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Assurance of Salvation I

Can a person lose or forfeit their salvation? After all, didn’t Jesus say in John 10:28 “No one can take my sheep out of my hand”? Well let’s remember a couple of things. First, as humans, we all have free will. We can choose to accept or reject Jesus each and every day. God does not force Himself on anyone. Second, salvation comes through faith in Christ. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says this: “Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to man. We can lose this priceless gift…” then continues by citing 1 Timothy 1:18-19, “Wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith”

The Church teaches that our eternal destiny is determined by the state of our soul at the time of our death. Therefore, it is imperative that we renew and nurture our faith in Christ Jesus each and every day with ongoing conversion. The New Testament refers often to the need for perseverance in our faith. The Church takes seriously the words of our Savior in Matthew 24:13, “But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.”

For further study:

CCC 162

1 Timothy 1:18-19

Matthew 24:13