SECURE IN CHRIST - J. C. O'Hair

 
SECURE IN CHRIST

Pastor J. C. O'Hair

According to Romans 6:23, the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. We read these words of the Lord Jesus Christ in John 6:37 and 39: “All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” “And this is the Father’s will Which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.”
This is in harmony with the words of the Lord Jesus in John 17:2 and 12: “As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him.” “While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Thy name: those that Thou gavest Me I have kept, and none of them is lost; but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled.”
If God gives the believers to Christ and all those given shall come unto Christ and Christ will in no wise cast them out, but gives them eternal life and they shall never perish, because the Father does not want any of them to be lost, surely all that the Father gives to Christ will be with Him and behold His glory in answer to Christ’s prayer in John 17:24.
God is not a merchant offering eternal life for sale. God is a very gracious King and offers eternal life without money and without price, except the price which Christ paid for the sinner’s redemption. (Hebrews 9:12 and I Corinthians 6:16 to 19). Christ suffered on the cross to bring us to God. (I Peter 3:18). We are brought to God by believing; not by religion or by working.
Because of sectarianism and tradition, because of failure to rightly divide the Word of truth, and because most of the members of the human race are incurably religious and many do not know the difference between being religiously moral and being spiritual, it is almost impossible to persuade sinners to believe Ephesians 2:8 and 9. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast.” This is “grace” salvation. It is thus stated in II Timothy 1:9, “God Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.”
God is truly “the God of all grace.” (I Peter 5:10). God, for nineteen hundred years, has been offering salvation, by grace, as His free gift, to any and every sinner, religious and otherwise, who will meet Him at Calvary and receive His Son, Who put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And then God will pay well for all of the service rendered by the redeemed sinner in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Colossians 3:17 - I Corinthians 3:14 - 1 Corinthians 15:58). Christians are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works.” (Ephesians 2:10). Salvation is without human works or endeavor or merit or worthiness, but Divine rewards are for service and sacrifice and suffering in the name of Christ.
No one is saved by working for salvation either before or after being saved. Christ said, “I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish.” (John 10:28 to 30). No person and no thing can separate the believer from the love of God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:35 to 39).
God foreknew, predestinated, called, justified and glorified. (Romans 8:28 to 34 - Ephesians 1:4 to 7 - Ephesians 1:11). Therefore, the believer cannot be condemned with the world. (I Corinthians 11:32). He may be saved, so as by fire, as were some of the carnal saints at Corinth. (I Corinthians 3:11 to 15). He may grieve the Holy Spirit, but by Him he is sealed unto the day of redemption. (I Corinthians 6:5 to 9 - Ephesians 4:30). “Shall, never perish” are Christ’s words. “No condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1). THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH CHRIST.

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