The question “Can I lose my salvation?” is one of the most significant challenges I wrestled with when I first became a Christian. Although I loved Jesus, I still struggled with many things, leading me to wonder if my failures would place me outside of God’s grace. My initial concerns about losing salvation stemmed directly from these persistent doubts.
I remember coming home during my senior year of high school to find an empty house. Having heard many teachings about Jesus returning and leaving people behind, I was immediately plagued by the thought that the rapture had occurred and I was left because I had lost my salvation that day. Knowing I had made mistakes, I frantically called family friends only to reach answering machines. In my panic, I even considered fleeing to the woods to live off the land and avoid the mark of the beast.
Thankfully, my parents eventually returned, and my fear subsided. However, that experience taught me that living in constant dread is not what the Lord desires for us. Because of His grace, we can be certain of our standing with Him (1 John 5:13). Here are eight reasons our salvation is secure; notably, none of them depend on our own efforts. They are entirely about Him, including the essential element of salvation.
1. Jesus Won’t Lose His Own (John 10:27–29).
The question is not “Are we going to lose our salvation?” The question is “Will Jesus lose us?” And he will not. When we became a Christian, we did not earn our way to him, but he reached down to pick us up and he rescued us in his grace. And he will not lose you.
2. God Is Faithful When We Are Not (1 Cor. 1:8–9).
We are not his because we are able to keep our promises to him. We are his because he keeps his promise to us. He keeps us strong to the end. If we really have believed in him, he keeps us believing to the end.
3. Our Judgment Day Is in the Past (Heb. 10:14).
I learned this statement from Scott Sauls and I love it. We will not stand before God in judgement for our foolishness and selfishness because Christ has already been judged for us. If we are in Christ, we are now perfect before him—not because of our offering but because of his offering.
4. None Are Lost in the Process of Salvation (Rom. 8:30).
Theologians have called this the unbroken chain of salvation. Everyone who is justified, made right before God, will be glorified.
5. His People Have Been Sealed by His Spirit (Eph. 1:13–14).
When the king would put the seal on an edict, the seal would signify the edict was irreversible because it came from the king, sealed with authority. We have been sealed with authority of King Jesus by the Spirit. The Spirit is a down payment guaranteeing our future redemption.
6. God Keeps His People (Jude 24–25).
We are not the ones responsible to keep ourselves from stumbling. He keeps us and protects us.
7. The Lord Completes What He Begins (Phil. 1:6).
He is a finisher. He finishes what he starts and he started a good work in you. He is going to keep working on us until the day when you see Christ face to face.
8. His Love for Us Is Fixed (Rom. 8:38–39).
He has permanently set his love on his people, and nothing can separate us.
This article originally appeared on EricGeiger.com and is reposted here by permission.