Can a Christian Be Sure of Salvation

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Part 6 Can a Christian Be Sure of Salvation?
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I haven't prayed for forgiveness today...
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Eternal Security?
John Calvin Denying mans free will, Calvin
taught absolute predestination and preservation
of saints (once saved always saved).
Jacobus Arminius Responding to Calvins
doctrine, Arminius taught that a Christian can
fall from grace and become lost again.
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Restoration History

• Restoration roots run deep into refuting
  Calvinism.
• Barton W. Stone questioned, why persuade people
  to repent if their destiny is sealed?
• Restoration movement spread rapidly across the
  frontier in part because of the teaching of free
  salvation for all.

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Avoiding the Extremes
Singing "Blessed Assurance" with doubt in my
heart?
Hebrews 64-6 2 Peter 220
1 John 513 Galatians 53-4
Calvinisms the impossibility of apostasy
(once saved always saved)
Saved, but never sure
BIBLICAL TRUTH
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Confident Salvation?
These things I have written to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, so that you may
know that you have eternal life. I John
513
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Your Permanent Residence
Abide--"To remain or stay to live dwell or
lodge."

• The concept of abiding in God and abiding in
  Jesus is used throughout 1 John.
• We are to abide in
• The light (210)
• The word of God (214)
• Love (416)
• Father, Son, Spirit (324 413).
• The idea is that we must keep a constant link
  with Gods presence (13).

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Walking in Darkness?
Leaving a lifestyle of obedience for rebellion.
No one who abides in Him sins no one who sins
has seen Him or knows Him.I John 36
Christians in fellowship with God will
occasionally sin (17 21). But the one who
abides in God will not keep on sinning as he
habitually did before conversion.
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Walking in Light?
Living an open life of obedience before God.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we
have confidence before God--I John 320
You know in your heart if you are maintaining a
genuine relationship with God. You know if you
are struggling against sin or giving yourself
constantly over to it. The blood of Jesus is
constantly cleansing (17) the one who abides in
God there is no need to worry about dying with
a prayer on your lips.
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The Umbrella of Grace
Rain wrath of God (Rom. 59) Umbrella
constant cleansing (1 John 17) Stumble
occasional sin (1 John 21) Walking away back
into darkness (cf. Luke 1617) Stop walking
stop seeking the kingdom first (Matt. 633
1322).
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts
out fear! -1 John 418
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EXPERIENCING
A Relationship With
GOD