On last Saturday’s broadcast we addressed the topic of eternal security. Many Christians think that if they commit gross immorality, they will lose their salvation. Others just have no confidence in their salvation. Can a believer lose his or her salvation? We believe that a genuine believer cannot lose their salvation. Once they are saved, they are always saved. We believe this for two reasons: First, it’s logically consistent. God is the one who saved us; God chose us and not we him. We had nothing to do with our salvation - even our faith is a work of God in our lives. If we did nothing to earn our salvation, then we can do nothing to lose our salvation. Second, it’s biblically consistent. Jesus said, “I shall lose none of all that he [the Father] has given me” (John 6:39). And the Apostle Paul was convinced that nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:38-39). However, during the show, the question was raised: What about someone who professes to know Christ but then falls away from the faith? For instance, Ray Boltz, former Christian singer and song writer, has walked away from the faith and is living an openly gay lifestyle. We believe there are two possible explanations. First, this person was not a believer to begin with. For some reason, their profession of faith was not genuine. Or, second, this person is a genuine believer who will come to repentance and be restored. “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil. 1:6). Every believer has their ups and downs. All of us are still sinful and corrupt. But God is the God who forgives and restores. God is the one who saves, and in that is our eternal security.