{"id":10702,"date":"2019-07-27T15:16:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjhmail.wordpress.com\/?p=10702"},"modified":"2019-07-27T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:16:46","slug":"will-people-be-saved-without-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/10702\/will-people-be-saved-without-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Will People Be Saved without the Spirit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey Pastor John,<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a question that I thought about recently. You have said before that there will be more people in heaven then we think, but my question is, is there gonna be people there that do not have the Holy Ghost? I know you\u2019re supposed to have it, and even the Bible says so, but what about the people who believe they\u2019re following Jesus with all their heart, and living a good and clean life? It just kind of hit me the other day, and made me wonder. However I\u2019m very thankful that I have the Holy Ghost and know the truth!<\/span><\/p>\n

Name withheld<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi there!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

God will do whatever He wants to do. I have learned not to assume anything about what God will and won\u2019t do.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So, all I can say in answer to your question is that if God He decides He wants people to be with Him forever who do not even belong to Him (Rom. 8:9), He will do that. And if He decides He wants people to be with Him forever who do not even believe in His Son Jesus and have not repented of their sins (Acts 2:38), He will do that. It is up to Him.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah said that the most deceitful thing in creation is the human heart (Jer. 17:9), but if God decides He wants people to be with Him forever who have deceived themselves into believing they are serving God when they are actually serving Satan (2Cor. 11:13), He will do that. And Paul said no one will be raised from the dead who does not have the holy Ghost (Rom. 8:11), but all things are possible with God. So, if He wants people to be with Him forever who have not been raised from the dead, He will do that.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So, my answer to your question is that it is altogether possible with God to have people be with Him forever who do not belong to Him, and do not believe in His Son (but are deceived into thinking they do), have not repented, and have not been raised from the dead. Yes, that is possible with God.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

But will such people be with God forever? I wouldn\u2019t count on it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for the question!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor John<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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One question, Pastor John. Are you saying that those chosen by God but not filled will the Holy Spirit will only temporarily be with Jesus? How long will they be there and where will they go after no longer being with Jesus?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am sorry that my answer was unclear. I was saying, in a backward kind of way, that it is absolutely impossible to be saved without the holy Spirit. That means there is no such thing as being chosen by God but not having the Spirit, and no such thing as being in glory with Jesus, even for s few seconds, without it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I hope that clears things up for you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor John<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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