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8. The believer is in the Father's hand:
My Father, which gave them me, is
greater than all; and no man is able to
pluck them out of my Father's hand. —
John 10:29
9. The believer continues with God:
They went out from us, but they were
not of us; for if they had been of us,
they would no doubt have continued
with us: but they went out, that they
might be made manifest that they were
not all of us. (The proof of the believer
is his continuance. False professors
fall out by the way. Had they been true
believers they would have continued)
—I John 2:19
10. The believer liveth and abideth forev-
er:
Being born again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of
God, which liveth and abideth forever.
—I Peter 1:23
11. The believer will appear with Christ in
glory:
When Christ, who is our life, shall ap-
pear then shall ye also appear with him
in glory. —Colossians 3:4
12. The believer's hope is incorruptible,
undefiled, and reserved (set aside) in
Heaven for him; it is kept by the pow-
er of God:
To an inheritance incorruptible, and
undefiled, and that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you, who are kept
by the power of God through faith unto
salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time. —I Peter 1:4-5
13. The believer will in no wise be cast
out.
All that the Father giveth me shall come
to me; and him that cometh to me I will
in no wise cast out. —John 6:37
14. Christ will not lose a single believer:
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. —John
6:39
15. Christ will complete salvation until
the end:
Being confident of this very thing, that
he which hath begun a good work in you
will perform it until the day of Jesus
Christ. —Philippians 1:6
16. The believer is to be like Christ:
Beloved, now are we the sons of God,
and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be: but we know that, when he shall ap-
pear, we shall be like him; for we shall
see him as he is. —I John 3:2
17. The believer is perfected forever:
For by one offering he hath perfected
forever them that are sanctified. —
Hebrews 10:14
18. The believer is made righteous
through Christ's obedience:
Therefore as by the offence of one judg-
ment came upon all men to condemna-
tion; even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men unto
justification of life. For as by one man's
disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many be
made righteous. —Romans 5:18, 19
19. The Holy Spirit abides in the believer
forever:
And I will pray the Father, and he shall
give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you forever; even the Spirit of
truth; whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
—John 14:16, 17
20. The believer is preserved unto the
heavenly kingdom:
And the Lord shall deliver me from eve-
ry evil work, and will preserve me unto
his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory
for ever and ever. —II Timothy 4:18
21. Salvation is obtained, not attained:
Neither by the blood of goats and calves,
but by his own blood he entered in once
into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us. —Heb 9:12
22. Christ will raise every believer up at
the last day:
No man can come to me, except the Fa-
ther which hath sent me draw him: and I
will raise him up at the last day. —John
6:44-47
23. We are sanctified through the offering
of the body of Christ once for all:
By the which will we are sanctified
through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all. —Hebrews 10:10
24. The believer has already been re-
deemed.
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not
redeemed with corruptible things, as
silver and gold, from your vain conver-
sation received by tradition from your
fathers; but with the precious blood of
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot. —I Peter 1:18,19
25. Salvation is by grace and not by any
mixture of grace and works:
And if by grace, then is it no more of
works: otherwise grace is no more
grace. But if it be of works, then is it no
more grace: otherwise work is no more
work. —Romans 11:6
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In conclusion, let’s revisit a previous Bible
verse that will shed some light on those
who say they had a spiritual experience
but later turned their back on God.
They went out from us, but they were not
of us; for if they had been of us, they
would no doubt have continued with us:
but they went out, that they might be
made manifest that they were not all of
us. —I John 2:19
Please don't misinterpret this Scripture as
saying “they left one church label
(denomination) and joined another, there-
fore, they most not have been born again.
The proof of the believer lies in the fact that
he or she continues to walk after and serve
their Savior and Lord Jesus Christ; that they
love the brethren, study their Bible, spend
time in prayer and discussing their passion
for Jesus unashamedly.
Lastly, we are forbidden to judge ones salva-
tion, however, Jesus did give us the right to
be fruit inspectors, when he said: "
ye shall
know them by their fruits
"