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1 | 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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2 | Is their assurance for the future? | Matt 7:21 | Hank | 186538 | ||
Try http://gotquestions.org/assurance-salvation.html ..... Also, highly recommend the book, "Eternal Security" by Dr. Charles Stanley. Available at CBD.com for under 10 dollars. It may well be just the thing that will answer your many questions on soteriology. Why not give it a try? --Hank | ||||||
3 | 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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