Topic: Many do believe
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Fri 03/12/10 11:48 AM
Many do believe that just because you’re baptized you’re saved. There wrong you’re saved when you truly ask Christ for salvation.

Baptism is a picture of death, burial, and resurrection and Jesus wants us to be baptized and join a church of believers and have that fellowship He knows we need. But all we have to do to be saved is ask. People make it to difficult and Christ knew that.

There is no way we can ask the lord for salvation and never sin again. That is why He laid His life down for us. We can’t save ourselves we have to have faith that Jesus Christ Died conquered hell and rose for us.

Now for the security part, We can fall anytime and go out there and live like were lost but if we have ever truly asked Christ for salvation, Believing in our heart that Christ was crucified buried and rose conquering hell and the grave for us you still will be saved.

You can know for sure and have that security it all depends on whether you believe and have asked for salvation.

Matt 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

You can prophecy in His name, and cast out devils in his name and do wonderful works. But if you haven’t asked He will not give salvation.

JAMES 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

We’re not supposed to straddle the fence but if you have asked Christ for salvation you will never fall from His hands. We’re not going to be perfect until we get there in Heaven. We need to strive to be though.

MATTHEW 6: 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

You can’t serve two masters and you will be serving one or the other but that doesn’t mean that you will lose your salvation. It means that you are sinning.

You can know for certain. If you believe Christ came here to earth to give salvation freely. It can be as simple as asking dear lord remember me in your kingdom or you can make it as long as you want. He wants to be your personal savior. Jesus Christ knows your heart.

EPHESIANS 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

As always I would ask that you read the Bible for yourself.