Date
5-2017
Department
School of Divinity
Degree
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Chair
Leo Percer
Keywords
Book of Life, Eternal Security, Overcome, Revelation, Revelation 3:1-6; Sardis
Disciplines
History of Christianity | Other Religion | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Arnesen, Tory, "The Letter to Sardis and Eternal Security" (2017). Masters Theses. 444.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/444
Abstract
Does the letter to Sardis threaten eternal security? The research concerning the context of the letter, word studies for overcome, Book of Life, and an exegetical analysis reveal that the letter is both a warning and a comfort. The warning is directed to the lost people in the church as well as those without assurance, and the comfort is for the genuine believers. Eternal security is not threatened, but an exhortation to ensure that one is in the faith is present in the letter.
Included in
History of Christianity Commons, Other Religion Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
