tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22674140.post8994548485403921751..comments2023-10-31T07:59:02.323-07:00Comments on TRoutMac: Eternal Security vs. Perseverance of the SaintsPete Chadwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144443315077769540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22674140.post-58261068929298517052017-03-27T06:06:19.375-07:002017-03-27T06:06:19.375-07:00Conflating Eternal Security with Perseverance of t...Conflating Eternal Security with Perseverance of the Saints is error in that the former speaks to assurance where the latter does not. <br /><br />The latter in fact has more to do with the doctrine of False Conversion. thomas bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824629547154865429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22674140.post-86849322893307704262013-10-13T21:23:09.009-07:002013-10-13T21:23:09.009-07:00Many Christians have said the following to themsel...Many Christians have said the following to themselves during a very difficult period in their life: “Am I really saved?” Here are the thought processes on this issue for an Evangelical and a Lutheran:<br /><br />The Evangelical's Assurance of Salvation:<br /><br />1. At age ___ I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior. At that moment I asked Jesus to come into my heart to be my Lord and Savior and to forgive me of my sins.<br /><br />2. But since I am currently questioning my salvation, maybe I didn't "do it" correctly. Maybe I didn't fully understand what I was doing. Maybe I didn't fully repent. Maybe I didn't really have complete faith. Maybe I did it just because my friends were doing it. Maybe...<br /><br />3. I don't know...maybe I should "do it" again, just to be 100% sure.<br /><br />The Lutheran's Assurance of Salvation:<br /><br />1. Have I been baptized into the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, thereby receiving God's promise of the forgiveness of my sins, salvation of my soul, faith, and eternal life? <br />Answer: Yes.<br /><br />2. Have I outright rejected Christ as my Lord and Savior? <br />Answer: No.<br /><br />3. Am I living a life of ongoing sin in willful disobedience and defiance of my Lord? <br />Answer: No.<br /><br />Therefore, I know I am saved!<br /><br />When your assurance of salvation is based on what GOD did and not what you did, it makes all the difference in the world!<br /><br />http://www.lutherwasnotbornagain.com/2013/10/salvation-is-much-simpler-than.html<br /><br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com