2006-09-16 10:45:07 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. It depends on what your definition of Saved is though.
Once a child of God, always a child of God. Jesus can never tell a child of God, "I never knew you."
Salvation (eternal life) is a gift based on Jesus shedding His blood for the remission of our sins.
Once on the Christian foundation (Jesus Christ is Lord & believing heart He rose from the dead.), what we build on it will be tried on fire. The perishable will burn away, but the everlasting (faith, hope, love...) reap rewards. Person is still saved (goes to heaven) even if built mostly perishable & few rewards.
Those that go to heaven are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb because even one sin is not allowed in heaven. There has to be an atonement for it.
Once receiving everlastion life by being born of God His Way, always born of God.
Though in this life we make mistakes & sin & mature from it. God saves us from something every day if we follow His guidance.
2006-09-16 11:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No
You can't be saved and then continue in sin. That is the importance of being filled with the Spirit. (John 16: 8-1) The Holy Spirit convicts us when we even think about sinning. This is one of the roles of the Spirit. Christians need the Holy Spirit to live a victorious life. We cannot do it on our own.
"Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His."
Romans 8:9
2006-09-16 10:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by oaluvslife29 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
...Yes, since my salvation is all about what Jesus had done on the cross, and that He was raised for me. He salvation is full and free. It is an insult to God to suggest that I can add anything to my salvation, or "keep myself saved", this kind of thinking which puts me on a performance kick with God, trusting in my works, rather than focused on Christ and His grace.
...1 John 5:11-13 says, "And the witness is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe on the Name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life." We are given eternal life. When does my eternal life stop?
...Who are the ones who will endure until the end? The ones who are truly saved, that's who.
…Romans 11:29 says, “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable."
...Now, we are not given a license to sin - if we do, God punish us and if we continue, He may choose to take us home early.
2006-09-16 11:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by carson123 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is true that the Bible says no one can take us out of the hand of God. In that sense your statement is correct, we can not lose our salvation. We can however reject it and if we do the Bible is clear that it can not be restored.
Heb 6:4-6
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (KJV)
2006-09-16 11:00:54 · answer #4 · answered by movedby 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Once you are saved, you must continue to live according to the word. God wants us to keep growing in the word, but it isn't possible to grow if you take one step forward and more steps back. It's like now that you know, put it into practice.
2006-09-16 10:59:28 · answer #5 · answered by catarina 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No way, no how!
It's true that no one can pluck you out of his hand, but you can certainly give up the race!
You still have the freedom of choice.
Matt: 10:22 He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
2006-09-16 11:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Acts 2 38 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hebrews6:4-6
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they fall away,[a] to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
hope this answers your question.
2006-09-16 11:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by g-man 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely!
2006-09-16 10:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by parepidemos_00 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No - everyone can loose their salvation - If once saved always saved - the Christians could murder, kill and commit atultry and still make it to Heaven - I don't think so.
2006-09-16 10:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Gladiator 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Being Saved or Baptized doesn't guarantee anybody anything.
It's the way we live our life that matters.
Jesus saved us on the cross. And you don't have to bow down before no MAN to be saved. Just accept it in your HEART!
2006-09-16 10:50:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋