Your security of salvation (class #1)
- 1. Discipleship Lesson 1 Your Security of Salvation Verse to remember John 5:24, 3:16 In this first lesson we will be covering the security of your salvation. In first place you will discover the conditions of salvation in the book of Acts 20:21: ‘repentance toward God’ and ‘faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ’. Repentance toward God signifies you are aware that you sinned and that your sins separated you from God. The way you repent is by confessing your sins to God and ask for forgiveness. You must have the desire to leave your sinful life behind and change your way of living. But you will realize when you get to this point in your decision that its something you won’t be able to do on your own. Your own strength won’t be enough to change old habits. If you are willing to change you will need help, some one that has overcome sin and has power. The only one that has demonstrated such power is Jesus Christ. Only has Jesus lived a perfect life in this world, He has overcome all temptations and has completed the law of God. In the end He gave His perfect life for the punishment do to us and suffered on the cross as payment of our sins (John 1:1,14; 1 Peter 2:22,24; Romans 6:23). And after the third day Jesus rose from the dead showing us He has more power then sin and death. Colossians 2:13-15 When we believe that Jesus lived, died and resurrected for us and when we invite Him into our hearts as all powerful Lord and to govern our lives, we have faith in Him. And God responds to our faith by entering us and forgiving us of our sins and changing our lives by the power of the Holy Spirit. John 14:16-17 Also to have security in your salvation you must trust God. This is where many people fail. Instead of putting their trust in God for their security in salvation they confide more in their own emotions. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you probably had a beautiful moment of emotions; feelings of peace or joy and it is very reasonable that it was like that. And our emotions our affected by our salvation in Jesus and its part of our humanity. But we must acknowledge that our sentiments can easily change. So if you has repented and accepted Jesus Christ and a little after you don’t feel joy or peace like in the start of your relationship with the Lord. Does that mean you lost your salvation? No! Your security in salvation does not depend on your feelings. It all depends on God. In Him you must trust.
- 2. Trust in God is being confident that He is all powerful Almighty God. We see the apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 1:12’ For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.’ Just like Paul you have made a decision to follow Jesus. Therefore should confine the eternity of your soul in Him. And like Paul be confident in the Lords ability to keep you committed till the end. Philippians 1:6 In John 10:27-30 the Lord affirms those who believe in him are His sheep. It all so states “ my sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” Yes your salvation is very secure. In the book of Jude verse 24 it reads “ Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy…’. We also must trust in God’s faithfulness to his promises to us. Hebrews 10:24 says “ Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” In John 3:16 God confirms we have eternal life when we accept Jesus by faith. Matthew 28:20 says ‘I am with you always, even to the end of the age’. Lets now look at John 5:24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life”. Is the Lord able to Lie? Of course not! Have confidence than that He will be faithful to fulfill His promises. Because you have trusted Him, He has given you eternal life. And because you have believed in Him, you have passed from death to eternal life, you no longer are condemned. The faithfulness of the Lord is the guarantee of your security in salvation. Dear brothers and sisters you must be confident you are saved. I hope you have enjoyed this lesson and that it has helped you understand your security and that you can enjoy it. But this is only the start. There are more exciting things the Lord wants you to know of your new life in Him. In the next lesson we will learn about how Christ lives in us.