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1 | How many people will go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 3 | teresaa | 176854 | ||
Hank I thankyou for your response.I didn't feel attacked in any way, how ever I do have some scripture to back up in why i believe in what i believe. We can choose to walk out of the will of God. When we put our faith in what Christ has done on the cross, we are forgiven of past sins,yes God will keep us as long as we want to be kept but He did not force salvation on us in the first place and He will not force us to continue to follow Jesus. We have choices and we can choose life or death.If we continue to sin we can expect fearful judgment fromGod HEB10:26-27.we do not earn salvation through works lest any man should boast,Phil 2:12 work out your own salvation in fear and trembling. Not that God's word is contrudicting for it is truth all truth but we have to keep ourselves from loosing our way getting cought up in the world, a friend with the world is an enemy of God. John15:6 we must remain in Him or we are like fire wood, again our choice to stay close to Him or not. Romans2:7-8 it is with persistence do we do good, therfore there must be a resistence to face that is working it out.Gal6:8-9 we deny our sinful nature to please Him or we reap destruction. in Romans 11:17-24 we see that God did not spare His chosen people He will not spare us. He will show us kindness provided that we continue in Him.There are some more verses to support in what I believe, besides i would rather live with the belief that there is a chance to loose my salvation it keeps me in the fear of the Lord and as well as vigelint. Do you remember Samson was close to God, but the world, or should i say Delilah stole him away and Samson didn't even realize that God had left him.It has been a real plesure Hank to talk to you. God Bless | ||||||
2 | How many people will go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 176869 | ||
Hi teresaa, Allow me to comment on a few points. I join Hank in support of the doctrine of perseverence of the saints. Consider the following: 1. There is simply no verse in scripture that tells us that we will "loose our salvation". None. Yet, by contrast, there are numerous verses that detail what salvation is and how it is granted.(1 Cor. 1:30,6:11, Eph. 1:7, 13, 2:8-9,etc.) As a rule, we must interpret the less clear verses of scripture by the more clear. We also need to steer clear of "proof-texting". That is, taking verses out of context to support what we believe. Context is of paramount importance. Phil. 2:12 cannot be taken nor understood without verse 13 (it's one sentence in the original Greek). 2. What is our motivation for being saved? I suppose you could choose to live in fear of a God who would cast out His chosen. Sin was either fully atoned for at the Cross or it wasn't! If all my sins aren't forgiven (past, present, and future), then Christ must go back to the cross- an obvious impossibilty. (Eph. 4:32, Col. 2:13, 3:13) I choose to allow God's grace to be my motivator to Godly living. How would you deal with Titus 2:11-12?: " For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age" You see, it is His grace that instructs me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts- not fear of loosing my salvation. There is a significant difference. I don't think it is much of a God Who would save us to the uttermost (Heb. 7:25) only to confuse us by living in fear of it being taken back. Why do we not focus upon the great truth in Gal. 5:16 to "walk in the Spirit, so that we may not fulfill the lusts of the flesh?" In my experience, the goal of the Christian life is not to see how close to edge (I) we can live, but how close (I) we can get to the Savior. 3. There may be an element whereby we could reject His salvation, but that's not my point or focus. Eternal life is either that, or it's not! Eternal is by definition exactly that. It cannot be "temporal". Do you not suppose that it would have read in John 3:16, that He " so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have TEMPORAL life" had He meant that?. God is not the author of confusion! 4. Future judgment regarding our eternal disposition is reserved for the ungodly (unbelievers), not the believer. (Rom. 14:10-12, 2 Cor. 5:10). The believer will be judged only in regard to rewards (1 Cor. 3:12-15), NOT salvation! Choose to believe what you will, but I find great comfort in a God Who saved my by His grace and allows me to walk by faith. To Him be the glory, honor, and praise! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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