Eternity Baptist Church

I. Jesus Wants Us to Have this Assurance
   A. All Believers are Secure in Him, John 6:37-40
   B. They Will Never Perish; No One Will Snatch, John 10:27-28
   C. They Keep Following the Shepherd, John 6:35-36, 10:25-27
II. The New Testament Constantly Calls Us to Continue
   A. Abide, John 15:5-6
   B. Acknowledge Him, Endure to the End, Matthew 10:22, 32-33
   C. Fall Away, John 16:1
   D. Judas Had Not Endured, John 17:12
   E. They Continued With One Another, Acts 2:42-47
   F. Continue-Remain Faithful, Acts 13:42-43
   G. Continue in Faith, Acts 14:21-22
   H. Continue in Kindness, Romans 11:22
   I. Hold Out Until Day of Final Salvation, Philippians 2:14-16
   J. Stand Fast-Refusing to Retreat, 1 Thessalonians 3:4-5, 8
   K. Keep Yourselves, Jude 20-21
III. The Strongest Warnings, Hebrews 2:1; 3:12-14; 6:4-6
   A. This is a General Warning, Not an Individual One
   B. Some are Impossible to Restore to Repentance
   C. Saving Faith is a Faith that Endures to the End
   D. There is a Difference Between Falling Back and Away
   E. One Who is Afraid they Have Done So Probably Hasn't
   F. We Should Not Give Up on those we Think Have
   G. Perseverance and Assurance are Two Sides of Same Coin