1. Is Once Saved Always Saved Biblical?
Pastor Jon Fulton
May 7, 2017
Series: You Asked

3. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security
Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian.
It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security

5. Sometimes people just don’t understand God’s grace!

7. 9 The Lord is. . .patient with you, not
wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance...
--2 Peter 3:9

9. The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin..
--Exodus 34:6-7

11. Salvation can’t be lost because no one
is stronger than God

13. --John 10:27-29 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, and
no one shall snatch them out my hand. My Father, who hath given them unto me, is
greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
--John 10:27-29

15. Salvation can’t be
lost because
you can’t be lost

17. --Psalm 139:7-10 (NLT) Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can
I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in
the depths, you are there. If I rise on the
wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side
of the sea, even there your hand will guide
me, your right hand will hold me fast.
--Psalm 139:7-10 (NLT)

19. Salvation can’t be lost because we are inseparable from God

21. --Romans 8:38-39 (NLT) For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
--Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)

23. of the word of God and the power... (cont’d)
4 For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced
the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness
of the word of God and the power... (cont’d)
--Hebrews 6:4-6 (NLT)

24. such people back to repentance; by
...of the age to come—6 and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring
such people back to repentance; by
rejecting the Son of God, they themselves
are nailing him to the cross once again
and holding him up to public shame.
--Hebrews 6:4-6 (NLT)

26. --Hebrews 6:7-8 (NLT) 7 When the ground soaks up the falling rain
and bears a good crop for the farmer, it
has God’s blessing. 8 But if a field bears
thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer
will soon condemn that field and burn it.
--Hebrews 6:7-8 (NLT)

28. --Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT) 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by
such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life
of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows
us down, especially the sin that so easily trips
us up. And let us run with endurance the
race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion
who initiates and perfects our faith.
--Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)

30. Is Once Saved Always Saved Biblical?
Pastor Jon Fulton
May 7, 2017
Series: You Asked