wholly by grace, you are secure in Christ through faith in Him. Understanding this essential truth is one of the basics of the Christian life and grasping this principle is important for several reasons. First, failing to understand that salvation is wholly by grace potentially robs sincere believers of the joy of knowing they are kept by the power of God (1 Peter 1:5). The idea that eternal salvation can be lost is one that is conceived in the minds of men who do not fully understand the far-reaching