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If God ever saves... God forever saves!
God's eternal salvation absolutely REST happily and securely on both sides of time... it's just manifested in time, where we are in our sin and rebellion, through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ AND the preaching of the good news of His redeeming grace.
Eternity past and eternity future meets us, in time, through the life sacrifice and cross of His Son... and His eternal oath and objective will endure throughout our days upon this earth, or what is known to us, as time.
Notice how Paul described this thought to Titus, as he sent him a word while he was the under-shepherd over the elders and churches in Crete. Paul said his calling and aim was intentional in every way, for he had a heavenly agenda and mandate to fulfill, and with unquestioned loyalty, he expected nothing less than what God promised before time ever began.
"...in expectation of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His eternal promise through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior" (Titus 1:1-3).
God's eternal salvation, in Christ Jesus:
It's origin is eternal. It's oath is eternal. It's order is eternal. It's object is eternal. It's offering is eternal. It's objective is eternal. It's outcome is eternal. It's obligation is eternal. It's offense is eternal.
If ever saved, forever saved... for God's salvation is revealed in time, but it is in no wise limited by time nor is it limited by men, who are limited to time. His saving grace is granted, guarded and guaranteed eternally. It rest on both sides of time... therefore, I can |