Life after Salvation
starting, steering, and staying right according to the Bible
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These lessons have been prepared by
Pastor Ralph H. Flynn
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LESSON 2
How Long Does Salvation Last?
Many times, people are confused about
the length of salvation or their security as a believer. People worry about
"losing" their salvation, or "what happens when I sin"? Many
Christians have been missing a great blessing in their Christian living simply
because they were not sure.
02.01 What kind of life did God promise for those who believed?
John
3:36__________________________________________________________
02.02 How long must you wait for eternal life after you believe on Jesus
as your Saviour?
John
5:24__________________________________________________________
02.03 The moment that a man believes on Christ:
He is not . . . John 3:18______________________________
He has . . . . John 3:36 _____________________________
He is passed . . John 5:24 _____________________________
02.04 Read I John 5:11-13. To whom is John writing? ___________________
02.05 What word in 5:13 expresses the assurance that we have
eternal life?_____________
02.06 Read II Timothy 1:12. What then, is the basis of the
believer's assurance of eternal life? (Circle
one)
Feelings Promise of
men Good works
The written Word of
God Church
membership
02.07 According to John 10:28, who is able to pluck us out of Christ? ____________________
02.08 Who joins with Christ to keep the Christian's salvation? John 10:29 __________________________
02.09 What word in John 10:28 assures us that we will never lose
our salvation? ______________________
02.10 What verb is used to indicate the complete transition from
death unto life which takes place when one
believes on Christ?
John 5:24 _______________
02.11 What is this transition from death unto life called? John 3:7 _____________________
02.12 When we receive Christ, we are born of what? John 3:8 ________________________
02.13 According to II Timothy 1:12, Jude 24 and John 17:11, 12, it
is whose job to keep our soul?
________________________________________
02.14 What part do good works play in the obtaining of our
salvation? Read Ephesians 2:8,9,10 and Titus 3:5.
__________________________________________________________________
02.15 In I John 5:12, what guarantee does God give for those who
have His Son?
__________________________________________________________
02.16 Who gives us the assurance that we are the children of God?
Romans 8:16
______________________________________________________
02.17 Since feelings often change, upon what must we depend? Why?
I Peter 1:25
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Now that we have thoroughly covered the fact that we are eternally
saved, some still might ask, "What happens to
a Christian when he
sins"?
That is an honest question, and thank God, the Bible has the answer.
02.18 The first question we must ask ourselves is, "What part of man
is saved" or "born of God"?
Hebrews 10:39
____________________________________________________
02.19 I Thessalonians 5:23 divides man into what three parts?
(1) _____________________________
(2) _____________________________
(3) _____________________________
02.20 If it is the soul which is born of God, what is it that the
soul cannot do, according to
I John
3:9?_________________________________
02.21 In II Corinthians 5:17, the Bible says, "If any man be
in
Christ"; the key phrase is "in Christ".
Our soul is in Christ,
but our body (flesh) is to be what, according to I Corinthians
9:27?
__________________________________________________________________
02.22 In Hebrews 10:14, Jesus Christ, by one offering, hath done
what for us?__________________________
And, for how
long?______________
02.23 According to Ephesians 1:13-14 and Ephesians 4:30, our inner
man (soul) is what by the Holy Spirit?
______________________________
02.24 Also, according to these same verses, our soul is sealed unto
the what?
_____________________________________________________________
02.25 You may say, "Well, I know my soul is safe in Christ, but
when will my body be redeemed? Read carefully
Romans 8:21-23.
This scripture teaches that our soul has already received
the first-fruits (redemption),
but our body has to
what? _____________________________________________________
02.26 The next thought that you are probably thinking is when will this (my) body be redeemed?
In I Corinthians 15:44, what two
bodies are described?
(1) ________________________(2)________________________
02.27 According to I Corinthians 15:46, which body do we possess first?
__________________________________________________________________
02.28 In I Corinthians 15:50, what expression convinces us that we
must receive a spiritual body in order to
inherit
heaven? __________________________________________________________
02.29 In I Corinthians 15:51, the verse says, "we will not all
sleep (die), but we shall be
__________________________________________"
02.30 According to I Corinthians 15:52, how long will it take God
to change our natural bodies into spiritual ones?
__________________________________________________________________
02.31 This, my dear friend, will take place at a time that we
Christians call "The Rapture." I Thessalonians 4:16-17
describes
this blessed event. According to these verses, Who will
descend? _________________
02.32 In these same verses, who shall be caught
up?
__________________________________________________________________
02.33 Those who are caught up are in Whom?
__________________________________________________________________
02.34 I John 3:2 teaches that the saved are the sons of
Whom? ______________________________
These verses also say that Christians don't know exactly what
the new body will be like, but we do know
Whom it will be like.
Please state whom:_____________________________
02.35 At this time, you probably understand that your soul has
been redeemed and that your body is waiting for the redemption
The Rapture), so it can be changed. But, you might think, "What
am I to do with my body (flesh) now"?
What is the answer according
to I Corinthians 9:27? ___________________________________________
02.36 Now, in Romans 7:18, what did Paul say about the
flesh?
___________________________________________
02.37 Can we say the same thing about our flesh?
__________________________________________________________________
02.38 If our flesh causes us to sin, how can we find power to
overcome it? Galatians 5:16
_______________________________________________
02.39 What does Philippians 4:13 teach us we can
do?
__________________________________________________________________
02.40 The worst thing that can befall a Christian is to lose
fellowship with God because of sin. In Psalm 37:24,
the Lord says
that if a man falls, he is not what?
_______________________________________
Why?
______________________________________________________________________
02.41 When David sinned, he did not ask the Lord to save him all
over again. He asked the Lord to do what?
Psalm 51:12
______________________________________________________
02.42 In Psalm 89:29-36, David described Israel's sin. But, in spite
of their sin, David said that God would not take
_____________________ utterly from them nor break His
_______________________ with them, and that His
___________________ would endure for_________________
02.43 You and I have victory over sin, when we depend on the
Holy Spirit. Romans 8:31 teaches us what great
truth?
__________________________________________________________________
02.44 In your own words, what does I John 4:4 mean to
you?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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02.45 In Galatians 2:20, by Whose faith did Paul say he was living
his life? _________________________
02.46 According to I Corinthians 10:13, God will never
what?
__________________________________________________________________
CONCLUSION:
My dear Christian friend,
you are saved not just now, you are saved forever. You now have the power of God
in you (The Holy Spirit), Who will give you victory over every sin. Remember, if
God can save you, God can deliver you from any habit, attitude, or action that
is sin. Read Proverbs 3:5-6.(It is always good to write the verses out - write
them on this page).