2007-01-18 08:13:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
She has faith in Jesus' finished work on the cross for her salvation. As it is written: "If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9)
2007-01-18 08:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
God wants Chistians to have assurance of salvation.
I believe that once a person exercises saving faith in Jesus Christ, he or she is forever in the family of God. God never kicks anyone our of his forever family. A number of Scripture passages support this view. For example, in 1 Corinthians 12:13 we are told that at the moment of salvation the Holy Spirit places us in the body of Christ. Once we are infused into the body of Christ, we are never excised from the body. In fact, Ephesians 1:12 and 4:30 indicate that at the moment of believing in Jesus Christ for salvation, we are permanently "sealed" by the Holy Spirit. At that point, we are God's everlasting property. That seal guarantees that we'll make it to heaven.
Moreover, we read in John 10:28-30 that it is the Father's purpose to keep us secure despite anything that might happen once we have trusted in Christ. Nothing can snatch us out of His hands. God's plans cannot be thwarted (Isaiah 14:24). Further, Romans 8:29-30 portrays an unbroken chain that spans from the predestination of believers to their glorification in heaven.
Another fact we need to keep in mind is that Christ regularly prays for each Christian (Hewbews 7:25). With Jesus interceding for us, we are sucure. (His prayers are always answered!)
Of course, the fact that a believer is secure in his salvation does not mean he is free to sin. If the Christian sins and remains in that sin, Scripture says that God will discipline him or her just as a father disciplines his children (see Hebrews 12:7-11).
Source(s):
The Complete Book of Bible Answers by Ron Rhodes
2007-01-18 20:21:43 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were a Christian I could grantee you that it would make me go heave.
2007-01-18 16:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sara 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a particular fundamentalist doctrine, "assurance" (also known as OSAS, "once saved always saved") not shared by the majority of Christians. It has roots in the Calvinist doctrine of predestination -- since you've become a believer, you know God has "predestined" you to be saved -- you'll be saved no matter what. This doctrine has a nasty flip side -- it also says that there are people "predestined" to be damned.
2007-01-18 16:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
She doesn't, she only believes it. I can "know" that I will win $200,000,000 in the lottery on Saturday night, too. I can believe it to the point that I'm excited about it happening and "feel it in my heart" even. But knowledge is based on proof, not blind faith.
2007-01-18 16:17:30 · answer #5 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because Jesus Christ made a way for us through His sacrifice. The Holy Spirit confirms this within her, the Bible affirms it, history supports it.
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2007-01-18 16:20:26 · answer #6 · answered by frankyglitz 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We are told why and how to get to Heaven.
The Christian Bible tells us.
2007-01-18 16:17:51 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus promised that anyone who followed him will go to Heaven.
2007-01-18 16:21:02 · answer #8 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She believes that she will go to heaven, and that is what matters to her. I believe that when we die, we go straight back to the soil to nourish and replenish the plants and ultimately all of nature.
2007-01-18 16:19:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, heave-ho!
2007-01-18 16:22:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋