Blessed Assurance<\/p>\n
John 6:37<\/p>\n
There is something very comforting to the believer when he sees the<\/p>\n
\u201cwills\u201d, \u201cshalls\u201d, and \u201cmusts\u201d within the scripture. Those words speak<\/p>\n
of certainty. When it comes to the God of the Bible, we behold there One<\/p>\n
who is sovereign \u2014 One Who does as He wills and One who owes no<\/p>\n
explanation of His actions to anyone. The God of scripture is not one<\/p>\n
that can be bargained with, but is One to be bowed to. His Word always<\/p>\n
goes forth and accomplishes the purpose for which it has been sent<\/p>\n
(Isaiah 55:11). One such scripture plainly sets forth the certainty of<\/p>\n
salvation for God\u2019s people is John 6:37. Listen to the unwavering words<\/p>\n
of our Lord: \u201cAll that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him<\/p>\n
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.\u201d Within this one scripture<\/p>\n
three undeniable and unchangeable facts are established by the Holy<\/p>\n
Spirit, and in these facts the eye of faith most assuredly beholds God\u2019s<\/p>\n
glory: 1) God the Father has given a blessed gift to the Son, 2) the<\/p>\n
Lord Jesus Christ will most assuredly possess that gift, and 3) that<\/p>\n
gift is eternally secure.<\/p>\n
1. God the Father has given a blessed gift to the Son. \u201cAll that the<\/p>\n
Father giveth me\u201d \u2014 Here the Lord Jesus speaks of a definite number and<\/p>\n
group of people that has been given by eternal election unto the Son.<\/p>\n
Those given by the Father were chosen in Christ from the foundation of<\/p>\n
the world unto eternal life. It was for these elect sinners that our<\/p>\n
Lord prayed in John 17. Hear the words of the interceding Master as His<\/p>\n
heart is revealed in prayer to His Father: \u201cI have manifested thy name<\/p>\n
to the men which thou gavest me out of the world\u201d (vs. 6). \u201cI pray for<\/p>\n
them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me;<\/p>\n
for they are thine\u201d (vs. 9). The apostle Paul wrote to the church at<\/p>\n
Thessalonica: \u201cBut we are bound to give thanks unto God for you,<\/p>\n
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen<\/p>\n
you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the<\/p>\n
truth\u201d (2 Thess. 2:13). Men may talk of their desires or their<\/p>\n
intentions, but how marvelous it is that the Holy Ghost would reveal<\/p>\n
God\u2019s choice. Paul\u2019s letter to the church at Ephesus clearly states that<\/p>\n
God has \u201cchosen us in Him (that is, Christ Jesus) that we should be holy<\/p>\n
and without blame before Him (the Father) in love (Eph. 1:4). That the<\/p>\n
Father has given a blessed gift to the Son is to the praise of the glory<\/p>\n
of His grace. With this truth established, let us now consider the next<\/p>\n
unchangeable fact of John 6:3:<\/p>\n
2. The Lord Jesus Christ will possess that gift. One may ask, \u201cwhat is<\/p>\n
the sign that a man has been chosen of God unto salvation?\u201d Again, the<\/p>\n
scripture is plain and emphatic when it comes to the salvation of God\u2019s<\/p>\n
elect. \u201cAll that the Father giveth me shall come (by faith) to me.\u201d Can<\/p>\n
there be anything more certain than these words? Does the Lord leave<\/p>\n
anything to chance? NO! Based on the authority of the word of God, those<\/p>\n
that the Father has given to the Son shall come to the Son for<\/p>\n
salvation. These elect behold by faith that God is pleased with them<\/p>\n
only on the merit of being found in Christ. The blood that Christ shed<\/p>\n
at Calvary to cover the guilt of all the elect is the only atonement<\/p>\n
that will be accepted by a Holy God. God\u2019s elect shall in time perceive<\/p>\n
the beauty of Christ as their Substitute, their Redeemer, their<\/p>\n
Representative, and their Savior. They shall come to Him for life and<\/p>\n
mercy as needy spiritual beggars. They come because they are made<\/p>\n
willing in the day of His power (Psalm 110:3). They long to drink of<\/p>\n
Christ because they are thirsty for the Water of Life (John 7:37). They<\/p>\n
come to eat of His flesh (John 6:53) because they see Him to be the<\/p>\n
Bread from heaven. The eternal purpose of the Almighty God cannot be<\/p>\n
frustrated. The sovereign will of the Most High God shall be<\/p>\n
accomplished. This then brings us to the last great truth of John 6:37:<\/p>\n
3. That gift is eternally secure. The Lord Jesus said \u201chim that cometh<\/p>\n
to me\u201d shall not be cast out! Here is eternal security for everyone that<\/p>\n
truly comes to Christ. This is the foundation that stands secure. This<\/p>\n
is blessed assurance for those spiritual beggars that come by faith to<\/p>\n
the Savior. Never cast out \u2014 O how wonderful that sounds to one who<\/p>\n
recognizes his tendency to wander from God. Every time a saint sees<\/p>\n
something of his inability to keep himself faithful (which is<\/p>\n
constantly), he is reminded of the faithfulness of God Who never leaves<\/p>\n
nor forsakes His own. The words \u201cI will in no wise cast out\u201d are an<\/p>\n
anthem of hope to every one that truly needs the Savior.<\/p>\n
God\u2019s word stands sure. When it comes to the salvation of God\u2019s people,<\/p>\n
one can rest on these truths: God has given (and chosen) to His Son a<\/p>\n
people that He has eternally loved. Those that the Father has given to<\/p>\n
Christ shall by Spirit-given faith surely come unto salvation. All that<\/p>\n
come to Christ by faith unto salvation shall surely be preserved by<\/p>\n
Christ, for He will in no wise cast them out. For these blessed truths,<\/p>\n
we praise and give thanks to our matchless Lord.<\/p>\n
Marvin Stalnaker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Blessed Assurance John 6:37 There is something very comforting to the believer when he sees the \u201cwills\u201d, \u201cshalls\u201d, and \u201cmusts\u201d within the scripture. Those words speak of certainty. When it comes to the God of the Bible, we behold there One who is sovereign \u2014 One Who does as He wills and One who owes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-marvin-stalnaker","category-believers-assurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4286,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285\/revisions\/4286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}