The Keeping Power of God
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The Keeping Power of God

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The Bible tells us that the Lord “keeps” those who are His. What then are we to think if an individual has professed to be a Christian but later falls into grievous sin? In this survey of scriptures on the perseverance of the believer, we see that God’s Word does not sidestep difficult questions but addresses them very practically. It is God Who keeps. Our part is to believe and to use the means of perseverance He has provided.


27nMy sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28oI give them eternal life, and pthey will never perish, and qno one will snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, rwho has given them to me,1 sis greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of tthe Father's hand.

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.