A common trick used by the devil to stunt a Christian’s growth is to make the believer believe that God will take away their salvation if they commit another sin.

There is no truth to this, nor is it based on Scripture.

When Jesus died on the cross, He became the final and complete sacrifice for all our sins—without exception. Jesus did not die for just some of our sins but for all of them, the past, present, and future!

1 John 5:18 (NKJV)

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

The verse above does not say that Christians never commit sin; rather, they do not continue in sin, refusing to repent. Whenever a believer sins, their conscience will always draw them back to repentance..

Believers’ consciences are guided by the Holy Spirit to empower them in their daily living so that they can act more like Christ and surrender to His will.

It is common to believe that once we are saved there is no struggle with sin, but the reality is that we still live in a fallen world, and our bodies are weak.

1 John 1:8 (NKJV)

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Scripture clearly teaches that, even though we are redeemed, we will at some point fall into sin. If it really were up to us to generate enough strength to persevere and guarantee our future salvation, we would have no hope of achieving it.

Additionally, this question is often accompanied by two other questions;

(1) What about Christians who continuously sin and live immoral lives?

(2) What about Christians who later reject the faith and deny Christ?

The best way to answer these questions is to ask, “Who are Christians?” According to the Bible, a true Christian will not choose to live an immoral lifestyle. No matter how many times they fail, they will always get up and repent.

1 John 3:6 (NKJV)

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

Concerning the second question, the Bible clearly states that anyone who leaves the faith proves they weren’t Christian to begin with. The following verse clearly expresses this;

1 John 2:19 (NKJV)

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

In conclusion, true Spirit-filled Christians do not choose an immoral lifestyle, nor do they reject the faith and deny Christ as their Savior. Rather, such actions indicate that they were never redeemed in the first place.

The Bible is clear that God is both gracious and just, and it also promises that if you put your faith in Jesus Christ, He is faithful to see you through and complete the good work He began in you.

Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)

being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

The assurance of our salvation should rest in the fact that Jesus promises to intercede for us daily as our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14) and in the confidence that God will keep His promises to preserve us through His Spirit.