1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, March 25, 2010 www.GraceDoctrine.org

2. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

3. Memory Verse John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

4. John 15:3 Doctrine of Eternal Security Part 2

5. F. Eternal Security is an unbreakable relationship, because God will not break the relationship regardless of what we do or fail to do.

6. 1. Neither God nor man nor angel can cancel or destroy this unbreakable relationship with God.

7. 2. The arrogant think they can commit a sin or make a renunciation of God that can cancel the work of God!

8. 3. You do not have the power or ability to cancel your salvation, no matter how evil you are. John 10:27-30

9. 4. God is greater than you. The arrogant think they are greater than God.

10. 5. Knowing the doctrine of Eternal Security should not cause you to go out and raise hell.

11. Rather, it motivates you to want to know this wonderful God who has provided such fantastic things for you.

12. 6. To think you can help or assist God is arrogance. God does not need our help; we need His help! That is the grace policy of the Plan of God.

13. G. Approaches to understanding Eternal Security.

14. 1. Positional Approach: Rom 8:1; Eph 1:3-6; Jude 1 Every believer is in union with Christ noted in the phrases “in Christ” or “in Him”, etc. Rom 8:38-39

15. Rom 8:1, “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

16. 2. Logical Approach: Rom 5:9-10, 15, 17, 20; 8:32 God did the “most” for us when we were His enemies and will do “much more” for us as His sons.

17. Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”

18. 3. The Hand Approach: John 10:28; Psa 37:23-24 The believer is held by God’s hand, and He will never let go.

19. 4. Experiential Approach: 2 Tim 2:12-13 Though a believer may say he no longer believes, God remains faithful, because He is immutable.

20. The Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit indwell the believer therefore, “He cannot deny Himself”.

21. a) 2 Tim 2:12 speaks of rewards. b) 2 Tim 2:13, “faithless” = a person stops believing.

22. 5. Family Approach: Gal 3:26; John 1:12 We are born into God’s family, we cannot be unborn.

23. 6. Inheritance Approach: 1 Peter 1:4-5 Based on God’s omnipotence, we are heirs of God.

24. 7. Body Approach: 1 Cor 12:13, 20 Christ, the head of the body will never say to any member of the body (a believer) that He does not need him, nor should we.

25. 8. The Sovereignty of God Approach: 2 Peter 3:9; Jude 24

26. 9. Greek Tense Approach: a) Aorist tense: (once and for all) Acts 16:31. b) Perfect tense: (saved in the past with the result that you keep on being saved forever), Eph 2:8-9; Col 2:6-7

27. 10. Sealing ministry of the Holy Spirit Approach: Guarantee for protection at, and safe delivery to, your final destination (heaven). 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13-14; 4:30; 2 Tim 2:19

28. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 25, 2010 Eternal Security, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 353 Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 25, 2010 Tape # 10-035 Eternal Security, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 353 John 15:3; Phil 1:9-11; Eph 2:8-9 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010