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Would You Say: "I'm Saved?" - Page 2

Since as Latter-Day Saints we believe in being "saved" after "all we can do", I do not think is realistic to expect each member of the Church say they are "saved" simply because not all of us do "all we can". Therefore, going around and saying we are "saved" makes no sense if we are not doing our best. Just my two cents.

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You're absolutely right, LDS_Forever....not all of us do "all we can do." That's why the book deals with what it means to endure to the end. Enduring to the end means exactly that, we need to do "all we can do" without quitting. That's the part of the deal. However, we do not really know whether our neighbor does all he can or not. We can only know this about our selves. We also have to remember that "all we can do" does not mean you will have to satisfy all the commandments at once before you can be saved. Many tend to believe that and simply give up. That's why Robinson decided to write the book in the first place. His wife were about to give up because she felt she couldn't manage to do every tiny bit thing at once. (Of course we're talking about those who really strive and not those who are being lazy and complacent).

Finally I don't think the author would want us to go around saying we're saved. Only that it would, in a way, not be completely wrong to do so....

Would You Say: "I'm Saved?" Studies Doctrine Mormon

I live in the Bible belt and speak to people all the time who say "I am saved."

I have studied what they mean by this and have discovered that each religion, church, or even person can mean something different by this statement.

In one regard, all are saved from physical death because all will be resurrected, and all are saved from spiritual death because all will be brought back into the presence of God to be judged according to their works.

How long you stay there is another matter entirely.

I choose not to say or believe I am saved because, in my belief, you would have to say, "I don't need Him tomorrow." I do not begrudge those who feel their relationship with Christ is strong enough to know this. But, for me, I need Him tomorrow, and until I feel otherwise I can't see myself believing I am saved (past tense), much less saying it. I can say I am on the path to being saved, which is really what many people mean by it anyway. Since His promise is sure, that if we do certain things we will be saved, as long as we do those things it is sure. However, many people who use this statement believe they can do whatever they want afterward and still be saved. This is the "I am saved" I disagree with, and the scriptures plainly teach this as dangerous doctrine to believe.

By the way: I posted here because I believe this topic is different than "being saved by grace." That is a different topic and one that I'll address on the other thread.

Edited: Justice on 12th Sep, 2006 - 3:57pm