Secure in the Hands of God: The Growing Christian

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If you are a believer on the Lord Jesus Christ, you are saved forever. Yes, it's true— SAVED FOREVER! God says so in His word.
You have ETERNAL life now and can never lose it. Please open your Bible and read the following verses very carefully: John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24) "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." 1 John 5:1313These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5:13) "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life... "
This does not mean that you, as a believer, will not ever sin again. But it does mean that you can never be lost again. Believers still have the old sinful nature within that remains unchanged and can sin if allowed to act.
When a child is born naturally into this world, it has the same life as its parents. So it is with our spiritual birth, we receive the very life and nature of God, our spiritual Father. What happens then if we are disobedient? No normal parent would disown its child because of an act of disobedience. Rather, the parent corrects the child in love. It is the same in God's family. He knows how to discipline His own children and train them to be more obedient. Please read Heb. 12:5-135And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (Hebrews 12:5‑13).
If you are a real believer and have been disobedient in some thing, you will have a bad conscience about it. To clear your conscience, it is necessary to confess this sin to God when you are alone with Him in prayer. Tell Him that you did it and why you did it. Be specific!
That's what confession means. Tell Him you're sorry about it and desire to avoid doing it again. Every sin confessed in this way is immediately forgiven! Listen to these wonderful words: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9))
God will never change His mind about you or disown you. You have been bought with the precious blood of Christ. You are too valuable to Him to be lost! Here are words of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself that were written for your joy: "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my 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 10:27-2927My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. (John 10:27‑29))
If this tract, which was primarily intended for believers, is now being read by someone who has not yet obeyed the gospel by accepting Christ, please remember that there is no security for you. You are LOST! However, you can be saved if you want to be. Christ died for you. Call upon Him now in prayer and He will save you at once. "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Rom. 10:1313For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)) Salvation is not just getting a new religion or changing your behavior habits. It is receiving a NEW LIFE from God.
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