2007-08-01 07:05:59 · 26 answers · asked by wxyz 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No - to both
2007-08-01 07:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by Notfooled 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many different human opinions on this question.
BUT, if we go biblically Paul states in Romans that he is convinced that NOTHING can separate him from the Love of God.
So, with that in mind, I am convinced that Paul wrote correctly and that once saved, always saved.
I am also convinced that those who answer an alter call, may be feeling the pull to follow Jesus, but as soon as they walk out into the world, they find it difficult and stop trying, those are not saved yet, but God is still calling them, patiently waiting for the right timing and circumstances. But once they answer the call and start to shed the old man and live for Jesus, then and only then are they in possession of that free gift of salvation and eternal life.
This is why it is so important not to assume that another is saved or unsaved. Sometimes it takes a long time for us to be able to see it, and sometimes we may not see it at all, but it is there.
Case in point is Lot, he certainly didnt look like the most upstanding man of God, not next to his uncle abraham anyway, but God counted him as righteous and he was saved from the very city that he had refused to leave, even after he was kidnapped and taken hostage.
2007-08-01 14:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can lose your salvation. And you were saved before if you lost it.
God made us with a free will. This means that we can freely choose to accept God into our lives and save us from our sins. Doesn't this mean that we can freely choose to remove God out of our lives and lose our salvation, or do we not have the ability to make a decision about our salvation once we are saved? In my opinion, we always have our free will, which means we can choose to lose our salvation after we have been saved.
2007-08-01 14:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by matt f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't lose your salvation because you're not the one in charge of it. Neither can you gain salvation on your own. This is all up to God, not you, and He has already told us about eternal security for those that believe. If He gives us salvation in the first place, I would think He'd be powerful enough to keep our hearts sanctified. That we don't know who will & won't be saved, is irrelevant.
2007-08-03 19:35:34 · answer #4 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8),
but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12),
and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15).
Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)."
Catholic
2007-08-01 23:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by cashelmara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe this text says that one can be saved and lose that salvation...
Ezekiel 18:24 (New International Version)
"But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die.
2007-08-01 14:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... once God grants an individual Salvation it is a done deal.... here is a link to a page on my website on the subject
http://www.mikevanauken.pages.web.com/mikesinternetoutreach/id52.html
Once Saved Always Saved
2007-08-01 14:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once saved always saved! God is the same yesterday, today, and forever more. He doesn't give gifts and then take them back when we don't act according to His will. However, being saved and then willfully sinning is to make your Salvation experience a very painful, complex, confusing, and fruitless one.
2007-08-01 14:16:20 · answer #8 · answered by drivn2excelchery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can lose your salvation. If it takes an act of the human will to accept the gift of salvation that Jesus has given, then we can use our human will to throw that gift away.
2007-08-01 14:14:37 · answer #9 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.If you had to do something or keep something to keep your salvation,Jesus' death would have been in vain.That doesn't mean you can live like hell through the week,and be blessed on Sunday.Trust in the lord,and try to live a Christ like life.Lead by example,and be the salt of the earth.If you do that you can be A soul winner for Christ.
2007-08-01 14:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Derek B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9
Salvation is a gift of God.
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Eph. 4:30
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13
He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:6
God can't lie. Titus 1:2
2007-08-01 14:57:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋