One of the issues addressed in last Sunday’s sermon was that of eternal security–the doctrine that God will see through to the end those who are His.  The verse we discussed the most was Romans 8:30 which says,

Romans 8:30 (NIV) 
    And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

So, if God calls you, what is the end result?  Glorification — the moment in which we are ultimately conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ.   

Romans 8:30 provides a chain of salvation with no broken or missing links.  Those God calls, He keeps:

Jude 1:1 (NIV)   Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,   To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:

1 Cor. 1:8-9 (NIV)   He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. [9] God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

 1 Thes. 5:23-24 (NIV)   May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. [24] The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

 Other passages speak of God guaranteeing our future glorification. 

Ephes.4:30(NLT)    And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

 2 Cor. 1:21-22 (NIV)  Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, [22] set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

 Ephes. 1:13-14 (NIV)   And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, [14] who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory.

Those God calls, He keeps.  He places His seal of ownership upon them and gives them the Holy Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing their glorification.