The Rose of God and The Eternal Security Found in Christ

Can a Christian lose their salvation? What does the Bible really teach about eternal security, the security of the believer, and the assurance of salvation?

Many Christians struggle with these questions. They believe in Christ, yet wonder whether sin, failure, disobedience, or some future decision could cause them to lose their salvation. Others have been taught that salvation is secure only as long as they continue to persevere in their own strength.

The Rose of God & The Eternal Security Found in Christ presents a 470-page, easy-to-read biblical study of the assurance that belongs to those who are truly in Christ. Its central message is simple: salvation is God's work in Christ, and the believer's salvation is eternally secure in Him.

This book examines what it means to be saved, born again, justified, and made righteous through Jesus Christ. It explores the difference between salvation by grace and the idea that a believer must maintain his or her salvation through works.

Among the subjects examined are:

• Once saved, always saved — what this phrase means biblically and whether Scripture supports it.

• The security of the believer — why the believer's salvation rests upon Christ and His finished work.

• Assurance of salvation — the biblical foundation for peace and confidence in Christ.

• Difficult Bible passages — including passages concerning falling away, judgment, the sin unto death, and warnings to the church.

• Ananias and Sapphira — were they saved and what do their deaths teach about sin, judgment, and the security of salvation?

• "I will spue thee out of my mouth" — an examination of Jesus' words to the church at Laodicea and what they mean concerning salvation.

• The servant beaten with many stripes — what this passage truly teaches and how it relates to our security in Christ.

• Grace, works, and salvation — examining the relationship between God's grace, faith, obedience, and eternal life.

With more than 40 chapters, over 1,000 referenced Scriptures, and 470 pages of detailed biblical study, this is an extensive examination of eternal security. Drawing from every book of the New Testament, as well as many books of the Old Testament, it explores the reality of what it means to be saved and in Christ.

The book also includes numerous original BibleHearts illustrations by the author, designed to encourage and lift up the heart. Chapter 33 provides a chronological overview of prophetic end-time events and considers how those events relate to eternal security. An end-time chart and a complete alphabetized index of quoted Bible verses are also included.

If you have ever wondered Can I lose my salvation?, Can a Christian lose salvation?, or whether once saved always saved is truly biblical, this study examines those questions directly from Scripture.

The purpose is not merely to argue a theological position, but to examine what the Bible says about the believer's standing in Christ—and to point the reader toward the peace found in the Lord’s everlasting love. For God Himself has declared:

"I have loved thee with an everlasting love." — Jeremiah 31:3

Quote from the book:

And nothing...can add to His love. No amount of work or even self-hatred can add to what Jesus has done on the cross for you. It is only Christ, and Him crucified, Who has taken away all fear of God’s holy wrath; for He was punished in our place...

Richard O. Webb has been consistently studying the Bible for over forty years. He has pastored Spirit-filled, non-denominational churches and taught and ministered in coffeehouses, home groups, nursing homes and churches in Massachusetts, Florida and Georgia. He is a Christian cartoonist and graphic artist and a graduate of New England Institute of Technology, with a degree in multimedia design. Some of his original biblical illustrations of faith, hope & love, called BibleHearts, appear in this book. Richard is also a psalmist and has been playing guitar since 1976. He has written and sung over fifty worship songs, sharing the love of Christ Jesus. Richard resides with Lois, his wife since 1997, who sings with him in worship-and laughs at all his jokes. They enjoy watching cows from their porch in the Appalachian foothills.