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HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR DELIVERANCE
PART SEVENTEEN
John S. Torell
September 12, 2004
WHAT IS THE CORRECT CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE?
In order to know and discern false doctrine, every saved person must first know what correct doctrine is as presented in the Bible. Let’s take a look at the very basic beliefs of Christianity.
SALVATION
Salvation is only found in Jesus Christ. John 14:6; Acts 4:12
In order to understand God’s salvation for man, it is necessary to understand the fate of every person born on earth.
- The Bible clearly teaches there is no reincarnation. A person is born only once on this earth; at the end of life on earth, the body will die and decay into dust, while the soul of a man will live on forever. Hebrews 9:27
- The soul of a man is the real person, which resides in the body during life on earth. There are now only two places for a soul to go after the death of the body, heaven or hell. Luke 16:19-31
- While alive on this earth, everyone must decide where they will go upon death. People don’t understood that unless an active choice is made to choose heaven or hell, by default, each person who dies without having made a choice shall be taken to hell by God’s angels. Once a person has died, they cannot change their decision made prior on the earth. John 3:3-21; Revelation 20:10-15
- Why is man by default going to hell at the moment of death? The answer is that mankind is a fallen race, contaminated from conception by a disease called “SIN.” It is inherited by default and no one can set themselves free from it. This is the reason Jesus came to earth, to pay for this sin, and make it possible for people to become sin free. Romans 5:1-21
- How is salvation obtained? By acknowledging that you as a human being are sinful and need to repent of your sins. Believing and confessing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that he lived a sinless life on this earth, through which he paid for your sins on the cross, rising on the third day from the grave, and that he paid for the penalty of sin with his own blood. Romans 3:23; 10:8-13; Acts 2:37-39; 3:19; Hebrews 9:11-26
- What kind of works must you do to be saved? NONE! It’s a free gift. You will do good works because you are saved, not to be saved. Ephesians 2:8-10
- Can you lose your salvation? There is only one action that will make you lose your salvation, and that is taking the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18; 14:9-11). Only the last generation before the second coming of Christ will have to face the Mark of the Beast. Up until this time, you may rest secure in the arms of Jesus. John 10:27-30
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