Some very good points, however would someone who has TRULY BEEN SAVED, ever fall away? Yes, many who professed to be born again, have fallen away, just like many who get confirmed in the Catholic Church get confirmed, not really truly understanding the commitment they have made and fall away. Why is it that you as a Catholic must believe you are not saved for sure? Are you all afraid you will fall away at the last minute? Yes, agreed with all that you must continue the fight everyday against temptations to sin and sometimes we fall short. Does this mean we are now bound for hell, if we have truly been saved? If you are truly saved you will repent and return every time you fall short.
<—That’s what Catholics do a better job of that then non Catholics. And yes, just like any discipline reading the Holy Bible must be a daily routine,
<—The “discipline” does not include ignoring Scriptures merely because they don’t support your non Catholic "interpretation" regardless of Catholic or Protestant. When I re-dedicated my life to Christ and was born again, the attacks from the devil became more intense.
<—The mistake your making here is the old “all about me ONLY” mistake. The same thing happens when Catholics re-dedicate themselves to Christ. It happens to LOTS of wayward believers when they return to Christ. It’s not all about YOUR experience. This, to me was proof that I did make the transition to truly accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior and stripped the old self. Before I was saved, no such attacks existed ( I was lost in sin, so why would the devil even bother, I was hell bound if I would have died at that moment).
Also, Jesus did state you must be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as further proof of your commitment to your fellow servants, ***<—Where did Jesus say the part I underlined, what verse? ***God already knows you are sincere or not. The verse itself never says it is another condition of salvation. So in other words if I have truly repented of my sins and accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, get in my car to go to church to be baptized and am killed in a car accident before I get to church, I’m not saved?? Listen to what you people are saying. How dare any of you judge my state of Grace before God almighty?
<–If you were truly certain of yourself, you’d not be worried or even complaining about it. Time to analyze YOURSELF in this matter instead of aiming all your attention outward. And who said ANYTHING about YOUR state of Grace before almighty God? -Most Catholics are in a sad state.
<—So who’s judging now…you are, immediately after getting all indignant about the same thing? Beam in the eye moment?
I would be stressed everyday too if I was always thinking “am I saved or am I not saved”. However, I’m not myself in a position of arrogance either. It is a daily fight against the devil. Suck it up and drive on Christians. Be assured you are truly saved if you have repented of your sins and accepted the Grace of almighty God thru the sacrifice of our Savior Jesus Christ. If you doubt, then maybe you are not.
May God Bless you all.
Ed
