THE LOVE OF GOD IS ALSO INSEPARABLE FROM CONTINUED PERSEVERANCE:-- "And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ" (2 Thessalonians 3:5). My thought here is better seen in the NIV translation of this verse: "May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance."
Second Thessalonians 1:9 should make it clear to all that many "who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power," shall by their own choice separate themselves forever from the love of God.
Second Thessalonians 3:5 speaks of "The Love of God" in conjunction with "Christ's Perseverance". The fact is, and none should doubt it:-- while no created thing can by and of itself separate the Christian from love of God, willful sin can and does make that separation, and the Christian's perseverance in obedience to Christ is absolutely necessary to retain eternally the love of God.
If the love of God extended into Hell, IT WOULD NOT BE HELL! If the love of God reached into the Lake of Fire, its pangs and pains would be nonexistent and its waves would be as sweet and soothing as the rivulets in the River of Life. It is equally absurd to say that the love of God is so great and so enduring that He will never banish any from His presence. Such a concept is as false as to assert that the Holy God loves filth and will provide a moral pigsty on the outskirts of the New Jerusalem in which those can forever wallow who hate His Holiness!
The Conclusion: Eternal Security notions are fearfully false! Continuance in the love of God is dependent upon perseverance in obedience to Him.
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