RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SALVATION

 RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SALVATION

Q - Tito, nalito po ako sa sinabi nyo na naniniwala ka po sa "Once Saved, Always Saved". Eh nu pong relation niyan sa Philippians 2:12, "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling." and Hebrews 10:26-27, "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries."?

A -

"Work out", ibig sabihin put to practice. Like workout sa gym = practice.

Sino ba namang believer ang magpapatuloy ng walang preno at humpay sa pagkakasala?

Yung Hebrews, ibig sabihin pag natikman mo na ang biyaya ng Diyos pag nakilala/nalaman mo na si Jesus ang savior tapos nireject mo pa sya, wala ka nang iba pang mahahanap o mahihintay na savior.

Q - Aside from rejecting Christ, what are other factors po in which a Christian can lose his/her salvation po?

A - I dont think a believer will ever lose salvation.

Q - Kahit po for example, di pa po nadedeliver sa mga unrighteous acts? What if a Christian won't work (practice) his/her salvation? Is there any fairness po ba to the part of those who eagerly seeks righteousness that shows that GOD is a god of justice, fairness, and equality?

A - If God would practice justice, no one could be saved. Because no one is righteous enough.

Q - Di ba po one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is righteousness? And if we received it, we will obtain this fruit that makes a Christian righteous, and the rest of it. Pano po kaya ang interpretation dun?

A - "Imputed righteousness" saves. Imputed yung righteousness na bigay ng Diyos, Hindi dahil sa performance ng tao kundi dahil sa faith nya.

Q - So how to become righteous po??

A - Mayrong imputed/God-given righteousness through faith in Jesus. This is what saves. Mayrong personal righteousness earned through performance. This does not save; this only places one in the path of blessings. Lack of this earned righteousness will not invalidate salvation;

it could only lessen blessings in this life.

Q - Is it much better to have that imputed righteousness and personal righteousness that you are stating? Yung tipong may faith na, may performance pa or dapat sa imputed lang naka tingin?

A - Of course! Kaya "saved by faith, not by works so that no one can boast." Kaya di nawawala ang salvation kasi based on imputed righteousness yun, not on performance.

Kaya may teaching on Eternal Security.