[Elsie]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on WHEN a person is actually saved in the Protestant camp.

John 6 :28-29

 

 28.  Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
 29.  Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

[jo kus]

I wrote: There seems to be a lot of confusion on WHEN a person is actually saved in the Protestant camp.

Elsie responded:

28. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

29. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

So if I believe one day of my life, I'm saved for eternity??? Consult Luke 8:13, please.

"They on the rock [are they], which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away".

Clearly, Jesus says we must believe NOW, not in the past. He says "believeth", not "believed 10 years ago, but not today". In the parable of the sower, Jesus tells us that SOME people receive the word with joy, but their faith falls away during difficult times. Isn't that the truth? That is reality, not the invention of "one saved, always saved".

Regards