Once Saved, Always Saved

One question that is sometimes asked is, can I lose my salvation? Rest assured that once saved always saved is not just a cliché.

“...Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve.” - 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 NLT

When Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead more than 2,000 years ago, He paid the price for ALL our sins. Think about it, you were not even born when He provided this incredibly unselfish gift, so surely He didn’t die for all the sins you committed up to that point because all your sins were future at that point.

Christ died for ALL our sins, past, present and future. Since the penalty for sin is death, Christ came to take our place and pay the price once and for all.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23 NLT

“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” - 2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT

All that’s required of you is to believe what Christ alone has done for you and to trust Him.

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” - Romans 10:9 NLT

So once you are saved, you are in the Father’s hands and once there, no one can snatch you out. No one can take away your salvation.

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” - John 10:27-30 NKJV

Secured Kinship
Another reason you can be assured of your salvation and know that once saved always saved is true, is that we are children of God.

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.” - Romans 8:16-17

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” - 1 John 3:1

Once you accept Christ and join the family of faith, you will always be family. Think of it this way, your mother will always be your mother (she gave birth to you). Now, if something happened between the two of you and communication ceased or the relationship somehow became strained, the fellowship between you may be lacking, but the fact that she’s your mother remains unchanged.

The same is true with God, we may cease communicating with Him or we may choose not to have a relationship with Him, but at the end of the day He’s still our Father. He continues to love us because we are His children.

Bottom line, you can NOT lose your salvation, once saved always saved. Christ paid the full price to save you once and for all. Once you accept the gift, it’s yours forever. Now live a life that reflects how grateful you are for such an incredible gift.

I’ll say it again…once saved always saved!