I want to say something peeps....I have been told by people that my name could be blotted out and I CAN lose my salvation.This became a heated topic recently with me.Although I do not ruffle easily I took a strong stand because it was being spewed to younger Christians and my teenage son was standing there...Here is my understanding.The "book of life" and the "Lamb's book of life" are two different books. The book of life contains the names of all mankind. The Lamb's book of life contains the names of only the redeemed. While unbelievers can be blotted out of the book of life, the redeemed can never be blotted out of the Lamb's book of life.This is my 100% understanding!!Satan can try to jab at ya and make you doubt...He is the father of lies!!And if you read in the Bible it does say "The Books" were opened.

I believe, and correct me anyone if I am wrong,You can be saved...get caught up in the world and if you TRULY had called on Jesus in the past,die and still be in Heaven....What you lose is your rewards...Please read verse below...
"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire" (1 Cor. 3:11-15). To me you can be saved and not storing up riches in Heaven...We all go thru dry seasons but God is still there...

I have had people tell me if I said a curse word,died before I asked for forgiveness i would go to Hell...My soul does not adhere to that at all....Fact is we will all have unrepented sin in our life when we stand at the throne...But Jesus' blood covers all...ALL!!

I have also had people tell me,"well I can get saved and do what I want!"If you truly get saved you will not want to do the things that you used to do and love because they are of this world.Will you struggle with some issues?Yes!But..You will change...will you still mess up? Yeah!!I do it everyday!!

I think we all will be shocked at some that are standing there with us...maybe their life never showed any signs,maybe they called on the Lord in their last hour...We may be shocked at some who are NOT standing there...Put your trust in Jesus and not what people tell ya...people are wrong...ALOT!!Pray,seek Him,read your Bible.The thing that gets me is all of this is coming from the Church....why is the body so mixed up on what I feel are key issues/When I hear something in Church that does not sit well with me,I pray and study that subject until I get peace about it.We all should."Stuff" is creeping into our churches...Seek truth.Pray.
Tony

I wanted to look at an idea someone pointed out about what about if someone suddenly became born again and took a gun and started killing people? My answer to that is, if the person genuinely believed in Jesus at that stage, the indwelling of the holy spirit would literally make the act impossible to do, because who do you think is behind the influence of murder? well, that's my say anyway, if you feel guilt when you sin that's a good thing, I suppose that is us maturing slowly in christ, every time I Do sin the guilt is just such a sickening feeling.

I'll post this again, doesn't this verse say plenty?

Ephesians 1:13-14

"In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory."

Preach it Tony!!! Well said!! Jesus will never leave us or forsake us, and no man can pluck us out of His hand, and no man includes ourselves!!

God Bless and Love,
FW

Preach it dear brother, preach it !!!

If what they say is true…..Then why bother with the cross, why leave his throne to begin with????

Great job Tony! You're going to bless a lot of lookie lou's with this post. The truth needs to be told and you did just that! God bless you for your obedience. *:)

I get wamboozaled sometimes and gotta speak....I don't even want to get started on some of these topics because people will say I am attacking the church....simply not true...But I do wonder why some pastors are not SCREAMING,"LOOK UP!!"especially in these times....Look away from the computer screen for ten seconds and close your eyes...think about all that is going on in the middle east, earthquakes,tornados,wars and rumors of wars,Israel being a "thorn" in the side of all nations....Is it not here?Can you not sense it?Do you not feel it in your core?I do!This is the message that should be preached today...Not what kind of fish swallowed Jonah...Or was the wine Jesus drank fermented...

...The real meat of any message is Jesus is the ONLY way...Nothing you do or say can earn you a spot in Heaven outside of accepting and professing Christ!But.... and here is the kicker!!The door is closing....This earth is groaning so loud right now even the lost are starting to hear it!!

I was coming home from work today and just started marveling at the word grace....GRACE.....Man we are so unworthy.I mean just filthy without Jesus.
Thanks all!!There is great fellowship here!!
Tony