1. Introduction
   1. You and I many times (at least I know I ) have asked the question can God keep us until the end? I remember when I first became a Christian, I wrestled with this, being a novice in the Word. It’s hard to understand when you’re coming from the world, and joining God’s World. It’s a whole different mind set and way of thinking. As I began to press into God’s Word, and study, I began to see not only the world changing around me, but how I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that God could keep me until the end.  You and I will always face ups and downs, ins and outs, twists and turns, tornadoes and storms, seeming like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. The one thing I know is that when I asked Jesus to be my own personal Savior, he would secure me until the end. I realized I wasn’t working my way to Heaven and that there was nothing I could do to earn my salvation. In return I had to accept the free gift and the thought is sometimes is just too simple. The reality is that it is just that simple.  How about you? Have you thought like I did? Maybe you thought something different.
2. Can God truly keep us until the end? Here’s what the Word of God says.
   1. Psalm 94:14: For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. When you came to Jesus Christ, you joined the Family of God. You are His Inheritance. You are His People. He will never cast you off or forsake you.
   2. Deuteronomy 31:8: And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Here again we see that God is with us and goes before us. He will never fail us. We don’t have to fear. Take this promise to the bank.
   3. John 14:18: I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Jesus is as close as the mention of His Name. Just call upon Him and He will answer.
   4. James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. God doesn’t change. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

 

 

 

3. What must I do to be saved or redeemed from the world in which we live?
   1. You must be born again. You must ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart and be your Lord and Savior. John 3:3-6: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit When we call upon Jesus to come into our hearts, His Holy Spirit comes in and brings our dead spirit to life.
   2. Realize that you are not your own. You’ve given your birthright to Jesus. Your life from this time on should be lived according to His Will, and not your agenda. Romans 12:1-2:I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
   3. God wants us to be different from the rest of the world. He transforms us as we read His Word and pray. Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

4. Can God take away your salvation? What does He say about this?
   1. Did you know that the Holy Spirit is referred to as a dove, and doves mate for life? Ephesians 4:30: And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Once you have given your heart to Jesus Christ, you are permanently sealed as one of His Own.
   2. John 6:37: All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. This is Jesus speaking. If you came to Him, the Father gave you to Him, and in no way will He cast you out.

 

 

 

5. Some people say there’s no God. How do I know this isn’t true?
   1. The Bible has strong words for those who say there is no God. Psalm 53:1: The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
   2. I don’t know how anyone can see all that is around us and not believe in God. Psalm 19:1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. All of nature shows us there’s a God. Everything has a purpose. Everything is designed for a reason. This just didn’t happen randomly.

 

6. Where will I go when I die?
   1. For all of us, unless we go up in the rapture, we have an appointed time when we will die, and then go before the Lord for judgment. Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: In a minute we’ll discuss the two kinds of judgment we will face.
   2. For the Christian, we have the assurance, that once we pass from this life, we are with the Lord.

 

 

2nd Corinthians 5:8: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.  What a glorious day that will be.

 

7. What judgment will I go to as a Christian? What judgment will the unsaved go to?
   1. As a Christian, you and I will go to the Judgment Seat of Christ. 2nd Corithians 5:10: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. This is where we will be judged for what we should have done but didn’t. Missed opportunities, times we didn’t obey the call of God.
   2. For those who reject the salvation offered through Jesus Christ, they will go to the Great White Throne Judgment. Revelation 20:11: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. This is where their lives will be reviewed. Their names will not be found in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and they will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

 

 

8. Is faith enough to keep me?
   1. We are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2:8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Even the faith itself is a gift of God. This shows we are completely dependent on God for salvation.
   2. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Believing is the first step in the Christian walk. We must have faith, because on our own efforts, we can’t even reach God.
   3. Once we have put our faith in Christ, we do good works out of gratitude for what He has done. We show our faith by our good works. James 2:18: Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. If you aren’t doing anything for God, you might not have much faith. We show God and the world our faith by the works we do for God.

 

 

9. What will Heaven be like when I get there?
   1. He’s preparing a place for you. There’s a mansion with your name on it. John 14:2-3:n my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
   2. He will give you a glorious body like His Own. There’ll be no sickness, no arthritis, bursitis, deafness, blindness, or any other ailment there. Philippians 3:20-21: For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
   3. We will never perish or fade away. We will live forever with Jesus. 1 Peter 1:3-4: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,