Eternal Security
Knowing my life is eternally secure in God, has been onne of those things I have struggled with all my life. Until I came accross the teachings of Calvinism. This may sound strange but despite the sometimes hard sounding doctrines of Calvinism, it is no more than a systemic theology thought which understand scripture. And to me has been a great source of blessing. I no more need to prove I am a christian. If I have repented of my sin, then I am secure in Jesus. It is that clear and that simple. I know some of the doctrines like that of Election, is a hard one to swallow. Election simply states that God has chosen some to salvation and some to hell. And if you look at the world logically it certainly seems a very logical doctrine. No one seeks God, and no one will seek God, aunless God draws them by His Holy Spirit. That make sense? It is hard to think God chose only some to salvation but what is the other option. Christ died for all then why are not all saved? Has God failed? Is He subject to our whimsical nature or is He Sovereign and does what He pleases. That kind of makes more sense to me. God is not subject ot my will I am subject to His, He could quite rightly send me to Hell and be entirely just and fair and loving! That has been a hard realisation. With that came the realisation that if I consider the Bible to completely and wholly infallible and true. Which I do. Then I am depraved to the core in my human nature, yet God in His sovereign mercy has shown me this glorius truth in His Word and by His Word, He saved me. It has been humbling to say the least to realise I am so totally nothing without God. That I can add nothing, not prayers, or devotions or anything to this salvation God has offered to me.
I believe I am still struggling to come to grips with all this. But for a change I have heard the gospel in its totality, and not just that "God is Love" and not known what kind of love this is. It is I see a Love flowing from the wholly pure character of God and it is truly amazing. Its truht has been like a dagger to my own self will yet it has been a balm that has healed old wounds of uncertainty. Uncertainty as to wheter I will ever be good enough for God's heaven. Wel I wont be, never will be. But for the Death of Christ Jesus who died on my behalf. Such a grace is amazing, and in the light of this glorious truth I can now rest assured, that the good work that Christ has begun in me, will endure to the end.
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Author: simonsez
Location: Johannesburg South Africa
Gender: Male
Age: 47
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my name is simon, i came to the lord, or rather the lord "found" me, in march 1979. i currently work at an it company. i have served the lord in the methodist church as a missionary, lay preacher and sunday school teacher. i am currently attending a baptist church....
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