Am I "saved" or not?

Question

I grew up in a Southern baptist church and my dad was and still is a preacher. I was "saved" when I was little, and then again as an adult I "rededicated" my life to Christ several times. In the past couple of years though I have begun to believe God doesn't exist. It just doesn't make any sense to me logically. I now consider myself an agnostic. I'm not sure God exists, but I'm not bold enough to come right out and say I'm positive that He doesn't exist. I just don't see any evidence that convinces me he does. My mom says I just need to get back in church, but I don't want to go to any organized church. I don't want to pray or read the Bible or do any of that stuff, I think it's all malarky. What am I, an agnostic, an atheist, or "saved" but just have "fallen" out of fellowship?

by the way, for those who say I'm young and just going through a stage, I'm 37! You'd think I'd have all of this figured out by now! LOL

Answer 1

First of all the "once saved always saved" premise of salvation is NOT scriptural.

Jesus made it very clear that: "he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved." -Matthew 10:22

The end being either the end of your life or the end of this wicked world we find ourselves wandering through.

It is stated in the Bible that "the day of death than the day of one’s being born" - Ecclesiastes 7:1
The reason is that hopefully by the day of your death you have been able to learn about and form a personal relationship with the Creator. When we are born we do not automatically have that relationship which must be learned and nurtured.

I know personally that study of the fulfilled prophecies that are contained in the Bible helped me to have greater faith that the Bible honestly was the Word of God. That faith grew the more I studied. Remember, if someone tells you the truth a thousand times would you expect anything different? Wouldn't your trust grow? Almighty God does not want us to just believe he exists blindly as many religious organization may try to assert. He gives us proof, but our heart must be yearning for that proof and work hard to build the faith that can be formed by it. Anyone can believe, but it takes more, much more to exercise our faith

Answer 2

Well I wouldn't call you saved but I wouldn't call you lost either. This would be another good time to rededicate you life to Christ. And keep in mind what the bible says..

For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing. Where is the wise man (the philosopher)? Where is the scribe( the scholar)? Where is the investigator (the logician, the debater) of this present time and age? Has not God shown up the nonsense and the folly of this world’s wisdom? ~ 1 Corinthians 1:19-20

Our wisdom is not Gods wisdom

You don't want God in your life so why do you care one way or the other.

Answer 3

You're somewhere between being an agnostic and being "saved" but "fallen" out of fellowship.
I seriously recommend you do some research before coming to the conclusion God doesn't exist. Have you read books by Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, Ralph Muncaster, or John P Ashton, M.D.? If not, you really should. You can also go to Amazon and find a list of apologetics' books.

Answer 4

I went through the same thing you are undergoing right now. I was born and raised in a Presbyterian family. My parents were active members of that congregation. At about your age, I became an agnostic before I converted to Catholicism.

I will not try to convince you to join my religion. That is beside the point right now. You are just going through a period of spiritual dryness. My suggestion is you just keep on going to Church. Perhaps going to other Baptist or Protestant churches might do you good.

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 5

If you were ever rescued, then you were saved. Listen, don't torture yourself with the dichotomy of: saved/damned. Churches follow traditions not Gospel teachings. Preachers make people as if they were unworthy of God's blessings if they don't do what they say or tithe. I had that burden for 13 years... I learned the truth now I am free.

Answer 6

What you are is young. You are now entering your WORLDLY phase. Satin says look at everyone your age,don't you want to have fun too? And your buying there kind of fun.
And God is crying yet again.
You need proof he exist....FIRST: Prove he doesn't.If you can prove that then you are smarter than most of us...I know he exist....Air exist and we do not see it. But we trust we will breath anyway. Just because it isn't seen by the naked eye doesn't mean its not there. Think of germs....You don't see the nasty little buggers but they attack you once in awhile and you get sick.
What do you have to loose by believing in god?
If he doesn't exist,you loose nothing.BUT if he does exist, you gain a lot.
The anti-christ is here....Ask anyone if they believe in god and there going to jump on you. EVERY ONE IS ANTI--CHRIST these days.

Answer 7

The toughest place for me to live a Christian life is in organized church. There is a lot going on there that is pure ritual, sometimes even when it is something that is unstructured, unplanned, etc. I find that people are 'trying' to be Christians rather than just 'being' Christians. I found it difficult to believe that I was living a christian life. I doubted my faith. I didn't realize that I was doubting THEIR faith, what they had constructed, largely subconsciously. People were afraid to be themselves for fear of being unchristian, but in trying to be Christians, it came out as an act, even for those who were sincere. I don't go to organized church. I'm afraid that it will cause me to lose sight of myself and God. I realize that Jesus excepts me for who I am, and just because I demonstrate imperfections, that doesn't mean that I am no longer a christian. We have these faults, anyway, whether we express them or hide them, and we can't hide them from God, anyway. So who are we trying to fool? Only "Christians" and ourselves. I kept feeling like I wasn't a Christian. I kept rededicating my life. Then I finally realized that God is not a sadist. He tells to ask of him and he will give it. He doesn't hold out his hand, then pull it away when we grasp for what he is offering us. It's normal to doubt yourself, but don't assume that that's the same as doubting God. If you are His, you His in all your moods, and within all your doubts. You change - God doesn't.

I even studied the Bible as I thought a Christian should study it, and I tried to understand it as a Christian should understand it, and I found that in doing that I was failing to hear to God.

Answer 8

Some churches teach "once saved, always saved" ... but were you saved in the first place?

Doesn't sound like it to me. One of several definitions of faith is "believing that God exists."

There are are number of tests for assurance. To me, the primary one would be: have you "repented and believed" in that you believe enough to be turning away from your sins.

Answer 9

You have fallen from grace.You need to rededicate your life to Jesus.

Answer 10

Your you..... and you dont have to explain to anyone your beliefs. Be comfortable with who you are and not so much what you do or do not believe in. I guess what Im trying to say is..... believe in you.