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1 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Hank | 141660 | ||
Russ, do I wish to burst your bubble about having the "warm fuzzies?" Indeed I do! And I'll attempt it by asking you to search the Scriptures and copy down every verse that mentions the "warm fuzzies"! Friend, there ain't no such animal mentioned in God's word. Read and meditate on the Scripture selection that BradK cited for you, i.e., 1 John 5:11-13. Read what Paul and Silas said to the Philippian jailor who asked them what he must do to be saved (Acts 16:25-32). For that matter, read the New Testament and keep on reading it. Saturate yourself with it and you will surely come sooner or later to the sure knowledge of what the Bible teaches about what it means to be saved and what it means to be lost -- and the spiritual wisdom to know the difference. I challenge you to begin to exchange your "warm fuzzies" theology for New Testament theology, and you can do this only by spending many hours immersed in God's word. Neither you nor I nor anyone else can expect to grow spiritually unless he is willing to consume large servings of spiritual nourishment over a long period of time -- the kind of nourishment that can be found in God's word and nowhere else. The faith that is strong, the faith that endures, the faith that saves is in Christ, and founded solely upon the word of Christ, the Scriptures. Never is it founded on the nebulous, shifting sands of subjective and fickle feelings, which is all that the "warm fuzzies" are composed of. --Hank | ||||||
2 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | kw5kw | 141746 | ||
I spend at least 8 hours a day reading the Bible. Not just the New Testament, but The Bible. I minister to others. I know what it is like to be lost. I know what it is like to sin. I know what it is like to be found again. I know what it is like to be taken up by God and have the Holy Ghost enter into my body and stay there. I have died, and departed from my body. I have litterly been above the hospital bed and looked down on my body... my dead body lying there on the emergency room bed. I was put back into my body by God. I had a vision of the Trinity, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost walked towards me. When they got to me, the Holy Ghost entered into me, and remained. Friend, I know I'm saved. I don't have to have scripture, to know that I'm saved. But here's one. 1Cr 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. your brother in Christ, Russ |
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3 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | kalos | 141752 | ||
You say you don't have to have scripture to know that you're saved? That's interesting. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' Luke 18:11-12 (ESV) 'Here is a list of seven conditions that do not prove or disprove the genuineness of saving faith. One can be a Christian and possess these things or one may not be a Christian at all and still possess them. While they don't prove or disprove one's faith, they're important to know and understand so you will not be deceived. 'Seven conditions that do not prove or disprove genuine saving faith. '1. Visible Morality '2. Intellectual Knowledge '3. Religious Involvement '4. Active Ministry '5. Conviction of Sin '6. The Feeling of Assurance '7. A Time of Decision 'These are seven common conditions or tests that don't necessarily prove or disprove the existence of saving faith. What then are the marks of genuine saving faith? Are there some reliable tests from the Word of God that enable us to know for certain whether one's faith is real? Thankfully there are at least nine biblical criteria for examining the genuineness of saving faith.' ____________________ To read more go to: www.biblebb.com/files/macqa/IA-genuinefaith.htm |
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