Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: sumax!pmc9439@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Patrick Chaney) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: eternal security Message-ID: Date: 6 Mar 90 08:24:03 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Seattle University, Seattle, WA Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I would be interested in knowing how many of you believe in eternal security, or where once one is saved, they are always saved. Don't you think that once a person has accepted God's grace gift of salvation they are saved forever? Christ died once, and that was more than sufficient. Once we have accepted the righteousness imputed us by his death, we are covered forever by His grace. That doesn't mean we should go do whatever we want secure in the knowledge we will go to heaven. But I will go so far as to say that once a person is truly saved, from that point on no sin whatsoever can remove Him from the *gift* of eternal life. (It is not earned! It is given) I would be interested in any follow-up comments. ========================= Surf the Gorge ! =============================== Patrick Chaney Seattle University (..!uw-beaver!sumax!pmc9439) Flight Simulation SE Boeing (..!uw-beaver!tahoma!rfsl701fs!pmc9439)