A Journey Rooted in "Once Saved, Always Saved"

1. Acceptance and Confession of Christ

The journey begins with a heartfelt belief in the Lord Jesus Christ and the confession of that faith.

Romans 10:9–10 says: "If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

Likewise, in Acts 16:30–31, when the jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved, they responded: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”

This is the divine entry point—salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

2. Becoming a Child of God

Upon belief and confession, the believer is spiritually reborn.

John 1:12 affirms: “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 3:16 reiterates the promise of eternal life through belief in Christ.

This transformation is captured in 2 Corinthians 5:17:

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Being “born again” is the divine miracle of new birth.1 Peter 1:3 adds:

“According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

This salvation is not earned by works, but is a gift of God: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith... not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9).

3. The Call to Live According to the Spirit

A genuine salvation leads to spiritual transformation. 1 John 3:9 states:

“No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them.”

Though sin may still tempt, the believer enters a spiritual battle between flesh and spirit.Galatians 5:16 instructs:

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

Romans 8:5–9 outlines this vividly:

“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires... The mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.”

Believers are called to intentional righteousness:

“You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness” (Romans 6:17–20).

4. When Believers Live Contrary to the Spirit

Some who have received salvation continue to walk in the flesh. While saved, they grieve the Holy Spirit and hinder their walk.

Titus 1:15–16 warns: “To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure... They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.”

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul instructs the church to: "Hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.”

This demonstrates that God may allow consequences—even death—to preserve the eternal soul of a believer who refuses to repent.

5. Dangers of Compromising with the Flesh

Those who resist transformation may:

• Miss their divine purpose and never share the gospel.

• Become stumbling blocks to others.

• Open spiritual doors that affect their family.

• Harden their hearts toward the Holy Spirit.

• Lose spiritual vigilance, entering ungodly covenants.

  
  

These are grave consequences—not of losing salvation, but of hindering the fruit and effectiveness of a redeemed life.