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“You can’t always get what you want” – sang the rock star Mick Jagger. 1
Salvation is assumed…Did you get what you want?
The same is true of the one-off offer of Jesus to receive you into His Holy Home Heaven. You can’t always get what you want (the salvation Jesus offers…) nor “…what you need” because your heart is off-kilter. See salvation references.
Salvation is assumed in the minds of so many in churches today. But the stats show most are not saved yet. And I fear the majority of churches have the Bible message of “what saves you” all twisted up anyways nowadays – to the point that what they say isn’t even close to what Jesus requires for it. So tragic.
pat-on-the-back complacency
I grew up with the “once saved always saved” belief. I still believe it’s correct. Scripture teaches it. 2
But that belief has lolled many into a false complacency. They think they were saved back in the day – but the truth is they were not and still are not.
Contrary to the assumption, the Bible does not assume anyone’s salvation. It actually questions it.
Examine yourselves
The odds are so strongly against that assumption — that Paul warns us to “examine yourselves….” Paul was aware of this assumption. He shared his concern: that you may not actually be “in the faith” and living in it.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit?
“…see whether you are
in the faith
and
living your lives
as [committed] believers.”
Did you have a “cracked heart” the day you made your confession of faith? Did your confession miss the mark? Did you fail to yeild 100% to Jesus? Did you truly give it up to Jesus? Are you now caught up with practices that God is against?
The odds are: God rejected your confession. Think about it.
FOR MORE:
Do you live with the assumption that you were saved back in the day? Did you truly give it up to Jesus? The odds are God rejected your confession. Think about it.
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Keeping sin AND getting God’s Holiness also…Really? You want to take your sin into Heaven?
Think about it. Have you strayed from the Truth?…stray away is to stay away eternally
What are the odds of you going to Hell?…Really! Think about it. Verify. Know that you know you know
The logic of “if this – then that” to explain useless faith…are assuming a false “if this then that” assumption?
“once saved always saved”…Read more about this very real doctrine the Bible teaches:
Don’t rely on “once saved always saved” theology Excerpt: I totally believe in the promise: once saved always saved. After all, THAT is what the Bible teaches.
However…. There is power in the words. Read it again: once saved….
** Were you, really saved? Were you ever even saved in the first place? We are exhorted in Scripture to prepare well for our eternity. Might be advisable to do that now. See more here:
What was it like – your confession to Jesus?,
Was your confession accepted by God (It could be – NOT.)
Could it be true that today only 6% of “Christians” are truly born again?…See what the stats show. Look inside your heart.
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What God secures – You cannot “lose”
Why we never lose our salvation in Christ…never again
Being saved means forever never again condemned…THAT is what the Bible teaches
Can I become unsaved for any reason?
The Security of the True Believer
What if? God looks inside your soul and says “I am not your Lord”
Running with sin and calling it “just fine with me”
Who but you oh Lord? Excerpt:
“…Thank you for who You are and what you’ve become to me
Who but You reached down in love to this poor soul that day
Oh glorious moment I will forever grateful be
You saved me from my sin and birthed me once again to new life
I’m living new because you changed me to be yours forevermore
Your grace not my strength allows me to continue serving you alone
Your Spirit guides me keeps me lifts me up to serve you yet another day
Keep me ready steady able for the day you take me Home….”
Your confession of faith
Got a cracked heart”…on that day you “made a confession of faith”
We know what Jesus believes. Do you agree with Him?
Did your confession miss the mark?
Was your confession accepted by God – or not? Did you fail to yeild 100% to Jesus on the day you made your confession of faith?
Being 100% given-over to Jesus
Is yours a sound doctrine that Jesus will approve?
Are you “contrary” – not conforming to the Gospel?
The Dangers of Consorting With Error
When God warns you Excerpt: Warnings in Scripture – from God…come with various wording.
– Beware – Watch out – Pay attention –
– Listen up – Take heed – “I say to you” –
– “Again I say”- Do not let… –
– Warning against following “different doctrines” and false teachers –
Here are some examples of God’s most important warnings to us all (with linked references):….
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See warnings in one link, or: 2 Peter 1:20-21, Jude 3,4, Titus 1:9, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 1 John 2:18-19, 1 Timothy 1:3-7.
Also see warnings in one link here with all these references:
1 John 4:1, 2 John 1:7-11, 1 Peter 4:17, James 3:1, James 5:19-20, Acts 20:28-31, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Galatians 1:6-10, Galatians 2:4-5, Romans 16:17-19, 2 Corinthians 2:17, Ephesians 5:6-13, 1 Corinthians 5:11-13, Titus 1:10-11, Colossians 2:18, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 2 Peter 3:15-16, 2 Timothy 2:16-18, 2 Timothy 2:19-26.
Also see warnings in one link here or: 1 John 4:5, 1 John 4:6, Luke 11:52, 1 John 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:3, Isaiah 29:13-16, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Luke 21:33, Hebrews 4:12, Acts 17:11, Genesis 3:1-6, Ephesians 4:14, Matthew 15:6-9 and Isaiah 29:13.
And don’t miss warnings here: Luke 13:27 and this – Ephesians 4:17-19.
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God’s biggest warnings to us today
Bible Warnings against false teachings and their false teachers
So you think you are a Christian saved by His amazing grace
Are you “contrary” – not conforming to the Gospel…Is your heart off-kilter?
It’s time to give it up for Jesus
Prepare Your Eternity with great fear and trepidation…prepare well for your eternity Excerpt: The Bible contrasts the two sides of eternity: Heaven and Hell. It is extremely advisable to examine our “eternal preparedness”. Are you prepared? Make sure you have correctly interpreted God in His Word. If you have not, there will be Hell to pay. Nobody can accept His salvation – and reject His Words.
The one-off offer Jesus makes to everyone
If you’re going to God’s Home Heaven…His Holy Home
References about Salvation…references to know more about what God is offering
Footnotes
- The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want … – YouTube…in their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
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Scripture teaches the once saved always saved theology.What God secures – You cannot “lose”Why we never lose our salvation in Christ…never againBeing saved means forever never again condemned…THAT is what the Bible teaches.
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