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The Surety of the

of God’s People

Christ said of His people, "I give unto them eternal life; and they shall

never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." (Joh
10:28) He did not say, I o er unto them eternal life, and if they will

accept it I will give it to them; otherwise they will perish eternally.

Bible readers should pay close attention to what Christ said concern-

ing the doctrine of His people and their eternal security.

Nothing, and no one, can separate them from His

love. (Ro 8:32-39) He promised them eternal life

before the foundation of the world, and
all His promises will most certainly be

kept for He cannot lie. (Tit 1:2) Many of

them are enemies of the true gospel but because

they are embraced in His electing love He will not

repent of having chosen them in Christ nor of

anything else He has done for them, and in faith-

fulness to His promises to the Hebrew fathers
such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, He will not

cast them o forever. (Ro 11:28) e eternal secu

rity of His people could not be any more secure. Hence, while we remain
here on earth let us prove to be faithful "ambassadors for Christ" by

living God-honoring lives and by beseeching those who are in error to

"be reconciled to God" in the sense of embracing His truth and laying

down the doctrines of men. (2Co 5:20) And the reason for this is be-

cause God has already "made Him (Christ) to be sin for us, who (Christ)

knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him"

(Christ).