Aug 25 1998
If you are saved, you can never lose that—once saved, always saved. And if what I believe is true, where God the Father draws those He has chosen to His precious son, Jesus Christ, then His salvation of us is His choice–and initiated by Him. But, there is our salvation—and there is our “walk with Him while here on earth”.
And, Satan is alive, and real!
Aug 24 1998
June 26, 1996 from Bill Watts (re-edited on Aug. 24, 1998, then re-edited Nov. 4, 1999)
With this added May 22, 2005: Taken from Charles Stanley’s In Touch: In relation to Romans 8:28-30 he says, “He foreknew the choice we’d make to follow Him, so He marked or predestined us as His own before our birth—–and during our lifetime, He calls and justifies us.
With this footnote added September 21, 2000; By William MacDonald:
Using Acts 13:48 as the verse to reference this and considering that “All who were appointed to eternal life believed.” This verse is a simple statement of the sovereign election of God. It should be taken at its face value and believed. The Bible teaches definitely that God chose some before the foundation of the world to be in Christ. It teaches with {in his words, not mine} equal emphasis that man is a moral free agent and that if he will accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, he will be saved.