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There are numerous church groups that are unorthodox when it comes to salvation and many believe anyone associated with those particular groups can't really be saved. I refer to Roman Catholicism, Jehovah Witnesses, the Church of Christ (which teaches baptismal regeneration), among others. I was reading an article about Glenn Beck who converted to Mormonism from Roman Catholicism in 1999 who holds to salvation by faith alone in Jesus Christ for salvation. Here are some quotes by Beck. "Salvation is an individual relationship between the individual and God through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. . . Jesus said, John 14:6, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.’ I cannot be saved for you. I cannot save you. I can’t even save myself. If you’re a Christian you believe that Jesus can save you.”
“Here is traditional Christianity. Jesus died, two thieves over here. He took on the sins of the world by choice. The empty tomb represents that he conquered death. He was not a victim because he did it by choice. He’s not a victim, he’s a victor. He was a conqueror. He conquered death. Got it? To receive his salvation you accept his forgiveness of sin, and live your life, according to his will. That’s what every Christian church in the country, in the world, believes. This is biblical.”
Do most people on this forum believe there are saved Mormons, Roman Catholics, even Jehovah Witnesses that are secretely orthodox and saved but remain in those denominations because of family or simply not understading the dangers of those teachings? I believe many Baptist, Presbyterian and other evangelical churches are filled with lost people who were raised in orthodox churches and are as straight as a gun barrel when it comes to the doctrinal beliefs of salvation but have never been born again. I find it hard to reconcile that someone staying in what is obviously a church that teaches damnable doctrines is truly saved but I also have to believe only God knows who will be eventually be told "I never knew you."
“Here is traditional Christianity. Jesus died, two thieves over here. He took on the sins of the world by choice. The empty tomb represents that he conquered death. He was not a victim because he did it by choice. He’s not a victim, he’s a victor. He was a conqueror. He conquered death. Got it? To receive his salvation you accept his forgiveness of sin, and live your life, according to his will. That’s what every Christian church in the country, in the world, believes. This is biblical.”
Do most people on this forum believe there are saved Mormons, Roman Catholics, even Jehovah Witnesses that are secretely orthodox and saved but remain in those denominations because of family or simply not understading the dangers of those teachings? I believe many Baptist, Presbyterian and other evangelical churches are filled with lost people who were raised in orthodox churches and are as straight as a gun barrel when it comes to the doctrinal beliefs of salvation but have never been born again. I find it hard to reconcile that someone staying in what is obviously a church that teaches damnable doctrines is truly saved but I also have to believe only God knows who will be eventually be told "I never knew you."
