Can Tribulation Saints Lose Their Salvation?

By Dr. Tony Garland SpiritandTruth.org Q. Could you comment on this article by Jack Kelley which maintains that only the Church has been promised eternal security [such that believers of other ages can lose their salvation]? This is a question that I’ve struggled with. A. Before discussing the matter of security, I’d like to comment on aspects of the interpretation of the two parables in the article. Concerning the parable of the Wedding Feast (Mat. 22:1-14) Kelley holds that the man found without a wedding garment originally had one, but lost it: “…the guest who was escorted out had been …

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Extensions of the Vine

Reflections                                    If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you. (John 15:7) You will note that this promise begins with the word, “IF.” Jesus promised that, “IF we abide in Him, and HIS words abide in us, THEN, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you.” Well, if the words of Christ abide in us – which means His Truth is living in …

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A Man of Integrity

1 Samuel 16:1-11(KJV) 16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou …

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In Christ Alone

  As we all know, ALL is inclusive of everything with not one thing left out. All lacks nothing. It is complete. With that in mind, I saw how in Colossians 1:15-23, the word ALL appears nine times referring to the Lord Jesus Christ. Can there be any doubt as to the place and supremacy of Christ alone! 1:15&16 “…firstborn of ALL creation because in Him were created ALL things..” 1:16 “…ALL things through Him and for Him have been created.” 1:17 “And He is before ALL things and in Him ALL things consist” 1:18 “… so that in ALL …

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