Once Saved--always Saved
Dr. James Merritt
John 10:27-29 8-15-99
INTRODUCTION
1. There was a man who lived in a small southern town, and after twenty years of shaving himself every morning, he decided he had had enough. He told his wife he wanted to go down to the local barber, just for once, and get shaved himself.
2. When he put on his hat and coat, went to the barbershop, which was owned by the pastor of the Baptist church, the barber's wife, whose name was Grace, was working, so she is the one that shaved him.
3. After she shaved him she said, ''That will be $20.'' Well, he thought the price was extremely high, but since she was the pastor's wife he paid the bill and went to work.
4. The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and to his amazement his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barbershop the day before. He thought to himself, ''I must admit that is not too bad of a shave. At least I don't need to get a shave everyday.''
5. The next morning his face was still smooth, and the next one, and the next one. Two weeks later that man still couldn't find any trace of whiskers on his face at all. There was no beard whatsoever. He couldn't believe it.
6. He returned to the barbershop and there was the pastor's wife who had shaved him. He said, ''Grace, I have come to apologize. I thought $20 was awfully high for a shave, but this is incredible. It's been two weeks and my beard still hasn't started growing back.'' She didn't even change expression when she replied, ''You shouldn't be surprised, you were shaved by Grace, and once shaved always shaved.''
7. There is a doctrine that we hold near and dear as Baptists. It is the doctrine of eternal security, which simply says, ''Once saved-- always saved.'' There are few subjects that have created more disagreement in the body of Christ than this issue of eternal security. Simply put, the question is this:
Once a person has been born again into the family of God-- ...
Dr. James Merritt
John 10:27-29 8-15-99
INTRODUCTION
1. There was a man who lived in a small southern town, and after twenty years of shaving himself every morning, he decided he had had enough. He told his wife he wanted to go down to the local barber, just for once, and get shaved himself.
2. When he put on his hat and coat, went to the barbershop, which was owned by the pastor of the Baptist church, the barber's wife, whose name was Grace, was working, so she is the one that shaved him.
3. After she shaved him she said, ''That will be $20.'' Well, he thought the price was extremely high, but since she was the pastor's wife he paid the bill and went to work.
4. The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and to his amazement his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barbershop the day before. He thought to himself, ''I must admit that is not too bad of a shave. At least I don't need to get a shave everyday.''
5. The next morning his face was still smooth, and the next one, and the next one. Two weeks later that man still couldn't find any trace of whiskers on his face at all. There was no beard whatsoever. He couldn't believe it.
6. He returned to the barbershop and there was the pastor's wife who had shaved him. He said, ''Grace, I have come to apologize. I thought $20 was awfully high for a shave, but this is incredible. It's been two weeks and my beard still hasn't started growing back.'' She didn't even change expression when she replied, ''You shouldn't be surprised, you were shaved by Grace, and once shaved always shaved.''
7. There is a doctrine that we hold near and dear as Baptists. It is the doctrine of eternal security, which simply says, ''Once saved-- always saved.'' There are few subjects that have created more disagreement in the body of Christ than this issue of eternal security. Simply put, the question is this:
Once a person has been born again into the family of God-- ...
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