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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Lookn4ward2Heavn Ordered by Verse |
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41 | What is required to pass the test? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186465 | ||
BradK, 1. How do the Bible verses you used give someone who believes they are being loyal to God and saved the assurance of salvation when these verses seem to give obvious examples of those who are not loyal to God? 2. If "only God knows the heart of an individual," does that mean one cannot know for sure if they are saved? 3. What are the requirements that give assurance of having passed the test? |
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42 | A "new creation" in reality? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186509 | ||
ACM, 1. I understand about being changed but can a person be deceived that he has been changed? Can one go through the Christian lifestyle sincerely believing he is a Christian when he actually is not? 2. Let's put it another way: One may "cry now" but what is the assurance that he or she will cry 10 years from now? 3. Does having begged earnestly on one's knees indicate and assure salvation has been given? |
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43 | Christian now? Christian later? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186510 | ||
Cheri, 1. Is it not true that there are those who have seemed to change and have the Holy Spirit working in their lives who later on in life fall away? 2. If that is true, how can one be assured that he is saved and will never fall away? |
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44 | Is their assurance for the future? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186511 | ||
Lionheart, Are their not those who have sincerely thought they believed in God and were truly saved because of the changes in their lifestyle consistent with the Bible only to, after a time, fall away from God and give evidence that it was all a sham? If this is the true experience of some, how can one know that they their Christian faith and experience is not a sham that will show to be so at a future date? |
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45 | Claification of questions. | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186512 | ||
Bradk, 1. Okay, I will clarify. How does demonstrating the obvious insincerity or hyprocrisy of others in the Bible show that the one who really believes he is walking right with God - that is, he is trying his best to follow Jesus - is assured of salvation? 2. I don't understand what I need to show otherwise? 3. I thought question 3 question was clear: What are the requirements that give assurance of having passed the test? |
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46 | Is lifestyle change proof of salvation? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186514 | ||
Cheri, But how does a change in lifestyle prove "without a shadow of a doubt" that one is saved and will remain so? |
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47 | Is desire proof of salvation? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186515 | ||
John, Is "sincere desire for change" proof of salvation? |
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48 | How much change is required? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186517 | ||
Cheri, 1. I don't know if I understand what you are trying to get at but my point assumes that the person is making every attempt to follow God. 2. How does enduring trials give assurance of salvation? 3. Eph, Pet, Jude assume one to be genuinely saved. How does one know they are genuinely saved? 4. How much "change of behavior" is required to be assured of salvation? |
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49 | How much change is required? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186581 | ||
Lionheart, Another way to look at your comment is to ask, how much of a "changed life" is required to give uncontested evidence that they are saved? Or, how much evidence is needed to prove one is saved? |
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50 | An audible voice proves one is saved? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186585 | ||
Azure, 1. Does hearing God prove one is saved? is proof of salvation a subjective experience? 2. What happens to one who has never heard the voice of God audibly? |
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51 | Is lifestyle change proof of salvation? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186586 | ||
John, I'm sorry, I do not understand how this point - true or not - is related to or answers my question. |
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52 | "More assurance"? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186588 | ||
Doc, 1. Then is it safe to assume that change does not give uncontested assurance of salvation; that is, one cannot know by his change of lifestyle, even changes that are "more Christ-like" or "more perseverant in the faith", that he is saved? 2. Please explain "more assurance": If one knows for certain they are saved, why would "more assurance" be necessary? |
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53 | What assurance from the beginning? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186591 | ||
Cheri, But my question is what assurance does one have of their salvation in the first place? |
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54 | Right reaction proves the Christian? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186594 | ||
1. Then, if one can look the part of being a Christian and interpret it as evidence that they are saved, it still remains, how can one be assured that they are truly saved? 2. Or, do right reactions to trials give uncontested assurance of salvation? |
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55 | Is one's act of repentance guaranteed? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186597 | ||
Lionheart, 1. What guarantee does one have that after having fallen away, they will repent? 2. Can one, without realizing it, "live on ones laurels" thinking that, although "far from perfect", he is sincerely living for and serving God under His grace when, in reality, he is not under grace or saved at all? |
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56 | Is lifestyle change proof of salvation? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186604 | ||
Again, I apologize but I don't follow the connection your making to my question. | ||||||
57 | Are soldiers certain of winning? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186611 | ||
Doc, Response as follows: #1. …(1 John 2:4-6 ESV)This speaks of one who is obviously not a believer." My question takes into consideration one who outwardly, for all intents and purposes, professes Christ as Lord and behaves consistent with Gods commands (as best he can, anyway). "…Habitual sin never characterizes a believer (1 John 5:18)." Is this verse a promise a true believer will never sin or fall away? Don’t many believers admit to sinning and committing the same sins more than once? What do you mean “habitual sin”? Once a year? Once a month? Once a day? And what sin? Stealing? Adultery? If one falls into lust on the internet once a year, can that be considered a habit? #2. "Believers are sealed…(Ephesian 4:30)…as earnest payment…until glory." But how does one know for certain they presently possesses the Spirit that guarantees eternal life in the future, that is, “until glory”? #3. "…there will be people who thought they were saved, but were not (Matthew 7:23)…We should be constantly examining ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5)…" My question presupposes one who shows every indication of being a true believer. As such, if one is being careful as much as they can, judging themselves as best they can, examining themselves constantly in the “mirror” (introspection?), do these acts assure – provide that certainty that cannot be mistaken - that he/she is saved? On second thought, why all this “introspection” if one knows for certain they are saved? Is it because there is the possibility they may actually not be saved? #4. "See above.The good news is that God grants grace to those that are utterly dependent on Him (Psalm 51:7). So seek…the 'means of grace'…" If my heart is deceptive, how can I know I am “utterly dependent on Him” or sincerely seeking grace? Does use of “means of grace” give assurance of salvation? In any case, are there not those who have used the “means of grace” and have fallen away anyway? "Soldiers do not win wars by being half-hearted…(Matthew 13:44-46)…" But neither do they know for certain that victory is theirs when once the war begins. |
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58 | An audible voice proves one is saved? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186666 | ||
Azure, I apologize but I cannot see where your response specifically answers my two questions. |
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59 | Is their assurance for the future? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186667 | ||
Hank, Stanley defines assurance this way: to "put beyond all doubt." However, how does one put their salvation beyond all doubt when: 1. the heart is deceitful and no one can understand the true condition of their own heart. 2. there are many examples of those who believed they were saved and later on rejected God. 3. it is admitted that one may both "walk the walk and talk the talk" but not really be saved. Unless I missed it, Stanley does not cover these issues. Stanley does seem to suggest that once saved, your future is on automatic, that is, going to heaven is inevitable; once saved, one may, for example, rape a child later on in life and, while remaining unrepentant, yet still go to heaven. He may not say it in these words but that's what it boils down to when he says, "There is nobody, not even yourself, who can take Christ's God-given gift of salvation away from you"; or, also when he says, "If you have Jesus, you have life. Eternal life. Not temporary, but eternal." |
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60 | Does chancing it make it? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186668 | ||
Cheri, 1. Is "having a better chance" the same as having assurance. 2. Without assurance, can't the "surprise" go both ways? 3. Can one still be a genuine Christian while he let's go of being assured and believes he has a chance of being saved rather than the assurance that he is saved? |
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