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Can a
Christian Know for Sure ?
Dear Christians ,
How can you know for sure you are saved when Jesus himself
made statements declaring we are headed for Hell ?
For Example :
" But I say to you that every one who is angry with his
brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother
shall be liable to the council, and whoever says, 'You fool!'
shall be liable to the hell of fire . "Matthew 5:22
Surely most of us have said bad words now and then ,
therefore according to Jesus , most of us will taste the Fires
of Hell and are not Free from punishment according to Jesus .
Jesus made several statements implanting uncertainty in the
hearts and minds of his listeners regarding their Salvation
For Example :
" Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter
the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father
who is in heaven . "Matthew 7:21
If Jesus is our Savior , why would he say calling upon him as
'Lord' on the Day of Judgement will Not Save Us ?
Jesus even told a entire generation that there is No Escape
from Hell for them, and what they have done will be with them:
"..How can ye escape the damnation of Hell? Wherefore,
behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes:
and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from
city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood
shed upon the earth, from the *blood of Innocent Abel* unto the
blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew
between the temple and the altar. *Verily I say unto you, All
these things shall come upon this generation* ."Mt 23:33-36
How can a Christian be sure they are saved when Jesus
repeatedly says that with a sinning eye or a sinning hand , We
Will Go to Hell , Jesus even offers a remedy by suggesting we
cut off our hand or pluck out our eye to avoid Hell , this
certainly leaves the listeners Unsure if they will go to Hell or
not unless they take drastic measures :
" And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better
for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than
having two eyes to be cast into hell fire "Mark 9:47
" And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better
for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go
into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched "Mark 9:43
Jesus even says you will be cast into Hell if you do not
behave in accordance with the Will of God :
" And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. "Matthew 3:10
" Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. "Matthew 7:19
How many Christians live undisciplined lives , producing bad
fruit and expecting Jesus will save them ? How can they be sure
when Jesus makes it perfectly clear they will go to Hell ?
Jesus is saying Every Sinner will be cast into the Fire .
Where does Jesus say every sinner will be saved through the
blood of Jesus ?
Even at the Supper table , Jesus said his blood is shed for
_many_ not , all .
It even seems as though Jesus came to Warn us about Hell
rather than save us from Hell, Jesus came to give us Uncertainty
of our Salvation:
" I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I
if already it has been kindled? "Luke 12:49
Jesus also directly warns that if you do not obey him, you
will be thrown into Hell:
" Unless any one abide in me he is cast out as the branch,
and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned. " John 15:6 (also John 5:24)
According to the Gospel, it is possible to fall out of the
Christian faith through sin;
"For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to
repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted
heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit; they
knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt
the powers of the coming age. And then they abandoned their
faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again,
because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing
him to public shame." (Hebrews 6:4-6)
and that Christians are not fully saved until they enter the
heavenly kingdom ( 1 Peter 1:4-5)
Even in the Old Testament , there is Absolute Uncertainty if
we will go to Hell or not :
There is a prediction in Psalms that the Sinners will go to
Hell, similar to what Jesus says:
"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the
(nations) that forget God."Ps 9:17
Does this include all with in the evil nations such as
Germany in WW!! ? or America during Hiroshima etc.. ?
In Isaiah which we assume predicted Jesus , also predicts
Hell will take even the people who are boastful :
" Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her
mouth
without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and
their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it ."
Isaiah 5:14
In conclusion , "Let him who thinks he stands take care lest
he fall" (1 Corinthians 10:12).
We see that Jesus did not come to remove _all_ sin, but in
fact to warn us of Hell and assist us in receiving forgiveness,
but certainly not removing our responsibility to obey the
commandments "otherwise we will be thrown into Hell" as Jesus
continuously warned.
Even at the sacrifice where the crucifixion of Jesus was
supposedly a action to forgive the human race, why would
Jesus ask God "Forgive them fore they know not what they do" if the crucifixion was indeed the Ultimate sacrifice ? Why
would Jesus need to ask God to forgive us if the assumed
shedding of Jesus's blood was in fact a means of atonement ?
Unless perhaps the crucifixion was not a ultimate method of
forgiveness and in fact we are very much in danger of Hell
as it is written in the Old Testament and the Gospel of Jesus .
How then can we be saved if we are still in danger of the
Hell Fire as Jesus warns ?
Allah (which means - God - in the Semitic Arabic language)
gives us many clear signs in the Holy Quran to assure us we will
be saved , Allah clarifies the Favours bestowed upon us and
in return Allah only asks you believe in the Day of Judgement ,
in those Allah sent to us (including Jesus) and follow the
teachings of the Quran ." Those who believe, and do deeds of
righteousness, and
establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor
shall they grieve . " {Translation of the Holy Quran 2:277} |
