Distorted ImagesDistorted ImagesNow & Forever?Now & Forever?

Distorted ImagesDistorted ImagesNow & Forever?Now & Forever?

Who we are Who we are

Ephesians 2Ephesians 2 Heir of GodHeir of God Co-heir with Co-heir with

JesusJesus Not dead but Not dead but

alivealive Raised & Seated Raised & Seated

with Christwith Christ

1Peter 21Peter 2 Blessed with Blessed with

every spiritual every spiritual blessingblessing

Chosen peopleChosen people Royal Royal priesthoodpriesthood Holy nationHoly nation God’s special God’s special

possessionpossession The people of The people of

God God

Vital QuestionsVital Questions

How many of us have at How many of us have at some time doubted whether some time doubted whether we're a Christian? we're a Christian?

Is it possible to lose my Is it possible to lose my salvation?salvation?

How can I be sure?How can I be sure?

Unknown QuoteUnknown Quote

“Some truly converted people have fallen from grace and the danger of doing so threatens every Christian"

The Spiritual The Spiritual Domino EffectDomino Effect

Adverse media commentAdverse media comment Credibility issuesCredibility issues Power to the enemyPower to the enemy Lack of trust Lack of trust Christians doubt the Christians doubt the

assurance of salvationassurance of salvation

What do I have to What do I have to do?do?

God’s forgiveness isGod’s forgiveness is

UNCONDITIONALUNCONDITIONAL

Righteousness by faith or Righteousness by faith or by works?by works?

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What Jesus saidWhat Jesus said

John 3: 16 (TNIV)John 3: 16 (TNIV) For God so loved the world that he gave For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever his one and only Son, that whoever believesbelieves in him shall not perish but in him shall not perish but havehave eternal life eternal life

John 3: 36 (HSCB)John 3: 36 (HSCB)The one who The one who believesbelieves in the Son in the Son hashas eternal life, but the one who refuses to eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on instead, the wrath of God remains on himhim

What Jesus saidWhat Jesus said

John 5: 24 (NLT)John 5: 24 (NLT)I tell you the truth, those who listen to I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and my message and believebelieve in God who sent in God who sent me me havehave eternal life. They will never be eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they condemned for their sins, but they have have already passedalready passed from death into life from death into life

John 6: 40 (TNIV)John 6: 40 (TNIV)

For my Father's will is that everyone who For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and looks to the Son and believesbelieves in him in him shall shall havehave eternal life, and I eternal life, and I willwill raise them up raise them up at the last day at the last day

What Jesus saidWhat Jesus said

John 6: 47 (NCV)John 6: 47 (NCV)

I tell you the truth, whoever I tell you the truth, whoever believesbelieves hashas eternal life eternal life

John 10: 28-29 (NLT)John 10: 28-29 (NLT)

I give them eternal life, and they I give them eternal life, and they willwill nevernever perish. No one can snatch them perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s handthem from the Father’s hand

More confirmation?More confirmation?

So now there is no condemnation for So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to from the power of sin that leads to deathdeath Romans 8:1 (NLT)Romans 8:1 (NLT)

No power in the sky above or in the No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lordrevealed in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 8: 39 (NLT)Romans 8: 39 (NLT)

The Ultimate The Ultimate End Game PlanEnd Game Plan

Hebrews 2:10 (NLT) Hebrews 2:10 (NLT)

God, for whom and through God, for whom and through whom everything was made, whom everything was made, chose to bring many children chose to bring many children into glory into glory

The Ultimate The Ultimate End Game PlanEnd Game Plan

1 Peter 1: 3-5 (TNIV)1 Peter 1: 3-5 (TNIV)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last that is ready to be revealed in the last time.time.

Being AssuredBeing Assured

3 Reasons to Doubt3 Reasons to Doubt•Not a Christian•Under attack•Disobedience

Under AttackUnder Attack

Ephesians 6: 17Ephesians 6: 17

Take the helmet of salvationTake the helmet of salvation

1 Thessalonians 5: 81 Thessalonians 5: 8

The hope of salvation as a helmetThe hope of salvation as a helmet2 Timothy 1: 7 (TNIV)2 Timothy 1: 7 (TNIV)

For God did not give us a spirit of For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but of power, of love, and of timidity but of power, of love, and of self-discipline self-discipline

Under AttackUnder Attack

2 Corinthians 10: 5 (TNIV)2 Corinthians 10: 5 (TNIV)

We demolish arguments and We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive of God, and we take captive every thought to make it every thought to make it obedient to Christobedient to Christ

DisobedienceDisobedience

2 Tests2 Tests When our doctrine is rightWhen our doctrine is right 2 John 1: 9 (TNIV)2 John 1: 9 (TNIV)

Anyone who runs ahead and does not Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the teaching has both the Father and the Sonthe Son

When our life is rightWhen our life is right

Promise to ClaimPromise to Claim

Jude 24-25 (NCV)Jude 24-25 (NCV)To him who is able to keep you To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Saviour be – to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. and forevermore! Amen.