No.
Free will gives you the right and power to reject salvation whenever you want. It's not a magic pill, it's a disciplined, life-long struggle to be a better person.
2007-01-31 18:45:28
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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No, once saved always saved is not scriptural(Hebrews6:4-6) That belief is promoted by Satan so that peoplw have a false sense of security thinking they don't neede to work at their faith, or do God's will this is a very good tactic that sSatan uses to mislead many people(2Corrinthians4:4)
2007-01-31 18:51:25
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answer #2
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answered by I speak Truth 6
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No. Some people think just because they're saved, they can commit any sin because they can always ask for forgiveness. That's not how it works. In my opinion, those people aren't saved to begin with and are probably worse off because they know they're not suppose to do certain things and continue to think they can just repent later. It's worse to know His word and not obey than to never know.
That is why I find some Christians hard to be around. Way too much self righteousness when their own lives aren't right.
2007-01-31 18:48:40
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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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).
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The Complete Book of Bible Answers by Ron Rhodes
2007-01-31 20:02:29
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answer #4
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answered by Freedom 7
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No. You can save a Bible and still sell it later. They only cost a few bucks, and some places even give them away free.
2007-01-31 18:44:30
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answer #5
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answered by Lee Harvey Wallbanger 4
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Nope
Once a person is saved, is he always saved?
Jude 5, RS: “I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that he who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.” (Italics added.)
Matt. 24:13, RS: “He who endures to the end will be saved.” (So a person’s final salvation is not determined at the moment that he begins to put faith in Jesus.)
Phil. 2:12, RS: “As you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (This was addressed to “the saints,” or holy ones, at Philippi, as stated in Philippians 1:1. Paul urged them not to be overly confident but to realize that their final salvation was not yet assured.)
Heb. 10:26, 27, RS: “If we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.” (Thus the Bible does not go along with the idea that no matter what sins a person may commit after he is “saved” he will not lose his salvation. It encourages faithfulness. See also Hebrews 6:4-6, where it is shown that even a person anointed with holy spirit can lose his hope of salvation.)
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Is anything more than faith needed in order to gain salvation?
Eph. 2:8, 9, RS: “By grace [“undeserved kindness,” NW] you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—not because of works, lest any man should boast.” (The entire provision for salvation is an expression of God’s undeserved kindness. There is no way that a descendant of Adam can gain salvation on his own, no matter how noble his works are. Salvation is a gift from God given to those who put faith in the sin-atoning value of the sacrifice of his Son.)
Heb. 5:9, RS: “He [Jesus] became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.” (Italics added.) (Does this conflict with the statement that Christians are “saved through faith”? Not at all. Obedience simply demonstrates that their faith is genuine.)
Jas. 2:14, 26, RS: “What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.” (A person does not earn salvation by his works. But anyone who has genuine faith will have works to go with it—works of obedience to the commands of God and Christ, works that demonstrate his faith and love. Without such works, his faith is dead.)
Acts 16:30, 31, RS: “‘Men, what must I do to be saved?’ And they [Paul and Silas] said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’” (If that man and his household truly believed, would they not act in harmony with their belief? Certainly.)
2007-01-31 18:45:56
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes! but only in divine faith in Jesus Christ! not just faith. In order to get divine faith you have to make every afford to steer away sin. Being
saved is not an excuse to sin, if you continue to sin then I have to question your faith.
2007-01-31 19:04:36
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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No. Very often if you feel special, that's just Jehovah setting you up for a fall.
2007-01-31 18:52:34
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answer #8
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answered by The Man Comes Around 5
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Interesting question
2007-01-31 18:49:29
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answer #9
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answered by Anonymous
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Absolutely NOT.
Don't kid yourself. The devil came up with that idea to trick otherwise good people right into hell.
2007-01-31 21:54:16
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answered by Anonymous
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