Monday, October 10, 2005

assurance, the "p" in tulip


"I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand." - John 10:28

If our religion be of our own getting or making, it will perish; and the sooner it goes, the better; but if our religion is a matter of God's giving, we know that He shall never take back what He gives, and that, if He has commenced to work in us by His grace, He will never leave it unfinished.
- C.H. Spurgeon

For non-reformed theologies..."at the end of the day, the security of the believer finally rests with the believer. For those in the opposite camp [Reformed], the security of the believer finally rests with God -- and that, I suggest, rightly taught, draws the believer back to God himself, to trust in God, to a renewed faith that is of a piece with trusting him in the first place."
- D.A. Carson

Can a Christian Lose His or Her Salvation? by Greg Johnson

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed "assurance, the "p" in tulip." Isn't that the truth! God chose us and all our assurance fall on Him. No matter what happens He is there. He never leaves us. If anything, we leave ourselves.