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THE ONLY basis on which God does anything for man is the gift of his own Son. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16). It was "while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). This offer is to all, but only to "as many as received him . . . he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12 NKJV).
To those who accept the Son as a gift, God gives everything else that is needed by a child of his. "He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" (Romans 8:32). The fact that the Son was given up thus becomes of infinite value to every one that receives him, for all things are given and received with him. The "all things" include every possible thing that the believer's spiritual welfare might require under every conceivable condition. It is nothing less than a divinely perfect provision for the one who has the Son. This must include a provision against being lost.
There are some things that are specifically mentioned in the Bible as being gifts from God. They are: eternal life (Romans 6:23), The Holy Spirit (Acts 8:17) and Righteousness (Romans 5:16, 17).
As long as a person has the Son and with him these other gifts, he is saved.
Those who teach that a saved person can be lost necessarily teach that these gifts can be lost. They say God takes the eternal life back to himself or that the Holy Spirit will depart from one who has received him. These are man's words, not God's.
What does God say? He says "the gifts . . . of God are irrevocable" (Romans 11:29). If God says that he will not revoke a gift, it is contradicting him and calling him a liar to say that he takes his gifts back. No. One who has received, as a free gift from God, first his Son and with him righteousness, eternal life, and the Holy Spirit and all other things, will always have these throughout all eternity and is eternally secure.
Still there are some who prefer to reason rather than accept the finality of God's word. They say: "Oh, yes, God does not take back his gifts, but a man can throw them away.: Where is the scripture proof for this? The Bible says that the Holy Spirit abides forever (John 14:16). Can he be thrown away? The gift of Righteousness is a matter of God's own accounting (Romans 4:24). Has man access to God's books so he can change them? Can eternal life be thrown away? Man can throw away his physical life by committing suicide, but that life is a mortal one. Can suicide be committed when the life is eternal
God has given these infinite gifts to men that he should be praised for them. Paul says "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" (Second Corinthians9:15 NKJV). There is no thanks given to God by teaching that God takes his gifts back or that they can be thrown away.
Thus the doctrine of eternal security is inseparably related to the teachings concerning the gift of the Son.
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