Wrongly Saved
Those who turn to Christ Jesus as their Lord and Saviour will be saved.
What if you read the bible wrongly? Will you still be saved if you have Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? What if, on top of having Jesus as you Lord and Saviour, you also believe in other stuff that are wrong? like the mormans or the God witnesses.. and lots others.
What happens when these people pray to God?
What if you read the bible wrongly? Will you still be saved if you have Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? What if, on top of having Jesus as you Lord and Saviour, you also believe in other stuff that are wrong? like the mormans or the God witnesses.. and lots others.
What happens when these people pray to God?
That's a really interesting question. If they are having "wrong" interpretations of the bible, then I think the question then to consider is, whether they really believe that Christ Jesus is their Saviour AS WELL AS their Lord, or whether they believe Christ as their Saviour but treat their Church leaders as their Lord.
It seems to be more often than not that the different churches are the ones who make their worshipers misinterpret the Bible rather than they themselves interpret the Bible incorrectly. In the gospel according to Luke, Jesus has said: "How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!" (Luke 11:52)
The question is whether these people are saved at all? For Jesus also says: "How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pahrisees! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross whole countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him tice as deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are!" (Matthew 23:15)
So currently, they are not really following Christ as their Lord by following Jesus's own teaching, but really the teaching of these Church leaders.
That's sad. We know that there is only one way to God when Jesus said to Thomas: "I am the way, the truth, and the lfe; no one goes to the Father except by me." (John 14:6), and truly following Christ as Lord, Jesus will provide "The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you." (v.26)
You are only saved if you are led and taught by the Holy Spirit God has sent you. You are not saved if you are taught and led by some religious leader that teaches you to interpret the bible differently.
My useless opinion: there isn't really something that's called "Wrongly Saved". You are saved or not saved, there is nothing in between.
Posted by
Ivan |
10:42 am, October 27, 2004
Not sure if there is much that can be said, except that we can trust that God will be just.
Posted by
James |
11:27 pm, November 01, 2004