know us to be saved
that's what the Bible says
that we're known of God
according to the Galatians
look at Hebrews 10 verse 26
here's another verse that they'll use
for if we sin willfully
after that we have received the knowledge of the truth
there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins
there you go you can lose your salvation
because it says it so clearly right there right
now what this is referring to is the fact
that of course this is being written to the Hebrews
he says there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins
because in the Old Testament
animal sacrifices were done on a daily basis
for daily sins
not for salvation but just to be pardoned
of daily sins
and he's saying look if we sin willfully
that ordinance of animal sacrifices
is no longer here
because it's passed away
we're in the new covenant
it's no longer a thing in the New Testament
because Jesus Christ who is the lamb of God
has already made the totality of that payment
you say well what do we do then
if someone sins willfully
well let's go on let's keep reading verse 27
but a certain fearful looking forward
to the power of judgment and fiery indignation
which shall devour the adversaries
he that despised Moses' law
died without mercy under two or three witnesses
so you know there's certain sins
that you can commit that would
that God would deem you worthy of death for
you say wait a minute hold on a second
so if I sin willfully I'm not gonna go to hell
no but God will make sure that
you'll pay for it here
if you commit murder here
God can make sure that you yourself get murdered
your soul shall be saved
yet so as by fire
according to the Bible right
he says in verse 29
of how much sore punishment
suppose ye shall you be thought worthy
who hath trotted under the foot of the Son of God
and hath counted the blood of the covenant
wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing
and hath done despite into the spirit of grace
for we know him that hath said
vengeance belongeth unto me
I will recompensate the Lord
and again the Lord shall judge him
hence saith the Lord and again
the Lord shall judge his people
it is a fearful thing to fall
into the hands of the living God
so he's saying he will punish people
who are his people
who are involved in willful sin
but let's here's the thing folks
to say that this is a person losing
their salvation is a stretch
because we got to keep reading
look at verse 37 verse excuse me
verse 39 I'm sorry verse 38
now the just shall live by faith
but if any man draw back
because remember this is all in context
right someone who's willfully sinning
and someone who's drawing back from the Lord
they're letting go of God
okay if you want if that helps you
to understand what I'm saying here
if any man draw back
my soul shall have no pleasure in him
when you're out there living a wicked life
you're out there drinking and fornicating
and away from God
God is not pleased with that
and you will suffer a sore punishment for it
God will punish you
if you're not pleased with that
God will punish you for it
look at verse 39 though
but we are not of them
that draw back into perdition
what's perdition?
hell
he's like we're not of them
that draw back into perdition
why because you can't lose your salvation
but we are not of them
that draw back into perdition
but of them that believe
to the saving of the soul
so if someone draws back
they will never draw back so far
they will never pass down
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand
that's what the Bible says
and let me just make something very clear
you can get involved in such deep sin
that God will kill you
I can not only prove that from the Bible
I have personal experiences with people
who are believers
who died without mercy
because of their willful sin
because they didn't repent
they didn't get right with God
and God allowed them to die
but they still went to heaven
yeah because that's a separate issue
well I think that's great then
I mean if God just killed them
they go to heaven that's great
yeah but it's not great
when you're in the millennial reign
you're standing before God ashamed
and you died a shameful death
that's not a good thing
I love this verse
we are not of them
that draw back into perdition
but believe to the saving of the soul
turn with us to John chapter 6
why is it impossible to lose your salvation
well let me say this
number one because salvation
is described by God in absolutes
it's described by God in absolutes
he's like hey you're being saved
no he says you're saved
E.D. it's done
the process of sanctification
has nothing to do with your salvation
oh I'm just kind of working on my own
I'm just kind of working on my own
work out your own salvation with fear and trembling
don't use verses like that
it's not even referring to the justification of the soul
it's referring to persecution
salvation is described by God in absolutes
what does that mean
is that he describes justification
as one event that happens
and it's settled it's done
no more revisiting it
he that believeth on the son
hath everlasting life
he that believeth not the son
shall not see life
the wrath of God abideth on him
I mean that that's kindergarten terms right there
right
he that believeth hath eternal life
he that believeth not shall not see life
what's going to happen to them
the wrath of God abideth on them
pretty simple
let's look at something even more
absolute than that
look at John 6 verse 34
then said they unto him
Lord evermore give us this bread
and Jesus said unto them
I am the bread of life
shall never hunger
why is he so extreme
I'll tell you why
because what he's referring to is salvation
and if you eat of this bread
referring to Jesus Christ
you'll never hunger
now he's not referring to like physical
because whoever ate bread during his time
they were still hungry thereafter
he's referring to the fact that he satiates
the need for salvation
will never hunger
he that believeth on me
shall never thirst
he that believeth not
look at verse 37
all that the father giveth me
shall come to me
and listen to this
and him that cometh to me
I will and no wise
cast out
now pay attention to that phrase
no wise
does anybody know what that phrase means
it's not a phrase that we would commonly use today
what does no wise mean
in no way
under any circumstance
under any reason
yeah but if you
shut up
under any reason whatsoever
I will never cast you out
that's what he's saying
why does he have to speak like that
because he's trying to show you the absolute
of salvation
that it's absolute
it's final
he says whosoever cometh to me
I will and no wise
for any reason
under any condition
for any action
for any sin
for anything
I will never cast you out
thank God for the King James Bible
amen
I love that phrase
and this should be comforting to a lot of people
because sometimes there's people out there who struggle
man but I've committed this sin
no wise
yeah but you don't know what I've done
no wise cast out
yeah but you know
I was a drunkard in times past
and I was an alcoholic
and I drank
and I messed up my life
and no wise cast out
oh but I was a I was a whoremonger
I slept around
I did a lot of bad stuff
I was a thief
I was this I was that
and no wise for any reason
it's pretty absolute
under any circumstance
it's powerful
for I came down from heaven
not to do mine own will
but the will of him that sent me
and this is the father's will
which he has sent me
that all that of all which he has given me
I should lose nothing
oh they could lose their salvation
well here says that he shall lose nothing
so you're saying
that people who lost their salvation
Jesus Christ lost them
because to lose your salvation
would be the equivalent to what we see here
that he's losing nothing
but he's specifically saying
whoever comes to me
I will not lose them
but should raise it up again
at the last day
and this is the will of him that sent me
that everyone that seeth the son
and believeth on him
may have everlasting life
and I will raise him up
at the last day
what's that? absolute
it's gonna happen
there are many people they say
you know I've gone out someone
and they say I've never heard the gospel
explained the way you explain it
and I'm not the only one they've said that to
they said it to many people in our church
they're just like no man ever spake like this
and it's not because we're powerful gospel preachers
it's because we use the Bible
and we're using the absolutes of God
we come to them confidently saying
you can know beyond a shadow of a doubt
that you're saved
no question about it
go to Titus chapter 3
Titus chapter 3
so why are you so mad about this
well I'll tell you why
because of the fact that there's a lot of false prophets out there
that confuse people
and a lot of people are gonna burn in hell
because of these wicked people who deceive them
they're going to hell
and some of them are sincere people
who are going to hell but they were deceived
by false teachers
but what's another reason
why we use our salvation
well because when we get saved
we're regenerated
we're made children of God
the Bible says in Titus 3 verse 5
not by works of righteousness
which we have done
but according to his mercy
he saved us by the washing of regeneration
renewing of the Holy Ghost
Jesus said in John 3 3
verily verily I say unto thee
except a man be born again
he cannot see the kingdom of God
when you get saved
don't listen to what the Mormons say
or the Catholics say
not everyone in this world is a child of God
we're the creation of God
but not everyone's a child of God
but as many as receive them
to them give you power to become the sons of God
even unto them that believe on his name
so God becomes our Heavenly Father
we become his children
and he doesn't send his children to hell
that's what it says
now look at Hebrews 12 verse 6
for whom the Lord loveth
he chasteneth
and what does it mean to chasten
it means to spank
your parents out there
chasing your children right
if they disobey
they're just rebellious towards you
they get spanked
they get chastised
well the same concept with the Lord and us
when we are involved in sin and wickedness
he doesn't just grab us and throw us into hell
he spanks us
he chastises us
he chasteneth
and scourges every son whom he receiveth
if you endure chastening
God deals with you as with sons
for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not
listen to verse 8
but if you be without chastisement
in other words if you're sinning
and you don't get spanked
whereof all are partakers
all of God's children get spanked
then are you bastards
ooh it's a cuss word
then are you bastards
and not sons
so listen to this
the determining factor
whether someone is a child of God or not
is not based upon if they sin
it's based upon if God chastens them
when they sin
because he says there
if you be without chastisement
then you're a bastard
why? because whom the Lord loveth
he chasteneth and scourges every son
whom he receiveth
God is a disciplinary God
who will discipline us
when we get involved in sin
so if a Christian is out there sinning
that's not an indicator that
he's not saved
the indication should be
well is he getting chastised
because if he gets chastised
that's proof
that he's saved
that's proof that God is his heavenly father
now I don't believe we should go around wondering
you know if every backslidden Christian
is getting chastised
because I'll be honest with you
sometimes people come back to church
when they're backslidden
and you can see it on their faces
that they've been chastised of the Lord
they're humbled
they're broken
because God has been spanking them
so the determining factor
of whether someone is saved or not
isn't if they are involved in sin
it's if they are without chastisement
if they are without chastisement
here's the last verse
go to
go to Ephesians 1
we're done
what's another reason why we can't lose our salvation
because of the doctrine of imputation
here's what a lot of people air
they think that salvation is based upon
our righteousness
our works the things that we do
we have to repent of our sin
it's our part we got to do something
it's us it's us
no it's all about Jesus
we actually need
the only righteousness
the only works that God accepts
are the works of Jesus
it's the only one
the Bible says in Romans 4 23
now it was not written for his sake alone
that it was imputed to him
but for us also to whom it shall be imputed
if we believe on him that raised up Jesus
our Lord from the dead
who was delivered for our offenses
and raised again for our justification
to make the righteousness of Jesus Christ upon us
so when God looks at us
he sees us through his righteousness
not our own
you don't want God to see you through your righteousness
it's not a good thing
because our righteousness are as filthy rags
and lastly we know that we can't lose our salvation
because we are sealed with the Holy Spirit of God
and I haven't really heard a good argument against this
because it's just so blatantly obvious
look at Ephesians 1 verse 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
I mean
let's just pray right here
he says after you've trusted
you've heard the word of truth
the gospel of your salvation
after ye believed
you're sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
verse 14
which is the earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession
unto the praise of his glory
folks you don't have to pay for your salvation
because Jesus Christ has already paid for it
and there's no refunds
we're bought
by the blood of Jesus Christ
and one day he will purchase
the entire body completely
which is referring to the rapture
the redemptions of our body
so what he does right now
is he's going to give us
his Holy Spirit as a down payment
that's why it says unto the day of redemption
so how can someone lose their salvation
if the Bible says that the Holy Spirit
will never leave us
until we reach our final destination
which is heaven
how is that even possible
because there is no caveat here
there is no unless you know
of course you sin willfully
unless of course you commit suicide
it's not what it says
unless of course you commit suicide
it's not what it says
it just says until the day of redemption
unto the day of redemption
we have the concept of being bought
but never see the concept of being refunded
once we're saved
we're always saved
and so if you're in here today
and you're not sure whether you're saved
you can get saved today
you know a lot of churches
they try to avoid baptizing people
they're kind of scared of baptizing people
do you know why?
because they're afraid to ask them
you know why they're afraid to ask them?
because they don't want them to get confused
and think that baptism saves them
well you know what?
anyone who's gotten baptized in our church
is not confused about baptism
you know why?
because we're so thorough in our presentation
of what it is to be saved
and when someone gets baptized
they know what the reason for that baptism is
it's not for salvation
once we're saved
we're always saved
we can never lose our salvation
and thank God for that amen
let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer
Father we thank you so much for your word
we're so thankful for the gift of eternal life
it's a free gift
and a gift that's not something we pay for
it's not something we merit or earn
it's something that's freely given to us
based upon the generosity of the giver
which is you
and we're so thankful that we don't have to do
works to be saved to stay saved
works come thereafter to earn a reward
that is separate from salvation
and I pray Lord that you'd help us
to earnestly contend for the faith
to protect this doctrine
to teach it thoroughly when we go out soul winning
and to make sure that people understand
that this is life everlasting
that it never ends in Jesus name amen
song number four hundred and thirty one
silent night
holy night
we'll sing it as our last song
song number four hundred and thirty one
silent night
song number four hundred and thirty one
we'll sing it on that first
silent night
holy night
all is calm
all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child
holy infant
so tender and mild
sleep in heavenly peace
silent night
holy night
shepherds wake
at the sight
all is sweet
from heaven afar
heavenly hosts sing
Alleluia
Christ the Savior is born
silent night
holy night
son of God
lost your light
ray and beams
from thy holy face
with the dawn of ye we praise
Jesus Lord at thy birth
silent night
holy night
wondrous star
led by light
with the angels
let us sing
Alleluia
to our King
Christ the Savior is born
Amen, wonderful scene, you are dismissed
Alleluia