Hi Guys,
I don't know if you noticed this... but what I gave below is not Catholic Teaching...
I just wanted to share it with you so u can understand as to how others are thinking
about Salvation.
Billy Graham is a well-known evangelist in U.S. and also in the world...
however(unfortunately!) he is from the *Born Again* sect - not that I have anything
against them - but they do not follow catholic doctrine...
Mathew, do you think you can compile something like your previous email on Salvation
for Islam,Hinduism, Buddism etc... something for the differences among the various
Christian denominations... so that JOYNetters may know the differences...???
luv
jpm
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jose Paul Martin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just came across this article at Billy Grahams' site,... amazingly enough - this
>was a recent topic on his site...
>
> luv
> jpm
>
>
> Monday July 2, 2001
> Dear Mr. Graham:
> Is it possible for a person to believe in Christ but then later turn his back on
>Christ and lose his salvation? I worry that this will happen to me because I'm not as
>strong in my faith as I used to be. -- H.L.S.
>
> Dear H.L.S. :
> I am convinced that a person who has truly and honestly come to Christ is saved
>forever. Jesus said of those who believe in Him, "I give them eternal life, and they
>shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand" (John 10:28).
>
> Never forget that our salvation depends only on Christ, and not on our own goodness.
>We can never earn our salvation by our good works; only Christ through His death on
>the cross makes our salvation possible. Satan always wants us to look at ourselves
>and our failures, but Christ alone is our hope, for He paid the price for our sins --
>fully and freely. The Bible says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through
>faith. . . not by works" (Ephesians 2:8-9).
>
> At the same time, the Bible warns us about turning away from Him. A person who
>claims to be a Christian but then turns away from Christ may not have been committed
>to Him in the first place; he or she knew the truth but was not really committed to
>it. The Bible solemnly warns, "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have
>received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a
>fearful expectation of judgment" (Hebrews 10:26-27).
>
> Make sure of your commitment to Christ -- and then take steps to strengthen your
>relationship with Him. Make prayer and the Bible part of your life every day, and
>become active in a church where Christ is preached and lived. If we starve ourselves
>spiritually we will grow weak -- but as we make use of the spiritual "food" God gives
>us, we will grow stronger spiritually. The Bible says, "Come near to God and he will
>come near to you" (James 4:8).
>
--
Jose Paul Martin, Bahrain
)))Jesus Never Fails !(((
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