How do I ACTUALLY be saved?

[ladodgers6]

WHY?

Because repentance is the fruit of faith in Christ Alone! Nobody will repent unless they first believe in Gospel; who Christ is and what he accomplish on the Cross! Then on this solid rock we repent, do good works, and so forth.

 

[ladodgers6]

WHY?

"We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own." - John Calvin

 

[Hethatreadethit]

Remember your Baptism.

"For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ." - Galatians 3:27

Cling to Jesus. He alone saves you.
Look to Jesus. He alone saves you.
Cleave to Jesus. He alone saves you.

When you are done, remember your Baptism again. And again. And again. And again.

When the devil comes at you throwing doubt and despair your way, tell him, "I am baptized, I belong to Jesus Christ." For the devil is a coward, St. James says "Resist the devil and he will flee."

Speak with your pastor, study the Confessions, read the Scriptures, remember your Baptism.

-CryptoLutheran

When you are done, remember your Baptism again. And again. And again. And again.

Brain damage is doing the same thing over and over again. If you love sin, then why waste your time seeking the impossible. Faith takes love to move forward, and faith comes from hearing the Word of God, but who really hears the Word. Be not deceived. Talk is cheap. Pray for deliverance for deceivers are all around us.

 

[ladodgers6]

When you are done, remember your Baptism again. And again. And again. And again.

Brain damage is doing the same thing over and over again. If you love sin, then why waste your time seeking the impossible. Faith takes love to move forward, and faith comes from hearing the Word of God, but who really hears the Word. Be not deceived. Talk is cheap. Pray for deliverance for deceivers are all around us.

Wow, that was very mean to say. Where is the Love? You are quick to judge and condemn people. Where is the fruit of the Spirit here?

 

[Landon Caeli]

Hello,

I don't feel very motivated in life because I just don't know what could happen in the future. Right now, I do believe and love God, but because of my great sin, I feel that in the future I might fall away from God. I'd just like to know what any of you people have to say about the questions below. If any of you could answer these for me, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!

1. God says in Ephesians 2:8-9: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. God is saying that it is not our doing that earns us salvation, but only Jesus' doing. But God says several times in the Bible that I must believe in the Lord, Jesus to be saved. Isn't believing in Jesus my doing? And I'm a sinner, so I don't trust my own doing. What if, because I'm a sinner, I don't believe in Jesus in the future?

2. Based on question 1 above, is there anything in the Bible that could give me confidence that I won't lose salvation in the future?

3. What do you all think about "once saved, always saved"? If I am saved now, will I always be saved? Can my salvation be taken away from me? Below are two links regarding this topic, one from gotquestions.org and wels.net . gotquestions.org (a very popular online Christian FAQ) says that once you are saved, you are always saved. The link provides a lot of Bible references too. But wels.net , also providing a lot of Bible references, says that a Christian can fall from the faith. The links are right below:

https://www.gotquestions.org/once-saved-always-saved.html

https://wels.net/faq/position-on-once-saved-always-saved/

Could you give a biblical answer on which of the links, if any of them, is correct?

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To be honest, I'm kind of in panic mode. I don't want to do good works my entire life just to be confident that God would be pleased with me. I know God loves me. But with the unanswered questions above, I don't know if I will love God in the future. I ask that you take the time to answer these questions when you get the chance. Thank you again!

There are many brands of religion out there. From the 'have it your way', feel good congregations, to the 'real talk' emotional types. Then there are the ones who sing and dance, as well as the ones who hit the streets door to door. Then there's the ones who get ceremonial.

...Just pick one and become an active member of that community. Plan on sticking with it permanently, and I'm sure you'll be saved in the end.

 

[Landon Caeli]

...Unless you think you can do it all by yourself.