if a person be the believer just the moment before he die

[Guest]

Young Gun Or Centenarian

If Today You Should Hear HIS Voice

"Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:" Hebrews 3:7-8

Open Your Heart

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20

And Believe

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

Not sure if I agree this time Joe??? (It's not the distance traveled) If God made numerous attempts to reach you during the duration of your "entertaining" you sins and you refused HIM, and you suddenly found yourself on your death bed and near death and decided to "repent" just before you expired, God is not a fool, and He is very clear on this subject in HIS Bible.

Amen! Amen! Amen!

Do Not Fool With God!

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Matthew 4:7

Dear Brother Agreed!

The Bible Is So Cool And God Is So Good!

Your Thoughts Gave Me Another Excuse To Look Deeper Into God's Big Book Of Wonder.

God Is Not Fooled

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Jeremiah 17:9-10

And Man Is No Judge

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:7-8

And Old Timer Or Newbie It's Still God's Call

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 20:15-16

It Is HIS Bible - It Is HIS Salvation

Salvation - The Work Of The Holy Spirit

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

John 16:7-11

Salvation - The Work Of The Lord Jesus

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Acts 2:47

Salvation - The Work Of The Heavenly Father

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

John 17:24

No Brag All Grace

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

At The Age Of Six (Me!) Or At The Age Of Sixty-Six And On Your Death Bed - Come

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:17

Good Question

You Are A Wonderful Brother

Be Blessed Beloved Of The King

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Numbers 6:24-27

Love, Your Brother Joe

[MeCajunboy]

"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. " Acts 16:31

There is nothing we can do to obtain salvation other than believe. We are not saved by works, but our faith should be evident by our works:

"Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." James 2:18.

If a person accepts Christ on his deathbed he will have no chance of living out his faith on earth. But again, it is our faith - no works - that save us.

A huge problem in thinking that you can wait until that moment of death is that you never know when that might be. What if you put off salvation, but are instantly killed in a car accident, or die of a massive heart attack. Then there will be no time to repent of your sins and accept Jesus. It is better to accept Him before it is too late.

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Nathele

Another huge problem man has is thinking that just because you know there is a God a you fear HIM acknowledges that you are "saved." And GOD knows what in every man's heart. If a person is truly living in the "grace" of God , God will make man WANT to do GOOD WORKS and RIGHT LIVING for HIM!

Also, God's Holy Book speaks of the "Fires of Hell" not only in the Old Testament, but you will find it regularly in the New Testament as well. Search your index in Matthew, for evidence.

[wvpeach]

I believe God created vessels of honor and well as he created vessels of dishonor.

God created evil and good . God is mercy filled and cannot destroy those he created for bad unless they have the chance to know good. These people will be taught the ways and laws of God during the 1000 year reign of our Lord .

In short do not worry. God knows when even a sparrow falls from the sky . He has this man and his best interests at heart . The man will see the full mercy of our God and Lord . He will be given every chance.

[MeCajunboy]

i believe yes

for GOD is a GOD of mercy and if HE offers You salvation just before your time on earth is up, and if you repent and accept this salvation I believe YES you can be saved

Praise You JESUS!!!

Amen

Another huge problem man has is thinking that just because you know there is a God a you fear HIM acknowledges that you are "saved." And GOD knows what in every man's heart. If a person is truly living in the "grace" of God , God will make man WANT to do GOOD WORKS and RIGHT LIVING for HIM!

Also, God's Holy Book speaks of the "Fires of Hell" not only in the Old Testament, but you will find it regularly in the New Testament as well. Search your index in Matthew, for evidence.

God cannot be fooled by words! He knows our hearts!

You want to see how much farther you have to go in life, trying including God in your life on any give workday ALL DAY LONG and notice how many times God will let you know how many times you have forsaken HIM. I tried this recently and was amazed to see how I avoid God's laws when someone upsets me or angers me. It's much easier to follow the path of sin when we are angered. But we are told in Matthew that "the fires of HEll wait for one who is angered by his brother.

[Carol R]

Yes. Time is not the issue.

Amen. John Wayne accepted Christ on his deathbed...which is very cool because I always wanted to shake that man's hand. Hopefully I can persevere to the end to enter eternal life as well.

I'm not saying that John Wayne is the reason I want to go to heaven! But, after God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Mary, the Apostles, and a whole bunch more very cool Christian historical figures, it would be neat to meet the Duke.

Did he I never knew that I always loved all the John Wayne movies.

To the post, I believe the answer is Yes, just look at the thief on the cross beside Jesus.

[exrockstar]

and he do not have any experience of faith travel

yes!

thats why i dislike those that preach the gospel about salvation is a walk and you can lose it if

you dont behave.

[Chiquita]

and he do not have any experience of faith travel

Be very careful how you convey and perceive this thought! Don't be fooled or conned into thinking that anyone can run their entire lives ignoring God's calling on them to live a Christian life and they not hasten to his call, then when they find themselves in a hospital or on their death bed, they finally decide that they need to repent in their last days....... I can't imagine God taken lightly to that....God cannot be fooled. And he does not tolerate foolishness.

Blessings

Cajunboy

Well said!!! Thats a great point!

I've wondered about the same question as the original poster!

[irishcowboy]

and he do not have any experience of faith travel

with out reading all the other replies, the simplest reply would be the example on the cross..... the thief, dying right long side Christ.... being told that he will be with Christ in paradise.

mike

[Matthitjah]

I believe God created vessels of honor and well as he created vessels of dishonor.

God created evil and good . God is mercy filled and cannot destroy those he created for bad unless they have the chance to know good. These people will be taught the ways and laws of God during the 1000 year reign of our Lord .

In short do not worry. God knows when even a sparrow falls from the sky . He has this man and his best interests at heart . The man will see the full mercy of our God and Lord . He will be given every chance.

Grace to you,

Can you please provide scriptural support for this supposition?

Peace,

Dave

[CaritateDei]

and he do not have any experience of faith travel

yes!

thats why i dislike those that preach the gospel about salvation is a walk and you can lose it if

you dont behave.

You dislike Jesus?