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2006-09-19 05:47:31 · 16 answers · asked by joelgehringer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope. Once saved, always saved!!!!
1. Salvation is a free gift of God.
Romans 5:15 " But not as the offense, so also is the free gift: for if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many "
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification.
17 For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 " Therefore, as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteous but according to his mercy he saved us"
This pretty much sets straight the whole "you have to earn and work to keep salvation" theory. The Bible clearly states that salvation and everlasting life is a FREE gift through Jesus Christ. If you had to work for salvation, it would not be free.
2. We cannot be taken out of God's hand.
John 10: 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
This also disproves works for salvation. If we could lose our salvation, then that means that something could take us out of God's almighty hand. The bible clearly states that nothing can pluck us out of God's hand.
3. Our salvation mirrors Jesus death on the cross and his resurrection. Jesus died ONCE. Jesus arose from the dead ONCE. Not time and time again. Therefore, you only need to be trully saved ONCE.
I hope this answered your question. If you have anymore, let me know. I would be happy to answer if I am able
2006-09-19 06:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by ktjokt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you could walk away from God even after being saved.
Falling back into a old lifestyle... or into a new one that is not in line with living a holy or godly life would seperate us from God.
God is a holy God and can not look upon sin, thankfully Jesus is our reconciliation, our mediator, whom is there on our behalf.
If we fall He is there to forgive us and help us, but we must truely be sorry and repent of the sin - meaning being sorrowful and not committing the sin anymore.
I think He understands our human nature and that we may backslide into sin from time to time.
What we must strive for is to live for Him, to keep Him in our veiw
Sometimes we may have to rededicate or recommitt our life to Him... He is always there waiting for us to come back to Him.
This dosnt mean we can go ahead and do what we want with the idea of being forgiven.... once you have knowledge you are accountable!!!
Be sure to talk with Him through out the day and night and always make sure you are right with Him, for you never know when your time here will be finished so you must always be ready
2006-09-19 06:45:24 · answer #2 · answered by Suzie D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the term would be "unsaved". I believe a person can be saved & then completely change their life and not follow Christ anymore. But if they wanted to return to Christ he would of course be there & forgive them for their sins. You can at any point in your life ask Christ to forgive you and he will, no matter what your past has been.
2006-09-19 05:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dirty.Little.Secret. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
You can choose to walk away from the grace of God.
Being saved is more than just praying a prayer. It's a lifestyle and a relationship with God.
A person can become unsaved by rejecting God and His awesome grace.
2006-09-19 05:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by fireproof 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is from www.christiananswers.net
Can a saved person ever again be lost?
Can a Christian lose his salvation? Can a person once saved, having received God’s free gift of eternal life and having been born into the family of God, again return exactly and completely to the position of being a lost and guilty sinner in the eyes of God? Of course not! The very nature of the spiritual life that has been received - eternal - and the Divine Source and Agent of that life - God - forbid drawing the conclusion that a saved person can ever again be lost.
"And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand."
-John 10:28 (NKJV)
This Biblical doctrine that a person who has received Jesus Christ, been born into the family of God, and justified by faith, can never again be lost is sometimes called eternal security. Others speak of it as the perseverance of the saints. The latter expression might better be termed the perseverance of God in behalf of the saints, because the security of our salvation does not rest on us but on God - it is based on the work of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Theres more at this link... http://christiananswers.net/q-acb/acb-t006.html
2006-09-19 05:51:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, unless you are already saved as if you are already in heaven becasue it is written that he who follows the word of the lord till the end will be saved. If in this life you already accepted the lord but loosed your way to follow god he will not accept you in heaven in which we are permanently saved.
Judas was once saved as an apostle but betrayed Jesus for money, according to bible all apostle where saved exept for one which prove that Judas was once saved and become unsaved! becaused Judas hang himself
2006-09-19 07:44:15 · answer #6 · answered by djurrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul is immortal, & because It is eternal It is therefore free. It is always saved. Just begin to count your blessings by making sure you do even a little good deed to anybody, even a smile can make someone's day.
2006-09-19 06:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by Celestine N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, saul in 1st. samuel was a man after Gods own heart and the Holy Spirit was with him.but after some time he greived the Holy Spirit and became lost
2006-09-19 05:51:41 · answer #8 · answered by norm s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in once saved always saved except if you baspheme the Holy Spirit.
2006-09-19 05:50:29 · answer #9 · answered by shoo shoo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no salvation. Neither is there damnation.
You know what that means--wig out and have orgies of unprotected sex, intravenous drug use, blasphemy and hatred of America. There will be NO CONSEQUENCES! Except perhaps for VD.
2006-09-19 05:54:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋