so anyway I accepted Christ but when I was 5 and forgot what I prayed and such and worry now if I like really didn't accept him or know enough to accept him.

Although I always pray to got and say thank you for coming into my heart and being my lord. and I know you died on the cross for my sins. I really believe this with my heart soul and mind. I guess thinking of hell scares me so much it feels like Im not saved. It weird can anyone help me. is this a sort of lack in faith?

I believing with all my heart hes my lord and savior and he has a place in my hear and he died again and rose on the third day..

So as I said is this a lack of faith or something?

Someone please help


So my conclusion is its a lack of faith and I need to build my faith stronger.. Should I read like Hebrews or something to build it? Any word of encouragement?

This post was edited by Brandon9405 on Feb 19 2011 10:42am

I truly would offer help but from your reply to my post on the need for Baptism I believe anything I say will not matter because your mind is made up on what you need to do to be saved.

However I will leave you with this to think about. I have included the word saved behind baptism or baptized. As you are aware I believe baptism is the command where we come in contact with the blood of Christ and is a required step for salvation. However, my response below is not about that but about age of accountability.

The New Testament does not speak specifically to any "age of accountability" where one could know for sure they need to be baptized "saved". Neither does the Bible speak of children being baptized "saved". Though households are mentioned as being baptized "saved" (Acts 16:15, 33), one may not necessarily infer that children were a part of this group. Elsewhere, the Bible speaks of men and women being baptized "saved" (Acts 8:12).

This is a situation that many teens face "I assume you are a teen by your post" - did I know enough when I was baptized "saved"? Only you can answer that question, but as you think about it, there are two additional questions you need to consider, including

Was I baptized "saved" with an understanding that I was giving my life to God?

Was I baptized "saved" with the understanding my sins would be forgiven?

The question isn't, "Did I know everything about baptism "being saved" when I was baptized "saved"?", but "Did I understand enough to know what I was doing?"

If you think about these things and are still uncertain as to your status, then I would say you should be baptized "do whatever you belive in" again to satisfy the matter in your own mind.

Also, one must be capable of repenting of sins before he is a proper candidate forbaptism to be saved (Acts 2:38; 3:19).

This post was edited by Kisssofdeath on Feb 19 2011 11:51pm

no brother, once you are saved, you are always saved. you can only backslide from then (which you can go to hell if you are backslidden). i cannot judge if you are saved or not, only God and you should know in your heart if you are saved or not. but i will tell you, do not let the devil decieve you. he can put thoughts in your head and for he is the reason why u are questioning your salvation. if you know that you are repenting and trying to turn away from your wickedness, you are saved. dont get discouraged. hope this helped.

This is so true. There is only one time needed for baptism. If a person falls from Grace "which he can" that person repents and ask God for forgiveness, he does not need to be baptized again if the first baptism was by scripture.

A good example of this is Simon the sorcerer.

In Acts 8:5-20, we read of Philip's work in the city of Samaria. Among those who heard and obeyed the gospel was a certain magician named Simon. We know Simon heard, believed, and obeyed the preaching of Philip by being baptized for the remission of his sins. At this point he was saved.

However, the text indicates that he fell into transgression as he attempted to buy the apostles' gift to pass on the Holy Spirit. Peter rebuked him severely for such and told him to pray for forgiveness that the iniquity of his heart be forgiven. Even a casual reading shows us that Simon had gone from being a saved person to being a lost one. However, through repentance, prayer and confession, he could be restored to a right relationship with God. Peter did not tell him to be baptized again.

A good text to read in conjunction with this is 1 John 1:5-10.

How do you explain the sealing of the holy spirit ephesians 1:13-14
"When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. "

What I'm led to tell from now is already making my spirit want to do back flips and shout!

You need to know, who you are in Christ!!!

You are the salt of the earth!
You are the light of the world!
You are a child of God!
You are part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life!
You are Christ's friend!
You are chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit!
You are a son of God; God is spiritually your Father!
You are a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him!
You are a temple-a dwelling place-of God. His Spirit and His life dwells in you!
You are united to the Lord and are one spirit with Him!
You are a new creation!
You are reconciled with God and a minister of reconciliation!
You are a saint!
You are righteous and holy!
You are hidden with Christ in God!
You are a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now!
You are a an expression of the life of Christ because He is your life!
You are a partaker of Christ; you share in His life!
You are one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house!
You are an enemy of the devil!
You are a child of God and you will resemble Christ when He returns!
You are born of God and the evil one cannot touch you!

Not weapon formed against you will prosper and every tong that rises against you in judgment(even in you mind), you will condemn; For greater is He that is within you, than he that is within the world!!

Know God has written His Word on your heart and dwells in you as a living "Ark of His Covenant"; lifting you up, carrying you to people in need and ready to use you for greater works than Jesus was even recorded doing!!!

That is just a few.

Embracing that will begin, to get you to the end of yourself, as Paul notes in Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Shalom

I don't need to explain anything. My reply was showing how one can backslide and fall from Grace and how to repent of those sins.

You are saying someone can lose salvation but to me that verse says you cannot. You do need to explain it if it says something in the bible that appears to be contrary to your beliefs.

"Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." -Jesus

Do you think if a man is not right with God he is saved?