To be saved do we have to just belive and eccept Jesus or do we have to repent of our sins and get baptized?
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believe in Jesus, repent of ur sins, and tell other people about.. i think thats right
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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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GOD Loves You Just As You Are.  He didn't wait for us to get our lives together first.  All of our sins (yes, every single one of them) are forgiven through Jesus Christ, the son of GOD.  All you have to do is to believe that Jesus has forgiven you for your sins and you will go to Heaven. That's it. Even if you don't "feel" like you have been forgiven, the fact is you are.
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Jesus Christ said Himself that if we LOVE Him, we WILL DO as He commands. If you don't want to go to church and be baptized, then you have to ask yourself, "do I really love Him?" \n He did not only command us to be baptized, but He got baptized Himself. So there: walk in His footsteps. How else can you live for Him than by obeying Him??
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Getting Saved and living for Jesus
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The only way to heaven is through repenting and asking Jesus to forgive you for your transgressions.  Believe on the Lord Jesus and you WILL be saved.  Salvation has nothing to do with your good deeds.  Your good deeds neither obtain or retain eternal life.  Your good deeds will determine the crowns (eternal gifts)you receive in heaven.
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No, you get baptized once. Although if you change churches then the new one may require you to be baptized by someone from their church. It's all confusing, but when you sin after being baptized you must repent. And in different churches that even means different things. Repenting though is feeling deep sorrow for your actions, then going to GOD and asking for forgiveness for your actions. Then correcting the wrong to the best of your ability(ie stole a candy bar, go back and pay for it.) After you have done all that, you make a very good effort to not repeat that sin again, that shows GOD that you are sorry for it and that you have learned from the experience. It is important to have a humble heart and a contrite spirit. But all who repent can be forgiven, that's what the atonement is for. Because of that selfless act we can be cleansed from our sins.
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Hi Ashley W. I am not sure if your asking about water baptism, but baptism by water is not nesseary for your salvation. God speaking in Luke 3:16-17 tells us:\n\n"John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."\n\nWater baptism has nothing to do with becoming Saved. Baptism was an outward sign (cermonial Law) that God had instituted for the local New Testament congregations.This was to show us a representation of how water (either by sprinkling or pouring on, or by being immersed in) washes away the filth of our flesh (our sins). In the eyes of God for one of us to be clean, it is He (and He alone) which applies the Water of the Gospel to us. And thus, washes away the sins of that individual. The act of water baptism has no spiritual impact on any person. We read in Matthew 28:19: \n\n"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" \n\nThis is not talking about water baptism. You could baptise all day and all night and there is no guarantee that anyone of those whom you baptised were saved. Christ was baptised in water and so was I, but it plays no part in anyones salvation. \n\nMy advice is to find a church that preaches a true Gospel, one that does not speak in tounges, believes in visions or dreams.  And that one that teaches that we are saved through the grace of God, and not trure any good works.
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Yes.  Once a person is saved, they never need to worry about their salvation again.  If they worried about their salvation, it would usually be because of some type of sin they thought they wouldn' t be forgiven of.\n\nJesus died on the cross and said, "It is FINISHED".  He died for his Chosen Ones, shed his blood for the Chosen Ones.  Any person that has the desire to come to him ....come.\n\nThe problem isn't with Jesus and his atoning sacrifice for us...it is that there are FALSE professions from humans.\n\nSome people SAY they are christians...but they really aren't because they don't have the Holy Spirit.\n\nOn that day....many will say, "Lord, Lord...didn't we....\n\nand He will say, Depart from me, I never knew you."
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becoming a christian isnt an act, it's a state of mind, a change of heart and a belief. the actions come after the change of heart. the more you feed off of God's word (the bible) the more He changes you from the inside out and that is when you start to change. just getting saved and trying to act diffrent without being fed the word of God will never work. you'll be saved but you wont change. once you believe in Christ and become saved you dont just forget and go back. people struggle with the flesh and our earthly desires and the only way to battle the flesh is to know how, the only way to know how is to live in the word. this is what will change them. without the word they are going at it alone and no one can do it alone.
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i prefer the term "beliver" which is what i am. i dont think there is a difference in non and un because,for example,  if someone was to say they were a non believer as opposed to an un believer it means the same thing i beieve that god created us and that he sent his son to die on the cross for our sins and that the only way to get to heaven is through jesus. once you accept him into your heart that is where he dwells inside you. and then once you have jesus you have to obey God and his rules and commandments. you do not have to go to church to be saved. church does not save you God does. the different denominations take different parts of the bible and focuse on them rather than stick to the basics. other denominations disregard part of the bible all together and others write their own version. that is why i prefer just to be a christian rather than a babtist, southern babtist, catholic, or lutherian or whatever. besides the bible is clear on so many things that i dont understand how so many different religions came about. the things that are unclear are trivial. its best to be just a believer.
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God is the most important person in my life. I also know that you can go to heaven if you get saved and the way that you get saved is if you believe that Jesus died on the cross from your sins, rose on the third day, and then you have to confess to God in prayer that you are a sinner and that you believe He died on the cross for your sins and ask for His forgiveness on your sins and it is THAT simple, salvation is a free gift, we can't earn it. I am a baptist who believes (let me rephrase that, I KNOW) that this stuff I said is true. My name is Matthew James Needham and don't be shy to contact me on this. my email address is im_proud2b_a_christian@yahoo.com
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My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die? \n\nGod says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.” \n\nIn the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How? \n\nFirst, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). \n\nBecause you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell. \n\n“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). \n\nBut God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). \n\nJesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22). \n\n“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). \n\nAlthough we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie. \n\nMy friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross. \n\nIn Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ” \n\nSimply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior. \n\n“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12). \n\n“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13). \n\nWhosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved. \n\nSurely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer. \n\nIn Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.” \n\nJust take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it! \n\nGod’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith. \n\nYou say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today. \n\nIf His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understa
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Some say once saved always saved. As long as your keep your faith in Christ this is true. But I think salvation is a process over time, that you kind of grow into it. In the same sense I think you can fall away from it also. \n\nBut God is judge and Christ is able.\nLet's let Him do His work.
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I believe there is only one way to God and that is through Jesus Christ. If you believe he died for you, saved you from your sins, and ask Him to forgive you, you will be saved. I'm really not interested in this question, I want you to believe. God is the only way to heaven and if you don't confess your sins to Him you will go to hell, but if you do you will  spend eternaty(sp) with Him in heaven.
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Baptism, is a step in the right direction but not the end result of your efforts. If you die while being baptized you still have no hope of getting to heaven if your heart is evil. Likewise if you die with a pure heart right before you get baptized, God saw the intent of the heart, and you would be saved. He doesn't do the doctrinal nit-picking people do.
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I will definitely go to Heaven. I belong to Jesus and He has paid the price for past, present, and future sins. \n\n\nBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved\nActs 16:31\n\nThere is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of Heaven for people to call on to save them.\nActs 4:12\n\nYour sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.\n\n1 Corinthians 6:11 \n\n\nAnd we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done.\n\nRomans 3:22\n\nWhoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.\n\nMark 16:16