Is there a way to lose your salvation? And?

Question

If there is tell me how you think there is.
If there is a reference in the Bible, explain to me, if the person was saved and then tempted to fall away. Or was never saved.

Answer 1

James 5:19-20 (KJV)19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins

right there is telling us that it is possible to lose your salvation, or backslide. But if you do you can make it back


heres somthing else to look at hope it helps



The Greatest Lie Ever Told

Who could tell the greatest lie? The answer is simple, the father of all lies who is none other than satan himself (John 8:44). What would one consider a perfect crime? Would it not be a crime where any evidence to the contrary would be hidden or could not be found? A perfect lie is one that is so near the truth that the person being deceived actually believes they have obtained what it is that the liar does not want them to have.
He starts out by telling them that this Christianity stuff isn't for them, and it works most of the time. But when they insist, he tricks them into accepting a fake form of Godliness. The apostle Paul talks about this in 2 Timothy 3:1-7 where he says: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." Most "Christians" today have a form of Godliness but deny the power thereof. These are ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of truth. The deceived person believes that they in fact have obtained it.

Slick sales people try to do this all the time. They try to convince you that what they are selling you is the best buy for your money, it's the genuine article, it's the best there is, and they have the best deal for you. You've been fooled this way before. We've all been taken by the con artist, the liar and the thief. How much better at lying and deception is the master of liars, the master of con men, the master of thieves?

You say "how could he do this"? Surely you'd recognized satan and his lies. But the Bible says that satan can appear as angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). Further it says in the very next verse: "it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness". That's right! There are men appearing as great men of God preaching to great crowds that they gather unto themselves. They are ministers of satan sent to deceive the masses, and indeed the masses are being deceived.

What is this greatest lie ever told? What is this great deception that is being preached by ministers of satan that are posing as great men of God across this country and the world? What is this lie that has deceived millions into believing that they are saved? The lie is the one that says that all you have to do is: "accept Jesus as your personal savior and you are saved."

There are slightly different versions and variations to the lie, such as saying a little prayer, or asking forgiveness for all your sins, or a prayer of repentance along with accepting Jesus as your savior, but they are all lies, all deception and all part of the greatest lie that satan ever told.

You may say; "Wait a minute, isn't this in the Bible?" . . . Nope, not there. There is not one word in God's Word that says that all you have to do is accept Jesus as your personal savior and you are then eternally saved." There is not one word that says "simply say a little prayer and perhaps ask for forgiveness, or a prayer of repentance and you are saved." There is not one single verse that says that "if you believe in Jesus Christ you will be saved". . . not one.

So where did this come from? It came from satan influenced, twisting of scripture and adding and taking away from the Word of God.

Here are some of the popular verses that you might be quoted that are in the Bible that satan tries to twist to get you to swallow his lie:

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16

They use this scripture to say that if you just believe in Jesus you'll be saved. The devil takes this one scripture, twists it and makes a doctrine out of it. What this verse is saying in truth is that if you believe in him, or in other words if you believe that he is Lord and Savior then with that belief you should obey the word of the Lord and be saved. If you indeed believe that He is Lord and Savior then you should not perish but act on what you believe and act on the gospel and be saved.

Jesus never said all you have to do to be saved is just believe in me. The Bible says that even the devils believe and tremble (James 2:19). What He did say is "except a man be born or water and of Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). What He did say was "...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it". (Matthew 7:14) Paul said: "Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."

There's another scripture that says; "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" (John 1:12).

This may seemingly give credence to the belief that "if you'll just receive Jesus as your personal savior and you'll be saved". But that's not what it says at all! What it does say is that IF you truly receive Him as your Lord and Savior then you have the power to BECOME the son of God, even to them that believe on His name. It does not say if you believe in him you ARE saved, but that IF you believe on Him and IF you receive Him as your LORD and SAVIOR then indeed you HAVE the power to BECOME the sons of God and be saved.

satan twists the meaning of Ephesians 2:8,9 which says: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." He tries to get this to mean that we do not have to do anything including obey the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be saved. This doctrine claims that obeying John 3:5 or Acts 2:38, or any other scripture is a work and not required to be saved.

Yes, it is true that Jesus paid it all on the cross. It is true that we cannot earn our own salvation by doing good works or any other means. But obeying the Gospel of Jesus Christ is NOT a work, it is obedience. Neither can you earn it by obedience, but only it is only through obedience to the Gospel are you saved.

2 Thessalonians 1:7,8 says; "…when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."

If indeed obedience to the Gospel is a work, if true repentance is a work, if being baptized in His name is a work and not necessary for salvation, then indeed praying the "sinners prayer" or "accepting Jesus as your personal savior" is also a work and not needed by the rules of this very same twisted doctrine.

No, we cannot earn salvation. We are not worthy of it no matter what we do. It is indeed by grace we are saved and not of ourselves lest any man should boast. However, if we truly accept Him as Lord and Savior, then being our Lord means that we are to be obedient to Him. If we are not obedient to Him then we are saying He is not our Lord thus we have NOT accepted Him as Lord and savior and we are liars.

In Acts 16:30 the jailer asked Paul and Silas; "Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

Many again use this to somehow say that all is needed is to believe in Him. But Paul sand Silas were not saying that they needed to believe in Jesus like some children believe in Santa Claus. To believe on Jesus means to put our trust in Him for who He is, our Lord and our Savior. For indeed if he is our Lord we will be obedient to His Word. If we do not obey His Word then we are liars and He is not our Lord and we do not believe on Him.

Most "Christians" today want the Savior part, but do not want a Lord. They want the benefit, but not what they consider to be a price that comes with it. They want to be saved but still do as they please. They want to be assured they are going to heaven and still enjoy the pleasures of this world. satan gives them exactly what they want. . . at least they think they have it. They've been duped by the greatest lie ever told!

We are either a slave to satan or a servant of Jesus, there is no in between.

What to know how to be saved, really? Read "Salvation in a Nutshell" at http://apostolic-voice.org/tracts/nutshell.htm

Answer 2

There are two perspectives on this, Calvanism, and Armeniesm. Calvanists believe that when you are saved, you cannot lose your place next to God in Heaven. People are essentially 'chosen' to being born again, and there is no way to deviate from that.
Armeniesm has a couple of different views, and they range from man's will to actually fall away from God. Even though there is evidence in the Bible of chosen people who are inescapably saved souls, there is also God's proclamation that, "If you turn away from me, so will I turn away from you".
Now, about devotion; if you have devoted yourself to something, and you fall away, as you say, from your devotion, then you weren't truly devoted to begin with. I have been dabbling with good reasons to break devotional binds, but I haven't gotten past the emotional/mental realm yet.
So, the two perspectives require more research based on who it is you are asking the question for - you, someone else, or just ambiguously. All of them will be vastly different at the heart of the matter.

Answer 3

We are called to persevere in our faith. If we say we trust in Jesus but then do not follow Him because of trials or temptations, then it's just as if we had never followed Him in the first place. Jesus said in John 15 that those who follow Him will bear spiritual fruit, but if we're just claiming the name "Christian" but not showing any spiritual change in our lives because we aren't really following Him, then we can't consider ourselves saved. The good news, though, is that He will never turn us away if we come back to Him.

On a related note, the link below is an excellent article on the fallacy of "once saved, always saved."

Answer 4

A study of Hebrews 6;1-6, will help you to understand this issue.
Dr. Kenneth Hagan(late) published the finest dissertation on this
subject I ever read. You may be able to obtain a copy at
www.rhema.org. You will have to speak with someone at the
ministry.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!

Answer 5

Jesus Christ died for our sins, earning us in basic terms the opportunity of salvation. His loss of life reopened the gates of heaven that interior the previous have been closed by using sin of Adam and Eve. first of all, we'd desire to continuously be Catholic and follow Jesus' Church with each and every of the Sacraments He bestowed on it (which incorporate Baptisim interior the call of the father, Son and Holy Ghost (not Holy Spirit) for us to be extra suited able to stand up to temptation. That, too, is why He died. bear in mind that the huge curtain interior the temple replaced into torn in 0.5 the minute He died. That replaced into the top of the previous Covenant. the hot Covenant is the Catholic Church that went into consequence that minute. we are able to 'un-earn' salvation as you call it, with the aid of committing even one mortal sin. Then not confessing that mortal sin to a catholic priest. We additionally can 'un-earn' salvation with the aid of not being baptized into the Catholic Church. we additionally will 'un-earn' salvation (lose salvation) with the aid of not preserving His Commandments. i did not make those rules up. God did. all of us choose for ourselves how we are able to die and regardless of if in a state of grace (no mortal sins) or not. we've been given a unfastened will. it rather is each and every guy for himself. desire this answer is what you're searching for.

Answer 6

the unforgivable sin

Answer 7

revoking your faith and sinning like hell.

Answer 8

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