Can I LOSE my salvation?

Hello, my name is John Humenik, and I'll be your host tonight. I'm glad you're able to join me as I answer this exciting question: Can you lose your salvation? If you're new to my channel, take the time to subscribe and click on the notification bell to get channel updates. We post daily content and have many exciting teachings on your identity in Christ and the prophetic. Go ahead and type into the comments, note-takers. You'll know that note-takers are history makers. Take the time to break out your notebooks and take some good notes from today's teachings. As I talk, I'll give you a moment to do that. As with all my videos, please pray over these topics And scriptures. Your walk with Jesus is unique. He has you exactly where he wants you to be. Make sure to take back all these items into your prayer closet for Jesus to minister to you in this season. This teaching is going to cover 3 questions. Can you lose your salvation? Can your salvation be taken away from you? And number three, which is the one that's been hotly debated among Christians, is can you opt out of your salvation? To start, I'm going to review the verses and teachings that believe that at least one of those questions are true. Most Christians believe that one and two are impossible. There are some that believe that three can occur, and as you know, as I cover these topics. You'll hear the term apostate, which simply means those who renounce their faith or opt out. You and I will cover all of this in very deep detail in the, in this stream, as well as, uh, continuing forward. Treat this section as part 1. We're gonna have 3 sections. The first section, as I talked about, will be debating and looking over the scriptures. whether or not you can lose your salvation. Number 2, we're going to cover basically all the scriptures that people use that say none of those questions are true. And then in part 3, I'm going to give you my opinion and how I've studied and how the Holy Spirit has opened up the scriptures, because those verses no one has ever been able to debunk. So you're going to get an answer to those questions in this video. So, um, the key thing is that you want to understand that what we try to do is we have to confirm scripture with scripture. This is not an opinion. This is not a typical Bible study. This is how the church in the first century operated, and I'm going to take you back to that time and truly understand contextually What the gospel writers were saying, what Jesus was saying, what Paul was saying, what Peter was saying, and John. And so we're really going to go into depth. So before we get started, let me go ahead. Let's bow our head in prayer, and let's go ahead and get started. So Heavenly Father, we thank you today for gathering the people here. Everyone under the sound of my voice, Father, give them a greater anointing to hear and to understand. Give them words of knowledge and words of wisdom. And a greater portion to consume the things that we're going to talk about, because we've got dozens of scriptures to review. We've got tons of different topics and angles. And allow everyone to receive what you need them to receive, and allow me to speak what you need to speak by stepping aside and let the Holy Spirit do what only he can do. In Jesus' name, amen. Amen. All right, so let's hop into the Bible verses that people presume that salvation can be lost in one manner or another. And so there's two that are very commonly used when you take this stance. The first one is Hebrews six verses four through six. So I'm going to go ahead and repeat it. It's Hebrews six verses four through six. I'm going to read from two versions. I'm going to read from the Passion Translation first and then the NIV second because I do think that it gives you some. Angles in which those folks that are in that camp, they're trying to justify their stance and, and the reasons why. So it is impossible to restore an apostate. For once a person has come into God's light and tasted the gifts of the heavenly realm and received the Holy Spirit and feasted on the good word of God and has entered into the power of the age that is breaking in, If he abandons his faith, there is no use even trying to lead him to repentance. By their sin of apostasy, they recrucify the Son of God and have publicly repudiated him. Pretty strong words. So I'm gonna go ahead and read you the NIV version. Gives you a little bit different perspective. It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted The heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, and who have fallen away to be brought back to repentance. To their loss, they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. So let's talk a little bit about the stance that the folks in the camp that you can lose your salvation Argue and why Hebrews is such a key part of that. When you read Hebrews, you're really going to have to start with Hebrews chapter one. Hebrews chapter three has a lot of aspects that kind of back this chapter a little bit, and then this chapter is pretty loaded, and then we'll talk about Hebrews ten here shortly. And so what they're saying is is that what when you look at it from their perspective, what they're saying is is that the The people are hearing the word of God, and they're receiving it. And what they do is, is that by going through this process, they've actually gotten to a point. This again, this is the stance that a lot of them take: is that you've gotten to a point where their salvation has been received. And when they receive it, what they're saying is, is I can either opt out or actually reject Christ. So what they're saying is, is that going through this process, you've received the words of knowledge, you've received the words of revelation. You've accepted Jesus Christ as your Son. I'm sorry, as your Lord and Savior, God's Son. And what you have here is now you're saying, okay, you know what? I'm washing my hands and I'm walking away from Jesus. So the writer here is saying at this point, what they're saying is, is that you can't come back to repentance. You can't come back to the faith because what you're really doing is you're functionally Putting Christ back on the cross and having Him go through that process again. And so what they're saying is once you go apostate, again, this is the stance that the camp that believes that you can lose your salvation take. Once you make go through this process and you've rejected Jesus, you're at a point where now you you can no no longer recover. And so you're therefore your faith is now void, and you've now accepted. That Jesus is no longer God, he's no longer your Lord, and you're going to go back to worldly living. And so that's really the stance that the people are taking. We'll actually study this a little bit further later on in this video to kind of add some additional context to it. But I want to hop over to Hebrews chapter 10, verses 26 through 29. This again is another set of verses that people that believe that you can lose your salvation put their weight behind. So again, that's Hebrews chapter 10, verses 26 through 29 for those that are taking notes. This comes from The Passion Translation, and then I'll read the NIV shortly thereafter. For if we continue to persist in deliberate sin after we have known and received the truth, there's not another sacrifice for sin to be made for us. But this would qualify one for certain: terrifying expectations of judgment and the raging fire ready to burn up his enemies. Anyone who disobeyed Moses' law died without mercy on a simple evidence of 2 or 3 witnesses. How much more severely do you suppose a person deserves to be judged who has contempt for God's Son, and who scorns the blood of the new covenant that made him holy, and has outraged the Spirit of grace. The NIV, uh, translated as such: If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of truth, no sacrifice of sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment. And of the raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the Law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of 2 or 3 witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted The spirit of grace. So this is a pretty strong verse, and what you start to see is is that again, what we you see people in the camp that you've lost their salvation is that what they're saying is is they hang on those first words after they receive the knowledge of truth. So what they're saying is is the people have received the information from God, and what they've done is they've just flat out rejected it. And so at that point, the writer of Hebrews, which many people believe is Paul, and I would probably argue is either Paul or Luke or some combination of that, given it's more, far more eloquent than Paul's letters, but clearly is a Pauline document because it actually talks about the group that as they went together, I believe that what they're saying here is, is that the situation they're kind of formulating is, is like you've got an individual who's received the word of Christ. And what they're doing is— what they're warning against is this person is saying, I don't care, I'm going to continue to just do what I want to do. That's why the reference to the Moses law is there, because now what happens is, is that you have this situation where in the past— remember, this is a book to Hebrews, so the Hebrews are going to know the Mosaic law. And so what they're saying was, is that if you committed a sin that's worthy of death All you had to have was two witnesses to testify against you, and you were dead. That was it. They didn't have a court system like they have today in the U.S. government, where they have attorneys and appeal structures and the whole thing. No, it was two witnesses, and you were executed, and you were done. So now they're saying is, look, if you've received this word of knowledge about Jesus Christ, and and you reject it, what's what's left at that point? Because now you have put yourself. at enmity against God. You become an enemy, and you're— this is a state of horror. And at that point, who— what, what, what type of salvation, what type of future do you have? Because you have completely rejected the New Covenant that would have sanctified you, and therefore insulted the Holy Spirit in the process. And so what they're saying is, is that they've received it and have accepted it, but then ultimately rejected. And And so that's the stance that they're going with. And again, we'll come back to these verses here shortly. So another set of verses that's actually used in a couple contexts around Christians and actually possession is Acts 5:3-5. And this is a little of a weaker argument, but I want to include it in here because there's aspects that are very important to cover as well as, you know, talk about. So it's Acts chapter 5, verses 3 through 5. I'm just going to read from the NIV version. Then Peter said, Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And it was after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings, but to God. When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died, and fear, great fear, seized all that had heard, and it happened. Obviously, later on in that chapter, we know that Sapphira, Ananias's wife, had conspired with him. Same situation happens with Peter. He says this, she dies, they bury her next to her husband. And so there's a couple aspects here. This is where a lot of people believe that Ananias and Sapphira are saved Christians. The historical record does not cover that in any way, shape, or form. And so therefore, when they say Satan has filled their heart, they believe that Christians can be possessed. Now, obviously, if you study Acts, that's never stated. It's never stated that Ananias and Sapphira were saved Christians. But what we see here is the argument of salvation is, is that, that what they're saying is, is if they were Christians, or at least believers to some extent, how would God punish them so severely for holding back the money? And, and so that's really the context of what they're saying is, is that God does not strike down his children unless they have basically Rejected him. And in this case, Ananias and Sapphira rejected God because they wanted to keep some of the money. They could have very easily have said, look, we're going to keep— we're going to give you 50% of the income from the land and we're going to keep the other 15%. I'm sure Peter was fine. But what they were saying was, is we're going to— we're— they're pretending to give you all of it. And instead they actually gave you part. And that was the lie that they got punished for. Therefore, they died. And so that one, again, not necessarily a strong argument in the camp that you can lose your salvation because Ananias and Sapphira were never truly identified as Christians, which is why the possession argument doesn't hold a lot of water. But it is, again, topics that you'll hear people talk about. So I really wanted to include that as a part of this livestream because it's important for you to know how people are thinking about things and how the context is really key. So now I'm going to hop over to Colossians. This actually has a very powerful statement. So a lot of what you'll see in the subsequent verses that we'll then cover, there's a theme that really develops throughout all these verses, and it's about persisting to the end. That's a key, very key aspect that the original church fathers preached very consistently. So when you look at the Bible confirming the Bible, there was this very intent, purpose that the leaders— Peter, James, John, Paul— all of them are saying, persist in your faith to the end, don't quit. And you'll see this in Colossians, and we'll talk about other verses here too. So Colossians chapter 1, verses 19 through 23, we're going to cover this from the ESV version. For in him, Jesus, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth, on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and Brought above reproach before him, if you indeed continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. And so the important Uh, part that you're starting to see here, that— and Paul starts really, this is again part of the first chapter to Colossians— is he's extolling Jesus as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, in which the fact that is, is that in his body he bore our sins, he bore the crosses, the lashes that he took brought us healing. And so what Paul is saying is, you Colossians, were bought at the steepest price possible, period. The, the Son of God is the steepest price possible, that he gave himself up to die for us and for you, Colossians. And so now what Paul is saying is, is that you must continue in your faith. And he says, if indeed you continue your faith stable and steadfast— there's that word, if— if you continue to persist in your faith until the end. And we'll talk about that— there's other verses that talk about that— till the end, that things will be good for you. Don't shift from the gospel. Don't move away from things that have been proclaimed under heaven. And we see this again when we talk about this in Galatians. Paul talks about not using your faith and your forgiveness of sin as a ticket to sin. So Galatians chapter 5, verse 13. Well, I'll read from the NIV version. It says, "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free, but do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh. Rather, serve one another humbly in love." Paul is using this as a very stark contraction to a contradiction. I'm sorry, from walking in the kingdom. and walking in the world. Because what he's saying to the Galatians is, is that when you've received salvation, you're free. You're free from the sin of the world. You don't have to go back to the sins that easily ensnared you. You don't have to go back to the temptations and the lusts of the flesh. You're called to be free. And don't indulge because you know— because remember, as Christians, we operate under mercy and grace. And we know that if we're sincere in our repentance, Jesus will forgive you. So there are Christians that will go and sin, and what they'll do is they'll receive that sin, enjoy it, and then feel guilty, and then repent, and the process repeats itself. And so what Paul is saying is, you're living in the kingdom, don't live in the world. Don't cross the line. Don't keep crossing the line, because this is a very important walk that you continue to go forward. We also see that Jesus talks about this very same concept about staying firm to the end in Matthew chapter 10, verses 22. I'll read from the NIV version, and that again is Matthew chapter 10, verses 22. You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. Now, this is as, as clear as it comes in the context of what the church fathers are saying, because it came from the mouth of our Lord. And what it's saying is, is Jesus is saying point blank that you're going to face persecution, you're going to face hardships. Nowhere in the Bible, nowhere— I've read the Bible cover to cover dozens of times— nowhere in the Bible does it say that your walk with Jesus is a rosy walk. Nowhere it says that. In fact, it absolutely says that you're going to run into storms, you're going to run into trials, you're going to run into temptations, you're going to run into spiritual warfare. That's a part of the walk because that's what actually makes you stronger. That's what emboldens you. That's what strengthens your faith. You're supposed to rejoice in the storms and give God praise because in those moments you know that you're going to come out stronger because he's faithful. You're victorious. You just have to walk it out. It doesn't matter what happens because in the end, Jesus wins. That's what matters. But Jesus is saying very clearly, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. Jesus is making a very clear statement that you must persist in your faith until the end. There is no other way to argue this. You cannot, regardless of your stance of whether or not you can lose your salvation or you feel like your salvation's secure, It doesn't matter. Jesus is being very clear here. You must stand firm till the end because that's when salvation occurs. And so, so this is what you start to see, is you start to see this narrative of those people who believe firmly that you can lose your salvation, because now they're saying, well, well, what happens when you don't? What happens when you give up? What happens when you backslide? What happens when you opt out? So that's kind of the argument that develops. From these verses. So now let's hop over to 1 Corinthians chapter 15, verses 1 through 2. And this is a really powerful set of verses, so really want you to capture these. It's 1 Corinthians chapter 15, verses 1 through 2. Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel, you are saved if you hold firmly to the word I preach to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. Wow, this is a powerful set of statements because this is key. Because what Paul is saying is, is that he wants you to stand on the word of God. Now, I can tell you right now, regardless of how your feelings are in the context of salvation, how you've been brought up, what you may believe, The reality is, is that Christians that do not stand on the Word of God do not succeed in life. That is a reality. If you do not believe in the scriptures, you will be overrun by the devil and temptations. And that's the end of— that's the end of your existence, because you will always live a defeated life. You will always remain in sickness. You will always remain in poverty. You will always remain in some form of mental torment, anxiety, stress, fear, whatever. You will always have some infirmity. You will always have relationship issues, everything. You will always have problems in your life because you've lost faith. This is so important. This is why when you hear my teachings and you talk about— and we talk about this— is if you do not stand on the Word of God and put a demand on your faith and say, God, I'm believing the word that you have preached and I'm standing on it and I'm not moving from it. Therefore, it's the proverbial house on the concrete that gets the waves to crash against it. If you build it on the sand, it's going to get washed away. But if it's on the right foundation, it's never going to be moved. There is no in-between. That's the thing about Jesus says it's black and white. So Paul is making that statement here too. You must stand on the word of God. You cannot ever waver. And so he's saying is by this gospel you're saved and you've got to hold firmly to what we're teaching you. Otherwise, your faith Is in vain, and you don't understand what you really have actually gotten yourself into. So this is a really powerful verse, very, very, you know, exhortation-based, because it's important to stand on the Word of God. And you have to stand on it because when you believe something that's contrary to the Word of God, that's a lie, that's a stronghold, and that's an area the devil can have free rein in your life and punish you, your friends, your family, your coworkers, your schoolworks, your church members, everyone. You become an open door and he can attack you through that. That's why when Jesus fought the devil in the wilderness, he didn't fight the devil with anything but his own words. He used the Word of God because that's all you need. And if all you need is to stand on the Word of God and let God do what he does, à la Ephesians 6— remember, Ephesians 6 doesn't say take up arms and battle the enemy. Ephesians 6 says 4 times, stand. Stand, stand, stand. Let God do the fighting. That's what God said in Exodus. Be still. I am God. Let me do the work. If vengeance is mine, I will repay. That's a theme throughout the Bible. Stand on the word of God and move forward. That's what Paul is saying here. It's so important to believe and stay on that firm footing. So let's hop over to Hebrews chapters three. We're going to go into verses six and fourteen. So again, is Hebrews chapter 3, verses 6 through 14. And again, what we're talking about is Hebrews. We're seeing this theme that is developing from the beginning of that book throughout, uh, basically the first 6 chapters. There's a couple elements that talks about Jesus as the high priest, and then it hops into 10, which we covered earlier. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house, and we are his house. If indeed we hold firmly to the confidence and the hope in which we glory. And in verse 14, and we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. Wow, very, very powerful. Again, what we see, as again, Paul or Luke or a combination of the two, They're very clearly stating that you must maintain your confidence, you must maintain your conviction until the very end. You can't waver. This isn't something where you're a flag in the wind, where the east wind comes and now you're facing west, and then the west wind comes and now you're facing east. That's not how this works. You are standing firm on the word that is preached to you, And you're not going to budge. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what what type of false doctrine comes your way, no matter how sweet it sounds, that that even could deceive the elect à la Revelation. You will not move from that place. Speaking of Revelation, we've got that as the next verse that's used in the context of losing your salvation. So we got Revelation chapter two, verses twenty-five. Through 26. And so we have Revelation chapter 2, verses 25 through 26. And again, this is Jesus talking to John. Except to hold on to what you have until I come. To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations. So this is a really powerful verse for multiple things. I want to talk about it outside the context of salvation first, and then we're going to hop back into salvation. So what you see here is you're seeing the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords saying, look, because this is around one of the crowns too, the victorious crown. He's saying, when you hold firm until the very end, I'm going to give you authority over nations. Now we know that what we do on this earth sets the stage for what we're going to do in eternity. Believe it or not, the giftings we have here— and this is my personal opinion, and I, I believe that scripturally would probably back it it if I did a deep enough study, is what you do here on earth and the giftings you have is actually the things you're going to do in eternity, plus you'll grow. Now, if you're a leader here, what Jesus is saying is very clearly, when you are faithful and you're holding on to that faith, you're going to have authority over nations. Now, you're not peoples, we're talking nations. And so there's going to be a really structured leadership structure Over the people in heaven. Now you have to understand that there are workers and that there are people that aren't leaders. They were never designed to be leaders, and that is perfectly fine because not everyone is supposed to be a leader. Otherwise you would have, you know, too many Type A personalities trying to run the show, and that doesn't work. There needs to be a combination. This is why there's the body of Christ. This is why there's ears and eyes and hands and feet. They all have different purposes, but All are important. So Jesus is saying, because of all of this, persist, persist, persist. Don't quit. Hold on to what you have until I come. And this is really powerful because we're in the end times. Whether Jesus comes back tomorrow or in 100 years or in 1,000 years, we're in the end times. That's the way it is. And I don't believe Jesus is coming back in 1,000 years. The way things are going And the way things are kind of formulating, it it will probably happen within, in my opinion, the next hundred years. The way it's moving, and what you're seeing here is this powerful revelation that God is saying: cling, cling to me. Don't release. I've got you, and because of your faithfulness, you'll be rewarded greatly. So let's hop over to. The last verse that I want to cover in the context of those who believe that you can lose your salvation, and it comes from 2 Peter chapter 2, verses 20 through 22. So again, that's 2 Peter chapter 2, verses 20 through 22. If they have escaped the corruption of this world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, And are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverb is true: A dog returns to its vomit, and a sow That was washed returns to her wallowing in the mud. And so what you're seeing here is, um, what you're seeing here is now you're talking about 2 Peter chapter 2, verses 20 through 22. So what we have here is Peter is saying, if you have tried to leave the corruption of the world received the word of God and, and looked at it and embraced it, but then decided, nope, I don't want to deal with Jesus anymore. And I am moving back to the way I was, à la the dog returning to his vomit. What you're seeing here is, is now the punishment, because that's what he's saying. This is, this is about punishment. Now the punishment is severely, severely indeed. It's just so great. It becomes, it becomes so horrible that it's really a point where you can understand and feel that it's horrific. Because what you're saying is, is that God is saying, look, I gave you an opportunity to get a word of knowledge and you received that word of knowledge and then still rejected me. And so now there's no hope for you. And so at this point, your punishment is going to be significantly worse than had you not known. And that's actually a biblical concept that's actually done throughout Scripture, because what you have here is you've got God speaking and making a very bold statement through Peter. And so what you start to see in this theme through these verses that we talked about— Hebrews 6, Colossians, and Galatians— And 2 Peter. The key thing that you're seeing in Revelation and Matthew is, is that all of the, the verses have a very— the thematic theme, it's the same theme, and that is they're imploring you to maintain your faith until the end. Don't waver. Don't risk getting knocked off the path of Christ because it's so important that you maintain your faith until the end. That is what they're saying. So those people who believe you can lose your salvation believe that you can opt out and therefore lose and fall away. So now, so I'm going to take a pivot. So that was part 1. So I'm going to pivot to part 2. So the first thing that people say in the context that you can't lose your salvation. So remember, we have the 3 questions that we talked about at the very beginning. Can you lose your salvation? Can your salvation be taken away from you, à la Satan or something else? And can you opt out of your salvation? So those people that believe that you cannot lose your salvation point to those verses and say pretty clearly, well, one, salvation is never mentioned in any of those verses. As much as we'd like to admit it, it's not there. Even in Hebrews 6, it talks about being enlightened. It actually doesn't talk about actually being saved. The other people also say, well, there's no confirmation that any of them were saved. And so what you see is, is the, the argument for those who say you can't lose your salvation, there's none of them that says you received it and therefore you've fallen away. What it's saying is, is don't fall away. Notice there's a nuance there. I think that's what the— that's what people that says, um, that it's key is you're not— you can't lose your salvation because it never says that you've got your salvation and therefore you lost it. It's saying don't fall away. And so while clearly that's excellent advice for all Christians, but that's the key thing is, is that what they're saying is, is you've got a nonbeliever receiving the word of God and understanding it coherently enough that they still reject God. So that's the stance that the people that believe you can't lose your salvation are taking. And the people that are saying you can lose your salvation are saying that no, you, you can cross that line from non-believer to believer and then cross back over. And so that's the key thing. And one of the things that— that's the thing that— that's the key aspect of what they're trying to say. So now let's talk about the verses that the Christians use to say, look, those 3 questions are impossible. Your salvation is secure. So now let's hop over to Matthew chapter 10, verses 28, and this is the ESV version. Now this is key because I want you to look at the deeper meaning to this verse, because there's something in here that's very easily overlooked, and I'll explain it. I'll read it and then I'll explain it to you. So again, Matthew chapter 10, verses 28: And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him, meaning God the Father, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Okay, so that's the verse. Now when you start to look at this, you're going to see, okay, there's a context to hell, which is Hades in the New Testament, Old Testament, or Gehenna. And so, um, what you're seeing here is notice Jesus says soul and body. He He never says the word spirit. And I think I want to make sure you understand this concept very, very importantly, because this is going to be a very key theme for those who argue that your salvation is secure. It's so important to the argument that people are standing on, just like the theme, the theme that the people saying, hey, look, you can lose your salvation because every— all these verses say you have to persist to the end. Like, that's so important. If you don't persist, you'll fall away. The, the theme that the people talk about saving— that you're saved, you can never lose— is that your spirit is alive, joined with the Holy Spirit, and therefore cannot be undone because your spirit is eternal. When you're born again, your spirit rises from the dead, the dead of sin, and is now alive in Christ. The Holy Spirit joins with it, you're unified, and it can never be separated. So the argument here and it's very clear, is that there's no spirits, at least human spirits, in hell. We know there's demonic spirits, we know there's fallen angels, those are spiritual beings, those people are in hell. But what we see here is very clearly what it's saying in the Bible, Jesus is saying this, he's saying, don't fear those people that can put people in the grave. No, no, don't fear them. Fear the one that can go into hell itself and take a body and a soul And destroy them too. Now you're saying, well, if your body dies, how does it go to hell? Well, guess what? You know, you have the situation where there was the rebellion against Moses, where the families and their children got sucked into the ground straight to hell. So there is bodies in hell. We don't really know all the situations how a body can get to hell, but nonetheless, scripture again confirms scripture. And so what they're saying here is that If you aren't saved, your spirit's never resurrected, and therefore you're always going to go to hell in that situation. And if your spirit is resurrected, it can't die a second time. That's not possible. No scripture covers that. And so how can you have a body, soul, and spirit? It's never mentioned that a body, soul, and spirit in this verse is included. There is actually some verses in the Old Testament that talk about that, but I believe they're talking about a different situation there. And so let's hop over to John chapter 6, verses 39. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all of those he has given to me, which is the Father, but raise them up on the last day. So I will tell you right now, without a shadow of a doubt, this verse, John chapter 6, verse 39, completely Kabashes question number 2, is can your salvation be taken away? Very clearly, Jesus is kaboshing that question. It's not possible. And to be believed— to be fair, I don't believe anyone in any camp believes that. There is no real scripture that says that your salvation could be taken away, because Jesus is saying, look, I'm greater than everyone here. My Father is greater than me. That's what he says. And we'll talk about that here in a little bit. And guess what? No one can take them out of his hands. But guess what? When he gives them to me, they're safe. They're never going to be lost. And so your salvation can never be taken away from the devil. This is going to be a very freeing statement for those people who are tormented by the evil one, that he's going to be persistently putting thoughts in your mind that you can lose your salvation. If you're a person who has heard that or is concerned about that. And you hear those whispers and you're like, wow, are these thoughts mine or are they of the enemy? The reality is, is this scripture ends that super clearly. When you are saved, it doesn't matter. Satan cannot take your salvation away. It's not possible. He does not have that kind of power. Never did. Never will. And so let's hop over to another verse that's used that you can't lose your salvation is John chapter 10, verses 29. And it says, I give them eternal life. That eternal word is going to be super key, and they shall never perish. No one will ever snatch them out of my hand. No one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. He is greater than all. I love this verse. I love this verse because it shows Jesus's submission to the Father, that the Father is the supreme being in the universe. We know that Jesus is co-equal. It talks about that in the scriptures later on, and we know that the Holy Spirit's co-equal. But yet what it is, is you've got this more instead of you know you see. The Godhead, the structure of the Trinity, is a triangle. Jesus is not God, God is not the Holy Spirit, and vice versa. Holy Spirit's not Jesus. But really, when you look at Trinity, it's a ladder. And the reason why it's a ladder is the Holy Spirit points to Jesus, Jesus points to the Father. And so it is a ladder. Now, they're all co-equal because that's what it talks about in scripture, is that they're— very clearly states that. But what they're saying is, is that Everyone yields to the will of the Father, and it's a beautiful statement. But Jesus is saying because they yield, no one, no one shall perish. When I give them eternal life, it's eternal. This is a powerful word. So this is the key thing that a lot of people are saying when you can never lose your salvation, because Jesus is saying I give them eternal life. So when you're saved, your eternity is set. That's John 3:16. That's Romans. It's all over the place. And so you see that. And so what they're saying, what Jesus is saying, is, is that I give them eternal life, not, oh, I can opt out life. Oh, you can, you can lose your salvation life. No, it's eternal. Once it's set, it's set, and they shall never perish. That's what the words are. And so when you're in the camp of you cannot lose your salvation, They're arguing these points because of the fact that Jesus made those literal absolute statements. Like, he didn't say, I give them eternal life and then they can opt out because they didn't persist to the end. He actually never said that. It's not included in that. And so that's what he's saying. It's very, very powerful, very, very, uh, sound doctrine. So now let's hop over to John chapter 14. Verse sixteen. I love this verse. I love this verse because actually, the give you a brief commentary is the Holy Spirit could leave a person in the Old Testament, and the reason being is is that Jesus hadn't done the finished work on the cross. And so when Jesus comes in John chapter fourteen verses sixteen and he says these words, I and I will ask the Father. And he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. That's the Holy Spirit. I love this verse because this is proof beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Holy Spirit is with you. When your spirit is resurrected at salvation, your spirit is joined with the Holy Spirit, and it cannot be undone. And so That's a very key statement because remember in the Old Testament you had Saul. He had the Holy Spirit and it left. You saw that in Samson, that when his hair got cut, the Spirit left him. You even see David talking about that. Please do not take your precious Holy Spirit away from me. And so you see these themes in the Old Testament that Jesus cancels because the finished work of the cross changes everything. The veil's torn from the top to the bottom. You got a 30-foot curtain that's ripped from the top to bottom. Last time I checked, the people in the, uh, ancient times were like 5 foot tall. I mean, you would have to have 6 of them stacked on top of each other, otherwise you had to have a ladder to get that high and then to rip it. And so Jesus is making a very bold statement here. He's making a statement that once you have the Holy Spirit, you have the Holy Spirit. That doesn't change. And there's really no other way to argue it because there are no other scriptures in the entire Bible that that follow on that talks about the Holy Spirit leaving. That that occurred in the Old Testament very very clearly, very very clearly in the New Testament Jesus is like this is the new line that's how it's being forward. So let's go ahead and talk about Ephesians chapter one verses thirteen through fourteen. Again, that's Ephesians chapter 1, verses 13 through 14. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of the truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with the seal. That's beautiful picture there. The promised Holy Spirit. Who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's, who are our God's possession to the praise of his glory. And so, so what we see here is God is talking about look Paul's talking about that God that you are now sealed by the Holy Spirit, and this is a powerful statement because now. You're marked, much like the mark of the beast in Revelation that's trying to separate out the people of the devil versus the people of God. There's a mark. The devil can never create everything. He can only counterfeit. We're made in the image of God. We can create. That's why we have inventors. That's why we can do all kinds of things. And so what you're seeing here is Paul is saying, look, You're marked. You are marked. And guess what? That's a guarantee that your inheritance is because you are now God's possession. Praise be the glory to Jesus Christ. There's nothing there that talks about— again, this is the stance that people believe that you can't lose your salvation. There's nothing there that that mark is ever removed. It's never mentioned that once you're marked That you can that mark gets undone. And so I'm going to say some other verses. Go ahead. I'll repeat them for those who are taking notes, and I'm going to hop into Thessalonians. So what we see here is second Corinthians chapter one verses twenty-two. I'll repeat that as second Corinthians chapter one verses twenty-two and Ephesians chapter four verses thirty. So that's Ephesians chapter 4, verses 30. They affirm the scripture I just read from Ephesians 1, verses 13 through 14. And so you've got those 2 sets of verses that reflect back on Ephesians and reaffirm it over and over again. It's a restatement of those things. Scripture confirming scripture. So now I got three ver— well, actually technically four sets of verses left, and then we're going to hop into part three, which is my opinion on the whole matter. So we have first Thessalonians chapter five verses twenty-three through twenty-four. So that's first Thessalonians. If you want to abbreviate, just put T H E S S chapter five. Verses 23 through 24. It reads, may God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. What a beautiful verse. And, and so what we see here is this is one of the few scriptures in the entire Bible that actually talks about the, the trinality, or the 3 parts of the body— the, the body, the soul, and the spirit. We know that exists, but this is one that specifically calls about it. And so he's making a statement very clearly that if you're saved, you've got 3 parts And that you stay blameless until Jesus comes. And he's faithful, and he'll do it. Very, very powerful verse. Hopping over to Romans chapter eight, one of the legendary chapters in the entire Bible. I'm going to read through three verses. I'm going to read through verse fifteen first. So that's Romans chapter eight, verses fifteen. And then I'm going to read verses thirty-five. Through 38, and then we'll read one more verse after that and we'll close part 2 out. So Romans chapter 8, verses 15, it says, the Spirit who received— I'm sorry, the Spirit you received does not make you slaves so that you live in fear again. Rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship, and by him we cry Abba, Father. So let's hop over to verses 35-38, and it reads, who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution? What about famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written, for your sake we face death all day long. We're considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I'm convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers— well, and then, and it leads on to— will separate us from the love of Jesus Christ. So what we have here again, this again, these are scriptures that are used. These aren't as strong as the ones that we talked about before, but what it's talking about is, first off, the Holy Spirit does not make you a slave. You're now adopted into the kingdom of God, and by that you have the ability to cry out to the Father, Abba Father. That's a very important statement because now you're no longer illegitimate. This is a key thing, especially for those who may have been born out of wedlock, lost a father, lost a mother, lost both your parents, maybe you're caught in the foster care system. I want to let you know right now, when you are saved by Jesus Christ, all of that is canceled. You are now adopted into sonship or into daughtership into the kingdom of God. You have a seat at the king's table, period, end of story. You have a Father in heaven who loves you, who cares for you. Just said it. There is nothing in this universe, no greater power than him. There's no one that could separate you from his love. It's impossible. Okay? And when it means separate, that means including hell, that even hell itself— that's the stance of the people that believe in salvation cannot be lost— that even hell is not a barrier, that God will still love you. And he's saying, if God— and so in that point, because we know hell is the absence of God, that's functionally how hell operates. They're saying, how can you be separated from God in hell when you've received him? Period. You can only be in his presence. You are. You have a seat at his table and you will be there with eternity. You will see his face and he will see yours. Powerful, powerful statement. So let's finish up part number 2 and go into Titus chapter 1, verses 15 through 16. To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing's pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but their actions—they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing anything good. So this is a theme that I really want to. Talk a little bit about because it's it's going to I'm going to go into it a little bit deeper in in part three with my my opinion on the matter is Paul is drawing a very clear line between those who are saved, Allah pure, and those who are not, Allah the the lost children of God. And what they're saying is is that if you're not purified by the Holy Spirit by the blood of Jesus, your mind and your conscience is completely corrupted. They claim to know God, but their actions—they deny him. This is where you look at the fruit. This is where you see people in church. They go to church every day. I'm sorry, every Sunday. It's they're based upon their parents' faith because it's habit that they had when they were a kid. They go to church every Sunday, but their fruit every day, Monday through Saturday—they're sinning. They're fighting with their spouses. They're arguing at work. They're dealing, you know, dealing harshly with their children. or being disobedient to other parents. What Paul is making it very clear is saying that when you are in the kingdom of God, you walk and talk like the kingdom of God. Your fruit is good. You bear good fruit. And you may have imposters. We know that we have false prophets, we have false apostles, false teachers. We see that everywhere. False pastors, false evangelists, people that are promoting themselves. Have no humility, filled with pride, and you can see it. Paul's saying it. You can see it because their actions deny him. And so that is a very key statement because you walk and talk like Christians. And if you're wondering, the in the scriptures, in the gospel, it says that you must judge people by their fruit. You must see their fruit and understand. Oh, is it good? Or is it bad? That's Scripture. That's in the New Testament. You are supposed to to see the fruit of people, so that way you know that whether they're not in the kingdom of God or not. That's how you know whether or not they're in the kingdom. That's it's a it's very clear because their fruit will be good. It won't be. You'll see this in the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah had a vision of figs and bad figs. And he said the figs were good to eat and these were rotten. I couldn't eat them. It's functionally the same thing. That's what God is saying. There is a camp of good and there is a camp of bad, and the distinction is so clear. There is no ambiguity. There is no capability of saying, oh, there's someone in the middle. No, it's very, very clear. And when you walk with Christ, it is so obvious to see those that continue to suffer and continue to sin because there's a cycle of life that repeats over and over again. Infirmity, sickness, problems. They can't control their mouth, they're gossiping, they don't— they have fear, they like to joke, they're sarcastic all the time. Those people are not in the kingdom of God, 'cause in the kingdom of God, you don't do those things, 'cause you trust in the Lord, you're standing on his word. So that kind of finishes up part 2. Those are the verses that people that believe you cannot lose your salvation— we talked about those 3 questions earlier before— um, that there's just nothing in those scriptures that justify the fact that you can lose your salvation. So I'm going to hop into my section and talk about a couple things. So first off, I want to describe what salvation looks like. I think it's really important for people to understand what we're talking about here, and I, and I could have easily have done it at the beginning, But I really felt it was more apt in my section because it starts with Romans chapter 10, verses 9. And it says very clearly, when you confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you are saved. This is the proverbial sinner's prayer. This is how it starts. You have to believe Jesus is your Lord. Therefore, when you confess that he's your Lord, you're going to act like he's your Lord. And so you're not going to walk and talk like the world does. You're going to walk and talk like Jesus does. You're going to be compassionate. You're going to love people. You're going to be patient with them. You're going to help them. You're going to deal with the poor. You're going to visit the prison people in prison. You're going to help people that are struggling. You're going to clothe the naked. You're not going to care about your finances because you know your finances are taken and taken care of from your Heavenly Father because you're tithing. And so you know that. So that's what it means is that you are obedient to God. You are fearful, reverently respectful for him because you know I would rather not disappoint God than indulge in that sin I'm used to. That's what Romans 10:9 is talking about. And so that's what it starts. That's the very first step. That's your very first step. And I pray that if you have not received Jesus, or you think you've received Jesus but that doesn't ring or resonate in you, then I, I pray that you just Go back and read that verse and pray that verse, and I promise you, your life will change forever. That's all you have to do. This isn't— this isn't a religious thing. You don't— again, baptism is not required for salvation. Communion is not required for salvation. How do I know? Look at the thief on the cross. He was with Christ in paradise, never got baptized, never went to church, never took communion. But yet he— and he didn't even repent of his sins, even to top it off. And yet he's in heaven. We'll get to talk to him, talk to him someday about that, that testimony. So number 2, what does salvation really look like? Well, you see it in their heart, because what's going to happen is you're going to start to yearn the things of God and not the things of your old self. Now, I will tell you point blank, Don't judge people if they're still falling into sin, because the reality is, is this is the sanctification process. This is a process where the old person has to die daily. That's kind of the old sense is you have to die. You have to crucify your flesh, cast your will down, pick up Christ's will. You got to take the yoke off of the world and put Christ's yoke because it's light. It is a process. No one has completed it. And so what you're doing is, is you're transitioning from darkness to light. And what you'll see is you'll see some people That have radical transformations. That doesn't mean that they've completely received all that God has expected them to receive in this lifetime. But what you're seeing is, is that the, the, the things that are very apparent that they walk has been changed, and now they're, they're walking with Christ. Some of those things, I'm going to be honest with you, they take time. The reality is, is, and even with my walk, I've seen it take decades. That's just reality, and it is a process. So What you start to see in their heart is, is that they're starting to shift and they're starting to move. And sometimes that takes some time, and that can take months and years. So again, don't judge people based upon whether or not they said they're saved or not. Judge their fruit. And what you should see is year-over-year improvement. You may see them get stuck in a season, and they may need a prophetic revelation to bust them out of it. And if they don't have prophets that are near them, you know, the Word of God will definitely do that. But as well as prayer and some form of intercession, maybe even deliverance in the context of freedom. But at the end of the day, it's moving. People are— they're trying, they're trying to be better. They want the things that God wants and they pursue them. And so number 3, how do you know salvation's there? Well, the reality is, is you develop a deep love and compassion towards brothers and sisters. You really care about people. You really care about their well-being. You care about Whether or not they're struggling, if they're sick, you, you, if they someone is bedridden with an illness, you're putting together a meal train where people are going to bring them meals every day. If they lose their job, you're helping them find jobs. You're you're giving them references. All of those things develop out of the compassionate love that comes from Jesus Christ. That's how it works. If you're not, you may try to think I'm a good person and help them, but ultimately you don't care. Like there's a big difference. You, when you're in the kingdom of God, you care about people because you know that's what the whole kingdom is about. Someone was nice enough to you to preach the gospel to you, so now you're trying to do the same. Even if you're not called the evangelistic office, you're still going to have the Great Commission, which is called all Christians to do. So you're always going to be compassionate. You may be teaching them the word of God if you've got the teacher anointing. If you're a pastoral person, you're going to be shepherding and mentoring people. The evangelists are wonderful storytellers. The prophets are the, the revelation breakers. They just smash through and break down things. And the apostles are the great leaders. Every single Christian operates in one of those areas, period. There is no Christian that operates in none. That's just not how it works. The gifts of Jesus Christ Are in all the Christians. And so you're going to have some aspect of that developing, and that's where you start to see that. Now, number 4, in the context of salvation, guess what happens? You're going to have conflict with sin. The reality is simple. You're going to have the fear of the Lord, and in some cases you're going to want the sin more than dealing with the fear of the Lord. And guess what? There's going to be a battle. That's the reality. And that's the reality of the walk with Jesus, is you have to daily crucify your flesh. I remember my good friend David Diga Hernandez says you can't cast you out of you. You can't exorcise your flesh. It's not possible. You have to live with it. And the flesh has the sin nature. And so guess what? You've got the capital S, which is the love, the sin, and you've got the— I'm sorry, the, the capital S is the sin nature that drives you to sin. And then you have the lowercase s, which is the sin itself and relishing in it. And you have to remember, the flesh is not going to heaven. So this is the closest it ever is to heaven for the flesh. And so when you indulge in sin It becomes a conflict because now you feel guilt. Now you feel like I have to go to repent. That's when you know you're saved. Okay, when you've seared your conscience or you do not care that you're sinning, you know what? That's a bad place to be. I would even question yourself in saying, am I in the right standing with Jesus Christ? I'm not saying you've lost your salvation. I'm not saying. You had salvation, you lost it, or you didn't get it. What I'm saying is, is check yourself, because if you're sinning and you're not fearful, there's a problem there, and you really do need to fix it. A couple other aspects that talk about this, uh, there's really 3. Um, you know, the first thing you'll see is if you enjoyed sin and now you don't, that's a, that's a sure sign that you're saved because it disgusts you. It like— you're— it turns your stomach. And I know for people, especially those that get snared by the sin that just easily traps them, you know you've conquered that sin when that sin rears its ugly head and you're like, this is disgusting, I don't want any part of it. Okay, that's when you know you're walking with Christ. Another thing, guess what? The devil doesn't have to battle his own kingdom. Remember, Jesus talked about this: a kingdom divided cannot stand. Guess what? When spiritual warfare is on your life, guess what? You're saved. That's reality, because you're the enemy now. You're the enemy of the devil. He wants to destroy you. He wants to do everything he can to prevent you from bringing other people into the kingdom, because once souls transition, he's losing troops. That's how it is. He doesn't have to fight his own troops. The troops work for him. Even if you don't believe in the devil and you're not saved, you're in his kingdom. You're doing his work whether you like it or not. That's reality. I had to live with that for myself. Thank the good Lord that he saved me at a young age. But at the end of the day, that's very true. The devil is going to fight you because you're his enemy. And you even see that because 1 John chapter 2, verses 29 states, if you know that he is righteous, You know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him. It's powerful. And so you also see this in John chapter 3, 1 John chapter 3, verse 9. And it says, whoever has been born of God does not sin. His seed remains in him and he cannot sin because he has been born of God. And so we talked about the fruit. We talked about this aspect that at the end of the day, When you're saved, your fruit is going to be positive. You're going to be generating fruit of love, fruit of joy, patience, kindness, self-control, gentleness— all the things that we talked about in the live streams over the last couple months that you can go back and watch. That is the essence. When your fruit is pure, you know you're walking with Christ. And so this is really important. To understand, because that is the definition of salvation. That's what salvation is, is when you are walking with Christ, you are producing, you are thinking, you're rejecting sin. And guess what? The devil wants to destroy you. It happens. And I've noticed that the people have the biggest spiritual warfare on their lives are the ones that are walking closer to God. And a lot of people will judge people. They're saying, well, wow, why is that person always battling something? Why are they always battling something that they're walking so well with God? Well, the reality is the devil's trying to destroy them, and they're fighting, and that's a part of their walk, and that's really key. So let's let's hop into some scriptures, and then I'm going to go ahead and give you my opinion here in a moment. So John chapter eight verses forty-four NFA translation says, "You belong to your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires." He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there's no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he's a liar and the father of lies. So the reality is this, and I'm just telling you right now: Satan's a liar 100% of the time. Can't tell the truth. And the reality is, is that whenever you hear statements like "You've lost your salvation," "You're falling away," all these things, he can't tell you the truth. It's impossible. Even if it has 99.9%, there always has to be some aspect of falsehood, whether he leaves out the promise, which he clearly does a lot, or any other things. This shows that in those aspects, your salvation is secure because he's trying to derail you. He cannot tell the truth, and so therefore, whatever he says is always false. And so, um, This is my opinion backed by scripture, and I'm going to make some bold statements here for those who get a chance to watch this. And I'm going to make some very bold statements, and I'm going to challenge anyone that you can find scriptures that undermine the scriptures I'm about to give you. Because remember, the Bible confirms the Bible. And I'm going to make some very, very bold statements confirmed by the Holy Spirit. that you cannot lose your salvation. You cannot opt out of your salvation. You cannot have your salvation taken away. There's a lot of people, a lot of good Christians, a lot of theologians, a lot of people who've studied the Bible that say you can opt out of your, your salvation, and that's impossible. And I'm going to show you why. And so here it is. The Bible explains very simply that salvation is a free gift of God. And we also know the gifts of God are irrevocable. Okay, so now when you do a deeper study, and you can go ahead and do this, you look at the Greek words around gift, and it's— they're different. But when you study the definition of the Greek words, what it does is the context comes alive, and you find out that they're actually talking about the same thing. And so it boils down to this statement: Your works, okay, or even your faith can't be undone because faith is faith. When you have accepted Jesus Christ, you're a new creation. Your spirit is alive. It's joined with the Holy Spirit. You're sealed for the day of redemption. You don't want to sin anymore. So therefore, you're going to persist to the end and you're going to stand on the Word of God. And here are the Bible verses that no one has ever been able to disprove. In the Bible that how, oh, this scripture undermines this scripture, is there, therefore you can lose your salvation. So here we go. Ephesians chapter 2, verses 8 through 9. I'll repeat them. Ephesians chapter 2, verses 8 through 9. It is for by grace you have been saved through faith, not works. And this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God, not by works. So that no one can boast. So powerful. Ephesians chapter 2, verses 8 through 9 is a gift from God. It is a gift, okay? Saying that it is, it says it's a gift from God that is by Jesus Christ's grace, the Father's grace, that you're saved. So it's therefore it's a gift. So let's hop over to Romans chapter 11, verse 29. Guess what it says? For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. Those 2 verses alone have never been debunked by anyone, period. There are no scriptures in the entire Bible, there are no situations that has ever been proven that once you have received your salvation, that you can opt out of your salvation, or you can fall away at the end and not persevere towards the end of time. It's not possible. It doesn't happen. And the reason being is, is the Holy Spirit's with you. He will preserve you to the end. That's scripture. We talked about that. So now the question then becomes, what— so what happens to the people that renounce God? Well, that answer is really easy because that's in 1 John chapter 9— sorry, chapter 2, verse 19. I'll repeat it. It's chapter— sorry, 1 John chapter 2, verse 19. And he said, they went out from us. But they did not. They did not really belong to us, for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going showed that none of them belonged to us. So here it is. Here it is—the scripture of all scriptures. If you are opting out of your faith, guess what? You were never saved to begin with. Period. This is simple as that. Okay. That's how it works. You're a new creation in Christ. God said you are eternally saved. That's what Jesus said. And you will persist to the end. But if you don't persist, guess what? You were never saved to begin with. And, and we'll talk about this here in a couple scriptures on why that's the case. I'm going to keep going. 1 John chapter 3, verse 6. No one abides in him— Jesus— keeps on sinning. No one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Very, very straightforward. If you're going to continue to sin, if you're going to continue to live a life of the world, guess what? You're not saved. That's reality. Because when you're in Christ, you don't want to be sinful. You hate sin. Again, it's a process. It takes time. You may still be enjoying some of that sin, but eventually sanctification will take over and you'll get to that point where you will become perfected in Christ. It continues in that same chapter, 1 John chapter 3. Let's go to verses 9 through 10. No one who is born of God will continue to sin. Notice that— no one— because God's seed remains in them. They can't go on sinning because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are. Anyone who does not know what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother, brother and sister. This is so straightforward. If your actions aren't aligned with Christ, by your persistent decisions, by disregarding biblical teaching, you're truly not saved. That's the reality. Even if you've said, I'm saved, even if you said the sinner's prayer, even if you've done the things you think you've done— you've been baptized, you take communion— the genuine proof of being saved by Jesus Christ is a persistent, never-ending faith longing to obey Desiring to grow in the works of God. You're aligned with Christ and you're going to move in that direction. And guess what? Nothing can knock you off. Sure, you'll have times where you have a storm. Sure, you'll get stuck in the mud. You may have a season that lasts way too long. But the reality is, is God will pull you out and drive you into a place of holiness and be there. I have seen so many Christians— I have seen Christians fall into homosexuality. I have seen Christians go through and abort their children. I have seen Christians who vote for people who support those politicians. I have seen Christians go through this process. I have seen them practice horrible things like yoga and go into New Ageism and mysticism, the occult, witchcraft. But when they're truly saved, God pulls them out of the muck. Every single time, because they're his children. Sure, they're making terrible mistakes, but he always pulls them out. That's the reality, because they're aligned with Christ. Sure, you may have a season that lasts a decade in which you've fallen away, but guess what? Your salvation's still secure because the Holy Spirit is still working in you. And guess what? The Holy Spirit's greater than everything on earth, so nothing's going to be able to resist him, and he will pull you out. That I have seen it across the board 100% of the time. And so let's continue. We got more scriptures. Philippians chapter 1, verses 6. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Wow. This is— if this is not one of the most reassuring Bible verses that you'll ever hear. I'm just— I just want to repeat it again to make sure that you feel the true power. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to the completion until the day of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit is never going to quit on you, and he will continue to work on you until the day of Christ. Following on, Scripture confirming Scripture, all of the Scriptures That the, the people that believe that you can lose your faith, that you can opt out, the people that believe Hebrews 6 is talking about salvation, which it clearly is not. Okay, go back and study it. It's not talking about salvation. Salvation is never mentioned. It is clear that the Holy Spirit will persist you till the very end. This is what Jesus, this is what John, this is what Paul This is what Peter was saying in all those scriptures. When you go back and look at those scriptures from this lens, they're saying, if you persist in your faith, you are truly saved. That's what they're saying. And you will persist in your faith because the Holy Spirit is the most powerful person on the planet, and he will allow you to have a good work until the end. You got to be confident. You got to stand on that word. You got to believe in it. That's the truth. This is Scripture confirming Scripture. This is Scripture backing up what other Scriptures are saying, taking from the correct context of how you operate in the kingdom. You cannot lose your salvation once you truly have it. But if you fall away, you truly did not have it. It is very, very true because the Holy Spirit did not persist you. So let's go ahead, talk about a couple other verses that further this even in a deeper way. And so we're going to talk about 2 parables from Matthew chapter 13. We're going to talk about the parable of the wheat and the tares, and we're also going to talk about the parable of the sower. And I really want you to study these verses because this is the key to understanding All about salvation. This is it. This is the key. Okay. If you understand the difference between wheat and tares, and most of us aren't farmers. So what's the difference is when wheat grows and tares grow, they're indistinguishable. You cannot tell the difference. It is only at harvest time. What happens is the wheat bows and the tares stand up. And so it's very symbolic because the wheat is bowing to God and the tares are being prideful. But not until harvest do you see the difference. Okay, so this is very key. So let's read that verse, Matthew chapter 13. We're going to hop through 24 through 30. Jesus told them another parable. The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, but when everyone was sleeping His enemy, which is the devil, came and sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds appeared. The owner's servants said, sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did the weeds come from? The enemy did this, he replied. The servants asked him, do you want us to go and pull them up? He said no. He goes, because While you're pulling the weeds, you'll uproot the wheat with them. Let them both grow together until the harvest. Okay? And at that time, I will tell the harvesters, first collect the weeds, put them in bundles, and burn them. And then gather the wheat and bring them into my barn. So, and you see that same concept in the parable of the sower, which is verses 1 through 9. What you're seeing, Jesus is saying super clear, Okay, this ties to salvation, that the people that believe that they're saved, that claim that they're saved, that aren't, are indistinguishable from Christians. That's the point of the parable. That is exactly what it means, is you're going to see people grow up together, you're going to see them mature and go, but eventually their true nature will be revealed. And when it does at the harvest, that's when they'll be separated And one will go to heaven and one will go into hell. And that's the reality. And if you, if you're walking in life with people, that's not distinguishable because only God knows the heart of the person, not us. Again, we can look at the fruit and people that are clearly not of God, those will stand out. But there are tares that are sown among the wheat in our society. That are indistinguishable. And that's what he's talking about. And the reality is, is go ahead, look at Matthew chapter 7, hop over to verse 21, verse 23, all 3, all 3 verses. He says you can go to church, you can perform miracles, you can cast out demons, and you're not saved. The word of God is that powerful. When you use Jesus's name, It is that powerful. And that's the reality. So you can do all of those things. You can look like you're a Christian, but you're a tare. And that's what the whole essence of it is. And so it all talks about that. So when we start to understand the context of the Scripture, the theme is identical across all the arguments that you want to make. You, you must persist until the end. That's reality. That's scripture. You can never lose your salvation. It can never be taken away from the devil because no one is greater than God. No one. Okay, nothing in creation is greater than the Creator. It's not possible. We're talking about a cosmic, cosmic scale difference. Okay, we're not even talking about like an ant and an atom bomb. That's not even close. God is way more powerful In that comparison, and the reality is, is you are sealed for the day of redemption by the Holy Spirit. He will finish a good work in you, so he will persist you. And because he will persist you, that is how you know you're saved. Because you will continue to work. You hate sin. You're pursuing the righteousness of God. And that is the difference, my friends. That is the difference. The wheat and the tares show. That when you persist until the end, you will bow down before God like the wheat, but the tares will show their true colors and the pride will come up and you will know the difference. That is the difference between losing your salvation, which is not possible, and having your salvation persist in the end. It is understanding all of those scriptures in the proper context and how people present. Hebrews and everything. When you go back and look at all those scriptures that people argue you can lose your salvation, and you take the lens of the wheat and the tares, just that alone, and then talk about the seal of redemption, you're a new creation, God, you're eternally safe by Jesus Christ, you will start to see that everything in scripture lines up perfectly, and it shows a very clear black and white difference between those who are not saved and those who are saved. So I hope you enjoyed this video. We have an exciting mission here at John Humenik Ministries, and we are off to an amazing start already this year in January— or actually now it's February of 2024. We have a mission to raise up 1,000 churches and ministry to preach the gospel all across social media. 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