Salvation

Spiritual News – Michael Chriswell – Verse by Verse on Can You Lose Your Salvation?

Michael Chriswell – Verse by Verse on Can You Lose Your Salvation?
THE SCRIPTURES REFS I MENTION IN THE VIDEO, along with a more concise explanation on the subject of falling away, ARE available here: http://relentlessheart.com/blog/2015/12/1/once-saved-always-saved
Can you lose your salvation? There are really good teachers and pastors that all divide of this issue. What others teach is not the issue. What the Bible actually says in its entirety is what we need to know. There are 3 basic positions that are held, in answer to this question. We will look at all 3 and then look at the Scriptures that give us a clear answer to this often puzzling question.
We cannot discuss today’s teaching without addressing the difficult question of “Can we lose our salvation?” I’m going to attempt to show you the whole TRUTH of what the Bible teaches on this subject, irrespective of any denominational bias, false or incomplete teaching on this subject. I have spent way too many hours studying this subject so that I could be absolutely sure that I was believing the truth and not just want I wanted to believe or what my church has believed or taught for the last 50 years, etc. Often people will quote a verse or two to formulate or substantiate their current belief on this subject, but that’s simply not enough to understand or to define a doctrine on this complex subject. You may be surprised to see what the Bible says in it’s totality. Watch the video first, then download the document I mention, HERE. Be prepared to ask yourself, “Do I believe what I believe about this subject because I read all the Scriptures myself and the Holy Spirit helped me to see the truth myself or do I believe what I believe because that’s what my church or my favorite teachers have always taught and believed?” If it’s not the former, you may wish to reconsider your approach. WHY?
I’ll give you one example. One of the largest and most well know denominations in the world had a near split many years ago, over the subject of “Is the Bible the error free word of God or not?” Just think about the implications of that one issue and how that could impact millions in the congregations? Can you imagine and entire half of a denomination having to decide which side of the coin they would end up on, on that issue? Are you kidding me? That’s why we MUST be like the Bereans in Acts 17:4. Your church or pastor or denomination will not exist and will not be with you when you stand before Christ. Listen to what I’m going to share, but please be sure to find out for yourself. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you, Michael
The Life Changing 31 Day John 7:17 Challenge: Day 3 Part 1

Spiritual News – Robert Breaker – What it Means to be Born Again

Robert Breaker – What it Means to be Born Again
This is the ninth sermon preached in English on www.thecloudchurch.org
It was preached by Pastor/Missionary Evangelist Robert Breaker, and explains the biblical doctrine of being Born Again.
For The Cloud Church in Spanish, go to: www.laiglesiadelanube.com

Misunderstanding Salvation
Sermon for Sunday, June 11, 2017. This is the 141st sermon preached in English on http://www.thecloudchurch.org. It was preached by Pastor/Missionary Evangelist Robert Breaker, who shows how it is possible to misunderstand salvation and end up being lost because someone is trusting in what THEY DID rather than trusting in what JESUS HAS DONE for them.

The Gospel, is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.  There it states:

15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

http://www.rrb3.com/tsam/salvation/how_be_saved.htm

HOW TO BE SAVED:

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Jesus Christ said the following important words in John chapter three:

“3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.  8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”

To go to heaven, you MUSTbe born again!   So, are you saved?  Have you been born again by the Spirit of God?  If not, why not read the following verses to see what God says about how to be saved:

THE BAD NEWS

                Psalm 9:17: “The wicked shall be turned into Hell.” 

Whether you believe in Hell or not, it is still true.

That’s why you must be saved.

Saved from what?

Saved from HELL!

       Revelation 20:15  “…whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE.” 

Will you be one of those cast into the LAKE OF FIRE?

You don’t have to be.

Jesus Christ can save you.

But you must first realize that you are lost.

    Luke 12:5 says, “But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.” 

Do you fear death?  Are you afraid of dying?   Are you afraid of God?

The Bible says that death will pass upon all of us.  Hebrews 9:27 says, “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

Are you prepared for death?  How about JUDGMENT?

According to the Bible, you will someday stand before God and be judged.

    Romans 14:12 dogmatically states: “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” 

Are you ready to give account to God almighty for your wickedness?

    Matthew 12:36 tells us “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” 

How many bad words have you used lately, how many dirty jokes, how many cusswords?

    Revelation 20:12-13 describes the judgment thusly, “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God…and they were JUDGED every man according to their WORKS.”

How will you fare in that great and dreadful day?

    2 Peter 2:9 tells us “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be PUNISHED.” 

                The punishment is ETERNAL SUFFERING in HELL.  But why would God allow man to suffer in Hell?  The answer is simple.  The Bible tells us that we are all unjust sinners.

            Romans 3:23 tells us we have all  “sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”  

            And Romans 3:12 states, “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

According to the Bible, every lost person on the face of the earth is a sinner bound for Hell.  SIN is utter and complete rebellion against God.  This is either by doing what God told us not to do (the “Thou Shalt Not’s), or not doing what God told us to (not keeping his commandments).  Because of Sin, man has offended God and separated himself from Him.  This is why he cannot enter into the pearly gates.  Man must first be saved.  But to be saved, he must first realize he’s LOST, and on his way to HELL.

How about you?  Have you realized you are lost?

THE GOOD NEWS

Though man has offended God and is bound for Hell at death, God loved him enough to give him a way to heaven, if he’s willing to take it.  That way is through the Lord Jesus Christ!  The Bible tells us that the Lord Jesus is “God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16).  In other words, God himself came down to the earth, was born of a virgin, and walked among us.  But the most wonderful thing is that he gave his life for us in our place for our sins.

      1 Timothy 1:15 tells us “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” 

      Hebrews 7:25 states of Jesus, “…he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”

In the Old Testament, when a man sinned, God demanded a blood sacrifice.  So, to obtain forgiveness, man had to sacrifice a lamb to God, for

       Hebrews 9:22 tells us, “…without shedding of blood is no remission.” 

God will not and cannot forgive man based on his goodness.  Man must have a blood sacrifice, something or someone dying in his place for his sins.

Today our sacrifice is Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins!

When he came, John the Baptist called him, “…the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!” 

Jesus came to die for the sins of the whole world!  He was our lamb, or sacrifice for our sins.

        1 John 4:10 says “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 

What great love God showed in giving us his son to die for us!

        John 3:16 states:  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

God gave us Jesus so that we could have everlasting life!  Even Jesus himself stated in

        John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”  

       John 11:25  Jesus said … I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die…”

And again in John 11:26 Jesus said, “…I am the resurrection, and the life:

Clearly, salvation, or eternal life, is only through Jesus Christ!

The Gospel, or Good News of Christ’s blood sacrifice, is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.  There it states:

            “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

The Good News is that you, too, can be SAVED.

How?  By FAITH in the blood atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ!

            In Ephesians 2:8,9 the apostle Paul says, “For by GRACE are ye SAVED through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

Salvation cannot be earned by your WORKS, or what you do, but rather by FAITH.  But the question arises:  Faith in What?

The answer is simple – by faith in the shed blood and finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross when He died in your place for your sins!

                Romans 3:25-28 tell us: “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”

To be saved, a person must TRUST THE BLOOD of Jesus Christ, which He shed at the cross, as sufficient to SAVE his SOUL.  God will not accept our works, he will only accept those who receive his gift of love by faith.  God is the JUSTIFIER, we cannot justify ourselves.  We must come to God and trust him to be saved.

                Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” 

You have a choice.

You can try to earn your way to HEAVEN by rejecting the blood sacrifice of Jesus, or you can take God’s free gift of eternal life by FAITH.

What will it be?

Let’s look at three more verses to make this as clear as possible:

         Rom 3:24  Being justified freely by his GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

          Rom 5:1  Therefore being justified by FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

         Rom 5:9  Much more then, being now justified by his BLOOD, we shall be SAVED from wrath through him.

According to the Bible, salvation or JUSTIFICATION, is by GRACE through FAITH in the BLOOD of Jesus Christ, like it says about in Romans 3:25!  In other words, when your faith is solely in the Blood, you are SAVED!

How about it?  Won’t you trust the blood of Jesus Christ today to save your soul from a Devil’s Hell?

God wants to save you.

                1 Timothy 2:4 says he will, “have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

                Romans 10:17 states, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 

If you’ve read this, you’ve heard the word of God, the Gospel of truth.  Now will you receive it?

Will you accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour with a repentant heart by simple childlike faith, trust only in his shed blood to save your soul from hell?

If you trusted Christ as your Saviour after reading this, please  email me at the address below so I can rejoice with you and send you some more information.

Robertbreaker3@hotmail.com