Can I Lose My Salvation and Go to Hell?

First we must establish when eternal life begins.  John 3:16 says that if we believe then we will not perish, but have everlasting life.  Every time we see this throughout the Book of John it implies that eternal life begins the moment you believe.  In Romans 6:4 it states that we who believe in Him “have been buried with Him through baptism into death in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.”  Also, Romans 6:11 states, “Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus”.  2 Corinthians 5:17 states, “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature, the old things passed away; behold new things have come.”   Galatians 2:20 states, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”  And Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Looking back at each of these passages, it is obvious that we could not have a change, receive a new creation, etc. without receiving eternal life.  Therefore, eternal life begins at the moment we believe in Jesus Christ.

Second, we must establish how long eternal life lasts.  Webster’s dictionary defines “everlasting” as enduring forever, eternal.  It defines “eternal” as ceaseless, everlasting, perpetual, never ending.  Therefore, according to John 3:16 and other similar passages, we can never lose eternal life.  So, once you receive it, you cannot lose it.  Anyone who states otherwise simply does not understand the Word of God or is too stubborn to believe that we cannot lose eternal life no matter what we do.

Now that we have established that eternal life begins the moment a person believes in Jesus Christ to raise him from the dead and that, by its very nature, eternal life never ends, the only logical conclusion is that we can never lose our salvation from hell.  Eternal life is eternal, it never ends.  It is not dependent on what we do or don’t do.  It is dependent upon God who gives it.  If you believe in Jesus Christ to raise you from the dead you will be saved from hell (receive eternal life).  While some critics may not agree with this it is the truth of God.  It has nothing to do with our works.  That is an entirely different matter that has to do with our fellowship with God and rewards or rebukes we will receive in His kingdom.  It has nothing to do with our salvation from hell or entering into heaven.