There were 228 responses to this survey. Please find below the biblically correct answers with Bible verses next to them. We hope they are informative and a help. For full results of the survey please click here.
- When I die I will go to heaven:
- No, I will not be admitted
- No, there is no heaven
- Yes, my good works outweigh my bad
- Yes, I have tried to live a good life
- Yes, God forgives me by faith through Christ’s death on the cross***Salvation is by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 10:9)
- Yes, God forgives me because of my good works
- What else was accomplished at the time of your salvation:
- The Holy Spirit sealed me until the day of my redemption ***Ephesians 1:13-14
- I was regenerated into a new person ***Romans 6:2-12
- The Holy Spirit placed me into the church***1 Corinthians 12:1
- I was forgiven completely for past, present and future sins through the blood of Christ ***Hebrews 10:5-19
- I was adopted into the family of God ***Ephesians 1:5
- Nothing else happened at salvation except I was saved
- As a born again believer, I can lose my salvation due to:
- Committing the same or different sins too many times
- Nothing; salvation once accepted by faith cannot be lost ***Scripture has no verse that indicates once saved by faith, salvation can be lost and all the benefits described in question 2 reversed
- Blaspheming of the Holy Sprit
- Committing a really bad sin (for example, sexual sin or murder).
- Not asking for forgiveness after committing each sin
- Not asking for forgiveness at least on a regular basis
- Not making Jesus Lord of my life
- Not doing what the Bible says
- God’s random wrath
- As a born again believer, God might limit my access in prayer because:
- Personal sin
- Not praying according to God’s word in the epistles
- Not doing enough good works
- Not praying in my prayer language (i.e., in tongues)
- Not praying hard enough
- Not praying frequently enough
- Not asking enough other people to pray for me
- People praying against me
- Satan’s attacks against me
- Nothing, God will not limit my access to Him in prayer***Scripture has no verse that indicates God limits access to prayer for a Christian saved by grace. Only believers themselves can limit their access to God.
- As a born again believer, what can make me lose the Holy Spirit and His sealing:
- Committing the same or different sins too many times
- Nothing; the Holy Spirit seals me unto the day of my redemption ***Scripture has no verse that indicates that the Spirit can be taken from a Christian saved by faith.
- Committing a really bad sin (for example, sexual sin or murder).
- Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
- Not asking for forgiveness after committing each sin
- Not asking for forgiveness at least on a regular basis
- Not being obedient to what the Bible says
- I do not possess the Holy Spirit until I receive a second filling
- A Christian does not routinely possess the Holy Spirit
- As a born again believer, what can undo the Spirit’s regeneration of a believer to a new person and reactivate the old depraved person:
- Committing the same or different sins too many times
- Committing a really bad sin (for example, sexual sin or murder)
- Not asking for forgiveness after committing each sin
- Not asking for forgiveness at least on a regular basis
- Not being obedient to what the Bible says
- Nothing; the scripture makes no provision for undoing our regeneration ***Scripture has no verse that indicates once a Christian is regenerated at salvation the new self can be killed and the old dead person resurrected.
- Not making Jesus Lord of my life
- Not doing what the Bible says
- When I die I will go to heaven: