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1 | What exactly must a person to be saved? | Bible general Archive 1 | MPierce | 79437 | ||
I personally am not afraid of the question. It is just bothersome to me when someone tell me that I am not saved or a non-Christian because I have not got before and alter and professed myself to Jesus Christ. And if I died today, I do believe that I would go to heaven. Although I do sin, I have asked for forgiveness, I try to live as God would expect me to. And the Church I attended as a child didn't tell me I was saved. It is something that I feel within myself. I feel that God does watch over me. And I'll admitt that I do not know the bible anywhere near as well as some of you, but I don't think anyone truely knows exactly what we say to God, when asked why should he let us into heaven, will be suitable to God. But, I will read up on the passages you have suggest as well as the others who have suggested passages. There is never too much information. Thank you and God Bless. | ||||||
2 | What exactly must a person to be saved? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 79589 | ||
Never let anyone tell you that you are not saved unless and until you go before an altar and "profess [yourself] to Jesus Christ". Public confession is a false addition to faith in Jesus Christ, which is stated as the single condition for salvation in the NT (John 1:12; Acts 16:31). "Confession is a normal result of being saved, though it may also accompany the initial act of believing. Nowhere is public confession required. In this connection, prayer may be helpful in clinching a decision, but it is not in itself a requirement for salvation" (Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). Once again we are not saved by surrender, baptism, repentance, or public confession. Neither does our prayer save us. |
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