Salvation (Saved)

If one does not overcome consistent sin in his life, then is he not really saved? [Luke 5:32].

If people say or pray the right things (as they are guided in good tracts) can that save them? [Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23, Isaiah 29:13].

Why do Christians say you have to buy their salvation? (Nutty caller).

How do you see "work out your own salvation" relative to Ephesians 2? [Philipians 2:12, Ephesians 2:8-10, James 2:15-16, John 8:34, Titus 2:14, Romans 6:20, Matthew 1:21].

Rather than just "accepting Jesus into our hearts" and later learning it requires more, shouldn't we be following Jesus as Lord in His kingdom and learning what it means to be saved all along? [Matthew 6:33, Romans 10:9, 1 John 5:13, John 7:22-23, Luke 14:33, Acts 2:36-37].

With all the different groups, doctrines, cults, etc., how do you know when you are serving another Jesus? [1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Peter 3:18, Acts 15, 2 Corinthians 11:4]

Could you explain "blindness in part until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in" from Romans 11:25? [Romans 11:25, Matthew 28:20, Genesis 49:10-12, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27].

If a Jehovah's Witness doesn't believe in "The Trinity" are they unsaved? [Matthew 11:29, John 16:12-13, Luke 9:50].

How important is doctrine for salvation? [John 13:34-35, Matthew 28:20, Acts 2:42].

Regarding the passage "You and your household will be saved" how literally should we take this? [Acts 16, Acts 16:33-34].

Is not baptism necessary for salvation? [1 Peter 3:1, Acts 22:16, Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12, Acts 15:17-18, Acts 8:36, Luke 18:14].

If I was baptized as a child, and have not been baptized in the Holy Spirit, is my life as a Christian void? Am I not really saved? Rec: Topical lectures "Charisma & Character." [Acts 1:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4, Acts 8:17, Acts 9:17, Acts 19:6, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 1:13].

If these verses don't mean that Gentiles could not have even been included in the plan of salvation, unless the Jew rejected Christ, then what does it mean? [Romans 11:11, Romans 11:19, Deuteronomy 32:21, Romans 11:17].

Can you reconcile the opposing views about "Lordship Salvation" when some say it is heretical (J Vernon McGee)? [James 2:26, Luke 6:46, Romans 10:9, Galatians 6:7, Luke 23:42, Acts 16:30-31, Acts 2:36-41].

What was required to demonstrate faithfulness and acquire "salvation" in the Old Testament? How could Jesus and the disciples know that the Pharisees were not demonstrating that faith? [Genesis 22:18, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11].

If Universal Restoration is true, do you suppose that the reason there is no irrefutable verse that implicitly says that one will still be able to repent after death, was because of the possibility some would put off repentance?

Who is the one who "suffers loss" and "yet is saved" in 1 Corinthians 3:15? [1 Corinthians 3:9-15, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 16:12, Acts 18:24-28, 1 Corinthians 2:4-6].

How do you address the claim that those that don't know Christ are destined to hell, even if they have never heard of Him? [Romans 7:9, Matthew 19:14, Matthew 16:27, Romans 2:5-10, Matthew 25:31-46, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 Corinthians 4:5].

Do believers not know for sure they are saved, based on these scriptures in Matthew? [Matthew 7:21, Matthew 25, John 5:24, Galatians 2:20].

Can someone be saved without being baptized, if they have prayed with their whole heart already?

Could Nicodemus have been "born again" then, or would he have had to wait until Christ was resurrected? [John 3:1-21, John 7:39, Isaiah 32:15, Joel 2:28-29, Zechariah 14:8, Matthew 10:8, Luke 10:9].

Are there scripture verses that support both opinions about whether "once saved, always saved?" [1 John 5:12, Acts 17:30].

Do you think someone can be saved if they don't think that Jesus was God, but do believe that Jesus was God's Son? [John 14:8-9].

Wasn't I trying to save myself by my service to God with my efforts in evangelism? If we don't obey, we won't be saved, right?

What are your thoughts on someone who was on their deathbed and thought there was a party taking place for him? It seems that he was saved.

Can you be forgiven, but not saved? [Mark 11:25-26, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19].

Can you reconcile Romans 11:11 with the concept of "once saved, always saved" and further clarify your position? [Romans 11:11, Romans 11:22, Romans 11:16-24, John 15:1-6, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-10].

How do you think differently from a Catholic about salvation? [Matthew 1:21, 1 Corinthians 6:20].

Doesn't this verse in 2 Peter indicate that some people have not been given the gift of faith and therefore cannot be saved? Rec: Topical lectures series, "God's Sovereignty, Man's Salvation." [2 Peter 1:1, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 5:21-22, Deuteronomy 30:11-14].

What happens to those who have never heard of Jesus or the Gospel? [Matthew 16: 27, Matthew 25:31-46, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, James 4:6, Proverbs 3:34, Luke 18:14, 1 Corinthians 4:5]

If baptism is required, as you said, then what about those who don’t have a chance to get baptized (death bed, car accidents, etc.)?

Are you saying that "following Jesus" requires good works for salvation? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 2:8-9].

Why is there such a weak message being preached about salvation, such as neglecting teaching baptism? [Galatians 2:16, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 28:20, Titus 2:14, James 2:17].

Do you think Romans 10:9 is a mandate or a creed? Is it possible to be saved if you are ignorant of some of the directives? [Romans 10:9, 2 Peter 3:9].

In the familiar verse "by grace you are saved, it is a gift of God" what is "it?" Is it "grace" or the "whole package?" [Ephesians 2:8].

How did salvation work for the crippled man who was lowered through the roof, since Jesus has not yet died? [Matthew 9:6, Genesis 3:15, Romans 3:25]

Are all Catholics unsaved?

Is the term "elect" used in the same way in the Old and New Testaments? Were some of the unfaithful Pharisees still elect, but not saved? [Isaiah 49:6, Acts 13:47, John 15:16].

I thought salvation was for us, but you said it is for God. Could you explain? [Luke 15, Luke 19:9-10, John 14:31, Titus 2:14, Ephesians 1:5-6, 1 Corinthians 10:31].

Is the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" required? [Romans 4:1-4, Galatians 3:6-9, Titus 2:14, Luke 6:48-49].

Is baptism required to be saved?

Do you think that the "Parable of the Sower" is teaching that there are two ways to lose your salvation? [Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:1-4, Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:4-20].

What must we understand to be saved?

Do you think that Mormons, Jehovah's, Seventh-Day Adventists, and other cultic groups might still be saved?

What exactly does the phrase "you must be born again" mean? [John 3:3-5, Acts 2:38-41, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 10:9-11].

Is Paul only talking about Eve being saved through child-bearing? How can women be saved if they don't have children? [1 Timothy 2:13, 1 Corinthians 7:25-26, John 8:31-34, Matthew 1:21].

Is this a promise indicating that if I am praying for my friends, I can be confident that He will save them? [1 John 5:16].

Do little children and the mentally challenged get a free pass? [2 Peter 2:3, John 3:16, John 15:13, Matthew 23:37, John 5:39-44, 2 Corinthians 5:6].

If you are a Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, or 7th Adventist, can you still be a Christian and be saved? [Galatians 1:6-12, 2 Peter 3:16].

How can you say that specific people were not chosen to be saved by God? [Matthew 28:16, Acts 13:46-48, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Acts 17:11, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:14].