So I was recently asked a question by a friend and coworker that I was originally going to answer on my FAQ page. However, as I was looking into verses from the Bible dealing with this issue, I found myself thinking too deeply about this topic to make it simply an entry on that page, so I’m making a whole new blog instead.
Anyway, the question essentially was, “Can you lose your salvation?” Now I live in the Baptist belt and I currently go to a Baptist church. From what I understand Baptists don’t believe that this is possible. I tend to disagree. I believe that the only way to gain eternal life is to believe that Jesus died and took all your sins – past, present, and future – and removed them from you, leaving them buried in the empty tomb, hypothetically speaking. Believing in this gift and having faith that it is the only way you will get into heaven is in itself the only way you can get into heaven. Because after this, there is nothing you can do to gain eternal life – Jesus already did everything for you. Pretty amazing right? Well, don’t let it go to your head. You can’t just start sinning, because God’s forgiven you of everything you’ve done and are going to do. That’s not how it works. In fact that’s a very good way to lose that very precious gift for good. Continue Reading
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