Do you believe in the "Once saved.....?
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"Once saved always saved" as commonly understood is a perversion of the Biblical doctrine of the "Perseverence of the Saints" which teaches that all those who are genuinely born again and brought to a saving faith will, without fail, continue to believe unto death.\n\nThe Bible does not teach that one can simply "profess" faith and later renouce it and still be saved.  It teaches that one who is TRULY converted will stay in a state of believing until the end.\n\nThis confidence comes, not from any faithfulness in the part of the believer, but from the faithfulness of God to His children.  \n\nEternal life is just that, eternal.  Eternal means "without end".  It makes no sense to say someone has life without end and then it ends.\n\nOne must persevere to the end in faith to be saved but everyone who is truly saved WILL persevere to the end.
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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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for those that do believe that, by your definition, because i was forced to be saved in kindergarden (my teacher told us all that if we didnt believe we would go to hell and suffer for eternity being tortured and burned - being 5/6 that kinda scares ya right into believing).   but now i am agnostic and dont believe the bible. does that mean im still saved? lol
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I got saved, and still am, LOL, when I was 8 years old. I was in Junior church at the time, and the teacher asked us to bow our heads to pray. She then said that if anyone didn't know Jesus as his/her Savior, to pray with her and mean it from the heart.\n\nI don't remember what the prayer was exactly, but I prayed it with her, and I do know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Lord saved me! I believe in Him with all that I am, and that He gave His life on Calvary....after 3 days, He rose again, and is now seated at the right hand of God making intercession for us.\n\nOhhhh yesss....Saved, saved, my sins are all pardoned my guilt is all gone!! Saved, saved, I am saved by the blood of the crucified One...
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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.
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Yes. Jesus became my Savior the day He saved my soul. He changed my life, and gave me something to live for. He put a new song in my heart. I no longer enjoy sin, or want to be any part of it. I want to be a witness for Jesus. I live my life apart from this world, and seek God for the will of my life. I Thank God for all my Blessing, and I Love Him with all my heart!
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Could be, I am saved and would have it no other way! And i have always believed if you believe in nothing you will fall for anything! God bless, Have a great day!
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+ :}\nyes I do.\n\nI went back and found your question.\nGuess I missed it when you ask it.\n\n"do you believe in the millenium? the 1000years vacation in heaven after the 2nd advent?\n\nAdditional Details\n\nMar 15, 2006 at 6:56 pm\ndoes anyone knows the 1000years? gosh!!! read your Bible it is in revelation 20..read it is so wonderful for Christians ...READ!!! and ask God's enligthenment"\n\nAnd I answered it also
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in a way yes and no. There is a Heaven where all saved people go, but you do not get reincarnated into something else in this world.
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I'm a Seprate Baptist in Christ.We beleive once in grace always in grace....If you stay that way,you can backslide(which is sin),but you have to be forgiven.We aren't made perfect like the Lord, and thats why we need to continue to strive to enter the Gates of Heaven.God Bless
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As a Christian, do you believe in predestination?\n\nYes, I do believe in predestination. I believe in predestination because I read about it in my Bible. In Ephesians 1:3-6 we read, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.”  Here we see in this text, an excellent reason as to why we should believe in predestination. The reason I’m thinking of is not that it is biblical (although that’s a good reason as well) but that an understanding of predestination should result in the offering of praise unto God – which is honoring to God, and therefore good to us. The passage says that in love God the Father predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ. Predestination is a very good thing!  The Scriptures say that God did this “according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace.”\n\nPredestination is a part of God’s plan and He gets all the glory in it. Romans 8:28-30 says it this way, "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified." Here in Romans 8:28-30 we see another text for predestination. Briefly, I want to point out here that what is described here in this text only applies to those who will come to trust in Christ or are trusting in Christ. \n\nForeknew means simply knew (or loved) beforehand. Compare this with the phrasing of Ephesians 1:3-6 when it says, “In love he predestined” The same idea of foreknew found in Romans 8:28-30 is in Ephesians 1:3-6 wrapped up in that phrase “In love”.  The Scriptures say, “those whom He foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” So those who were foreknown were also predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ. That’s a definite. I don’t believe God can foreknow and predestine someone to salvation and them not come to saving faith. I don’t believe that’s going to happen. I believe that if God the Father gives one to the Son that they will be saved. Jesus speaks of this some in John 6:37-40. Jesus in verse 37 says, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” So all those who will ever be saved are only saved because the Father gives them unto Christ. That’s what the Scripture says. If you are a believer, God chose you before the foundation of the world in Christ. He predestined you for adoption in Christ, and his choice (despite some opinions here) was not based upon anything you would do in the future. We know this because, as Romans 9:16 says, “it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.” Take the example of Romans 9:11-13 with Jacob and Esau. This passage is a passage addressing predestination and here is what it says, “Though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad – in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of his call – she was told, ‘The older will serve the younger.’ As it is written, ‘Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.’” We were not chosen because of what we would do, or who we would be, but we were chosen purely by grace. Jesus emphasizes this in John 15:16 when he said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and
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This is a widely accepted belief, often called "eternal security" or OSAS (once saved, always saved).  Baptists believe it, although Methodists usually do not, for example.  There are passages in the Bible that, when viewed out of context, lead one to believe that only a professed belief is needed to ensure your salvation.  I have heard ministers say point blank that it doesn't matter how you live or what you do in life, once you are saved, you cannot lose your salvation.  Others, however, see humans as free moral agents with the ability to choose to accept Christ.  Using the OSAS logic, you can get saved, then denounce Christ and worship Satan and still go to heaven.  It's a fascinating belief in my opinion...almost medieval.  However, I also see the point they make about salvation not being something you can juggle each day, gaining and losing repeatedly.  \n\nUnfortunately, even with churches every few miles in most urban and suburban areas, and around 70% of the U.S. professing to be Christian, we live in the most violent, immoral society.  Sadly, this belief that they say they have has not reached their hearts...or perhaps it's the OSAS belief that gave them a false sense of security in the first place.
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TexasCowgurl-Do you want to be 100% sure? Write me at my email at http://schneblin.com\n\nI can tell you with 100% assurance that I am saved. Why? Because it was something I could not do on my own. It was all done for me. I have true, 100% assurance because GOD promised it, and God never lies.
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I am saved, I believe in Jesus Christ as God's only Son who died for my sins and I have asked forgiveness for my sins.\n\nI have also followed God's leadings and they have not been easy, but I still obeyed.
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As a Christian, saved.
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God is the most important person in my life. I also know that you can go to heaven if you get saved and the way that you get saved is if you believe that Jesus died on the cross from your sins, rose on the third day, and then you have to confess to God in prayer that you are a sinner and that you believe He died on the cross for your sins and ask for His forgiveness on your sins and it is THAT simple, salvation is a free gift, we can't earn it. I am a baptist who believes (let me rephrase that, I KNOW) that this stuff I said is true. My name is Matthew James Needham and don't be shy to contact me on this. my email address is im_proud2b_a_christian@yahoo.com
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If you believe on the name of Jesus, you will be saved.  Feelings are a gift from God, but we can't always trust our feelings since there is a Deceiver in this world.  What we can trust is God's Word . . . that never changes.  Even when we can't feel God, He tells us He will never leave us.  Believing is trusting in Jesus to make Him the Lord of your life.  I'm praying that you will know you are saved and called to be one His children.  Blessings . . . !