Florida Bible Institute
Level One
Lesson Twelve

Answer Key


                                                                           "Eternal Security"

1.    The two requirements to enter the Kingdom of God.

            (1)    "Be Born of Water" - some think this means baptism, others think it means natural child
                    birth. Our position is it is natural child birth, for then one must be:

         (2)    "Born of the Spirit" - believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior, and by faith receive Him
                   into the heart and life.

2.    In John 3:7 Jesus states emphatically that in order to enter the Kingdom of God, one must be
        "Born Again".

3.    John 3:16 paraphased:  "God in His love, mercy and grace, provided His Son, Jesus, as a
       sacrifice for sin for any and for all who would believe in Him and receive Him as Savior. Those
        receiving Christ Jesus will not suffer eternal punishment in hell but rather, will inherit eternal life in heaven.
  
4.    John 1:12 describes those who believe in Jesus Christ and receive Him as their Savior as
       "sons of God".

5.    Romans 8:15 states in part that we (as Believers) "...have not received the spirit of bondage
       again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father.

6.    Romans 8:16 teaches us that the Holy Spirit will bear witness with the Believer that they are
       the Children of God.

7.    Romans 8:17 describes us as:

        (1)    "Children" (teknon in the Greek) meaning - son, daughter, offspring.

        (2)    "Heirs" - one who receives his allotted possession by sonship.

        (3)    "Joint Heirs" - a joint participation in the inheritance.

8.    You were to define each of the following:

       (1)    As a Believer, as a child, you are a young member of the family of God.

       (2)    As an heir, the Believer is one who receives their alloted possession by sonship.

       (3)    As "joint heir" the Believer is a joint participant in the inheritance with Jesus.

9.    The "Adoption Price" for you as a Believer was the death of Christ on the Cross.

10.   The Believer, as an "adoptive child" can say: "I am a partaker of the Divine Nature and I
        have been made the righteouness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Cor 5:21).  My sins have been
        forgiven, put to death in Jesus Christ, my past is forgotten.  (Psalms 103:12) I have been
        justified, (just as if I had never sinned).  I am assured of eternal life in the future and a
        recipient of God's love, mercy, grace, provision and protection - now!

11.    Romans 8:1 paraphrased:  "Those who are in Christ Jesus by virtue of having been "Born
        Again", who as a result of the "New Birth" walk (live) not in the flesh, but walk, (live) in
        the Spirit and are under no condemnation at all".

12.    I John 3:9 paraphrased: "Those who have been "Born Again" cannot and will not go on in
        a known lifestyle of sin and rebellion against God.

13.    Romans 8:34-39 lists seventeen things that can never separate the Believer from the love
        of God.  They are:
            (1) Tribulation -

             (2) Distress -

             (3) Persecution -
 
             (4) Famine -

             (5) Nakedness -

             (6) Peril -

             (7) Sword -

             (8) Death -

             (9) Life -

             (10) Angels -

             (11) Principalities -
       
             (12) Powers -

             (13) Things present -

             (14) Things to come -

             (15) Height -

             (16) Depth -
       
              (17) Any other creature.

14.    In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul understands the reason for his suffering but was also confident that
         Christ Jesus would keep him and all that he had committed to Christ Jesus against the day of
         judgement.

15.     Philippians 1:6 assures us that it was God that initiated the work of salvation in the life of
          the Believer - and will see to its continuance and completion in the life of the Believer until
          Christ returns - that is - forever!

16.    Php 2:13 assures us that it is God who creates in the Believer - the will to do His will - and
         will then empower the Believer to do His will.     

17.    Isaiah 1:18 reveals that God wants me to communicate with Him.  He wants me to confess
        my sin in an ongoing fashion so that He can continually forgive my sin.

Bonus Question:

1.    Having "been born" into the human race - I cannot as an act of my will be "unborn".

2.    In light of Ephesians 2:5 - 10 I realize I cannot "earn" salvation - it is a free gift from God.

3.    Even as I cannot reverse the "human birth process" and become "unborn" neither can I
       reverse the "spiritual birth process" and become "spiritually unborn".

4.    There simply is not scripture that I can find that reveals that I can "lose" my salvation and
        become "unborn spiritually".  The preponderance of scripture, line upon line, precept upon
        precept, using systematic theology, states the opposite.