A lady said this to me. Stay tuned for the second part of this. I just want to see what people think on it.
2007-08-07 05:20:01 · 24 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well I know some people feel this way, but as a Christian I personally can't believe this, for one thing, Satan was originally an Angel. Is he still considered holy? God gave us all freewill, and while we are all imperfect, the Bible makes it clear that those of us who wish to follow God's will need to strive to do as told, our actions DO have consequences.
2007-08-07 05:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not
Jesus' Teaching on Losing Salvation
Matt. 7:18 - Jesus says that sound trees bear good fruit. But there is no guarantee that a sound tree will stay sound. It could go rotten.
Matt. 7:21 - all those who say "Lord, Lord" on the last day will not be saved. They are judged by their evil deeds.
Matt. 12:30-32 - Jesus says that he who is not with Him is against Him, therefore (the Greek for "therefore" is "dia toutos" which means "through this") blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. This means that failing to persevere in Jesus' grace to the end is the unforgivable sin against the Spirit. We must persevere in faith to the end of our lives.
Matt. 22:14 - Jesus says many are called but few are chosen. This man, who was destined to grace, was at God's banquet, but was cast out.
Luke 8:13 - Jesus teaches that some people receive the word with joy, but they have no root, believe for a while, and then fall away in temptation. They had the faith but they lost it.
Luke 12:42-46 - we can start out as a faithful and wise steward, then fall away and be assigned to a place with the unfaithful.
Luke 15:11-32 – in the parable of the prodigal son, we learn that we can be genuine sons of the Father, then leave home and die, then return and be described as "alive again."
John 6:70-71 - Jesus chose or elected twelve, yet one of them, Judas, fell. Not all those predestined to grace persevere to the end.
John 15:1-10 - we can be in Jesus (a branch on the vine), and then if we don't bear fruit, are cut off, wither up and die. Paul makes this absolutely clear in Rom. 11:20-23.
John 17:12 - we can be given to Jesus by the Father (predestined to grace) and yet not stay with Jesus, like Judas.
John 6:37 - those who continue to come to Jesus He won't cast out. But it's a continuous, ongoing action. We can leave Jesus and He will allow this because He respects our freewill.
2007-08-07 05:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by Gods child 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that way. I think that Christians can backslide to a point where their heart is hardened and God will turn away from them.
I could be wrong but to me 'once saved always saved 'means that after you have accepted Christ and then live a sinful life you will still get into heaven.
God said that no sin shall enter heaven.
2007-08-07 05:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we who are still alive are saved by faith. Those who are literally saved are dead. It is by faith we say we are born again, clearly we have not literaly died. We have by faith entered God's kingdom this is not the literal perfect kingdom of God. Those who are literally saved are always saved. We in this world have this by faith, If we lose that faith where is our salvation? God does not forsake us but some will forsake God. Is an non believer saved byt he faith he once had? We who endure to the end are literaly saved and changed. We have this promise now by faith.
2007-08-07 05:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the lifeguard answer. I will tell you why:
We have to live on guard every day to make sure that we don't mess up and end up where we started before we started walking the right path.
2007-08-07 05:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by 7 Habits 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no the Bible doesn't say anything like that. Matt 24:13; Heb 10:26 and Matt 7:21 all indicate that more is involved than just saying you believe in God or just getting baptised.
2007-08-07 05:25:09 · answer #6 · answered by Mabes 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not true. I made a couple of truly amazing saves at a soccer game last summer, but we still lost the game 6-1. I'm not the best goalkeeper there is.
2007-08-07 05:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you can opt in to salvation, why shouldn't you be able to opt out? Theoretically you could be saved on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Just die on the right day...
On the other hand, if God chooses you, shouldn't He be able to hold on to you? You're not that slippery.
Pick one.
2007-08-07 15:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saved the child once but the next day I was having lunch when he was suffocated...
True Story..
Thanks
2007-08-07 06:23:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. We can reject the gift of salvation just as easily as we can accept it. And, I think most of us vacillate twixt the two daily. Ultimately, our salvation is assured or not only at death, when the amalgam of our lives is complete.
2007-08-07 05:23:25 · answer #10 · answered by Kevin 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋