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21 | Can the Spirit be impersonated? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186996 | ||
ebrain, 1. How can one be sure that the "good fruits" produced today will continue until death? That is, how can one know his fruits are genuine? 2. Cannot one be deceived into believing the Spirit that bears witness within him is true when, in fact, it is demonic? |
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22 | Looking into the heart for assurance? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186994 | ||
It seems to me that prosperity or poverty have no necessary bearing on either the difficulties or ease of faith; it depends on the person's perspective. There are those who have found it hard to believe and those who found it easy to believe in both circumstances. In any case, you do not seem to have answered the question. I am not discussing expressions of genuine faith; I am discussing genuine faith itself. How does one know that the faith he professes to have in Christ is genuine so as to have obtained salvation? Are there not those who, having "looked into [their] heart for the truth of what [they] believe", have been deceived? |
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23 | Experience is evidence? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186993 | ||
That still fails to answer the question. Here is how I see it: Assurance seems to have no bearing on maturity or immaturity; certainty is certainty. Either you have assurance or you do not. If my father, when I'm 13, promises to buy me a car when I'm 21, without any conditions and I believe him, my maturiaty or immaturity has no bearing on the promise and, therefore, is irrelevant. It neither proves nor disproves that the car will be given. As such, I fail to understand how experience or growth can give any evidence of salvation and thus give be any form of assurance. Therefore, the question still remains unanswered: How do I know for sure I am saved? Or, another way to put it, how can I be assured now that when I die God will take me? |
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24 | Experience assures salvation? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186988 | ||
1. Therefore, feelings/experience give evidence of salvation? 2. What about those who felt Jesus and after some years fell away? From your analogy, it seems we must assume they were genuine believers. 3. If it is suggested that those in the example above were not true believers in the first place, that is, their feelings/experience has deceived them into believing something that is not true, how can another be assured that what they have tasted is the real thing? |
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25 | Is perseverance certain? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186935 | ||
1. I would think once assured there would be no growth in assurance; certainty is certainty. Nevertheless, are you not "quantifying" the evidence by stating "the more change, the more Christ-like," etc? 2. The specific issue in question is not being "more Christ-like" but assurance of salvation. If "more" is required, how much to be certain, that is, to be assured of salvation? 3. If doubt lingers, is that being assured? 4. How can one be certain that the changes are coming from a genuine possession salvation? 5. If we are not saved by works/performance, how can they be sure and unfailing evidences of one's salvation? 6. How can one be certain today that he will persevere until tomorrow? That is, how can one be absolutley certain that his perseverance will continue until his death? |
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26 | E-Security only for true believers? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186929 | ||
Hank, Unless I am mistaken, "eternal security" is provided for those who are genuine believers. How can one be certain they are a genuine believer and thus certain that they are in possession of eternal security? I missed where the gotquestions' article covers this. |
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27 | Faith that is self-centered? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186926 | ||
AF, It should be noted that Jesus' performance is not in question, nor is his heart, etc. What is in question is the genuiness of one's own heart. If it is true that the heart is deceitful, how does one know for sure that they are really believing in Jesus with all the heart and that it is not, for example, a belief with ulterior motives or a belief that is self-centered, that is, mere desire and not true believing? |
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28 | Real change? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186925 | ||
CDBJ, 1. Have not people successfully changed their lives that were not professing to be Christians? 2. Were there not Christians who after confessing that it was Jesus who changed their lives proved, after awhile, reverted back and showed the change to be unsuccessful? 3. If the above questions are admitted "yes", how does one know for certain that the change they experienced is genuine? |
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29 | How does one know their faith is real? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186922 | ||
John, If salvation is not based on works/performance but faith in Jesus, how does one know that the faith he professes to have towards Jesus is genuine? |
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30 | How can one know faith is genuine? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186921 | ||
AF, If not by my performance but by "faith in Jesus' performance", how does one know that the faith they profess to have in Jesus is genuine? |
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31 | Assurance based on performance? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186777 | ||
Hi AF, 1. If I do this, I will live. Is assurance, therefore, grounded on performance and a proper performance at that? 2. If so, how then does one know they are loving God with all their heart (if the heart is deceitful), all their soul (if the soul is corrupt), all their strength (if they are weak), with all their mind (if the mind cannot subject itself to God)? |
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32 | If possible, how can any be sure? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186671 | ||
If one could, how would anyone know for certain they are saved? | ||||||
33 | Feelings demonstrate the facts? | Matt 7:21 | Lookn4ward2Heavn | 186670 | ||
Doc, Let's begin with one of MacArthur's initial statements. He says, "The subject here then is the assurance of salvation. And we have noted that there are basically two questions to ask. Question number one, is salvation forever? Is it secure? Question number two, can I feel that security? One is a fact and the other is a personal confidence. They are inseparable." It seems he places "feelings" as the basis for "personal confidence." Again, he seems to consider "fact" and "feeling" as inseparable. Therefore, can one safely conclude that if he feels saved, he is saved? |
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34 | 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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35 | 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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36 | 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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37 | 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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38 | 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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39 | "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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40 | 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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