Last Study we started on the 6 reasons why a true believer in the Lord Jesus has eternal security. We found out that peace has been made with
God on our behalf by the work of Christ Jesus on the cross. God’s wrath was completely poured out on Christ for our sin. And now when we stand before God when we die our salvation has been purchased and completed. That is why Paul says:
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1
So probably you might be asking: “Well OK Brandon so Jesus Christ grants us peace with God for our sin. But what keeps that peace between us and God? Can we lose this peace with God? How is this possible? Also does Jesus continuously save us?
This truth is still mind boggling to me as well. I had to get some help from Pastor-Teacher John MacArthur:
“You see, Jesus not only…now listen to this, very important…He not only reconciled us to God initially, but He maintains that reconciliation and that is His high priestly work. You understand that? First John 1:7 says: “He keeps on cleansing us from all…what?…sin.” You see, the continual cleansing, the continual mediation, the continual washing of our sin provides for us the maintaining of that reconciliation Do you see? So you have two tremendous truths that cannot really be perceived. In the one hand we are at peace with God forever because every sin we will ever commit was already borne by Christ. And so there is nothing to violate our reconciliation, for the sin for which we should be cast out was paid for and covered.” Read more
to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5
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