Moving past Salvation

Even so, how long should we focus on the fact that we're born?

This happens on a Christian forum, not in real life.

This happens on a Christian forum, not in real life.

But are you saved? Really? Do you know if you're saved?

This happens in real life too and i don't feel like sharing the most distasteful encounter i've had with a Protestant co-worker regarding salvation ... but someday depending on the conversation i might share the story.

Or people knocking at your door.
- Hi i'm here to save you.

Hmm, that doesn’t sound good.

It's just how it is friend so it is what it is.

Gotcha. Well, do you have any questions. I know right, lol

Suggestions about what? Stopping people talking about Salvation?
That's nonsense and you know it. You can't control free-will.

Well true.

I guess I was a little frustrated with Christians who just keep debating Salvation. Yes, there is a “crossing over” but once you’ve been saved and “crossed over” it’s time to get passed it.

But, everyone has their relationship with God, and each salvation experience is different. That’s why Baptism is important, since it helps solidify salvation when the enemy makes a person doubt it.

Exactly. Everyone has their own experience about it and they like to talk about it.
When you've been a Christian for a long time, frustration or anything along those lines should not bother you. Nothing in life should bother you, including suffering .... which is the last thing in this world that still bothers me after all these years.

But are you saved? Really? Do you know if you're saved?

I think a real challenge for us in these days is to get good fellowship. I thought coming on here would help, and it has to a point, but I still need to find a church/ group to tie into.

Salvation is the greatest thing God has done for us. It has allowed us to be born again and receive God’s love and acceptance into the family and Kingdom of God. It is a marvelous thing. Kind of like being born. Child birth is a miracle and is fascinating to talk about and was a great experience.

Even so, how long should we focus on the fact that we're born? I don’t think I need to debate if I’m actually born or not. The same way it is with Salvation. Yes, it’s great, but at some point, we need to begin progressing beyond salvation to greater truths and experiences of the Christian walk.
In 1 Cor 3:2 Paul says,
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

There even comes a point of moving past the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues and prophetic utterances. This also is a great experience, but it too is to be used in ministering and gaining spiritual ground, moving farther on in the Christian walk.

Hopefully this is well received and will help steer some of the threads away from only debating salvation and other base discussions.

I understand what your trying to say but that is not what Paul was saying " For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? "

Progressing beyond salvation something we still do not fully understand. Adding baptism of the Holy Spirit speaking in tongues. We do tend to look at all this happening over two thousand years ago yet to God it just happened over two days ago and we have even started to begin to understand any of it.

Now if you had a Church and you were teaching them this and its been a few years even then yes you need to say something. But your not talking to just one group as Paul was. He taught them. Here you have some that believe once saved always then those that believe you can lose your salvation. We have those that believe gifts are gone vs gifts are for today on and on.

Again we tend to see thousands of years have passed so heaven must have all moved on right? Well this is not the real realm. In heaven there is no time and space and just over two days ago the son of GOD was born and you think they stopped worshiping praising Him? Just wait till your in heaven.. and you start to just talk about how Christ came to earth.. oh they will just light up and start singing and worshiping because there is no time there. That is something also we do not understand. It never gets old. Yes to grow on and on yes. No matter how many times we talk about it. Its His word and He will show you something you read a thousand times yet.. how did you miss that? I don't understand how. It happened to not to long ago. HAHA after He showed me something. I thought.. its right there.. i read it so many times. Now I could say it and some here already saw it.. yet I didn't.

I understand what your trying to say but that is not what Paul was saying " For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? "

Progressing beyond salvation something we still do not fully understand. Adding baptism of the Holy Spirit speaking in tongues. We do tend to look at all this happening over two thousand years ago yet to God it just happened over two days ago and we have even started to begin to understand any of it.

Now if you had a Church and you were teaching them this and its been a few years even then yes you need to say something. But your not talking to just one group as Paul was. He taught them. Here you have some that believe once saved always then those that believe you can lose your salvation. We have those that believe gifts are gone vs gifts are for today on and on.

Again we tend to see thousands of years have passed so heaven must have all moved on right? Well this is not the real realm. In heaven there is no time and space and just over two days ago the son of GOD was born and you think they stopped worshiping praising Him? Just wait till your in heaven.. and you start to just talk about how Christ came to earth.. oh they will just light up and start singing and worshiping because there is no time there. That is something also we do not understand. It never gets old. Yes to grow on and on yes. No matter how many times we talk about it. Its His word and He will show you something you read a thousand times yet.. how did you miss that? I don't understand how. It happened to not to long ago. HAHA after He showed me something. I thought.. its right there.. i read it so many times. Now I could say it and some here already saw it.. yet I didn't.

This happens in real life too and i don't feel like sharing the most distasteful encounter i've had with a Protestant co-worker regarding salvation ... but someday depending on the conversation i might share the story.

Or people knocking at your door.
- Hi i'm here to save you.