Can you lose your salvation? This is a very controversial question and can be supported very well both ways. There are lots of bible verses that can help argue either way. Personally I do not believe you can lose your salvation.
Philippians 1:29 says “For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake” NKJV. John 1:12-13 says “But as many received Him, to them He gave the right to become his children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” NKJV. God has given us the choice to believe in him.
Some people believe a person can lose your salvation. They can use Biblical references to help
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They will come to an alter call or raise a hand at an event because they see other people doing it. Or they will say a prayer with a preacher because they think they are giving their life to God but they aren’t actually meaning what they are doing. They are not doing it for the right reasons. When I was a little kid I said a prayer with my preacher because all my friends had already done it and I wanted to fit in. I was just repeating words though I did not truly know what I was doing. When I was in the ninth grade I truly gave my life to God. I have backslid in my faith and got off track but just because that happens I do not think I lose my salvation. Jesus died on the cross for my sins and because of that I can say a prayer at night to be forgiven of my sins. But this is also where this subject gets controversial because some people think that you can just sin all you want and then at night before you put your head on the pillow you can say a prayer and it will just be wiped away. This is true to an extent but it also is not true to an extent. Hebrews 10:26 says “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins” NKJV and 1 Corinthians 10:13 says “ No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man, God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your …show more content…
The good thing about this whole argument is whether or not a person can lose their salvation does not determine on if you go to heaven. But the way you look at this could help determine on if you go to heaven. If you believe you can lose your salvation you could spend your whole life on trying not to lose it. And if you believe you cannot lose your salvation you may think that you can willingly sin. Now I have already addressed the verses on not being allowed to willingly sin. Hebrews 13:5 says “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “ I will never leave you nor forsake you.” NKJV. This verse suggest that no matter what God will always be with you. If He will never leave me nor forsake me than how could I lose my salvation? You do not make it into heaven based on how good of a person you are or your works. Earlier I used Matthew 7:21-23 to show how people can use it to say you can lose your salvation, now I am going to use it to help prove why you cannot lose your salvation. It says that if you try to make it to heaven just off of your works then on Judgment day He will say “I never knew you.” This to me is saying that the person made a false profession of faith like I talked about earlier. John 10:28 says “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
It is hard for us to understand that when we give up our sins, although difficult to do, we are no longer rejecting God and will be rewarded with true joy. Heaven is a complete union with God. “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done’ and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell chose
“I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved.” (Hughes 432), leaves the reader curious as to what he means. You get drawn in by his opening sentence which, keeps you reading. His method of writing this short story leaves the opening and conclusion contradicting each other tremendously. Hughes was “saved” in the opening before he begins to tell series of events as they begin to happen. Whereas, he stopped believing in Jesus entirely as the story goes on. How can a person be saved but not really believe in Jesus at
Since Everyman was able to restore his friend Good Deeds through his scourging shows that salvation lies in the hands of the sinner. Everyman does not have any redemptive power within himself, but he has to chose to follow Christ in order to go to Heaven are reject his salvation and be cast into outer darkness. So it is with every man; the power to accept salvation is in their hands.
In Chapters 4 and 5 of Engaging God’s World you have Chapters: Redemption and Vocation in the Kingdom of God, respectively. They share a commonality in that Redemption had to occur before we could accept our vocation in the Kingdom of God. As Plantinga says “Human misery is nearly as old as the human race but equally old is the story of God’s grace, that is, God’s mercy to the undeserving.” What is Man that we live such reckless sinful lives? In the beginning of Genesis in the Garden we observe Adam and eve make the first mistake in Chapter 3-- disobeying and instead of surely dying as God had once said-- he redeemed them from shameful nakedness to briar clothing instead. This fact stands: God is in the business of redeeming his people regardless
NLT). We are not to walk away from sin we are to run! God makes it clear. Sin is not a bargaining tool that we allow certain sins to be more deadly than others are. Sin is sin.
"See how you can't keep yourself from sin no matter how hard you want to? You're right. It's that bad. Now look to the Cross, where perfect obedience was purchased and paid for by perfect Love and see how loved you already are. See how he provided himself for your depravity. You cant do it. He can. He already did. It is finished. Show your belief by pointing others to what he's done, and loving him above all else. This will transform your whole life but it isn't about you. It's about
...matter what they may have done in the past, God will save them; there is no one too immoral or hated to be saved. This idea was started in the Hebrew Scriptures, with the introduction of the Social Justice tradition and is expanded in the Christian scriptures within the Gospel of Luke with Jesus’ acceptance of sinners and Saul’s radical transformation into Paul. God is willing to disregard one’s sinful actions and considerably improve their life and make them into a morally righteous Christian, enveloped in the Holy Spirit. His powers are great enough to completely change your character and whole moral fiber and he is willing to save every single one of his creations, despite their flaws. It is more important to God how you end your life rather than how you began it and if you learned from your mistakes or just dwelled in them; everyone can be renewed through Christ.
Stephen, in reading your thread, it can be determine that your salvation is not just a term that should be taken with considerable uncertainty, but through faith, it is an atonement that takes man from his iniquitous position, and gives him an opportunity to spend eternity with God because of the sacrifice that the Son of God made after being commission by his father to redeem a sinful world back unto him. In addition, it is idealistic to know that Jesus’ life, crucifixion, death, and resurrection were not just extraordinary biblical narratives, but were in fact, a divine chronological plan that would impact humanity if the process of repenting to him is implemented. Erickson implies, “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision
Experiencing salvation looks differently for every person; not everyone experiences salvation in the same place or at the same time. We often put human restrictions on God’s actions, saying exactly how and when Jesus will show up. As humans we do not obtain the authority or ability to say how or when Jesus will show up, only God has this power. There are many times people feel pressured into salvation or forced into religion; I believe this is something which drives people away from God and the church. Langston Hughes felt pressured into an artificial salvation, and this caused him to turn away from Jesus.
“Some wish to live within the sound of church or chapel bell. I want to run a rescue ship within a yard of Hell.” While this seems like a bold and daring statement for one to make nonetheless it was the declaration of C.T. Studd. We live in a time where such a bold proclamation would be considered radical or extreme. Who would want to live with the ridicule incurred by such a statement? Who is really going to lay their body at the gates of hell and permit no one to pass? In this day and age the answer may be no one. However, it is the exact position God has called each of us who call upon Him to put ourselves in. You may be alone in your stand here on earth, but you have all of heaven rallied behind you sounding the victory cry. It is a journey of faith in God alone. It isn't for the nominal Christian, the partially committed, or even the cool Christian; to take this stand you must “deny yourself and take up your cross daily” Luke 9:23. There are no half-hearted commitments only full surrender to the will and nature of God.
The same movement of God that saved also judged and condemned those who rejected the plan of salvation.
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death" (Rom 8:1-2). Paul believes if you are in Christ Jesus, then you will be saved. Because of Jesus' selflessness, he has freed us from sin and death. God had created the world through wisdom and with Adam we then were under the reign of sin. Then, with the resurrection of Jesus, He freed us from the law and we entered into a period of grace with God. We are living by the Spirit in an era of grace, so therefore we should be dead to sin. Paul explains this in greater detail in the beginning of Romans in 3:9.
Those verses have been used by certain people to teach that there is a sin, which may be committed against the Holy Spirit and once committed, it will bring the condemnation of hell upon the guilty person and nothing can be done to change his destiny.
It is clear in scripture that salvation is the gracious, undeserved gift of God and is only available through faith in Jesus Christ. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12). The Qur’an suggests four pathways to salvation: belief, works, repentance, and predestination. Islam teaches us that humans are born without sin and are naturally inclined to worship God alone. To retain this state of sinlessness, humankind must only follow God’s commandments and strive to live a righteous life. When a person sins, he or she pushes themselves away from the mercy of God; however, sincere repentance brings a person back to God. Above all, Islam teaches that God is the most forgiving and will go on forgiving, repeatedly. They believe that unbelievers and sinners will be condemned, but genuine repentance results in Allah’s forgiveness and entrance into Paradise upon death. “And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Paradise] and silk [garments].” (Qur’an
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life”.