What If?

Election does not mean "It is up to me."

If you fear you will lose Christ,

ask first: Has He ceased to be Himself?
If you fear you will lose yourself,
ask next: Who gave you you?

1. “Why do you think Jesus would stop being Jesus?”

This cuts to the immutability of Christ.

His identity does not ebb and flow with your emotions. He is not shadow or vapor. He is the Rock. The same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

The question exposes the root problem:

Fear imagines Christ as fragile, fickle, perhaps even disinterested. But this is false. He cannot deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).

His Name is I AM, not “I might be.”

When fear comes like a flood, the first shield is this: Christ is still Christ.

2. “Why are you afraid that you will cease to be you?”

This strikes the second faultline—ego drift.

To fear losing faith is often to fear becoming someone else: a stranger, a traitor, an apostate, a hollow man. But the truth is: You were never your own maker. You are not sustained by your own will. The “you” that fears being lost is, in that very moment, proving you’re not.

He made you. Redemption does not end that. Salvation is upgrades.

“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:28).

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10).

Your faith is in Him. Thereby, it is not up to you.

🔑 That’s the “Gospel” of Grace Alone:

The fear of losing faith is not evil—it is evidence that you believe. Now, let the reader understand. You have the sword on your tongue. When your feelings and thoughts come waging the ever fleshy war, look to Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith (Hebrews 12:2).

In Him is no shadow.

Are you afraid of losing your faith? Good! That means you are truly alive. And, since you are alive, that means you’ve got some fight in you. Your Holy Spirit is here to help.

Fear? That means you are still you, and He is still Him.

Consider what this must mean to your enemies….