The unconditional security teachers in the realm of professing Christianity will frequently cite God’s dealings with Israel as alleged proof that Christians have unconditional eternal security.  However, the reality is actually totally the opposite of this.  The Bible actually tells Christians to look to Israel as the proof that they do not have unconditional eternal security (one really, really obvious example of this is 1 Corinthians 10:1-12).  

Yet just as there are several passages in the New Testament which might be clipped out of context to make it seem that Christians have unconditional eternal security, there are likewise passages in the Old Testament which might be clipped out of context to make it seem that Old Covenant individual Israelites, and the nation of Israel as a whole, had unconditional security.  

Here is a passage from the Old Testament which an unconditional security preacher in ancient Israel might have twisted out of context to try to prove his doctrine.  

Isaiah 54:5-10: “For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.  For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.  For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.  In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.  For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth (or, angry) with thee, nor rebuke thee.  For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.”

Many, many examples could be given right from the Book of Isaiah to prove that the promises given in Isaiah 54:5-10 (which was just read) were not given unconditionally.  If you were to just simply keep reading in Isaiah 54, you would encounter the following  phrase to qualify the promises which had just been given.

Isaiah 54:14: “In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.”

It’s not hard to see someone in ancient Israel going around claiming Israel would never face judgment again, selectively quoting from Isaiah chapter 54.  An Israelite quoting Isaiah 54:5-10 while leaving out the adjacent “In righteousness shalt thou be established” to try to teach unconditional security reminds of how many in the realm of professing Christianity twist Jesus’ words in John chapter 10 to try to prove unconditional eternal security for the Christian.

John 10:28-29: “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.  My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”

Yet to quote these without factoring the whole counsel of God into the equation is misleading and damnable.  And again, in this case the very surrounding verses being considered and factored in, prove the unconditional eternal security interpretation of John 10:28-29 to be a lie.

John 10:27 says: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”

Consider here Hebrews chapter 3 where Christians are warned with the very same warning given to Israel in Psalm 95.  

Hebrews 3:12-15: “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation (my note- this is referring to Israel provoking God in Numbers 14 while those who did so never inherited the Promised Land).

The conditional security preachers in Israel who took heed to the counsel of God (which included Biblical Prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel who warned Israel of God’s coming judgment upon it) would have contended with those who went around quoting Isaiah 54:5-10 to try to prove unconditional eternity security; and they would have told them something along the lines of “No, you’re leaving out something very important.  The promise you gave is conditional.  The passage goes on to say shortly after what you quoted “In righteousness shalt thou be established…”

The conditional security preachers who opposed the unconditional security preachers in Israel were right; and they were proven right when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, and led the Jews into captivity for 70 years. And to leave no doubt, they were proven right again over 600 years later when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and the Jews were scattered throughout the nations in their war with the Romans- accompanied by the severest judgments upon the Jews- even to the point where (according to the Jewish historian Josephus) the famine in Jerusalem was so bad that women were eating their own children.  

All of this was warned about in the same Scriptures which contained wonderful promises of God’s faithfulness to His end of His covenant which He had appointed and inaugurated.  Since Israel didn’t take heed, the severest judgments threatened to it happened; and it was disinherited as being the set apart vineyard where God’s worship was centered and where His presence was particularly known (which has to do with why modern Israel is a deceitful scam in itself duping multitudes of professing Christians).  

Likewise, all the promises of an eternal inheritance in God’s eternal kingdom which are given in Jesus Christ will not profit those who do not diligently seek Him, heed His Word, turn from sin, and bring forth the fruit of righteousness through Him which God considers acceptable- and endure to the end in this.

The Lord’s covenant promises were not unconditional, they are not now, they never were, and they never will be.

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