The Eternal Security of the Believer

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In the Christian world today (Christendom) every fundamental doctrine concerning the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ is under attack, or is being undermined by false teaching. The doctrine of the eternal security of the believer is no exception. Although this truth is taught clearly in the Scriptures, many sincere Christians are confused about it.
It is said that after a person receives the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour, it is possible that he could lose his salvation and become lost again through allowing sin in his life. Hence, the believer's salvation is a conditional thing dependent on how he behaves after he is saved. An old conditional-security preacher said (erroneously), “Getting to heaven is like riding a bike. When you believe the gospel, the Lord puts you on it, but you have to pedal. If you stop pedalling, you’ll fall off and not get there!” This mistaken idea teaches that the believer must do his part to ensure that he gets to heaven; his salvation, therefore, depends upon his works. This is a plain denial of Scripture (Rom. 4:1-81What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. (Romans 4:1‑8); Eph. 2:8-98For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8‑9); Titus 3:55Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Titus 3:5), etc.). This false doctrine is a serious error, for it undermines the grace of God and the finished work of Christ. It also demeans the impeccable character of God.
Our desire in this booklet is to state the plain teachings of Scripture on this subject, so that there would be no mistake about the believer’s eternal security. And then to look at some of the main Scriptures that are wrongly used to support the false doctrine of conditional security, and to explain what those verses really mean so that our readers will see the error in those misinterpretations.