Quote (bryce722 @ Sep 3 2010 03:47pm)
if someone truly believes jesus is their savior they will be saved
as humans we can never know for sure who is saved but we know
James 2:20, "...that faith without works is dead."
and
Mathew 7:16 "By their fruit you will recognize them"
so basically what jesus is telling us is that if you truly believe then your actions will reflect it
i vouch this
there's some truth to that but i personallyl believe that since a person's salvation is personal and individual that God will "spank" his own children until they come back to him or he will send them home
it may very well be that you can judge somebody by their fruits or end results of their actions but to be honest, we all do not know the true heart of a man, and thank god i dont' have some other human being judging me in heaven
but God himself who is a righteous God