Results 1 - 3 of 3
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Is salvation a process or onetime event? | Eph 2:5 | charis | 16849 | ||
Dear Steve and Bill, If I may: I also believe that salvation, from our point of view, is a process with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. (remember Public Speaking or Composition?) From God's lofty vantage, beyond the boundaries of location and time, it might be taken as one 'event.' Thus the seemingly different Scripture references. Steve, to add abit to your 'shipwrecked' theme: First you are saved from the immediate danger by a Provident 'plank,' then onto a 'vehicle,' which brings you to your safe doorstep, then into your 'home,' and the company of loved ones, and the Loving One.' The 'plank' is the Gospel, the Good News of hope in Christ Jesus. The 'vehicle' is the church, under the capable piloting of the Holy Spirit. Finally we arrive 'home' to the eternal assembly of the faithful, and the arms of our loving God. We know not if our return home will be to heaven, or if we shall meet Him in the air, but what a day that will be! The culmination of our salvation experience. Friends, this is the limit of my 'poetic' side, but this melody sings in my heart. In Jesus' name, charis |
||||||
2 | Thanks, but what about....? | Eph 2:5 | Bill Mc | 16862 | ||
Thanks, gentlemen. I love illustrations. Jesus used them all the time (parables). Of course, our illustrations never completely portray spiritual truth but they can be very helpful. But if salvation is a 3-part process, how can we preach and teach that people can be saved before they die? To use the plank illustration, what if, on the way to shore, the person being saved decides to bail out? Was he truly saved? Or what if, while in the vehicle of the church, he sins? The church is notorious for shooting their wounded and I have seen many leave the church as a result. Are these people still saved? If the culmination of our salvation is not experienced until we are 'home', then how can we assure anyone that they will make it? Wouldn't we do better to tell people that there is no way to be absolutely sure that they are saved until the process is complete? If this interpretation is correct, how can any of us be sure? Many people are probably saved from the plank. And many more are in church. But the only way to know if you are in the arms of God is to experience it and, by that time, it's too late. You may have been in the wrong church and this 'vehicle' has delivered you to the wrong shore! What do you think? |
||||||
3 | Thanks, but what about....? | Eph 2:5 | Searcher56 | 16864 | ||
Bill Mc, that is where my illustration may fall short. We are saved in the past, because Jesus died for us. Without that, we cannot be saved. We need the plank to get to the shipping lanes. We are now saved, because we called on His name. The captain of the ship sees us and asks if we want to be saved. We need to choose. We live the rest of our life on the ship. When we die, we will be with the Lord. We live the rest of our life on the ship. Beit a second or 70 years. We don't know when that will be. We will make it because God promised us, unless you do not believe in eternal security. Trust in the Bible. There are people who are on the wrong ship. They trust in what man says. They do have a chance to change ships. Time for work, Steve |
||||||