The meaning of salvation

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Aaron56

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should we hear what the lord said about our works and his grace though ? Would it be “ adding to grace “ if we simply heard and believed what he taught about salvstion of would that be faith ?

for instance does anyone need to do this to be saved ?

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Or does grace erase what he said there ?

is this still true ?

“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:48-50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Is that all true too or would we be adding to Gods grace for salvstion if we heard and believed his word ?


Is this adding something to grace and salvstion ? Or is it just accepting what our lord said about salvstion ?

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If someone accept what he said and gets baptized have they added a work and are they now trying to save themselves ? Or did they just hear and believe thier savior ?

if we make something up and say you need to do this and then it’s not something the lord and his apostles said we would be adding works …if we just learn from Jesus and do what he said lol we’re walking in faith
Agreed!

We are saved by grace through faith to be with the Lord forever.
We must obey the Lord to grow in maturity and responsibility.

There are many Christians who are content to be pew-sitters until their dying day. Age does not make one mature in the Lord.
 

Pilgrimshope

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Agreed!

We are saved by grace through faith to be with the Lord forever.
We must obey the Lord to grow in maturity and responsibility.

There are many Christians who are content to be pew-sitters until their dying day. Age does not make one mature in the Lord.
Amen brother Gods grace teaches repentance and upright living is the thing it’s part of the message of grace what we need to learn and do Is part of the grace of god that saves us from sin and death

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”
‭‭Titus‬ ‭2:11-15‬ ‭KJV‬‬

when we try to remove the content of repentance and right living doing good rather than evil from grace it becomes this instead

“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Gods grace will always save because it will teach us repentance and righteousness but there’s another message of grace that removes the content and says “ your all saved don’t ever think you need to do what said “

ado you remember that’s what Israel’s prophets and preists began to do they said “ God will never bring the earnkngs of destruction upon us we’re chosen we’re a rahams chikdren we’re special “

airs the same thing now we say “ salvstion by grace “ then we explain this means you don’t need to hear gods word and believe and follow you don’t need to repent that’s a work you don’t need baptism for remission of sins that’s a work it’s not grace ect ect

Gods grace is the gospel it teaches us to repent and live right now in this world and anticipate the return of Jesus and live right while we do and even becoming zealous for good works redeeming us from all iniquity choosing a people for himself that are sanctified through his d sacrifice and the washing of his word

We use the term grace as a reason to ignore and reject the word of God that offers life

what I’m saying is there’s also a message of taking up water and earth and space and not bearing and fruit and it doesn’t end good for those branches there’s also that message of fear pertaining to jidgement that operates in us to change our minds and hearts about sin
 

HealthAndHappiness

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The definition of salvation , according to Strong's concordance means "a deliverance"

there is a one time eternal deliverance that happened on the cross by Jesus remitting the sins of those that his Father gave him.

There will never be any other eternal deliverance's given as Jesus stated, while on the cross, "it is finished" meaning that the purpose of God sending him to earth as a man was finished on the cross.

If the scriptures are interpreted right, there are many deliverance's (salvation's) for his elect, as they sojourn here in earth, by their good works

Eternal deliverance is given by God's grace. The other deliverance's are earned by the good works of God's born again elect.

I think you explained it pretty well.
There's a common misconception that anytime the word saved is used, it is applied, rather misapplied to eternal salvation from the wages of sin, death in hell.

I posted Matthew 24 earlier, for instance.
Jesus is speaking of His second coming and believers who endure the tribulation until He returns.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

The context is clear, yet many will teach that hardships, good works, endurance are salvation requirements for heaven. Sometimes they will put Jesus in there somewhere, but what they teach are a works based salvation in whom the object of faith is self.

The gospel of John makes it extremely clear that faith/ believing must be only in Jesus apart from any of our own works. Salvation and our Savior is the theme of that gospel written not only to believers, but to the lost hell bound world so they too can be saved.


31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 20
 

ForestGreenCook

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Hi Magenta, thanks for your comment. I hope that you do realize that the faith mentioned in Eph 2:8 is not the believer's faith, but is Christ Jesus's faith (Gal 2:16).
 

ForestGreenCook

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The gospel of John makes it extremely clear that faith/ believing must be only in Jesus apart from any of our own works. Salvation and our Savior is the theme of that gospel written not only to believers, but to the lost hell bound world so they too can be saved.

I think you explained it pretty well.
There's a common misconception that anytime the word saved is used, it is applied, rather misapplied to eternal salvation from the wages of sin, death in hell.

I posted Matthew 24 earlier, for instance.
Jesus is speaking of His second coming and believers who endure the tribulation until He returns.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

The context is clear, yet many will teach that hardships, good works, endurance are salvation requirements for heaven. Sometimes they will put Jesus in there somewhere, but what they teach are a works based salvation in whom the object of faith is self.

The gospel of John makes it extremely clear that faith/ believing must be only in Jesus apart from any of our own works. Salvation and our Savior is the theme of that gospel written not only to believers, but to the lost hell bound world so they too can be saved.


31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 20
Thanks for your commits. Very few of God's born again believers understand "time salvation". I pray that the Holy Spirit within you will reveal the truths of God's elect, and the limited atonement.
 

ForestGreenCook

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The writer of Hebrews addresses this issue.
He writes:

After writing to "all who will inherit salvation" through the Son who has been revealed he immediately writes this:

"Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away."

It is clear he is writing from a position of being in the grace of God, otherwise there is no threat of "drifting away", there would only be the reality of dying in one's sins.

He then carries on the theme of maturing in Christ: sanctification.

The process of sanctification saves us, delivers us as the OP has stated, not from the dead but from immaturity and a carnal mind. This is NOT salvation to get to heaven. This is, in part, salvation from the corruption of the world and from the wisdom from below.

He continues, still addressing the believers:

"For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food."

This is written to the saved to go to heaven crowd but they are still carnal in their minds, as all children are. They should have obtained, according to the writer, a place of maturity but they have not. They remain as children, "unskilled in the word of righteousness".

This is the key: they are "unskilled". They are not "unlearned". Skill is the demonstration of what is learned. So, it's not that they haven't read the scriptures, it's that they have not put it into practice. They are unable to teach the word because the word is not a part of them and their daily walk.

The writer actually gives this explanation for their lack: "But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."

Solid food belongs to those who are full of age, the mature. They became mature by using their grace ("senses exercised") and, because of this, they are able to discern what is the way of the Lord and what is the way of the world ("good and evil").

All children of God will be with the Lord when they die. But maturing in the Lord saves us from the corruption of the world.

This is one example of a salvation that is not about going to heaven when we die.
Aaron56, so glade to hear from you. There are so few of us that are able to rightly divide the salvation (deliverance) scriptures.
 

ForestGreenCook

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#27
should we hear what the lord said about our works and his grace though ? Would it be “ adding to grace “ if we simply heard and believed what he taught about salvstion of would that be faith ?

for instance does anyone need to do this to be saved ?

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Or does grace erase what he said there ?

is this still true ?

“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:48-50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Is that all true too or would we be adding to Gods grace for salvstion if we heard and believed his word ?


Is this adding something to grace and salvstion ? Or is it just accepting what our lord said about salvstion ?

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If someone accept what he said and gets baptized have they added a work and are they now trying to save themselves ? Or did they just hear and believe thier savior ?

if we make something up and say you need to do this and then it’s not something the lord and his apostles said we would be adding works …if we just learn from Jesus and do what he said lol we’re walking in faith
I pray that the Ho;y Spirit within you will reveal the knowledge of rightly dividing the salvation scriptures.
 

Pilgrimshope

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I pray that the Ho;y Spirit within you will reveal the knowledge of rightly dividing the salvation scriptures.
Im never going to reject the words of Jesus the lord and savior of the world that promise salvstion to those who believe …..it would be futile
 

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I don't care what y'all say... I'm gonna just say my idea here....

I know IN MY HEART that Yeshua suffered, was killed by the cruel death of mankind's SINS, AND ROSE FROM that death. WHY? Well, because ADONAI, HIS FATHER, loves us SOOOO MUCH that HE gave, and YESHUA AGREED TO BE that PERFECT sacrifice... to save US from the stupidity that we are...

John 3: 13-19 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

PERIOD.
 

Chester

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I think it very brazenly when someone belittles God's power, by telling me that God wants to eternally deliver all mankind, but he just does not have the power over mankind to do so.

Is Dan 4:35 in your version of the bible? Or Isaiah 55:11? Or Isiah 46:10-11? Eph 1:11? Heb 6:17?.Rom 8:19?
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

II Peter 3:9
 

Pilgrimshope

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I don't care what y'all say... I'm gonna just say my idea here....

I know IN MY HEART that Yeshua suffered, was killed by the cruel death of mankind's SINS, AND ROSE FROM that death. WHY? Well, because ADONAI, HIS FATHER, loves us SOOOO MUCH that HE gave, and YESHUA AGREED TO BE that PERFECT sacrifice... to save US from the stupidity that we are...

John 3: 13-19 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

PERIOD.
Amen ! But By period are you saying nothing else Jesus said applies to anything ?
 

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I don't care what y'all say... I'm gonna just say my idea here....

I know IN MY HEART that Yeshua suffered, was killed by the cruel death of mankind's SINS, AND ROSE FROM that death. WHY? Well, because ADONAI, HIS FATHER, loves us SOOOO MUCH that HE gave, and YESHUA AGREED TO BE that PERFECT sacrifice... to save US from the stupidity that we are...

John 3: 13-19 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

PERIOD.
If a “whosoever” person believes in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, are they elect?
 

Pilgrimshope

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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

II Peter 3:9
“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:32‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭15:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained;
‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:30 ‭KJV‬‬

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

someone always explains why it’s not really relevant though
 

Pilgrimshope

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oi.... no. I'm saying that's the end of my thought. and I stand fast on it. as I stand fast on the Word of my Messiach. Period. :)(y)
Awesome on his word amen !!

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

‭‭John‬ ‭5:24
 

Magenta

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Awesome on his word amen !!

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.


‭‭John‬ ‭5:24

John 5:24
:)
 

Pilgrimshope

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#39
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭13:31‬ ‭