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Do you need to have the anointing to be saved?

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There are no passages in the Bible indicating that anointing is required for salvation. Anointing in the Bible commonly refers to the pouring of oil upon someone or something. Anointing in the Old Testament The first occurrence of anointing is recorded in Genesis 28:10-22. Jacob had fallen asleep using a stone as a pillow. He […]

Can you be saved more than once?

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Some Christians like to talk about being saved more than once. Is this right? It’s a matter of perspective. The most Biblical perspective is this: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God (Eph 2:8 ) This gift was given once: […]

Will people be saved after the rapture of the church?

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The Bible describes Christians being called away when Jesus returns. Two particularly favorite verses are in Matt 24:40-41 and 1Thess 4:16-17. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. (Matt 24:40-41) For the […]

Why is the resurrection of Christ so crucial to our salvation? Couldn’t he have simply died and paid for our sins with his blood?

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The resurrection of Christ is critical to the Christian hope because: it proves that God is all powerful it proves that death is not the end Jesus is the first, and we can be like him These points come out of 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul is addressing believers about claims that Jesus hadn’t been raised. […]

Will atheists go to hell?

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Most atheists are not going to be judged by God at all.  No one is judged by God unless they knew and believed his law, and still broke it:  Romans 4:15; 5:13;7:7; 1 John 3:4.  However, no one goes to ‘hell’, as it is popularly thought of.  The usual idea of ‘hell’ does not exist […]

Do we have to be baptised to enter the kingdom of God?

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Belief in the gospel, repentance from sin, and baptism (by full immersion) into Christ, are all part of the process of salvation: Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, John 3:23, Acts 2:38; 10:47; 16:31-33; 22:16; Romans 6:1-6, Galatians 3:27-29, Colossians 2:12, Ephesians 4:5, 1 Peter 3:21. We are called on to be baptized as a public demonstration of […]

How many souls did the death of Jesus pay for?

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Well, all of them — as many as believe in him.  See 1 Tim 2:5-6: For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,  who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time. Like all uses of the word “all”, the question […]