Are the Amish Saved? Are you?

What were you originally taught?

How does that initial belief compare to your better understanding of scripture today?

This video quickly describes the beliefs of the Amish on one important issue:

https://youtube.com/shorts/3nbGPdQ1w5s?si=OBtplGLRZ8ckF55T

The Amish believe in Jesus, but on terms.  Rom 10:9 distinguises them from other Christians.

Do we then conclude that the Amish are saved, or not?

[Rom 10:9 KJV] "9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."

Maybe it isn't just the Anish we need to worry about.

When I did a survey of Canada & USA in Sept. 2019 it seemed 0.5% of Chtistians were "Rapture Ready" at that time.

 https://et-manitoulin.blogspot.com/2019/09/poll-results-ostrich-or-owl-gods-end.html

I sense it has gotten worse, not better, since then (ie. COVID, closing churches, worse economy, polarization, antisemitism, fake news, false prophets, false doctrine, suicide, depression, anxiety, fear, crime, war, etc.).

Many who profess to be Christian place a laser beam focused reliance on this Rom 10:9  verse, to the exclusion of many other Bible verses.  Their interpretation of this verse needs to be carefully considered, as a good Berean ought to do, to check their interpretation of this verse.

Many Potestant Christians believe in the "5 Solae" of the Reformation, which distinguished the Reformers from the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church; includes sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone).

Saved by faith alone.  Does that mean just a mustard seed of faith; or must it be a deep, total, all consuming faith?  Does it mean continuous faith without a break; or periodic, intermittent, fluctuating, diminishing, or occassional faith?

Does Rom 10:9 also mandate some or all of the 5 Solae?  If yes, which ones, and to what degree?

Easy-peasy belief-ism often suggests that all a person has to do is take a few seconds out of their busy life, perform the Rom.10:9 ritual; then, if they wish (and many do), they can immediately return to their sin-filled, fleshy, life, fully engaged in this sinful world; and can then smugly rely upon being irrevocably thereafter guaranteed salvation, no matter what else subsequently happens.

Is that true, somewhat true, or totally deceiving?

For example:

Can a Rom 10:9 convert subsequently take the Mark of the Beast (Rev. 13:18, 14:11) without losing their salvation?

Can a Rom 10:9 believer safely do the Unforgiveable Sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Mar. 3:29, Luke 12:10), before or after their Rom 10:9 ritual, without loss of salvation?

Can a graduate of the Rom. 10:9 ritual choose to hold bitterness, anger, judgment, and have malicious vengeful thoughts or actions against someone who trespassed against them, with no effect on their salvation (ie. Over-riding the Biblical warnings of Jesus in Mat 6:14-15, 18:21-22, Mar 11:25, Luke 6:37; and Eph 4:32)?

Can a Rom.10:9 convert sin with full impunity, even to the point of being a chronic sinner, or grieve the Holy Spirit, or being a worker of iniquity, or have a reprobate mind, or be a worshipper of idols, or be a worshipper of Satan or the Beast or the  AntiChtist?

Can a Rom. 10:9 adherent skip being Born Again (ie. is it truly a mandated requirement to see Heaven, as declared by Jesus in John 3:3-8)?

Can a Rom 10:9 believer refuse to pick up their cross, refuse to follow Jesus, keep their Rom. 10:9 testimony as a total secret, procrastinate forever rather than share the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and yet still have a guaranteed reservation in Heaven?

Many who call themselves Christian chant a mantra of "Once Saved Always Saved".  Do they rely solely on Rom 10:9 for their superlative claim?  Can their claim be true when all of the above disqualifications exist, plus the Bible clearly states there are apostates (Micah 2:4), backslidden believers (Pro 14:14, Isa 57:17, Jer 8:5, Jer 14:7, Eze 37:23), a need to rebuke sinful Christians (Luke  17:3, 1 Tim 5:20, 2 Tim 4:2; Tit 1,:9, 13; Tit. 2:15), a need to eject sinful Christians out of the church, who are unwilling or unable to repent, thereby releasing them to Satan (1 Cor 5:5), false prophets, wolves in sheep's clothing, and false conversions (ie. they truly believe they are saved, but they are not yet saved; hence weeping & gnashing of teeth when they finally find out, but too late)?

Again I ask:

What were you originally taught?

How does that initial belief compare to your better understanding of scripture today?

Salvation & Protection

Get close to God, even if you have a reinforced steel & concrete bunker under your house.  

Only with God, as a Born Again, obedient child of God, with a loving intimate relationship with Jesus Christ are you truly safe.  

That likely means you pray to God more than 5 times each day, read your Bible at least an hour each day, have gotten all iniquity out of your life (ie. pre-planned, wilfull, or chronic sin), love God with all your heart mind soul & strength, love everyone else as you love yourself, forgiven everybody who has trespassed against you & hold no grudges or bitterness, at least weekly you pick up your cross & follow Jesus by giving your testimony and preaching the Gospel to every creature.

For those who are not yet qualified as a True Christian (see above), then you are a luke-warm Christian, or a hypocrite, or a wolf in sheep's clothing, in this case, the following is for you: 

For unrepentant sinners, God hates their evil deeds (Psalm 5:5), is angry at them every day (Psalm 7:11), hates their actions (Proverbs 6:18), hates their worship (Proverbs 15:8), hates their ways (Proverbs 15:9), hates their thoughts (Proverbs 15:26), is far from the wicked (Prov. 15:29), and refuses to hear their prayers for help (John 9:31, Isaiah 59:1-2, Lam 3:44, Prov 15:29, Jer. 7:16, Mica 3:4; Ezek 8:18, 1 Pet 3:12).

Prayers of an unrepented sinner are an abomination to God, and become sin in themselves (Prov 28:9, Ps 109:7).

Unlike the unrepentant sinners, God hears the prayers of the righteous (Prov. 15:29, Ps. 34:17-19), & helps the righteous, obedient, children of God:

[Psa 34:17-19 KJV] "17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."

2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."

Unrepentant sinners will be tried by God & convicted, then thrown alive into Hell (ie. The Lake of Fire), where they will have no rest, neither day nor night, but suffer burning & torment for ever & ever (Rev. 14:11, 20:10, 15). There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 8:12, 13:42, 50; 22:13, 24:51, 25:30; Luke 13:28)

If you want to go to Heaven, and avoid Hell, you must confess & repent all your sins to God, and ask for God's forgiveness; be a Born Again Christian who received the Holy Spirit's baptism by fire; fully believes in the true Jesus Christ who is fully God and fully man; love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength; loves all others as you love yourself; forgives the trespasses of all others; seeks to lovingly obey God's commandments; get all iniquity (pre-planned, or chronic sin) out of your life; hate sin; pick up your cross & follows Jesus by sharing your testimony, preaching the Gospel, and doing good works as proof of your salvation; don't do the Unforgiveable Sin; and don't take the Mark of the Beast.

If you aren't a fool, here is a link to what you need to know & do immediately.  

This is urgent, as WW3 begins within a few hours to a few weeks, so don't delay.  All are welcome to fully join God's winning side.

The following is a summary of 300+ Bible verses to help you quickly get started.

God's 26 Commandments for Christians

https://et-manitoulin.blogspot.com/2019/12/gods-26-commandments-for-christians.html