Unbelievers have no faith, so that is to be "lost" found here....
John 3:36
Believers are already "one with God", because God accepted their Faith, which is why they are born again.
Being born again is eternal.
Becoming 'One with God".."In Christ"... "The Temple of the Holy Spirit" is Eternal...forever.
Faith is not the Savior.
Faith didn't die on the Cross for us.
God SAVED us...."SAVED"...."DONE">... "BORN AGAIN".....because we once gave Him our Faith, and He then "SAVED US"
Sometimes a born again Christian has a faith crisis.
Many have it, as every Christian who believes they can lose their salvation, are in a faith Crisis, because they dont believe the SAVIOR keeps them Saved.
Yes sometimes christains do struggle . But dead faith is dead . And we must warn the same way they did .
Well , if one believes not JESUS is who saved them then they aint saved at all .
IF one thinks or believes they are somehow earning their righteousness , THEY DUPED .
BUT dead faith is NO FAITH . James was right . IF we lip His name and claim we beleive , and yet
we walk contrary to him ,our faith is dead as a door nail .
Look at what paul has to say about FAITH . If one DOES NOT , DOES NOT
HE has DENIED THE FAITH . why do i say does not . cause JESUS told us to give to those who lack
IF one provides not , A DOING ACTION , HE has DENIED the FAITH .
DENIED THE FAITH . and is worse than an infidel .
Now as far as believing that we save ourselves , or that as some teach , we cannot truly KNOW we are saved .
THAT IS FALSE and A LIE .
Example . I ask folks WHAT makes you think if you died tonight you would go to heaven .
Most repsonses are , WELL , i gave to the poor , I went to church , i helped those in need . OOPS
DO YOU SEE the PROBLEM IN THAT MINDSET . SEE my response would have been THIS and this alone .
IF one asked me , HEY amigo if you died tonight , WHY Do you think you would be in heaven .
AND my response would be , WELL IT SURE AINT CAUSE I EARNED OR DERSEVED IT .
IT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST AND WHAT HE DID . PEROID .
AND DO I MEAN PEROID .
the truth IS , were it not for GOD i would have no righteousness , no true goodness even in me .
HE ALONE is my righteousness , HE ALONE even gives me the desires that please HIM .
HE ALONE and HE ALONE is my only hope and the ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS ME and CAN KEEP ME SAFE . PEROID .
BUt i am telling you , HIS WARNINGS are for MY GOOD . EVERY REMINDER i read in that BIBLE IS FOR MY GOOD .
THE FLESH IS CONTRARY . I , I NEED ALL THOSE REMINDERS and I NEED HIS SPIRIT ALWAYS TO BE MY GUIDE .
EVERY WORD of GOD IS GOOD FOR US . EVERY WARNING CHRIST and the apostels gave IS GOOD FOR ME .
WE NEED THEM ALL . IT WAS ALL INSPIRED BY GOD , WHO KNOWS HOW TO KEEP US SAFE .
THUS I admit and fully admit , I NEED THE LORD . HE ALONE , HIS EVERY REMINDER , HIS SPIRIT .
TIME for the church to learn THAT .