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How do you know when you are saved?

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Well said. It has been ill-posted too many times that salvation is a life-long process BUT the very moment one turns to Jesus and asks forgiveness, they are and forever will be SAVED. There is no saved-one-moment, not-saved-another-moment teeter-totter. We do fall away and come back as humans, but if we *could* do it on our own (i.e. earn salvation over a lifetime) then we wouldn't need His sacrifice to begin with. We couldn't do it before knowing Him and we can't do it after knowing Him. HE must do it and it is DONE once.
 
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full_of_faith said:


For instance, if you watch the History or Discovery Channel, they will talk about how dinosaurs were around 16 million years ago or something like that. If the Earth has only been around for about 6,000 years, how is that possible???

You don't need to believe in a literal 6 day Creation to be a Christian. I don't and I am. If the earth being older than 6-10,000 years would destroy your belief in God, then you've got something wrong. No where in the Bible does it say that the earth is 6,000 years old.

On knowing that you're saved, I figured that you would just know, as long as you truthfully confessed Christ.
 
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Thank you for your ideas and suggestions......TexasGirl06.

I understand it a little better now.
 
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Thank you for your ideas, Matthewgoh. I have already started praying to God everyday. I haven't been doing so and was only doing so when I had a problem that I need solved. I wasn't praying on a regular basis and now I am going to (like I should have been doing all along...)
 
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Thank you for reply, ShiningSonBeam....

I guess that is it...I don't "feel" saved. Lately, I have been feeling like I should be a "better" person. (I guess we could all use a little improvement, right?) I get upset with myself when I find myself judging people lately. I know I shouldn't do it, but then I do.
 
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Yes, I hear what you are saying, MinDach. I am going on a feeling and you are right, sooner or later, it will probably make me nuts.

You have a point about asking for forgiveness one day and that day you are saved, but you have to continue to ask for forgiveness every day.

Thank you for your reply. It has helped me.
 
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Ebia, OK so I will know when I'm saved when I come face to face with God. OK, but my understanding of God is that He isn't a person per se, but an all powerful spirit, the Almighty, perfect in every way. A person has flaws, so I don't believe that God can be a "person." I guess no one knows what God looks like, so I guess someone will just "know" I suppose.

OK, I understand now about Gensis. I always took the beginning that the Earth was created in 6 days literally. But I realize now, it isn't meant that way.

Also, I've noticed that in the OT that everything seems to be about 7s. Do you know if there is a reason for that. I know God created the Earth 6 days and rested on the 7th, so is that why or is there another reason? If you don't know, that is OK, but I thought I would ask.

What do I think a Christian life is? I think a Christian life is doing what Jesus would do, being spiritual, praying for others even if you don't like them. It means not hating people. To me, it means forgiving people, even if you don't forget. I think it means going to Church on Sunday if one so desires, and to be a good person. Following the Ten Commandments, reading the Bible. To me, that is a very tall order. Maybe I'm expecting too much of myself.

I know that there are people I don't like and there are times where I have a hard time forgiving (I can hold a good grudge at times). I don't go to Church on Sunday and haven't been to church in a copule of years. I try to follow the Ten Commandments as best I can.

Thanks for your reply.
 
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I understand about who you believe in and who you trust.

I guess there are some people out there who believe very deeply and I guess that's the way I thought it is supposed to be. I'm glad I'm getting more and more clarification on this. I think I got off track years ago and I just need to get back on again. I guess that it's not that I don't believe, I guess I don't believe "deeply enough." I guess all you have to do is believe, no matter how much, and that is good enough.....

Thank you, Adstar for the clarifications....
 
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Lamb, thank you for your reply.

I completely understnad what you are saying. You are right, God should come first. I agree about the deep roots so that throught the bad times I can still be with Him.

I guess the way to being a Christian is living your life like Jesus has set for us, read the Bible and pray to God. All of these things I learned way back when, I guess I just need a refresher...I'm a bit rusty.....
 
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LilLamb, thank you for your words of support. You are right, I shouldn't be looking within myself. I should be looking to Jesus and God. I need to work on that (I have already started, btw) Thank you.
 
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Stinker,

So someone knows when they are saved? Is there a certain feeling or event that takes place? Do you feel a certain way or a certain emotion?
 
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lovepeacenjoy92 said:
Well I think you are saved when you fully believe in the Bible. You just have to grew and try to get a stronger one by learning more. Hope it helps

Lovepeacenjoy, thank you for your reponse. Yes, your response has helped.
 
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ShiningSonBeam,

When someone turns to Jesus and asks for forgiveness, they are forever saved, no matter what? Then, under what you have said that means I am saved because I have asked Jesus for forgiveness before in my life.

There was someone else who replied and said that you need to pray for forgiveness every day to be saved every day. That if one day you don't pray for forgiveness, then you aren't saved that day. What are your thoughts on that? I don't want this to turn into a debate, since this is not one of the debate forums, I just want to know what you think.
 
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Thank you for your response, CrazyforYeshua. I appreciate your comments and am definitely going to act on them.
 
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You make a good point, eoe. That if one were saved one day and that was it, there wouldn't be any need to do anything else further. That make sense to me. I guess I never thought about it like that until you put it that way.
 
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So what you are saying Sherry40, even though someone is saved, they will still sin. I don't doubt that for a minute.

I see what Peter says about the water destroying the earth that was there before and then God made the Earth and it progressed to what it is today.
 
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I rather suspect it will be obvious when it happens.

Most cultures have numbers that are significant - for the hebrews it was 7 (usually symbolising perfection), 12, and 40 (signifying "a lot").


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All of that. Trying to grow in one's understanding of Him and his will for one's self. Trying to understand what he was on about, especially in the gospels. Listening for his call to vocation in one's own life and following that vocation when it comes (even when it's scary or uncomfortable to do so). Remembering that we are all his children made in his image, looking for and trying to bring out that image in those around you, and treating those in need as though they are him. And so on...

I would suggest putting aside the 10 in favour of the two they follow from: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.... and love your neighbour as yourself".
 
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full_of_faith said:
You make a good point, eoe. That if one were saved one day and that was it, there wouldn't be any need to do anything else further. That make sense to me. I guess I never thought about it like that until you put it that way.

But you see...

When I was saved, my life became not my own.
I live now for Him

I now go forth and live a life set apart for service.

When saved, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within the person who is saved.

What I do now, is BECAUSE I have been saved.
I do now, because of His Love.
I do now, because I know what I have been saved from.
 
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