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Charles Ryrie on Eternal Security - Dispensational (Romans 8:38-39)

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"This is eternal security: nothing in all creation—not tribulation, not antichrist, not the wrath to come—can separate believers from Christ's love. We are sealed until redemption's day. The love that chose us before time will hold us through time into eternity." — Charles Ryrie. Dispensational: eternal security.

Topics & Themes

eternal securitytribulationsealedbefore timeeternity

Scripture References

Romans 8:38-39Ephesians 4:30

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Audience

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