Nazarene question

[walkingfeet]

I was thinking on visiting a Nazarene church in my area and wanted to know some of your beliefs.I looked on the church of the nazarene web site and it wasent really clear on Does the church of the nazarene belive you can lose your salvation? And is the rapture pre, mid, or post? Thanks for any help

 

[Crono]

Regarding losing your salvation, the Church of the Nazarene believes that salvation is a gift that is provided by God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, but it must be freely accepted by a person. Just as the person has the freedom to accept that gift, he or she also has the freedom to abandon it if that person chooses. So, yes, the church does believe that you can lose your salvation.

Regarding the rapture, the Church of the Nazarene says little about end times other than that Jesus Christ will return in a Second Coming and that there will be a final judgement. There is no official statement about when the rapture will occur. Therefore, there are a variety of end times doctrines that exist within the church, including pre-, mid-, and post-Tribulation rapture beliefs, as well as premillenial, postmillenial, and amillenial beliefs that do not include a Tribulation at all.

 

[Cool CD]

Regarding losing your salvation, the Church of the Nazarene believes that salvation is a gift that is provided by God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, but it must be freely accepted by a person. Just as the person has the freedom to accept that gift, he or she also has the freedom to abandon it if that person chooses. So, yes, the church does believe that you can lose your salvation.

Regarding the rapture, the Church of the Nazarene says little about end times other than that Jesus Christ will return in a Second Coming and that there will be a final judgement. There is no official statement about when the rapture will occur. Therefore, there are a variety of end times doctrines that exist within the church, including pre-, mid-, and post-Tribulation rapture beliefs, as well as premillenial, postmillenial, and amillenial beliefs that do not include a Tribulation at all.

One of the difficult issues is that the Nazarene church believes you can lose your salvation, but many Nazarenes also believe that once sanctified you can not lose that. I have had a hard time reconciling once saved not always saved with once sanctified always sanctified.

 

[WesleyJohn]

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