Guarantee Being Raptured?

[broxi bear]

How can I totally and completely guarantee that I will not be left behind when the rapture happens. Sometimes I worry that I'll be left :(

[mattfivefour]

Be born again. That is the one requirement to be raptured.

Being born again (ie: being saved) is not water baptism, church membership, reformation, trying to do better, making resolutions to quit bad habits, giving money or service to the church, or trying to be a Christian without the life of Christ inside.

As the great Brethren Preacher Harry Ironside said: "The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past … Nor is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins, that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved at all.”

The way to get saved is very, very simple. So simple a child can understand it. You have simply to recognize you are a sinner and that there is no hope for you to pay for your sins. Then you equally simply come to Jesus and trust Him by faith as having paid the full penalty for your sins. You are born again the moment you, in truth, accept Jesus Christ's sacrifice for sin as your only hope, and accept Him from that moment onward to be your LORD and your SAVIOR.

So if you have done that, you WILL be raptured. It doesn't depend upon YOUR performance, but HIS. And He finished it all at the Cross.

[readytogo]

There's nothing more to add. Matt said it all!

[OnceWasLost]

Be born again. That is the one requirement to be raptured.

Being born again (ie: being saved) is not water baptism, church membership, reformation, trying to do better, making resolutions to quit bad habits, giving money or service to the church, or trying to be a Christian without the life of Christ inside.

As the great Brethren Preacher Harry Ironside said: "The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past … Nor is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins, that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved at all.”

The way to get saved is very, very simple. So simple a child can understand it. You have simply to recognize you are a sinner and that there is no hope for you to pay for your sins. Then you equally simply come to Jesus and trust Him by faith as having paid the full penalty for your sins. You are born again the moment you, in truth, accept Jesus Christ's sacrifice for sin as your only hope, and accept Him from that moment onward to be your LORD and your SAVIOR.

So if you have done that, you WILL be raptured. It doesn't depend upon YOUR performance, but HIS. And He finished it all at the Cross.

Amen and Amen!!!!

[discusdog]

Broxi, Matt is absolutely correct. It is so simple and we humans always think we need to "do things to prove our worth." You will at times have doubts, that is the enemy putting thoughts into your head, it happens to me alot. I just remember the promise that HE gave us, he never lies, and he certainly did not die on the cross for nothing! Thank you Lord Jesus for my salvation! I Love You!

[broxi bear]

Thanks folks. Great stuff. Is it enough to just believe in the sense of believing in the correct theology. As according to the Amplified Bible believe means:

John 3:18

He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there
is no rejection, no condemnation--he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not
believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been
convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He
is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.]

[mattfivefour]

Broxi, it has nothing to do with theology and everything to do with a person. It is totally and irrevocably committing yourself to Jesus Christ. It is trusting Him to save you and desiring to follow Him. It is from that point on getting to know Him better and better ... through reading His Word to you and through conversing with Him in prayer.

Many people view life as a wheel. They are the hub and all of the aspects of their life are the spokes. including God. Unfortunately for them, God can never be a spoke in the wheel of your life. God has to be the hub, the very center, of our life. And, for a real Christian, He is. Absolutely everything in a Christian's life springs out of Him ... not as a result of the Christian's efforts to make that true but out of his (or her) daily surrender to God, his daily conversations with God through prayer, his daily getting to know him better through His Word. As we draw closer to Him in these ways, He will draw closer to us. And as we daily maintain our faith in Jesus and what He did for us on the Cross—winning for us the victory over sin, the victory over our flesh, the promise of Heaven—the Holy Spirit will more and more conform us into His image. We do not have to try to be Christians, we naturally will be Christians. It is a process. How fast we progress depends entirely on how willing we are to obey.

God bless.

[bearycool]

In the end, it all comes down to this.

To be saved is to accept Jesus as Lord by saying you're a sinner who needs a mediator and believe, whole heartily, that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and for you to be perfect in God's sight. Just pray to the Lord, and ask Him to come into your heart and He will.


It is free.
The invitation is always there until you die or until He returns.
There are no prerequisites, nor need of work, theology, or thought of mind.
There is only a choice.
The choice is, will you accept His free gift by confessing to Him and asking Him into your heart?

[readytogo]

Thanks folks. Great stuff. Is it enough to just believe in the sense of believing in the correct theology. As according to the Amplified Bible believe means:

John 3:18

He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there
is no rejection, no condemnation--he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not
believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been
convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He
is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.]

To make things simple, think of the fictional scenerio. You arrive at the gates of heaven and St. Peter asks why you deserve to be allowed to enter. The answer won't be because you're a good person, you belonged to a certain denomination, or even that Jesus died for the sins of the world...it will be some variation of admitting that you're totally unworthy to enter and that it's only by God's saving grace through the shed blood of Christ that would allow you to enter the kingdom. God knows your heart and mind. He'll know if you're bluffing. Do you truly rest your salvation on the finished work of Christ?

[morata rapia]

Believers are indwelt with the Spirit, and those indwelt with the Spirit, will be raptured. It will not be because of who we are, it will be because of who Jesus is, and we are in Christ Jesus.

Do we deserve to get raptured, no. Are we so special that we get raptured, no. It is because of who Jesus is and we can rest in the comfort of knowing He is able!!

[FaithInChrist]

I can tell you the only good thing in me is that the Holy Spirit is in my soul, I was given the Holy Spirit simply because I believe that Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected. My faith in Christ = my salvation. Nothing else about me is good enough to enter the gates of Heaven, I fall horribly short of righteousness on my own.

[GlennO]

broxi bear -

Rom 10:9-13
(9) because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
(10) For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
(11) For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
(12) For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
(13) For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Confess
Repent
Believe
Trust
Rely
Call on Him

The Amplified New Testament was my first Bible. As a gross heathen, the Holy Spirit testified the Truth of Jesus to me. I challenged him to reveal himself to me. He graciously answered my plea!

[FaithInChrist]

Wow, I love this thread. My heart swells with the Holy Spirit and I laugh with glee. It just makes me so happy that God loves us so much that our salvation is attainable by anybody that is willing to speak a few beautiful words, and is willing to open his/her heart to believe the truth.

How can you not live for Christ when you know He died for you? How can you not sing His praises when you know He was raised from the dead? How can you not share His Glory when you know He is coming back for us one day?

Everything in God's plan is so perfect.

[Elijah's Mantle]

There's nothing more to add. Matt said it all!

yep He sure did

Amazingly so well said Brother Matt

I had to re-read it at least 4 times more
and each time I did I liked it better than I did before

extraordinarily inspired me

[Elijah's Mantle]

Wow, I love this thread. My heart swells with the Holy Spirit and I laugh with glee.

Im with you
I just love this thread

[KissimmeeBeliever]

What Mattfivefour said.

[SonSeeker]

There is also something else to keep in mind, broxi bear.

This was pointed out to me by the loving brothers and sisters on this forum. Your feelings have absolutely nothing to do with your Saved condition. The enemy will try to convince you otherwise, but he is only a clever liar, who wants only to plant those doubts into your mind. Do not believe him! Believe only in the Word of God which you have in your Bible.

[broxi bear]

All great stuff folks. Thanks a million :)

[dave-o]

Believers are indwelt with the Spirit, and those indwelt with the Spirit, will be raptured. It will not be because of who we are, it will be because of who Jesus is, and we are in Christ Jesus.

Do we deserve to get raptured, no. Are we so special that we get raptured, no. It is because of who Jesus is and we can rest in the comfort of knowing He is able!!

AMEN and AMEN!!!

[SonSeeker]

How can I totally and completely guarantee that I will not be left behind when the rapture happens. Sometimes I worry that I'll be left :(

You asked a simple and honest question, broxi bear. And it deserves a simple and honest answer. GlennoO's response in post #12 is as simple and honest as it gets.

Rom 10:9-13
(9) because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

This verse sums it all up in one complete package what you must do to "totally and completely guarantee" that "you will be saved". It doesn't say you might be saved, may be saved, could possibly be saved, or even "should" be saved. It says, "you will be saved". If the inerrant Word of God doesn't "totally and completely guarantee" your Saved status, then nothing will.

By the way, this is the verse that solidified my Saved status not long ago, and it came from the same brother who is passing it on to you in post #12.