There is no such thing as once saved always saved. Faith requires action. You must live according to your faith. If you are not trying to serve God and do his will, you will not be rewarded for it. There is no salvation by association once you become old enough to make your own conscious decisions about your actions and faith. Prior to that you are subject to the faith and actions of your parents.

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A GOD THAT DOESN'T MAKE EXCEPTIONS. WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE IN THE WORLD THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE INFO? SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF 99.9% OF THE RULES

Yes I believe you will go to heaven, if you truly believed in God and the Bible. But because you did nothing to praise The Lord he'll be disappointed, he'll ask you on Judgment day what have you done in my name sake and you'll have to answer by saying I did nothing for you and you'll hang your head in shame. He'll let you enter, but you'll abtain no awards from the Lord, because of what you did not do for Jesus.

Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior? Do you help others, not to recieve payment or glory but just because they need help? Have you forgivin all those who have hurt you? If not how can God forgive your shortcomings if you are too good to forgive others their shortcomings? Being good is nice, but if you are living 'in sin' then why should he make an exception for you? Are you going to change your ways when you get to Heaven? Are you all of a sudden going to become someone else upon entering Heaven? In my belief one has to repent their sins, stop living a 'sinful' life and start living a 'Godly' life. Of course, you also have to accept Jesus as God's one and only Son who died on the cross for everybody's sins, including yours and mine. Thank-you Jesus!! Good luck in you endeavors. Please-I am not trying to be judgemental (I leave that to God) but was trying to help you see that leading a 'good' life is not the way to get into Heaven. It takes a lot of hard work-I know because I accepted Jesus as my Savior a little over five years ago and it is VERY hard getting the devil to leave me alone and accept that he is no longer wanted in my life. I, too, never harmed anyone-other than God and Jesus in my 'old' life. God Bless, <:))))<><

I hope im not offensive but for those who think salvation is permenant i think its just them being lazy in continuing in their faith, they base their whole doctrine on the fact that God said hed never leave you but ill tell you wherre does it say u cant leave him?

are we all forgetting john 3:16 i think that says it all. We often forget how amazing faith and belief is. Which one of us can say we NEVER sin?

If you were truly saved, then yes. You cannot lose your salvation that you have in Christ. -In the Master's service. Thank you and God bless you!

It depends on if your decision as a little child was genuine or not. I would have to think, that if you were "genuine" when making that decision, you would live a "Christian life" just out of wanting to please and obey the Lord who saved you. If you did not, I think I would have to go back and really examine if I fully understood what making such a commitment really meant...really sit down and "count the cost" before deciding if this is what I really want to do. For by doing so, you are yielding your entire life over to Him ...to live the way He wants you to...not selfishly living the way you want to.

If you don't the system is flawed.

The short answer is: no. Righteous or wicked, we all rot in a box or roast in an oven. No exceptions, no time off for good behavior.

If you truly believe in God, you will go to Heaven. "He that believeth in me shall be saved."

THE “Son of Sam” killer terrorized New York city residents for more than a year, killing six random victims and wounding several others. Yet the person accused of the crime reportedly had been “?saved”? at a church meeting about four years before his reign of terror began. A former army friend of the suspect who had invited him to the church meeting relates that the new convert “ came up to me grinning and laughing and saying, ‘Man, I’m saved.’ Then we came back that same day for the evening service and he went forward again at the invitation [to accept Christ]. He told me afterward that he just wanted to make sure it [being “saved” took.” Upon hearing the charges against this former member of her church, another member told the Associated Press: “I’m just thankful he was saved.” Why She declared: “The Bible says, once saved, always saved.”—New York Post, August 25, 1977, p. 2. Does the Bible actually say, “Once saved, always saved”? No, it does not use those words in any specific text, but many sincere people believe that this is what the Bible teaches. And it is true that a number of Bible texts indicate that the basis for salvation is not one’s works, but, rather, faith in Jesus Christ, together with God’s “grace” and mercy. (Eph. 2:8, 9; 2?Tim. 1:9; Titus 3:4, 5) Additionally, Jesus himself said that “he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.”—John 3:36, Authorized Version ; 1John 5:13. From such references it is often reasoned that if one ‘has everlasting life,’ he actually possesses it permanently; it cannot be lost, or, as many would have it: “Once saved, always saved.” However, does this understanding fully express the Scriptural view of gaining everlasting life? Well, Christians concerned about their salvation may also wish to consider Jesus’ declaration that “he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” (Matt. 10:22; 24:12, 13; Mark 13:13, AV) And the apostle Paul comments similarly: “For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end.”—Heb. 3:14, AV. How are we to reconcile these seeming disparities? The apostle Paul provides the key to harmonizing these viewpoints. Time and again Paul likens the Christian’s course to a “race” that must be run to the finish. “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” he urged the Hebrews. (12:1, AV) To enter the race, sinners must take the steps necessary for salvation: hearing and accepting the Word of God, believing in Jesus Christ and his ransom sacrifice, repenting of their sins and being baptized. In this way, they get saved “from this crooked generation,” as Peter exhorted those gathered at Pentecost. Unbelievers are outside the race, having failed to enter by getting “saved.”—Acts 2:37-40, R.S.V. ; 16:31-33; Rom. 10:13, 14. Once entered in the race by being “saved,” a Christian takes “hold of the life which is life indeed.” But is it possible to lose that grip on life? Paul answers:: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize” In the Christian race, Paul indicates the “one” who receives the prize is anyone who finishes the race. Therefore, Paul urges, “So run that you may obtain it.” Then, using himself as an example to make the point of his illustration, he continues: “I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I MYSELF MIGHT NOT BE DISQUALIFIED.”—1Tim. 6:19; 1Cor. 9:24-27, RSV. Evidently the apostle, who surely was a “SAVED” Christian, believed that even he could be "DISQUALIFIED” from the race. Yet as long as he continued to ‘run that he might obtain’ the prize, thus remaining in the race, salvation was assured. This is why Christians who remain in the race can be said to ‘have everlasting life.’ But if they should ever quit the race, they are “disqualified,” losing their hold on everlasting life. Hence, Paul follows up his remarks on the Christian’s race by cautioning about the danger of overconfidence. Using the example of the Israelites who were saved through the Red Sea, yet fell to wrongdoing in the wilderness, he warned: “We [“saved” Christians] must not put the Lord to the test.” Then, driving his point home, he declared: “Let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” Yes, it could happen, even to “saved”ones!—1Cor. 10:1-12, RSV.

You are not "born" saved, nor are you saved just because your parents were saved. You are saved by repenting of your sins, and by believing with all your heart that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for YOUR sins by dying on the cross and being resurrected. There is absolutely NOTHING you can do that will get you to Heaven, other than what I mentioned. No good deeds are gonna get it. With that being said....when you are truly saved, it is a LIFE CHANGING experience and you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and God will change everything about you, to be more like Christ.