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MAN MAY be either the object of the love of God or the wrath of God. There is no middle ground. Those who are lost are called objects of wrath (Ephesians 2:3). In fact, being the object of wrath constitutes being lost (John 3:36). On the other hand to be saved is to be an object of his love. "Having loved his own who were in this world, he now showed them the full extent of his love" (John 13:1).
If it be possible for one who has been saved to be lost, it must of necessity be possible for one who has been the object of the love of God to be taken out of that position and be made the object of the wrath of God. Does any scripture passage teach that? Definitely not! On the contrary, it is taught that God loves his own with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3). All saints of this era were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world that they should be with him as loved sons (Ephesians 1:4-5).
This is a part of the purpose of God in order to bring praise to the glory of his grace (Ephesians 1:5, 6). If it were possible to revert into the condition of being a child of wrath, then God can be thwarted in his purpose. It has been pointed out elsewhere that that is not possible.
Furthermore God says, in the most definite and understandable language, that nothing, or no-one, can separate the believer from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. "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).
Even so, there are those who make all this void by saying, "While it is true that nothing can separate a believer from the love of God, he can of his own free will, go away from God's love." This statement is due to a false understanding of the free agency of man. The passage itself here in Romans eight also clearly excludes any such possibility.
Several "creatures" are mentioned as being unable to "separate us from the love of God." Then in order to leave no possible chance for doubt, these words are added, "nor anything else in all creation." As every believer is a creature of God, he is also included in the words "anything else in all creation." It is, therefore, a flat denial of God's word to say that a man can separate himself from God's love. If anything is emphatically taught in the Bible, it is that when man has become the object of the everlasting love of God, there is no change in that condition.
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son to satisfy the demands of his own righteousness. Those who reject that Son are under the wrath of God, but whoever accepts that Son as the one on whom the wrath of God was poured because of his sin, he is then and thereby unalterably made the object of the everlasting love of God. It is every believer's privilege to rejoice in this glorious revelation of God's love. To deny the eternal security of the believer is to rob many of this rejoicing.
One who is the object of the love of God is under the sovereign grace of God. The unsaved man is under the condemnation of the law. Sin reigns in his life accompanied by death (Romans 5:21).
That which is sovereign is independent of, and unlimited by any other. It is supreme or highest power. Therefore where sin reigns, grace can't be sovereign and where grace is sovereign, sin has no dominion.
when grace has become sovereign, sin can never again reign, for it is said: "Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Notice that it is shall not (not does not) which indicates that the reign of sin in death has been definitely brought to an end. Thus the grace of God is the supreme power and reigns with eternal life in the case of everyone that comes under its sovereignty.
That the grace of God is sovereign can mean nothing less than that the believer is eternally secure. If one who has been saved could be lost because of sin (and remember that is the only thing that can cause anyone to be lost) then sin would have to become a greater power than grace which is impossible.
In the covenant made with David (previously referred to), God specifically said that even if David's son would commit iniquity, his mercy would not leave him (Second Samuel 7:14, 15). This shows that sin in the life of one in a covenant relationship to God, does not limit the sovereignty of his grace.
To deny the eternal security of the believer is to deny the sovereignty of the grace of God. One who does not see himself as eternally secure under the sovereign grace of God can never sing with the psalmist: "O give thanks to the LORD for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever" and under all circumstances of life, repeat that refrain twenty-five times (Psalms 136).
You have read a chapter from the book _"SHALL NEVER PERISH" by J. F. Strombeck you can read the entire book at,
If it be possible for one who has been saved to be lost, it must of necessity be possible for one who has been the object of the love of God to be taken out of that position and be made the object of the wrath of God. Does any scripture passage teach that? Definitely not! On the contrary, it is taught that God loves his own with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3). All saints of this era were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world that they should be with him as loved sons (Ephesians 1:4-5).
This is a part of the purpose of God in order to bring praise to the glory of his grace (Ephesians 1:5, 6). If it were possible to revert into the condition of being a child of wrath, then God can be thwarted in his purpose. It has been pointed out elsewhere that that is not possible.
Furthermore God says, in the most definite and understandable language, that nothing, or no-one, can separate the believer from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. "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).
Even so, there are those who make all this void by saying, "While it is true that nothing can separate a believer from the love of God, he can of his own free will, go away from God's love." This statement is due to a false understanding of the free agency of man. The passage itself here in Romans eight also clearly excludes any such possibility.
Several "creatures" are mentioned as being unable to "separate us from the love of God." Then in order to leave no possible chance for doubt, these words are added, "nor anything else in all creation." As every believer is a creature of God, he is also included in the words "anything else in all creation." It is, therefore, a flat denial of God's word to say that a man can separate himself from God's love. If anything is emphatically taught in the Bible, it is that when man has become the object of the everlasting love of God, there is no change in that condition.
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son to satisfy the demands of his own righteousness. Those who reject that Son are under the wrath of God, but whoever accepts that Son as the one on whom the wrath of God was poured because of his sin, he is then and thereby unalterably made the object of the everlasting love of God. It is every believer's privilege to rejoice in this glorious revelation of God's love. To deny the eternal security of the believer is to rob many of this rejoicing.
THE SOVEREIGN GRACE OF GOD
One who is the object of the love of God is under the sovereign grace of God. The unsaved man is under the condemnation of the law. Sin reigns in his life accompanied by death (Romans 5:21).
That which is sovereign is independent of, and unlimited by any other. It is supreme or highest power. Therefore where sin reigns, grace can't be sovereign and where grace is sovereign, sin has no dominion.
when grace has become sovereign, sin can never again reign, for it is said: "Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Notice that it is shall not (not does not) which indicates that the reign of sin in death has been definitely brought to an end. Thus the grace of God is the supreme power and reigns with eternal life in the case of everyone that comes under its sovereignty.
That the grace of God is sovereign can mean nothing less than that the believer is eternally secure. If one who has been saved could be lost because of sin (and remember that is the only thing that can cause anyone to be lost) then sin would have to become a greater power than grace which is impossible.
In the covenant made with David (previously referred to), God specifically said that even if David's son would commit iniquity, his mercy would not leave him (Second Samuel 7:14, 15). This shows that sin in the life of one in a covenant relationship to God, does not limit the sovereignty of his grace.
To deny the eternal security of the believer is to deny the sovereignty of the grace of God. One who does not see himself as eternally secure under the sovereign grace of God can never sing with the psalmist: "O give thanks to the LORD for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever" and under all circumstances of life, repeat that refrain twenty-five times (Psalms 136).
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