Romans 10:9-10 (KJV) Says, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus; and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." John 3:16 (KJV) Says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Romans 10:13 (KJV) Says, "For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." II Peter 3:9 (KJV) Says, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that ANY should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance." Ephesians 4:30 (KJV) Says, "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
There are those in the world today who are of the opinion that salvation is only available to individuals who have been pre-selected or chosen by God to be saved. That opinion has be born from a misinterpretation of scripture. The Word of God makes very clear that salvation is available to anyone who invites Jesus Christ into their heart asking him to be their Lord and Savior. This is supported in scripture more than once, and I have listed above some of the verses that make clear salvation is available to all. For one, John 3:16 (KJV) which clearly states that WHOSOEVER believes in Him shall not perish, but will have everlasting life. Another confirmation that salvation is available to all is found in Romans 10:13 (KJV) which states that WHOSOEVER calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Every single human being falls under the category of WHOSOEVER. It is also made clear in the above verse of scripture taken from II Peter that God doesn't want ANY to perish, but rather he desires for all to repent, and be saved. God's Word makes it cut and dry that salvation is available to everyone. Therefore, I warn you to trust in the truth of God's Word and stand firm on that not allowing yourselves to fall prey to false teachings secondary to the misinterpretation of scripture.
Yet another false teaching that is prevalent in the world today is that you can lose your salvation. This too is a misnomer. We can backslide and fall out of line with God, but if and when we do we will be under conviction by the Holy Spirit to get back in line with Him and live our lives in obedience. We do not lose our salvation once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior and that is not my opinion; it is a scriptural based fact. Ephesians 4:30 (KJV) States that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption. This makes clear that once we are saved our name is written in the Lamb's book of life, and it remains there. When God's Word tells us that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption, that means that we cannot lose our salvation and that seal is and will be in place until the day that the Lord calls us home.
The ever growing opinion that one, salvation is only available to a select few, and two, that we can lose our salvation is damaging to the growth of God's kingdom. Spreading the false idea that salvation is only available to certain individuals can and does cause some lost individuals to give up on accepting Christ, and giving up on accepting Christ means spending eternity in Hell. This is a horribly tragic result, and it is brought on by individuals who go about spreading false doctrine.
Spreading the misnomer that salvation can be lost is also damaging. It gives the impression that we must live our lives in perfection in order to hold onto our salvation, and the fact is that not one single human being can live their life in perfection no matter how hard they try. Salvation is not earned there is no work or works we can do to obtain it. Salvation is a free gift from God that is there for WHOSOEVER chooses to accept it. The only one who has ever, or will ever, walk this earth in perfection is Jesus Christ Himself. Romans 3:23 (KJV) clearly states "For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God." We cannot earn our salvation that would be taking credit for what Jesus suffering and dying on the cross did for us, and that was paying our sin debt in full. We had nothing to do with salvation being made available to us, and being human if we had, we would boast about it. This too is supported in scripture in Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) which says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
In short, remember, for one, that the Word of God makes clear that salvation is available to WHOSOEVER chooses to invite Jesus Christ into their heart making Him their Lord and Savior. Remember also that God's Word makes clear that we cannot lose our salvation, but rather that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day that God calls us home once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. Base your beliefs on the truth of God's Word not on false doctrine which the Bible warns us to beware of.
Finally, if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and you have the desire in your heart to do so, Go to God in prayer tell him you are a sinner, ask him to forgive you of all your sins, tell him you believe in your heart that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and that he rose again. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart and tell Him that you want Him to be your Lord and Savior. The decision to accept Christ is the greatest decision you will ever make. It is life changing, and it is free for the asking. It means that he will walk beside you in this life holding your hand, that he will never leave you nor forsake you, and that when you leave this world you will spend eternity with Him in Heaven, and those are just a few of the many blessings that come along with being a born again believer in Jesus Christ. If it is on your heart to accept Christ, don't put it off for one more second; as we are not promised the next second of life, and the result of procrastinating is that you are risking spending eternity in Hell. The importance of this message requires that I be blunt, and it is my prayer that all people would come to accept Christ, and to live their lives in obedience to him.
If you have a prayer request and would like me to pray for you, leave me a message and I will be more than happy to do so. If you read this and chose to accept Christ I would love for you to leave me a message letting me know about your decision so that I can pray for you. Remember you are a Whosoever. May God bless you!
