can you be 49, a complete sinner, and still be saved?
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it takes more than repenting and asking God for forgiveness.  You have to dedicate yourself to God and do his will and not sin again.  Repenting means regretting the things you have done and not going back to sinning.  If you want your uncle to be saved why dont you work with him and together find out what God expects for us to do in order to have his approval.  Everyone has that opportunity to change, all we have to do is take it!!
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Yes, I do believe. As long as your willing to give up everything, take up your cross and sin no more.
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Once a person is saved, is he always saved?\n\nAccording  to most religions once you accept Jesus, you are always saved from then on.  BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE SCRIPTURES SAY:\n\nJude 5, RS: “I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that he who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.” \n\nMatt. 24:13, RS: “He who endures to the end will be saved.” (So a person’s final salvation is not determined at the moment that he begins to put faith in Jesus.)\n\nPhil. 2:12, RS: “As you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (This was addressed to “the saints,” or holy ones, at Philippi, as stated in Philippians 1:1. Paul urged them not to be overly confident but to realize that their final salvation was not yet assured.)\n\nHeb. 10:26, 27, RS: “If we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.” (Thus the Bible does not go along with the idea that no matter what sins a person may commit after he is “saved” he will not lose his salvation. It encourages faithfulness. See also Hebrews 6:4-6, where it is shown that even a person anointed with holy spirit can lose his hope of salvation.)\n\nIs anything more than faith needed in order to gain salvation?\n\nEph. 2:8, 9, RS: “By grace [“undeserved kindness,” NW] you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—not because of works, lest any man should boast.” (The entire provision for salvation is an expression of God’s undeserved kindness. There is no way that a descendant of Adam can gain salvation on his own, no matter how noble his works are. Salvation is a gift from God given to those who put faith in the sin-atoning value of the sacrifice of his Son.)\n\nHeb. 5:9, RS: “He [Jesus] became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.”  (Does this conflict with the statement that Christians are “saved through faith”? Not at all. Obedience simply demonstrates that their faith is genuine.)\n\nJas. 2:14, 26, RS: “What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.” (A person does not earn salvation by his works. But anyone who has genuine faith will have works to go with it—works of obedience to the commands of God and Christ, works that demonstrate his faith and love. Without such works, his faith is dead.)\n\nActs 16:30, 31, RS: “‘Men, what must I do to be saved?’ And they [Paul and Silas] said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’” (If that man and his household truly believed, would they not act in harmony with their belief? Certainly.)\n\nAre there scriptures that definitely show that some will never be saved?\n\n2 Thess. 1:9, RS: “They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” \nMatt. 7:13, 14, RS: “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
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April, salvation is a gift that you have to receive but I believe you can also later reject it. Look at the parable of the sower were seed was sown on different ground. Jesus said IF you remain in me I will remain in you. I would loved to believe in once saved always saved but there are just to many warnings in the bible. We still have free will once we are saved, God is not going to drag anybody into heaven. I know the devil sure doesn't give up once your saved. I also don't believe it's something that you can loose just like that for committing a sin and dieing at that moment. I believe you are in danger when you make a conscience decision to go back to the world. I believe that this is easier for a new christian than a more mature one. I don't believe a christian has to live in fear of loosing their salvation.
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No one... as all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. All we have to do is repent of our sins and accept Jesus as our personal Savior and be baptized and you would be rejoicing every moment of your life on earth and in eternity as well. The Bible says "come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest". It is He who will sustain us. Just put your trust in Him. May God Bless you richly.
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Psalm 51:5\n"For I was born a sinner, yes, from the moment my mother conceived me."\n\nSuch is the plight of all mankind. Jesus is our only hope.
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Stop and hear what you are saying.  This life on earth, at most, is what...a hundred years?  Eternity is for the rest of time, meaning, endless.\n\nI don't know what you mean about "risking" eternity.  Only those who are born again in Christ are saved and will escape hell.  That being said, it is prudent to desire to do what God asks, rather than follow the lusts of our flesh.  I do not mean to talk down to you, but you are deep into the lusts of your flesh.  Love means patience, virtue and marriage....not this dramatic, I'll go to hell for you nonsense.  Please consider your next steps very, very carefully.
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People who continually sin, without a conscious..need to check their salvation. If they don't turn there life around they will go to Hell BUT if you ask for forgiveness and mean it, (and turn from your wicked ways)..he will save you..
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1.  Realize you are a sinner.\n\nRomans 3:23 "for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"\n\nNO ONE is exempt from this.\n\n2.  Realize there is a penalty for sin\n\nRomans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"\n\nthis means the payment for just 1 sin is death...not physical death but spiritual death(the second death)\n\nRevelation 20:14 "and death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."\n\n3.  Realize that Jesus paid your sin debt for you\n\nGod knew we couldn't make it to heaven on our own, that is why he sent his son Jesus to die for us\n\nJohn 3:16  "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"\n\nRomans 5:8 "God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us"\n\nWhen Jesus died on that cross and rose again on the third day, everything that would ever have to be done to get a human to heaven was done.  Now it is up to us to Accept God's gift.  \n\nEternal life is a GIFT from God.  Suppose I came over to your house for your b-day and held out a present and said this is for you.  What would you have to do for it to be yours?  Accept it.  You could say no and never have possesion of the gift.  Also, if I said in order to keep this gift, you have to cut my grass for a year, it is no longer a gift.  It would become a wage or something you earned.  The same is true with eternal life, you can accept it and it belongs to you forever, or you can reject it and pay your own sin debt.\n\nSo how do you accept this gift?\n\n4.  Call on God to save you and repent of your sin\n\nLuke 13:3  "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."\n\nRomans 10:13  "for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved"\n\nThere is no majic words for a sinners prayer.  Just tell God, from your heart, that:\n\nI realize I'm a sinner, and don't deserve to go to heaven.  But, I believe that you sent your son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins and rose again the third day.  I ask you to forgive me of my sins, and come into my heart and save me.  In Jesus name, Amen.\n\nAnd my friend if you pray something like that to God and truly mean it from your heart, then the bible says that God saved you...and God can't lie.
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He would let me in, I'm 100% sure.  I don't deserve it and I haven't lived a perfect life, however I am 100% sure.  I have accepted what He told me in His Word, The Bible.  That all who call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved... (Romans 11) and no it wasn't by my good works, but by His the free gift of His grace alone.
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There were still lots of temptations and evils preying around us so the best thing to do is to have a deeper relationship with God. This way no one and nothing can lead u astray and He will always guide you to righteous deeds.\nBest of luck buddy!
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You can still be saved during the 7 years of trials and tribulations.  Also if you haven't been taught of Jesus I don't think its held against you.
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Kewtasabutton, \nGod Bless you for asking this. So many people are afraid to and then when they do, there are more people afraid to answer.\n\nGod loves you and me just as we are, you remember that. Now that does NOT excuse your sin or mine. But it helps you to understand how much He loves you. \n\nI have been a Christian since 1993. Have I been perfect? NOT ONE SINGLE DAY. I do try not to sin, and I always ask forgiveness for my sins. All sin is the same in God's eyes whether you kill or tell a lie. Sin is judged completely different in man's eye. You can tell a lie and not go to jail, but if you kill you will. \n\nGod says that all men are short of the glory of God. All means all. It means you, me, any preacher, pastor, and the Catholic Pope (I want go into my opinions of that). \n\nThe things that you are struggling with are no match for God. He can conquer all of your sins. The devil is getting you to do all of these things and then running back to God and tattling on you, trying to convince Him that you don't deserve to go to Heaven. But God has already stated that fact about all of us. Sweetheart, as long as you accepted Jesus into your heart, and you are truly asking forgiveness, you will overcome all of these faults. Satan is attacking your morality and your sexuality. He may win several times, but God will let you use this as a testimony one day. \n\nDon't go out and sin all you can, now. You still must do your very best to resist so that God can help you. \n\nGod doesn't expect you to change all at once, He just expects you to have the desire to. And, based on what you are saying, the desire is there, and it WILL happen. It may take a while.\n\nYou are absolutely precious!
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Ha Ha  very funny NOT!!The end is getting closer and you do need to turn if you are not christians because God could tell Jesus''Go get them''And he would come the sinners would stay here for 7 years in the tribulation  and suffer .Read the Left Behind teen series and it will clear things up
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No. You have to believe you are a born sinner, confess your sin, believe in your heart that Jesus died for you , accept him into your life and heart, and THEN confess it with your mouth. Just saying it doesn't mean anything. Lots of people say it, but without the belief behind it, its just words, and cant save you.
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I am saved.  I know this because the Bible tells us how to get to the Father through the Son.  It's as simple as following a manual.\n\nYou are not being saved from hell.  You are being saved from death.  The Bible spells this out very plainly.  If you love Jesus and live like you do, admitting you are a sinner and asking for and receiving God's forgiveness through Jesus' sacrifice, you will have eternal life.
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Yes I am, praise the Lord. I am now 23 years old, and was led to a Bible Believing Baptist church at age 14. After a childhood of foster homes...abuse, sexual and physical by family members, I was asked to ride the bus by a close friend. I was so lost and down by what was going on around me, I had nowhere else to turn...I kept going and about 3 months later, I was saved by the Blood of my Jesus Christ. I also met my hubby there. We have been married for 4 years, adn I am incredibly blessed to have such a good Christian man, and three wonderful kids.