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Losing salvation...?

Do you believe you can lose your salvation after being saved?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    "being saved" is a marketing term created by peachers to get more and more donation..All human beings are always between hell and paradise, there is no exception, not even pastors and pope..Only gunaranteed are selected people by God, I mean prophets.

    " no one can snatch you out of my hand: this is specifically said for desciples..this is only your wish to generalize it. This is not God who generalize it.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    God will never take the gift of salvation from us, but we can walk away from it and reject even after accepting Christ. Salvation must be worked on daily, it is not a one time process. When we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior and seek forgiveness, we are forgiven for our past and present sins. If we sin again we must seek forgiveness again and repent.

    "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)."

    Think about this. Many atheists were raised in a religious back ground. They have now rejected God and His gift of salvation,and basically commit blasphemy, and sin . Do you think they are still saved?

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes you can lose your salvation. We are told we must persevere in our faith. If we turn away from God after we first accept him we will lose our salvation.

    1 Timothy 4:15-16

    Hebrews 10:36

    James 1:12

    Once saved always save is a theological concept that has been around for less than a century. According to this flawed doctrine as long as you truly believe in Christ and have accepted him as your saviour, you can commit any sin and still be saved. You could accept Christ and then go on a murder spree ending in your suicide and still be saved. Its a ridiculous concept, even we humans view that idea as unjust and God is infinitely more just than us, proving the doctrine to be wrong.

  • 1 decade ago

    Two plots of ground are seen side by side. The soil is alike in each field; the same sun shines upon them both; they are refreshed by the same showers. But at harvest time one produces a fine crop that is a delight to the farmer's heart; the other bears only thorns and briars fit for the fire. What makes the difference? In the one the good seed had found lodgment, but not in the other. The application is easy. Two boys grow up side by side. They attend the same synagogue; later both come under Christian influence; they go to the same meetings; they hear the same preaching; they see the same signs and wonders wrought by the Spirit of God; they both feel His convicting power; they alike profess to believe in His Name; both are baptized; both sit at the Table of the Lord. But when fiery persecution breaks out against the infant church, one basely deserts the cause, while the other stands firm as a rock. The reason is easy to discern. One has received the good seed into an honest heart. The other has only made a lip profession, based upon a mere intellectual and emotional acquaintance with Christian truth.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Only if you denounce the Lord and decide to follow satan. Thats what I believe. Our salvation... now what I believe about that is that we are working towards our salvation, meaning even though we accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we still cannot choose to live a life of sin and say, well, I am saved anyway, nothing can keep me out now... Thats not true. That is why in Matt. it says we must take up our cross daily and follow him...(Jesus). In other words, its a daily walk in the Lord. Daily we must pray for guidance, daily we must seek counsel, daily we must be wary of the wiles of the devil. He walks the earth, seeking to and fro like an angry lion as he hopes to devour his next victim. Constantly he is on the prowl. We must daily take up our cross and Follow the Lord.

    Source(s): Holy Bible
  • 1 decade ago

    Read this:

    Hebrews 2

    Warning to Pay Attention

    1We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

    2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,

    3how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

    See the word 'Drift away' - that means after salvation 'if' we drift away from it. Dont be deceived Sister, if your serious in yur Q i wuld like to help yu. Remove the concept of 'once saved ever saved' so yu need not bother anymore! NNOO!!

    Thats whats happening to Christians today - they take for granted that whatever they do, they dont lose their salvation, and thus get involved in Sin and lusts of the world.

    Instead, 'once saved ever Saved' PROVIDED you stand firm in your calling and Salvation. Everyday, every moment keep praying in yur heart and cover yurself with the Blood Of Christ and ASK for His GRACE to uphold you!!

    In v.2 its mentioned that the Punishment yu receive after rejecting yur Salvation is so Great....... see....... so their its mentioned yu have chance to lose yur Salvation.

    May GOD grant yu HIS GRACE ABUNDANT that you BECOME OVERCOMERS in Christ. God Bless!!!

    luv in Christ

  • 1 decade ago

    Actually if you read the bible, God says you must endure it. Many people say once saved always saved. But God says you must endure until the end. Many people think that once they ask Jesus to come into their heart that they can go on sinning. Actually Jesus says if you love me keep my commandments, in which if you look at the bible verses you be the judge? Once saved always saved, or not?

    He Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

    Hebrews 12:1-3 (in Context) Hebrews 12 (Whole Chapter)

    Hebrews 12:3

    Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

    Hebrews 12:2-4 (in Context) Hebrews 12 (Whole Chapter)

    Hebrews 12:7

    Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

    Hebrews 12:6-8 (in Context) Hebrews 12 (Whole Chapter)

    1 Peter 2:20

    But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

    1 Peter 2:19-21 (in Context) 1 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter)

    Revelation 2:3

    You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

    Revelation 2:2-4 (in Context) Revelation 2 (Whole Chapter)

    Revelation 3:10

    Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

    Revelation 3:9-11 (in Context) Revelation 3 (Whole Chapter)

    Result: These verses are saying to be obediant, and if you fall ask for forgiveness. So what do you think?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Considering Paul taught numerous times that it must be continually worked for...?

    And considering most Christians teach that only a true believer can commit blasphemy, but Jesus bothered teaching about it (which means it must have been doable enough for him to consider it serious?)...

    There is no way to interpret the whole of the NT such that once-saved/always-saved is viable.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Jesus Christ died for our sins, earning us in basic terms the opportunity of salvation. His dying reopened the gates of heaven that interior the previous have been closed because of the sin of Adam and Eve. at first, we must be Catholic and persist with Jesus' Church with all the Sacraments He bestowed on it (alongside with Baptisim interior the call of the daddy, Son and Holy Ghost (no longer Holy Spirit) for us to be extra suited in a position to stand as much as temptation. That, too, is why He died. undergo in strategies that the enormous curtain interior the temple became torn in a million/2 the minute He died. That became the top of the old Covenant. the recent Covenant is the Catholic Church that went into result that minute. we are in a position to 'un-earn' salvation as you call it, by ability of committing even one mortal sin. Then no longer confessing that mortal sin to a catholic priest. We additionally can 'un-earn' salvation by ability of no longer being baptized into the Catholic Church. we are in a position to additionally 'un-earn' salvation (lose salvation) by ability of no longer protecting His Commandments. i did no longer make those regulations up. God did. all of us decide on for ourselves how we are able to die and no rely if in a state of grace (no mortal sins) or no longer. we've been given a unfastened will. that is each guy for himself. desire this answer is what you're searching for.

  • 1 decade ago

    There are a lot of areas in The Word of God that can be interpreted to mean that our salvation isn’t secure, but there are also verses like Eph 1:13-14, John 6:37, John 17:12 and John 10:29 which sound pretty clear to me.

    If we can loose our salvation, what exactly is it that can take it away. Can sin?

    Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

    From this in my understanding we are no longer governed by the law, so there is no more sin.

    1Cor 6:12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

    1Cor 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

    From this in my understanding nothing is sin to us anymore, but those things that were when we were without Christ are still harmful to us.

    I was taught that salvation is free, but crowns are earned.

    Rom 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    Rom 7:20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

    Following Rom 7 is Rom 8:1 which says “[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

    Even if our salvation is secure, that doesn’t mean that we are free to live like hell. We have a job to do, and that is to bring God glory, and we are to do the best that we can at it. We don’t do it to keep our salvation, though. We do it because we love the Lord.

    1Cor 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

    11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

    12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

    13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

    14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

    15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

  • 1 decade ago

    I believe the only way to loose ur salvation after being saved is if u turn ur back on God and deny Him. However, you can always gain salvation again by accepting His gift again.

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