Messy
I’m a little confused
I’ve been reading a catholic website where it answers questions by its critics. One bit talked about salvation. It said that we are not guaranteed salvation, cos if we were, then it doesn't matter how much bad things we do, we'll still go to heaven. The site contains certain passages that confirm their belief.
I was also reading Christian website that claimed that we are guaranteed salvation. The churches I go to teach: "once saved, always saved".
Both true Christians and true Catholics love God. They both believe that salvation is through Jesus.
If God loves both Catholics and non catholic Christians. God loves all man too, I think. But I know that not everyone is going to heaven.
Do you have to believe that you are guaranteed salvation to be saved? What if you don't believe that God guarantees you salvation?
I think we have Holy Spirit. Now. And Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will stay with us and not leave. If we are willing to give up our desires and if we are willing to desire God's desires, then we have the Holy Spirit and our desires will be fulfilled by God.
How can we lose eternal life? We can lose it if we no longer desire God's desires. How can that happen if you had the true desire for God in the first place, and if God is there to make sure that your desire's are fulfilled?
i searched on google
http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=once+saved+always+saved
there seems to be quite some ppl armed with words in the bible to say that there is no gaurantee of salvation...
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hmm....
what to believe
Posted by
Jot.. |
12:09 am, November 26, 2004
A know too little to make a just comment, probably a wrong comment, so whoever has a right answer, and deny my answer. Hahahaha
I have once heard that rules like the 10 commandments are more relevant for Christians, and not really relevant for non-Christians, just so that we please God and live life closer to God's way.
In a way, are they like insider rules? If so, is there some form of insider punishment?
Hahaha, maybe I am thinking too much.
Posted by
Ivan |
10:03 am, November 26, 2004
And while this is no excuse for us to continue to do wrong things and be irresponsible Christians, but shouldn't we bear in mind that God knows what we are like, that our frames "are made of dust" (its in the bible somewhere). He knows that we are sinners. He knows we will be tempted.
So on that note, while it is important that we constantly strive to live a life closer to God, what He wants isn't that we do keep to strict rules, but have a heart to repent.
Posted by
Ivan |
10:11 am, November 26, 2004
Well, I can understand how people still hang onto the beliefs that Jesus' death does not completely buy us out of sin. Maybe something that shed more light into this issue appears in Galatians 2:15-21.
"for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
Hope this will be able to relieve some of the confusion.
YBIC,
Brian
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:38 pm, November 29, 2004