TULIP GEMS

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”  (2 Peter 3:18)

PRESERVATION OF THE SAINTS

“For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his SAINTS; they are PRESERVED for ever....”   (Psalm 37:28)   (Emphasis mine)

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I GIVE unto them ETERNAL LIFE; and they shall NEVER PERISH, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.  I and my Father are one.”   (John 10:27-30)

Our Lord calls the elect sheep.  They hear the voice of the Good Shepherd.  Where?  They hear His voice in the Holy Bible.  They do not hear the voice of strangers (false messiahs, false prophets and false teachers).  They flee from strangers. 

Our Lord knows (with love and approval) his own sheep.  He laid down His life for them at Calvary's Cross.  He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures.  He leads and they follow, in trust and obedience.  He gives to us ETERNAL LIFE.  We shall never perish.

No man, nor devil, can ever pluck a single sheep out of our Lord's hand.  Nor can they pluck themselves out of His hand.  They are secure in Him.  It would be easier to pluck a star out of heaven than to pluck a saint out of our Lord's hand.  Ditto with His Father's Hand.

“They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from a state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.”   (Westminster Confession)

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