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Your Relationship with God by faith in Christ is Secure!
Christians have entered a relationship with God by faith in Christ’s forgiveness for our sins by his death on the cross. By His gracious sacrifice, God sees you as without fault and completely accepted by Him (Ephesians 2:7-9; Romans 3:21-25; Romans 10:9).
As a Christian you are SECURE in your relationship with God. Why is this critical? We cannot grow in our faith and serve others well if we lack confidence that God accepts us.
Our sure positions in Christ
The Bible itself provides a great example in Ephesians 5:20-33. In this wonderful passage the Apostle Paul likens the relationship between Christ and the church (individual believers) to marriage. In the same way a married couple will find it difficult to grow in their love, intimacy and confidence in each other if they fear their partner will reject them, so a Christian will find it nearly impossible to grow in the love of God if they fear His repudiation.
Likewise, our loving God, who made and understands us, knows we cannot grow in His love without the confidence that He will not reject us. Wow, this seems incredible!
How can we know from Scripture we are secure?
- Direct statements – God states directly that we are secure in a number of verses (1 Peter 1:3-5; John 10:27-31; Romans 8:28-39).
- Positions – After we become a Christian by faith alone, we are not simply then labeled a Christian, there is so much more. Our precious salvation gains us several wonderful irreversible morphologic and legal positions in our standing before God. No scripture indicates that these sure positions can be reversed to return us to our original corrupt and sinful selves.
- Legally innocent – We are declared not guilty; as in a court of law this cannot be overturned (Romans 3:21-25)!
- Adopted – We are made a member of God’s family as His children (Ephesians 1:5).
- God’s possession – We are sealed by the Holy Spirit to salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Corinthians 5:5). The Holy Spirit is God’s down payment that He will complete the transaction of salvation when we die
- Spiritual baptism – We are baptized by the Holy Spirit, being made like Christ in his death and resurrection. Therefore, we are a new person in Christ, a change that cannot be undone (Romans 6:2-9)
- Perseverance – God Himself causes us to persevere through our life unto salvation not by our own stamina (2 Timothy 1:12; Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23).
What great promises! Because of our faith in Christ we are a new person who cannot be unmade, with legally unchangeable promises that guarantee our salvation. This comfort and confidence allows us to invest ourselves in knowing and serving God. We should not be burdened with guilt and worry over the status of God’s acceptance of us.
