Do you believe once saved always saved and why?
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LoL! It's all garbage. Nobody is 'saved' from anything. This stuff is total hocus-pocus nonsense. \n\nI was indoctrinated into christian beliefs as a child, but once I reached the age of reason I rejected all the nonsensical supernatural claims such as god, jesus, the afterlife, sin, the soul, spirits, demons, ect. \n\nWake up and join 2006.
213896
Yes I have been saved by the grace of God for 15 years.thanks for asking this. I pray people will get saved. I pray for the lost everyday. God Bless you friend.
880296
I was saved from original sin at Baptism.  Also, 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).  I praise God and thank Him for the gift of the sacrament of confession (John 20:22-23, 2 Cor. 5:18-20, Acts 19:18, 2 Cor. 2:10) in which Jesus, through the priest, absolves us from our sins and restores us to a state of grace.  What a deal!
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If you believe in Jesus Christ as your savior and ask for forgiveness you are saved, God can not lie and turn you back, if you have the holy spirit in you, you will be saved into an eternal life, people can call themselves christians, and not be saved.
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Who says we are saved by faith alone!\n\nRevelations, the final word in the Bible, says there is a Book of Life and some will NOT be in that book.  There is NO warranty Jews (the Chosen) or Christians will automatically be in that book.\n\nHence GOD does decide by your works in life.
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Jesus saves and no other. It is not what we think or say but His work\nLuke 19:10\nfor the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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Acts 16:31  So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."\nRomans 4:24  ...It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,\nJohn 3:16  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.\nJohn 3:17  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. \n\nRead John Chapter 3 especially and you will see the Love of God through Jesus.  This is the way to heaven, according to the Bible
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...Unfortunately, we can embrace some traditions that may not match up with Scripture.\n...I respectfully disagree with those who use this terminology (ask Jesus into your heart).  The Gospel was explained to me this way, but I don't think it is biblically accurate.  \n...I also do not like nor do I think it accurate to say, "I accepted Christ" - it sounds like God is getting a big favor if you/me "accept Him", when He really accepts us, based on what Jesus has done.\n...Then what is correct?  What I see over and over in the Scriptures is believe - \n...Acts 16:31 - "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved"\n...Acts 13:48 "And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed"\n...Acts 10:43 "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." \n...Acts 15:11 "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."\n...We are saved by His grace through faith in Christ alone.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.\n...If someone wants to pray and express to God a need for salvation, I see nothing wrong with that.  I personally admitted to God that I was sinner needing Jesus, and I asked Him to save me and make me the type person He wanted me to be - I was alone, and no one was pressuring me.\n...And I know after that I was much different -I wanted to pray, read the Bible, go to church, and share Jesus with whoever would listen - "things that accompany salvation."\n...Blessings to all.
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1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved....\n\nNo one needs to be condemned to hell; Salvation is available to everyone "to be saved". God has given us freewill. No one can save one's own self (or anyone else) so all are hopelessly lost... unless one accepts the free gift of eternal life. It's a no brainer... oh, maybe that's WHY so many snub their nose at God & His Grace.
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The whole getting saved during the tribulation thing is set in stone, but it is no stone any human has ever seen. It all depends on what God's plan is. Ask Him. He know everything. Don't be afraid to wait a seemingly unending amount of time to get an answer. You might get none. Still, that is no reason to stop believing.
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Yes I definitely believe in Jesus Christ. Without him I would be nothing. With him I can do anything. I love him and he loves me. I believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I am not ashamed of it at all. With him you can be saved and don't wait till the last minute when it is to late.  This life is for you to prove that can return to your Father in Heaven
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No.  As the bible tells us God's grace is eternal.  Though we remain sinners after our tranformation in Christ we can and will never lose our salvation from Him.  It is what Romans teaches as the "Ordo Salutus" or order of salvation.  once we have been saved through Christ Jesus, "Justified"  we become Santificed through His will and love.  And when he returns we become glorified with new bodies and souls.
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Yes, I believe in the Lord. He is also my Lord and Savior. I am glad to see that there are still some people that aren't afraid to admit that in the end they will be going to Heaven. I'll see you there.
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No since scripture clearly teaches that salvation is a free gift it cannot be lost.  John 5:24 Tells us that the moment that we place our trust in Christ's finished work on the cross and that work alone we pass "out of death into life".  \n\nJohn 3:16 and 6:47 promise eternal life to everyone without exception that believes in Christ as their Saviour.  It would not be accurate to call that life eternal if it could be lost. \n\nI John 5:13 tells us that if we have believed (been pursuaded that the gospel is true) we can know with absolute certainty that we will go to heaven when we die. This is because ones salvation is soley dependant upon Gods promise and has nothing to do with our performance
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We are not saved by faith. We are saved by grace( Ephesians 2:5). Faith is the justification for grace. However, we are not justified by faith alone(James 2:17). We are justified by faith and works. If you continue to sin without repentance you cannot be saved even if you do have faith. \nHebrews 12:14 says it best:\n"Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord."
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True for the most part, but different people have different definitions of "saved." Also, many of the Christian denominations use this word differently, so I'm not sure what you mean by it here. Essentially, you're right. Just because one knows Jesus and what He did for us doesn't guarantee one's salvation. Both faith and good works are required to be saved. For more on this, read the letters of St. Paul.
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Friend,\n\nRe-read Ephesians 2.  It is by FAITH we have been saved.  Not by any works of our hands or hearts.  Being saved is a GIFT from God.  When I give a gift, I expect nothing in return.  I don't think God does either.  Quoted above: our works are like filthy rags to God.  The good works spoken of are not for God's benefit, but ours and our fellow man.  The Lord delights in our being happy.  If a believer shows another of God's children love via a "good deed", the love shown is what God cares about.  When we do "good deeds" to try and please God, we fail at it miserably!  That is why no deed, however good will get you into heaven.  It is by being born again through Christ that we gain access to heaven.  That is THE ONLY WAY.  The Bible is plain on that idea.  Good works are to be done because of our love for God, not to make Him happy.  The fact that we love Him and one another is His hearts delight.\nPeace