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
2007-01-28 13:10:12
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answered by Freedom 7
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Becoming a Christian does not stop anyone from being judged.
We will all be judged on the last day, when Jesus Christ returns.
Every knee shall bow before GOD. Those that have obeyed and been saved and faithful until death will enter heaven.
Those that have not obeyed will go to Hell.
Once saved does not mean always saved.
If after someone has obeyed the truth and IF they turn away from it , IT will be worse for them than if they had never known the truth 2Peter 2:20,21,22
2007-01-28 12:58:02
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answer #2
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answered by Penny Mae 7
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Well, let's look at what the Apostle Paul had to say in this regard...
1 Corinthians 9:26 & 27: "Therefore, the way I am running is not uncertainly; the way I am directing my blows is so as not to be striking the air; 27 but I pummel my body and lead it as a slave, that, after I have preached to others, I myself should not become disapproved somehow."
So it would seem that we certainly do have to live our lives in such a way that we too don't become disapproved. I would think that if Paul knew this to be true, that I would have to believe that he knows better than I. Of course it is true. The 'once saved always saved' ideology is not a Biblical teaching. It is a teaching that has caused many to stumble blindly. As far as going to 'hell' goes, well, all who die go to 'hell' because hell simply means the common grave of dead mankind.
Jesus said this:
Matthew 24:13: "But he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved."
The Bible also says this:
1 John 2:15-17: "Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; 16 because everything in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life—does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world. 17 Furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever."
and this:
John 17:3: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."
2007-01-28 13:13:48
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answered by wannaknow 5
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Not if you are a true Christian.
The Bible says that a true Christian is a person who:
(1) has realistically faced the problem of his own personal sins against God and others (Rom 3:9-23)
(2) has seriously considered the one Divine remedy for his sins, the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6; John 6:35-40)
(3) has wholeheartedly complied with the Divine terms for appropriating that Divine remedy by repenting, or turning from his known sins, and has turned by faith unto God in Christ (Acts 2:37-40; Eph. 2:8,9), and
(4) manifests in his life that his claims to repentance and faith are real upon examination of his faith with Biblical teaching (2 Cor. 13:5; James 2:14).
This faith will not be perfect, for the Christian is a saved sinner (Rom 7:18-25), but the direction of his or her life will tend to a practical and progressive sanctification, a real growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus (2 Pet. 3:18).
It must be said in this day of easy-believism (Matt. 7:13-23), that all that glitters is not gold. We live in an age that just about anything goes for a Christian regardless of what the Biblical definition may mandate.
The whole issue of judgment is difficult to answer in short , but yes, all Christians will be judged and yet saved.
There is a real nice booklet put out by John Blanchard, that I encourage you to read. It is entitled ‘Ultimate Questions’. It is available at any local Christian book store.
2007-01-28 12:56:08
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answer #4
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answered by faithful 2
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yes if they deny Christ and do not repent. If they worship at the feet of anti-christ and do not repent. if they sin and refuse to repent, denying the faith. The door to the wedding feast will be slammed shut in the faces of many who were deceived by anti-christ.
How were they deceived? They actually will think that Satan is Christ and worship him and do his work for him. Thus the marks in the head signifying belief and in the hand signifying service.
Christ does the saving and He does a perfect job of saving. It remains up to us to run the race and finish it.
But what is this hell? It is knowing they did not overcome. It is knowing they missed out on the first resurrection. They must remain in a mortal status until judged at the end of the millennium.
2007-01-28 12:57:43
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answer #5
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answered by David P 3
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no person is attentive to for specific if being gay is organic and organic. there is evidence to signify that biology ought to play a area, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that this isn't any longer conclusive. some persons are greater possibly to be alcoholic in keeping with se via biology yet does no longer advise that man or woman would be an alcoholic. on your preliminary question, many people will say gay people could be Christian, yet that may no longer how Christians act while it includes homosexuality (of direction except you're a church chief). They behave as though homosexuality is the main vile way of existence there is. maximum Christians have a reliable opinion approximately homosexuality yet do no longer prepare a similar enthusiasm against baby molestation and homicide. this is unusual to me that a gay man or woman desires to be a Christian. i do no longer understand why people want to be a area of something that rejects them by skill of indoctrination.
2016-09-28 03:10:15
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answer #6
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answered by ? 4
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Jesus said Himself that not all who came in His name would be accepted as His. He will say that He never knew them. But as a true believer who is truly walking in the Lord, even though he may slip and fall will always be under the conviction of the Holy Spirit, and will be made sorrowful unto repentance. Sanctification is an on-going process in his life. Therefore no, his name is in the Lamb's Book of Life and his sins are already accounted for by the sacrifice and the blood of Jesus. He will however be judged according to his obedience to the call and purpose of his life to God. It says that there will be rewards, such as crowns in heaven. Those who don't receive rewards will still be in heaven.
2007-01-28 13:03:12
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answered by Anonymous
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Of course not once a Christian receives the Lord Jesus is baptized saved and born again. There is absolutely nothing he can do to keep him from going straight to Heaven. He can rape, pillage murder it doesn't matter. There is no sin that will send him to hell. If he is saved he is saved for eternity. BB
2007-01-28 13:00:44
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answered by Anonymous
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In my religion, it isn't the fact that your christian, or have accepted christ that saves you. It's your actions through life, it's what you do, not that you believe. There has to be something else then just believing. To me, you show God that you love him by what we do in our daily lives, how we treat others, and what we show to others. I know there will be people who qoute the scriptur about being saved by grace, but there is another one that people need to look at too. James 2:17. The whole chapter deals with faith and with works, and how our works show our faith.
If we don't live our lives like we know we should, or we don't show others what we really believe, we can be judged by that.
2007-01-28 13:03:44
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answer #9
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answered by odd duck 6
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christians are more likely not less likely to go to hell, there are at least seven reasons for this: One, they worship the messenger in place of God, and assume they have the message because theyre getting it from a secondary source, two would you like a heaven full of rapists, serial killers and pedophiles, that claim to have changed when becoming christian, but the only change was thier religion? three, there are religions that predate christianity, and they also have a hell, trying to eradicate and belittle Buddhists, Pagans, and Hindus doesnt change the fact that yes, they also believe in hell, and l, christians do not have the monopoly on spirituality, spirituality to them is just a word they love to throw around to make others seem inferior to themselves, six they treat animals lower than humans, instead of as equals, and seven, they have no love for Earth, all they care about is Armageddon, eight they think they are above the law, both spiritual and physical, that in of itself is disturbing.
2007-01-28 12:54:18
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answered by xians_are_evil777 2
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