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A: You will know you are saved when you confess with your mouth and
believe in your heart that there is only one Saviour, only One who has
paid the price for your Redemption and that Saviour is the Lord Jesus
Christ.
The Scripture says: "IF YOU SHALL CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THE LORD
JESUS, AND SHALL BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD HAS RAISED HIM FROM THE
DEAD, YOU SHALL BE SAVED. FOR WITH THE HEART MAN BELIEVES UNTO
RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND WITH THE MOUTH, CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION"
(Rom. 10:9-10).
Your Salvation is a gift from God. You simply have to believe and
accept that the Lord Jesus Christ died on Calvary to pay the price for
your redemption.
The Scripture says: "FOR BY GRACE ARE YOU SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND
THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY
MAN SHOULD BOAST'" (Eph. 2:8-9)
Q: WHAT CHURCH SHOULD I ATTEND?
A: You should attend a Church that is Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, and
Spirit-oriented with teaching that is based on the Word of God. The
Church that you choose to attend should preach the Cross.
The following should be taught and preached in the Church:
· Salvation through the Blood of Jesus Christ should be
preached (Mat. 26:28; Acts 20:28; Col. 1:20; Heb. 9:22; I
Pet. 1:18-19).
· The Church should teach the Baptism with the Holy Spirit
with the evidence of speaking with other Tongues, which is
available to all Believers, and is received after
conversion (Isa. 28:11-12; Acts 2:4; Acts 10:45-46; Acts 19:6; I Cor.
14:4-5, 14-18).
· A victorious, overcoming Christian life should be
preached. This means victory over sin in every capacity
(Rom 6:11; I Cor. 15:57-58; Eph. 6:10-13; James 1:22; I Jn.
5:4-5; Rev. 2:7).
· Divine Healing according to the Word of God should be
preached (Ex. 15:26; Ex. 23:25; Isa. 53:5; Mk. 6:13; James
5:14-15, I Pet. 2:24).
· The Rapture of the Church should be taught and preached (I
Cor., Chpt. 15; I Thess. 4:13-17).
· The soon and eminent return of our Lord to Earth, to take
up His rightful position as King of kings and Lord of lords
should be preached (Rev. Chpt. 19).
· Whatever Church is attended, should be a Church filled
with a group of people, whether the number is little or
large, with a consuming desire to take the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to the entirety of the world.
Q: THE ERROR OF JESUS ONLY DOCTRINE
A: We teach there is one God manifest in three Persons: God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Jesus Only people
teach that Christ is the Father, He is the Son, and He is the Holy
Spirit. Hence, the name, Jesus Only. I believe we can provide proper
evidence from the Word of God that this is not the case and that the
teaching advanced by these people is erroneous and does not accord
proper due and honor to the Godhead.
The Scripture does state there is one God. But the word "one"
relates to unity as well as number. I John 5:7 clearly means one in
unity, as does St. John 17:11-21. And yet there are three distinct
Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Jesus Only proponents basically teach baptismal regeneration. In
other words, the water saves. This teaching, plus the implication that
if one is not baptized in the name of Jesus Only, their sins cannot be
forgiven and they will be lost and burn in Hell eternally.
We teach and preach that the Baptism with the Holy Spirit is an
experience subsequent to Salvation. However, while we cherish the
Baptism with the Spirit, we must reject the insistence of the Jesus
Only people that the experience is necessary for Salvation. We believe
that the Baptism with the Spirit is a part of our Salvation, but so is
Divine healing: and while this is a great blessing, it cannot be
labeled as a requisite for Salvation itself. There is a difference
between that which we must do in order to be saved and those blessings
that come to us because we are saved.
Q: TITHES AND OFFERINGS
A: TITHES, I believe, should be used to support one's local Church.
If the Church is a faithful one which honors God, exalts the Lord Jesus
Christ, believes the Bible, preaches the Gospel, and leads sinners to
Christ, it is worthy of one's support in attendance and finances
(tithes especially). Such a Church provides food for one's Spiritual
Growth.
OFFERINGS are to be given over and above one's tithes. I personally
feel a person should be very generous with God when it comes to the
matter of finances. I do not believe a person can out give God. As
someone once said, the more we give to God, the more He gives back to
us - because He has a bigger shovel, and He just keeps shoveling it
back.
The Holy Spirit should lead a person with respect to sharing his tithes
and/or offerings with ministries such as ours. Tithes should be given
where one receives his spiritual help and where the needs of the inner
man are met. This is a matter which should be prayerfully considered. A
promise which has helped many at a time of indecision is this one:
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all
men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" (James 1:5).
Q: WHAT IS THE DOCTRINE OF UNCONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY?
A: The doctrine of unconditional eternal security accepts the
Calvinist perspective and states that once a person has been saved and
accepts the atoning Blood of Jesus Christ, he can never be lost
afterward, no matter what he might do.
The question to ask is whether a Born-Again Christian can cease being a
Born-Again Christian. The answer to this question is, yes, a Believer
can stop believing, a Christian can stop being a Christian, and the
Born-Again can turn his back on Salvation and become lost-again. Even
superficial reading of the Bible will reveal any number of
personalities who were at one time within the Grace of God, but who
subsequently fell from Grace. After their fall from Grace, these
individuals became lost (Ezek. 28:12-19; Mat. 25:41; Gen. 1:26-31; Lk.
3:38; Lev. 10:1-2).
The Bible clearly states that we are saved by Grace through Faith (Eph.
2:8). We are further told that the just shall live by Faith (Heb.
10:38). Salvation is given to the Believer, not by works or by acts of
righteousness, but as a gift through the act of Faith. It is, of
course, maintained in exactly the same way.