Can your denomination REALLY decide your eternal fate?
Have we become so caught up in other denominations, that we have completely missed the message in God's Plan of Salvation on how to save our very souls from hell?
Did God say that people helping the poor, reading our Bible everyday, church membership, dropping money in the offering plate, visiting the sick, doing good things for people, reading the Bible, keeping the laws of the Torah, attending a certain church/denomination or fasting on occasion, leads to salvation?
While those are some things that people do, God said none of those lead to Salvation. Do you know why?
God made it crystal clear that we can never earn our way to Heaven by good works.
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV - For by grace (UNEARNED favor from God) are ye saved.... by faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT of works, lest any man should boast!"
How many times, and how much clearer, does God have to say it?
Are you really going to tell God that anything and everything you have done in your life, tops what Jesus did on the cross, including giving His very life and shedding His innocent blood for the remission of your sins? That's something Satan and his followers would claim! Satan would love to convince you of that lie. He's looking for a bigger crowd in hell with him.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
This verse should convince us, that Satan is after our own soul! If we've not studied our Bible, how would we ever know that in the spiritual world, sin can only be obliterated and paid for, by the shedding of righteous, sinless blood... Hebrews 9:22. Are we so self-righteous, innocent, or so "good" that we never sin? Then how can we say we can pay for our own sins? The answer is obvious --- we can't! Jesus is sinless. That's why only His blood sacrifice is acceptable before Almighty God. Jesus knew that. He volunteered to die in our place and pay for our sins, so that whosoever comes to Him for forgiveness, believing that He will keep His Word to save them, shall be saved.
There are those who would rather mock, curse, and call God a liar, than learn from His teachings. They want nothing to do with God, Jesus, or salvation, so naturally, they shall have the desires of their heart. They have neglected to prepare their own soul for eternity. They have believed a devil's lie and rejected the only plan presented by God the Father himself, by which they could have been saved from the consequences that sin brought on us all. God is fair; sin is not! It's sin that separates us from a Holy God, forever. If we think we can drag our sins into a holy heaven, we better think again.
If we'll read God's Word, we will see that salvation is an individual, personal decision; not a denominational one.
Romans 10:9 confirms that "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved". Don't put a question mark where God put a period. He's no liar and He meant what he said. Different denominations may emphasize different teachings, but they do not invalidate God's Plan of Salvation. God the Father himself is the one that determined what saves mankind. He did not leave that up for debate or question by flawed man. He did not leave us to guess how to have eternal life in heaven. God said you can do it your own way, but it will never lead to heaven.
Romans 10:9 is telling us, that believing false teachings can be eternally dangerous/damning, leading all, even some believers, away from Christ and His truths. 1st Timothy 4:16 says, "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine (God's teachings/warnings given to save us); continue in them: for in doing this, thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee". God's Plan of Salvation tells us that if we place our faith in Christ's finished work on the cross alone, and not our so-called "good deeds", we shall be saved! That is God's promise to any who invite Jesus into their heart and life as Savior.
While imperfect beliefs do not necessarily condemn a person, seeking God's Truths, is vital for Salvation. Ultimately, salvation never depends on our performance, but on one's personal relationship with Jesus Christ. No denomination can guarantee salvation...and no church can add to, nor replace the gospel message!
While sound doctrine strengthens our faith, it is not denominational labels that saves, but faith in Christ and what He did on the cross to save us from hell. Choice of denomination is no substitute for faith and salvation in Christ. Jesus himself said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man can come unto the Father, but by Me." John 14:6
Did God say that people helping the poor, reading our Bible everyday, church membership, dropping money in the offering plate, visiting the sick, doing good things for people, reading the Bible, keeping the laws of the Torah, attending a certain church/denomination or fasting on occasion, leads to salvation?
While those are some things that people do, God said none of those lead to Salvation. Do you know why?
God made it crystal clear that we can never earn our way to Heaven by good works.
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV - For by grace (UNEARNED favor from God) are ye saved.... by faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT of works, lest any man should boast!"
How many times, and how much clearer, does God have to say it?
Are you really going to tell God that anything and everything you have done in your life, tops what Jesus did on the cross, including giving His very life and shedding His innocent blood for the remission of your sins? That's something Satan and his followers would claim! Satan would love to convince you of that lie. He's looking for a bigger crowd in hell with him.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
This verse should convince us, that Satan is after our own soul! If we've not studied our Bible, how would we ever know that in the spiritual world, sin can only be obliterated and paid for, by the shedding of righteous, sinless blood... Hebrews 9:22. Are we so self-righteous, innocent, or so "good" that we never sin? Then how can we say we can pay for our own sins? The answer is obvious --- we can't! Jesus is sinless. That's why only His blood sacrifice is acceptable before Almighty God. Jesus knew that. He volunteered to die in our place and pay for our sins, so that whosoever comes to Him for forgiveness, believing that He will keep His Word to save them, shall be saved.
There are those who would rather mock, curse, and call God a liar, than learn from His teachings. They want nothing to do with God, Jesus, or salvation, so naturally, they shall have the desires of their heart. They have neglected to prepare their own soul for eternity. They have believed a devil's lie and rejected the only plan presented by God the Father himself, by which they could have been saved from the consequences that sin brought on us all. God is fair; sin is not! It's sin that separates us from a Holy God, forever. If we think we can drag our sins into a holy heaven, we better think again.
If we'll read God's Word, we will see that salvation is an individual, personal decision; not a denominational one.
Romans 10:9 confirms that "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved". Don't put a question mark where God put a period. He's no liar and He meant what he said. Different denominations may emphasize different teachings, but they do not invalidate God's Plan of Salvation. God the Father himself is the one that determined what saves mankind. He did not leave that up for debate or question by flawed man. He did not leave us to guess how to have eternal life in heaven. God said you can do it your own way, but it will never lead to heaven.
Romans 10:9 is telling us, that believing false teachings can be eternally dangerous/damning, leading all, even some believers, away from Christ and His truths. 1st Timothy 4:16 says, "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine (God's teachings/warnings given to save us); continue in them: for in doing this, thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee". God's Plan of Salvation tells us that if we place our faith in Christ's finished work on the cross alone, and not our so-called "good deeds", we shall be saved! That is God's promise to any who invite Jesus into their heart and life as Savior.
While imperfect beliefs do not necessarily condemn a person, seeking God's Truths, is vital for Salvation. Ultimately, salvation never depends on our performance, but on one's personal relationship with Jesus Christ. No denomination can guarantee salvation...and no church can add to, nor replace the gospel message!
While sound doctrine strengthens our faith, it is not denominational labels that saves, but faith in Christ and what He did on the cross to save us from hell. Choice of denomination is no substitute for faith and salvation in Christ. Jesus himself said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man can come unto the Father, but by Me." John 14:6
