Leadership Thought: Eternal Security

Dear Friends,

One of my favorite passages of scripture is found in the opening verses of 1 Peter 1: 3-5. It is God's great salvation guarantee. 

Our brother Peter writes, " Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

If you are looking for a sure proof guarantee of your security in this life and in the next than, you don't have to look any further than these verses. 

Our brother Peter tells us that Jesus provides us with a guarantee that our hope for heaven is protected and that it will never perish, spoil or fade," 

When we lived in Philadelphia, we lived in a fairly dangerous area, and yet we seldom locked our doors at the manse. We didn't worry a lot about anyone breaking into our home because inside that home lived our great big old  English Sheep dog, "Huggy." 

Now while Huggy, as his name indicates, was one of the most gentle and loveable dogs you could ever possess,  any thieves trying to break into our home would not know it.

Our security depended on the size of our guard, and that guard was sufficient to prevent anything from being taken from our home.
Peter reminds us that we are kept and guarded  by God's power.

Ask me why I believe in the doctrine of the "perseverance of the Saints"....... once saved, always saved, I believe it is because of 1 Peter, 1:5. when Peter reminds me that our security depends not on ourselves but on God who guards me and who holds me in the in the palm of his hand.

We are safe and secure in His presence who protects us and watches over us both now and for all eternity.

Yours in faith and friendship,

Tom

I am Indebted to Steve Brown and his commentary on these verses in a sermon he preached, and which are contained in a sermon manuscript.