Can The Gift of God Be Revoked

• Can the Gift of God be Revoked?
• John 15:1-6
• 1 John 5:11-12
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
• The High Cost of a Free Gift
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

• Romans 5:15-18
Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
• Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
• 2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
• Nothing Cost So Much …
• The Father – the sacrifice of His only Son
• Jesus – exile from heaven, humble identifi-cation with humanity, obedience, death
• Holy Spirit – patiently inviting sinful men
• The Cost of Discipleship …
• Luke 14:26-33 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
• 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it -- 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
• Devotion and Obedience …
• John 15:13-14 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
• 1 John 2:3-4 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• Is God’s Grace Irrevocable?
• After being forgiven by God, is remaining in grace unconditional?
• Matthew 18:21-35
• What Secures Our Union with Christ?
• Does Christ make sure we remain connected with Him, or does it depend on our volition?
• John 15:1-6
• Can the Gift of God be Revoked?
John 15:1-6
• Can Saving Faith be Lost?
• Can a person possess true saving faith for a time, but later lose his hold on it?
• Luke 8:11-15
12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
• Can the Faithful Become Unfaithful?
• Is there the possibility that one who is at one time faithful can become careless and more interested in worldly things?
• Luke 12:42-46
42 And the Lord said, "Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.44 Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
• Luke 12:42-46
45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,
46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.