Questions I have

[Limack]

I heard this from someone.
That if you are saved, you are saved, if you aren't, you aren't.
It has to do with grace, and theres nothing you can do about it.

Are those statements true?
Lets assume those statements are true.
So that means that trying to be good is futile and pointless since I can try to be a good person and I can go to hell anyway because I am not saved.
No matter how hard I try?

Also, I heard that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
So Satan, demons or yourself can send yourself to hell because you get tricked or trick yourself into believing you are doing the right thing when you are actually going the wrong thing in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Limack]

bump

 

[ke1985]

Here is an interesting article:

http://www.2001translation.com/Hell.htm

 

[Bellicus]

I would recommend reading the letter to the Romans. It gives answers to your problem in a better way then I can.

And it is true. You can't be saved by following the law. It is all about mercy.

 

[Alive again]

I would like to add a bit, though I have not read the link that ke1985 left.

What saves you is your belief in Jesus as your Saviour. coming to the point where you realize you are a sinner and cannot stand before a Holy God. That no matter how hard you try there is sin in your life. “But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; Isaiah 64:6 You HAVE to accept the gift of grace. (see Eph 2:8 below)

What dooms you to Hell is rejecting Jesus as your Saviour, rejecting the gift of grace. Hell WAS MADE FOR THE FALLEN ANGELS, THE DEMONS, NOT TRULY FOR MAN. I can get you verses, but do I just do not have the time this am. MAN CHOOSES TO GO TO HELL BY REJECTING CHRIST. The Bible is clear that all heaven and nature is a witness to God and man is without excuse (again there are verses to this regard).

So if you are talking about a man who is unsaved doing good then yep, doesn't work the law has never saved anyone (verses available again).

I personally believe once saved always saved, others do not, so I will leave that alone.

But I will say that once saved, we do good and merciful acts as a way of saying thank you to God as a witness to the fact that we are changed by God's love and mewrcy in our lives. The nice thing is that when we His grace is new every morning so that when we in our humaness fail, there is grace to cover it always! For if we confees our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us. (That is a verse I just don't have the passage, I thnink in 1 John) And we can use these mistakes as opportuniies to share His grace for the unsaved as well.

Tis important for the saved not to get confused as we start doing good works as a thank you to God. That is why we have verses like The on above Eph 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Well, that didn't come out stated as clearly as I hoped, but I hope that helped to answer your question.

 

[sadi belle]

The only unforgivable sin is rejecting Jesus. When you accept Jesus' gift (which is freely given by Him with no strings attached) of salvation then his Holy Spirit fills you. When you are filled with Him then you will become like Him which is good. The more you get to really know Jesus the more you will want to be like Him. Good works alone won't get you into heaven but hopefully the road there will be paved with them.