Forums Termnology

Please,I would like a Spirit filled simple believing what " thus saith the word" person to explain some of terminology we see in the forums!
Denominations didn't start until about the 17 th century. They were first called "Christians" at Antioch to denote they were followers of Christ Jesus.

1. Saved
2. Believer
3. Disciple
4. Steward
5. Judizers
6. Calvinist
7. OSAS
8. Messianic Jew
9. Preterist
10. Amillennialist

It grieves seeing divisions among people who call on the name of the Lord and each thinking they have the only clarity in His word!

Some of us depend on the Holy Spirit as our guide in the word as Jesus taught He would be.
We all have not been to seminary,bible colleges nor theological schools!
This is only to gain understanding on what is being discussed,so I started with a short list.

Blessings to the one humble Spirit filled heart that will indulge this question with simple scriptural truths!

With all of the pride and error that has made its way into most-if-not-all of these, this may not matter that much any more...

Stay close to the Bible. Be careful of the wisdom of men.

Saved and or Salvation!

Rms.10:9 That if thou shalt CONFESS with the mouth the Lord Jesus,and shalt BELIEVE in thine heart that God bath raised Him from the dead,thou shalt be saved.


John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar,HE SAID, " It is finished ": and He bowed His head,and gave up the ghost.

My understanding of these two verses is this:
When we hear the word of God, the Holy Spirit pricks our hearts with conviction of sins. Revealing unto us that we are sinners and and do not have a relationship with God our creator.
We must then BELIEVE in our hearts this truth and repent and turn away from a life of sin seperated from God. We then make a CONFESSION or proclaim that He in His merciful grace has forgiven us our past sins.

Salvation is a redemptive price that NONE of us could meet!
God provided that with His son in being the only sacrifice that would take away the sin stain not yearly but once and for all!
Jesus that perfect price said, " It is finished" the purchase is completed in the act of His death sacrifice!

I believe being saved or purchased to God by His son is a one time event in the life of one who believes! To me this is the defining moment of change in one who accepts what the Holy Spirit reveals unto them about their sins and His RIGHTEOUSNESS. Sin is death and separates from God!

Believer:

This is one who accepts in His heart that Jesus died and rose again from the dead and ascended back to God the Father in heaven.

To me this is the second step in a person's life for then we take the whole word of God and conform our life to fit His standards set forth therein.

Rms.12:2 And be ye NOT conformed to this WORLD: but he ye transformed by the RENEWING of your mind,that ye may PROVE what is that good,and ACCEPTABLE,and PERFECT ,will of God.

Disciple:

A disciple follows a master in his words and imitates in words an actions those he follows!

We as followers of Jesus imitate His words and actions. We follow the commands He set forth,putting on His RIGHTEOUSNESS and laying aside our own desires and the weights of sins in our lives!

Steward:

A person redeemed by God who looks after or managed those things that belong to his Master!

1 Tim.6:18 That they do good,that they be rich in good works,ready to distribute,willing to communicate.

Believer has been so watered down and almost made redundantly organised religion that it has lost its strength. They believe then keep going to the local strip club on a Saturday night thinking that because they said a pithy prayer they are believers, WRONG!

This is where I stop for I do not like labels!
I do not even use the term" christian" which has been tainted by the WORLD all claiming they are such.

I am a born again disciple of Christ Jesus,my Lord and Saviour!

Romans8:14-17
For as many as ARE LED by the Spirit of God,they are the SONS OF GOD.
For ye have NOT RECEIVED the spirit of bondage AGAIN to fear; but ye received the Spirit of adoption,whereby we cry,Abba Father.
The Spirit Itself beareth witness with OUR spirit,that we are the children of God:
And IF children,then HEIRS; heirs of God,and joint- heirs with Christ; IF SO HE THAT we suffer with Him,that we may be also GLORIFIED together.

6-10 arent in the Bible.

Judaisers I think is in Galatians when some believing Jews wanted all Christians, even believing gentiles to be circumcised like they were.

Preterist/ Amillennialist


Looked them up!
These views are not scriptural and cannot be backed by the word of God!
Man made doctrines will cause a great "falling away" from God and His word!

Arminianism/Calvinist


Both man made theological doctrines.
If you follow a man's words as the authority of God,then you are NOT following God!

Judaizer

Christians who teach the necessity of Jewish customs and practices in the Mosiac Law to be saved?
If this were true for Christians then it would void the sacrifice of Jesus and the grace of God!

Messianic Jew

Combination of Christianity's belief in Jesus as the Jewish Messiah mixed with elements of Judaism and Jewish tradition.
They believe in salvation only through Jesus and the customs and traditions followed do not contribute to salvation.

Legalist

One who believes his works brings salvation
Adhereing to the letter rather than the spirit.
If salvation is the one time event of Jesus' s sacrifice in redeeming sinful man,can a legalist be born again?

Isaiah 59:2 But your inequities have made a SEPERATION between you and your God,and YOUR SINS have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Rms.6:23 For the WAGES of sin is DEATH, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 John1:9 If we CONFESS our sins,He is faithful and just to FORGIVE us our sins and to CLEANSE us from all unrighteousness.

James 4:17 So whoever KNOWS the right thing to do and FAILS to do it,for him IT IS SIN.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way,and the truth,and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me".

1 Cor.6:9/10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous WILL NOT inherit the kingdom of God?
Do NOT BE DECIEVED: neither the sexually immoral,not idolaters,no adulteres,nor those who practice homosexuality,nor theieves,nor the greedy, nor drunkards,nor revilers,nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

1Pet.3:18 For Christ also suffered ONCE FOR SINS,the righteous for the unrighteous,that He might BRING US TO GOD,being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.

Not to judge anyone, for ALL will give an account for what was or was not done in this life!

OSAS OR FREE GRACE is the most dangerous doctrine of man I found through answering my own questions!

It is deceptive from incorrect interpretation of the word that entertwines the bible with erroneous doctrines!

Yes salvation is eternal as purchased by Jesus until the time it is not needed anymore!
Since salvation IS eternal,the only way a follower can rest in this is if we perservere,hold on to, forsake not,stand confident, press on to the prize, run the race,continue to believe, fall not back or away, and submit to God the Father,Jesus the Son and God the Holy Spirit by continually walking in and applying the word to and in our lives!

1 Pet.5:8 Be sober,be VIGILANT; because your adversary the devil,as a roaring lion,walketh about,SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR:


2 Cor.11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.


1 Cor.10:12 Wherefore let him that thinkers he STANDETH take heed LEST HE FALL.

On my on final note.......