The Eternal Security of the Believer

by Harry A. Ironside

Publisher:

Loizeaux Brothers

, 1934

Overview

Can a believer ever be lost? Do those who rescind their belief in Christ compromise their eternal salvation? How do we reconcile “…nothing can separate us from the love of Christ” with Jesus’ words of warning in John 10: “I never knew you.” Ironside addresses these questions—solicited from members of his congregation—in a series of lectures and sermons at the Moody Memorial Church. He roots his answers in clear, biblical exposition, and resolves important theological and pastoral concerns within his own church. Ironside’s thoughtful answers in easy-to-understand language continue to allay the concerns of individuals grappling with the same issues.

Product Details

• Title: The Eternal Security of the Believer
• Author: H. A. Ironside
• Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers
• Publication Date: 1934
• Pages: 48

About H. A. Ironside

H. A. Ironside, one of the twentieth century’s greatest preachers, was born in Toronto, Canada on October 14, 1876. Though his education stopped with grammar school, his fondness for reading and a retentive memory put his learning to use. His scholarship was recognized in academic circles when he received honorary degrees from Wheaton College and Bob Jones University and was invited as frequent lecturer at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Ironside was appointed to the boards of numerous Bible institutes, seminaries, and Christian organizations. He also served as director of the Africa Inland Mission. Ironside preached widely throughout the United States and abroad. He served as pastor of Moody Memorial Church from 1930 to 1948, and during his lifetime, he preached more than 7,000 sermons to over 1.25 million listeners.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“But we are told in the tenth chapter of Hebrews that when the Lord Jesus Christ came into the world and offered Himself without spot to God, the effect of His sacrifice was eternal. Verse 14 makes this clear: ‘For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.’ Perfected for how long? ‘Oh,’ says somebody, ‘as long as they are faithful.’ No, that is not what it says. ‘He hath perfected for ever.’ Why? Because the sacrifice is all-efficacious.” (Page 9)

“The apostle John tells us how we are to understand a case like that. He says in the second chapter and the nineteenth verse of his first Epistle, ‘They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us,’ or literally, ‘that they were not altogether of us.’” (Page 8)

“John 10:27–30: ‘My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.’” (Pages 7–8)

“Romans 8:38, 39: ‘For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ This is the inspired answer to the question of verse 35: ‘Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?’” (Page 5)

Product Details

• Title: The Eternal Security of the Believer
• Author: Harry A. Ironside
• Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers
• Print Publication Date: 1934
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Perseverance (Theology); Predestination; Eternal security
• Resource ID: LLS:ETRNLSECUR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:16:38Z

About Harry A. Ironside

H. A. Ironside (1876–1951) is one of the twentieth century’s greatest preachers. He has received honorary degrees from Wheaton College and Bob Jones University and was frequently invited to lecture at Dallas Theological Seminary.

After a serving as a Salvation Army officer for a brief period, Ironside joined the Plymouth Brethren and started what would become a highly successful itinerant ministry of preaching and teaching. He served as pastor at Moody Memorial Church from 1930 to 1948, and preached more than 7,000 sermons during his lifetime.

Harry A. Ironside produced close to 100 major books and pamphlets, mainly on expository and prophetic themes. He was a major figure in the popularizing of dispensationalism among American evangelicals and for the most part followed the views of the Scofield Reference Bible. Ironside’s first-edition commentaries, most-loved sermons, addresses, lectures, and tracts are available in The Works of H. A. Ironside (65 vols.).