Dear Annalis,

Sometimes I doubt also, I know my salvation depends on the grace of my Lord, and not on the things I do. But sometimes I wonder wether I will go with 'the first rapture'. Things I have done wrong may come between me and the Lord, sins / wrong attitudes that I didn't confess.
Than I pray to the Lord to forgive me, bring to my minds what things I should correct and ask forgiveness for.  And when things come to my mind, I do what I think I have to do, and when nothing comes to my mind, I thank the Lord and have peace with that.

Peter B
 

Thanks! I guess you are correct. It was kind of a stupid post, but sometimes I feel worried and I have few to talk with about this. I guess I will have to trust that I am saved and pray to Jesus that I am found worthy.

I  must really and hope I will

Here are some bible pease that will help:

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. 13 For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. 5 For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off. 13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another. 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one other, that you may not do the things that you desire. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

 Who is a perfect Christian...

We all fight and struggle each day because we are still in this sin nature body..  Paul stated what he knows he shouldn't do, that he does, and what he should do, that he doesn't..

Read Romans 10:9-10 and 1John1:9  for promises of your salvation and believe in Word and be comforted..

Satan loves to tear down the joy of one's salvation to destroy a Christian..  So stand strong in the name of Jesus...

Joseph

Annelis,

Don't you think that if the Lord had a checklist you had to meet before being declared eligible to be taken in the rapture He would have said something about it?  Is there one qualification, other than having salvation in Jesus Christ, that anyone in the Bible mentioned in order to be taken? 

What about the dead in Christ?  Did they live flawless lives up to their last day on earth?  I highly doubt it.  And yet, we seem to have no problem with the idea that they will ALL be raised and caught up in new bodies to be with Christ when He comes.

Those people who insist that you must earn the privilege of being raptured do not understand that this is a free gift, even as salvation is!  We are going to be raptured together; there is no split rapture, no partial rapture or any such thing!  

I suspect the motive behind why some preachers push this message is that it is often easier to beat up on those who are hoping for Jesus to come for them and make them feel guilt and shame than it is to tell the lost they must repent.  I notice that somehow they're always in the group that isn't worried about being left behind; that's someone else's problem.

The rapture and the judgment seat of Christ are about receiving rewards for our service to the Lord.  We're there because we're on His schedule, not ours.  This is His day and it does not depend upon whether we're "ready."  If you have Jesus in your heart, then you will make that appointment.

From now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all them also that love his appearing.  2 Timothy 4:8

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown.  Revelation 3:11

Do you love His appearing?  Then surely you'd have to be there so you can receive your crown for it.  And even if you didn't watch and still knew Christ, does the verse say you won't be standing before Him on that day?

http://bible.org/seriespage/premillennialism-and-tribulation-%E2%80%94-part-v-partial-rapture-theory

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Opposition to the partial rapture view in addition to refutation of their interpretation of key Scriptures is based upon three broad principles: First, the partial repture view is based upon a works principle in opposition to Scriptural teaching on grace. The translation and resurrection of the church is a part of its salvation provided by grace and is a reward only in the sense that it is a fruit of faith in Christ. To accept a works principle for this important aspect of salvation is to undermine the whole concept of justification by faith through grace, the presence of the Holy Spirit as the seal of God “unto the day of redemption” (Eph 4:30), and the entire tremendous undertaking of God on behalf of those who trust Him. The issue of reward is properly settled at the judgment seat of Christ, not before in a partial translation resulting in the infliction of the tribulation on other believers.

Second, the partial rapture view divides the body of Christ. While the Scriptures portray difference in God’s dealing with saints of the Old Testament as compared with saints of the present age, and also a difference between the church and tribulation saints, there is no Scriptural justification for dividing the divine unity of the body of Christ joined in organic union with Christ and all fellow,believers. A division such as partial rapturists teach is unthinkable in view of the doctrine of the one body.

The third objection to the partial rapturist position is the fact that they ignore plain teaching concerning the translation of all true believers when the event takes place. Attention was called earlier to the “we all” of 1 Corinthians 15:51 and the expression “the dead in Christ” in 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The identity of those translated is described as those who “believe that Jesus died and rose again” (1 Thess 4:14). Confirming Scriptures are found elsewhere as well (1 Thess 1:9-10; 2:19 ; 5:4-11 ; Rev 22:12). The partial rapture view has been embraced by only a small fragment of evangelical Christians and has not been recognized by any evangelical Protestant group. It is an interpretation limited to a few and cannot be regarded as within the bounds of normal Biblical premillennialism.

http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/a-partial-rapture/

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The Rapture is like gravity. Even your free will cannot prevent it. It exists whether you believe in it or not. And believe me, no one will be upset about being forced to go after they see what we inherit. A believer’s lack of faith will be addressed at the Bema Seat Judgment, where it will disqualify him or her for rewards (1 Cor. 3:10-15) but not for participation in the Rapture.

 The enemy knows scripture better than any one of us and he knows how to misquote it so it sounds believable. He told you that you are not  "worthy" and you will miss being raptured. He told you a half truth. A half truth = a lie.. He told you that Jesus said that you must be found worthy. Jesus didn't say that. He said, Pray that you be  , accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy, accounted worthy. Notice He didn't say found worthy. Not one of us is worthy. By grace through faith in Jesus, we are accounted worthy. Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him.

 Galations 3:6-9    6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed . 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

 Praise The Lord anyhow

 Rickey

There is nothing we can do to make ourselves worthy without Jesus...He is all we need. I get so    when I hear people say that it is possible to lose your salvation, or saying that some Christians will be left behind...ugh! Can they not the finished work of Christ on the cross?

Works will not get you into heaven...only Jesus can, and He promised that once you believe on Him, you are His forever, and nothing can change that.

"If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as fire." 1 Cor. 3:15

"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 to life." John 5:24

Annelis, rest assured, that if Jesus were to call for the Church right now, Jesus would not forget you. How can He forget one of His own? Jesus is all we need, to make it in the rapture...there aint nothing more we can do, but be glad  that you belong to Jesus. If something makes you feel worried, or frightened about your salvation, or making it in the Rapture, then it isnt from God.

ybiC

Neko.

Thank you Garrym.

May the Lord bless you richly Annelis! 

Your worry is good, because it is teaching you, you're learning now to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might - learning the absolute assurance of your salvation.

When I get low and feel doubt creeping up on me, I remember these Scriptures:

Hebrews 2:12 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jesus is the author of our salvation - it is what He did - not what we did. Jesus is the perfecter of our faith - perfection in this usage means totally complete  , in other words, Jesus is the beginner and ender of our faith - we are made complete in Him. Jesus sat down - His work is already finished for our salvation - nothing more need to be done to secure you to Him.  Some bible translations use the word 'finisher' in this verse in the place of 'perfecter'.

If our salvation is a work of Jesus, and not of ourselves, we can trust that He will receive us to Himself in the rapture. The Apostle Paul confirms that there is nothing - nothing - not even our own sins (things present/created thing) that can keep us from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus: Romans 8: 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He is our Savior, with a Great Salvation - Trust in the Lord.  God bless you in your growth.  Rejoice in Him!

I do feel that way sometimes. I feel like I have grieved God so much that there's no way He'd grant me access to heaven. But I think that is just the devil trying to take away the joy of our salvation. We are His children and nothing can ever change that. The moment we made a decision to accept Him as Lord and Savior, we are guaranteed eternity with Him.

I saw a teaching recently that put the matter in a way I liked:

You repent once for salvation. This is a one time deal in which you are made eternally alive and an adopted member of God's family. He will not revoke your family priviledges, one of which is the guarantee of redemption (AKA Holy Spirit as a seal on your heart) and another of which is the Rapture, whether you're still alive or not.

You repent daily (or as needed) for sanctification. This is when we prune our unholy wildness and encourage Holy growth in ourselves, as directed by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God (not by Youtube). This is the becoming more like Him day by day bit. And as we become more like Him, we grow in grace, mercy and effectiveness as His Ambassadors. Good training for priests and kings of the Most High God and our King of kings.

The problem is people confuse the second part with the first part. If you fight with your spouse, do you have to marry her/him all over again? No, once was sufficient for your length of time in your current flesh. But you do need to work on your relationship daily, spend time with each other, talk, touch each other, and apologise when you act like an idiot. And the more you work on the relationship, the more expert you become at it. Christ loves us all, but I think He can use us better when we've invested the effort to train ourselves into His likeness. 

Bible trivia moment. Check out the verse about Peter and John in http://biblelexicon.org/acts/4-13.htm

Look at the word for untrained.  idiótés - short def is an amateur, layman

I think that is both funny and instructive. Course I have an admittedly twisted sense of humor at times. It will be interesting to see how my taste in jokes changes at the Rapture....