Lesson for December 29, 2024

The Law of the Spirit of Life

Lesson 8

Romans 8:37- 39

 Verse 37

“But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him Who loved us.”

The key to overwhelmingly conquer is the fact that we are in perfect union with Jesus Christ Who has already secured the victory for us at the Cross. We are victors because of our faith in Christ. And through the power and guidance of God the Holy Spirit and the application of accurate Bible doctrine, we can be victorious over Satan and his world system!!!

Verse 38-39

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Since God loves believers (who are in union with Christ), nothing can separate them from that love. God would have to separate His love from Christ, if that were the case, which could never happen. We are secure in Christ and should therefore embrace that security by living the Christian Way of Life with full confidence in God and His plan for us. I John 4:9-10, “By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

The doctrine of eternal security is the scriptural teaching that once a person becomes a believer in Christ, that person is secure in Christ, forever. (I John 5:13) There is sound doctrinal reasoning for knowing that a believer is secure forever. The most important fact to note is that eternal security depends upon God’s faithfulness, not a person’s faithfulness. It is the life of God (eternal life) that He gives to every believer at the moment of salvation, which assures them of an eternal relationship with Him. 

Believers are guarded in the “mighty hand of God” and given a guarantee (seal) in the Person of the Holy Spirit Who indwells them. (John 10:28-29, 14:16-17) If you merely have life until you sin again, then you do not have eternal life. A lack of understanding or believing in eternal security results in lack of confidence in God and His Word. Assurance of salvation should be dealt with in spiritual childhood and cease to be an issue once a believer has begun to learn and apply Bible doctrine. 

Confidence in God and His Word is obtained by the consistent study and application of accurate Bible doctrine. The more doctrine you learn and apply, the more you know about God and the more confident you become in His plan of salvation and His purpose for your life. (Romans 8:38-39; I John 3:21-22)

Once you have gained confidence in your salvation, you can relax, knowing that regardless of what people or circumstances do to you, you are eternally secure in Christ. This divine viewpoint results in confidence towards God and courage towards others. Since you are not trusting any member of the human race, including yourself, to secure your salvation, you can have complete confidence in God to keep you secure forever. (Isaiah 41:10: John 10:28-29) It is God’s grace that not only saves us, but also “keeps us saved.” 

Since personal sins were dealt with at the Cross when Jesus Christ made the full payment for all sin, condemnation has been removed from those who believe in Christ for salvation. Personal sin does not condemn a person. We were all condemned at birth through the imputation of Adam’s original sin, and we remain condemned by our own volition if we reject the salvation solution found in Christ. (John 3:18; Romans 5:12, 8:1-4)

If a person could lose their salvation through personal sin, then there would be no need for the recovery system found in I John 1:9. If a believer could lose their salvation, they would have to trust Christ as Savior over and over again each time he sinned. This type of system would make God a liar, since the Word pf God says that Christ died once for all. (I John 2:2) The Bible clearly says that eternal life is a gift. What kind of God would give you a gift one day and take it back the next? (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Hebrews 8:6) Furthermore, a person cannot attain a righteous standing before God or maintain a righteous standing before God through their own human efforts. (John 6:37; II Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Jude 24)

The power of God is unequalled by anything that man can invent or manufacture. In Greek the word for power is “dunamis” (“dynamite”). It is this power that is securing a believer’s salvation, forever. God’s power is His ability to keep believers safe for all eternity. Since believers have obtained an eternal relationship with omnipotent (all-powerful) God, nothing can separate them from this relationship. As a member of God’s family, it is irrational thinking to believe that you can remove yourself from His family by some act or failure on your part. (Romans 4:21; 8:14-17, 31-39; Galatians 4:4-7; II Timothy 1:12; Hebrew 7:25)

Not only are believers in Christ kept by the power of God, but they also have the most powerful advocate in the universe on their side, Jesus Christ. No one can bring accusations against a believer that are not defended by Christ on their behalf. Even Satan’s attempts to discredit us before God are mediated by Jesus Christ Himself, as He stands up for us declaring that we are secure forever “in Him.” (I John 2:1; Romans 8:34; I Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 9:15; Revelation 12:10)

There is another power that assures our salvation forever and that is the power that raised Jesus from the dead (resurrection power). Because of the Resurrection, our eternal life and the confidence of receiving a glorified body like Christ’s have been secured for us forever. As a matter of fact, if Christ is not risen from the dead, then we are still lost and on our way to the Lake of Fire. However, Christ did conquer death and the grave, and we became partakers in His resurrection at salvation. 

The entire Godhead (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit) took part in the resurrection. As a believer in Christ, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit permanently indwell your body, which is just one more assurance of your eternal salvation. It takes a very arrogant person to think that they can undo all that God has done for them as a believer in Christ (a sure sign of an immature faith). (Romans 4:25; I Corinthians 6:14; 15:12-19, 51-57; Philippians 3:10; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:27; I Corinthians 6:19)

The Bible states that God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to the knowledge of the truth. Since this is God’s desire, it is absurd to think that once He “had you,” He would let you go. We are said to be kept in the Father’s hand and there is not a more secure place. The Father also indwells every believer, a further guarantee of eternal life. The Father has given His word that if a person believes in Christ as Savior, they will never perish – and God cannot lie. (John 3:16, 10:29; 14:23; Ephesians 4:6: I John 5:1-13)

There is an analogy in Scripture regarding the secure relationship that a believer has with Christ. This analogy is the Shepherd and the Sheep. One of the many duties performed by a shepherd is to keep their flock secure. What is unique about our Shepherd is that He is indwelling “the Sheep” (believers). Jesus said of all who the Father had given Him, He would lose none of them but would raise them up in the last day. He was teaching eternal security. “All that the Father gives Him” refers to all believers and the fact that they can never be lost and are guaranteed a resurrection body. (John 6:37-40; 10:1-16, 26-30)

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is our guarantee of an eternal inheritance. He is the “down payment” until the final redemption of those who have believed in Christ. The Holy Spirit’s indwelling not only guarantees us eternal life, but He is our constant companion to teach and guide us as we fulfill God’s plan for our lives. (John 16:12-15; Ephesians 1:13-14; I Corinthians 1:22; II Corinthians 5:5)

Assurance of our salvation is promised many times and in many ways throughout the Scripture, as we have seen. Therefore, believe God when He tells you that you are secure in Christ. Knowledge of God’s Word should be the only assurance that a believer needs. God says you are secure and that settles it! And you have been set free from the spirit of sin and death by the Law of the Spirit of life!!! (I Corinthians 13:11; Hebrews 5:11-14; 6:1-3; Ephesians 4:12-14)