Charles H. Spurgeon said, "Great care must be taken that this faith is exercised upon Christ for complete salvation, and for not just part of it. Numbers of people think that the Lord Jesus is available for the pardon of past sin, but they cannot trust Him for preservation in the future."
"Wherefore He is able to save them to the uttermost who come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them"(Hebrews 7:25). Jesus Christ completely saves. Spurgeon put it this way, saying, "Genuine faith trusts a whole Christ for the whole of salvation." Our Lord Jesus Christ is complete salvation for every believer.
"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ"(Philippians 1:6). Therefore, Spurgeon was clear to maintain that believers in the Lord Jesus can "trust Him for preservation in the future." That means Jesus Christ begins and completes our salvation.
Spurgeon warned of Christians who could trust Christ to save them from past sins, but they did not trust Him for the future. Spurgeon said,"They trust Him for years past, but not for years to come." He was sure of complete salvation in Christ. He declared, "Salvation by grace is eternal salvation. Sinners must commit their souls unto the keeping of Christ for all eternity." Jesus Christ is every believer's complete salvation.
