Oh glorious empty tomb!
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Jesus left His tomb empty…and saved me forever! Who gave you your salvation?
The Amplified version makes a fantastic case for “once saved always saved”. In 1 Peter 1:4 we learn: Our inheritance in Christ is an inheritance “beyond the reach of change”. When God secures our eternal Home, our salvation is placed “beyond the reach of change”.
How secure is THAT?!
Nothing can change what God has secured. And that means: IF you have truly been made brand new, then that new birth of yours is “beyond the reach of change”. Nothing can change that.
Are you qualified for Heaven?
Excerpt from Flesh and blood absolutely cannot inherit the Kingdom of God
We must have a spiritual rebirth with Jesus – to qualify for Heaven. Jesus saves us from our sin according to His plan of the ages. “You must be born again”, Jesus said John 3:5-8.
[born anew]
into an inheritance
which is imperishable
[beyond the reach of change]
and undefiled
and unfading,
reserved in heaven for you
– 1 Peter 1:4
Jesus, our Creator God Himself, repeated this several times, so I will also: You must be “born again”.
5 Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh [the physical is merely physical], and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be surprised that I have told you, ‘You must be born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
First, one is born in the flesh, “born of water”, through the water of the birth canal. Then, to become more than merely human, we have the choice to be “born of the Spirit” – “‘born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].’” This is the second birth. This, being born again, is how one gets saved by God and granted entrance into the Eternal.
Excerpt – From The Damning Godand Puny humans
God is a damning God. Without the forgiveness of Christ – you are a God damned puny mud-man. Mere human. 1
And His judgment is eternal. Your thinking is a vapor in the wind, whereas God’s Word is eternal – and real.” (Vapor: James 4:14, Job 8:9, Psalm 39:5, Psalm 39:11, Proverbs 21:6, Ecclesiastes 1:2)
It is only through Christ
that we are born again
“into an inheritance
which is imperishable
— beyond the reach of change”.
FOR MORE:
How far beyond your reach is “beyond the reach”? That is how far from change our salvation is once we accept His salvation offer and yield ourselves 100% to Jesus. 1 Peter 1:4 Think about that!
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“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.
Choose to change Eternity…we have the choice to be “born of the Spirit“
Being saved means forever never again condemned
Salvation in Christ is beyond huge
“I give them eternal life”…Who gave you your salvation?
Mere men: See both references in one link or: 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17
Vapor: James 4:14; Job 8:9; Psalm 39:5; Psalm 39:11; Proverbs 21:6; Ecclesiastes 1:2
I stand amazed
looking at the arrogant mud-man
shaking his puny little mud-fist
— at God, the Potter!
At God! Ha!
What impudence.
What futility, despair, regret.
– From The Damning God
Vile To Jesus Excerpt:
“In the grip of our “yippeeee” lifestyle, we forget God and His ways. It’s just too much fun, we think. And it is true, we can do anything possible, but, as Jesus taught, there will be a day of reckoning. We have total freedom here on earth, but there are consequences. God does have standards.
What we do may be vile to Jesus! Do you really want to be vile, when being vile will land us in His Courts on That Day, condemned by Creator God the Judge, God-damned forever? Wouldn’t you rather get right with your Creator? Now, before it is too late?
This life is not all there is, but – it is the only life that matters for now. This is it!
What ya doin’ with it? Are you fast and free with all ye be, content to be mere mud? Or are you living with eternity in mind, getting ready for that Judgement Day?
Have you made the choice? It’s not too late to repent of that – and choose Jesus.”
“The philosophies of man, are man’s. They don’t reach God. God is totally too awesome for mere man.
God’s way, is His way. He is far too huge to be messed with by you, or me.
We can not reach God on our own. But God, for some unfathomable reason, reached down from His heavens, and made a way for us to reach Him. Jesus….”
That moment of IF when you choose your own thinking
The one-off offer Jesus makes to everyone
“These days it seems so few know what the Bible really says about being a Christian. Many think it does not matter what you think.
They say: Follow whatever you prefer. Just call yourself Christian, and try to “be a little more Christian” every day: be nicer, kinder, less cranky, more tolerant, accepting of others. That’s what it’s all about… they say.
But a Christian is not a name you yourself can define however you want. There is no meaning at all if anything can be whatever you want it to be. Puny man: who do you think you are, to think you yourself can define what it is to be a Christian?
Funny one should call himself “Christian”, but say it does not matter what you believe! How rational is that?”
“You are a mere man, a created human, living-out your days on God’s earth until He then deigns to call you up front in His Court to His Throne of Judgement, and says to you, “What did you do with my Son, Jesus?”
…He will not ask you what you think. He might not ask you anything. Maybe your whole life will flash before you in an instant, and you will stand there confounded, condemned, with all your sin unforgiven – all on you.”
Why should God let you into His Kingdom?
A truly Gospel-centric Christmas
Blessed by forgiveness by The Hand of God our Savior
Long before His birth prophets spoke of Jesus the Messiah…predicted long before
The Wonder of the Birth of God…God came down to earth
Why we all need Jeus…we all need salvation in Christ. He is the One to provide salvation
Why we should fear God Almighty…souls lost in sin will be lost forever
Holy Father, Lord of All Excerpt: Sitting here before you Lord, my Holy Father, Lord of All, I’m so aware that I’m not holy….
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What God secures – You cannot “lose”
When God secures our eternal Home…
Imagine what “being saved” has meant to you Excerpt: There was a point in my life where I was lost for eternity. I am amazed what salvation has meant to me. What about you?
What Jesus gives to sinners like me and you
Limited Thinking Excerpt:
My unauthorized paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10:
9 Don’t you know this!?
…that those who live their own way
will not actually get into God’s Kingdom?
They won’t have even the slightest share in it!
Don’t fool yourself by your limited thinking.
Not one person who lives their life their own way
will ever inherit the Kingdom of God or share in any part of it….”
–Swift’s Amped-up Paraphrase of the Passage (AMPED-UP) – 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
You cannot lose what God keeps secured for us
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”
You Can Never Lose Your Salvation, and Here’s Why! | by Andrew Farley | crosswalk.com; | Author of The Grace Message, and The Perfect You: God’s Invitation to Live from the Heart Excerpt: How can we be certain that Paul was not speaking to believers who had lost their salvation? Notice the contrast between “you” and “we” in the passage:
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“4 You have been severed from Christ,
you who are seeking to be justified
by the Law;
you have fallen from grace.
5 For we,
through the Spirit,
by faith, are waiting
for the hope of righteousness.
– Galatians 5:4-5 NASB
SWIFT NOTE: There is no grace in the Law.
It is “you who are seeking to be justified by the Law” Galatians 5:4-5 that are …severed from Christ. They who try to get saved by any other means, such as by the Law — are not saved, but “severed from Christ” because of their unbelief.
They are “fallen from grace”, a grace they never claimed and never had. It is “through the Spirit” that new birth happens – and “we, through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness” Galatians 5:5.
Those who seek new birth “by the Law”… never are in Christ (thus “severed from…”), never are justified, because there is no grace in the Law.
See all three in one link NASB or: Galatians 5:22-23 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Hebrews 6:13
[born anew]
into an inheritance
which is imperishable
[beyond the reach of change]
and undefiled
and unfading,
reserved in heaven for you
– 1 Peter 1:4
Footnotes
- Mere men: 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17.
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