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1 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | justme | 88745 | ||
Lightman: Welcome to the Forum! You question reminds me of a man who was 37 and asked the same questions you do. This man told of asking the the lord into his heart over and over. He told of how he was scared to death to die. He too claimed have read the Bible for many years, and his Bible looked as if he had all but worn it out! He told of how he had repeatedly gone to several pastors in his life time seeking reassurance of his salvation. Some pastors told him he needed to pray more. So he says, he prayed more and more, with no results! Other pastors told him to tithe, and to read the Bible even more. He said he did all that and more. He was a trustee, Sunday School teacher, and active in the church. This man looked as saved as anyone, and no one doubted he was a true believer. The pain and agony of the constant fear of death and doubts got so bad it got unbareable. One Saturday at a men's breackfast at the church the special speaker told how he found Christ. Every detail the speaker related of how it was before he was truely born again, matched this mans life. This man claimes that what he was missing was repentance. He said he had never repented of anything. We know that confession without repentance is incomplete. Right? This man did repent and went to extremes. He refiled his past 5 years of income tax becaue he said he had never filed an honest one. He sought out those he had wronged and asked for restitution and forgiveness. The story goes on, he had to ask the deacons permission to be baptized. He was so active in church the deacons would not believe he just got saved. One deacon is said to have told the man, if you were't saved then I am not either! The man was baptized, and his family was changed. He went to Bible colledge, and completed four years in 24 months. He got a M Div at Seminary and pastored four churches. Both he and his wife got the same degrees, and ministered together until he became retired medically, several years later. This man's story has been the kindling to start some people thinking if they too were like he was. I have often wondered how many people are just like this man was. Do you recall a point where you not only confessed Jesus Christ, but repented? Repentance and confession are the two sides of the same coin. Examine carefully your self and see if this man's lack of repentance is in some way connected to how you feel. I pray this offers some new insight to you. Blessings and peace to you. Justme PS: I was that man! |
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2 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | Hank | 88784 | ||
Justme, that's quite a revelatory testimony, and the P.S. really caught me by surprise! I do hope you're doing OK, friend. --Hank | ||||||
3 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | justme | 88883 | ||
Hank: To be very up front, I have really struggled with when I was really saved. I clearly remenber at the age of 8 praying to recieve Christ. I am sure at that point my statement of faith was genuine, However I believe some of us take a long time to get to the point of real repentance. I believe we are called to repent, and with out repentance everything will be totally off. I do see salvation as a coin. On one side is recievibg Christ, the other side is obediance. By that I mean repentance, baptism and maturing in the Lord. I believe we are being saved, which is active renewal of our total being into Christ. I hope I am making myself clear. For me it took a long time to hear what I was lacking. I do not believe in a second blessing, or that to speak in tongues is a sign of of salvation. I do believe unless there is a real change of sinful direction, then there is a flaw in our faith. I have been able to think about this for a more than two decades, and it has not been easy for me to come to this conclusion about my own experience, and spiritual journey in maturing more in Christ likeness. I also believe satan will do whatever it takes to influence us to believe we are not saved, or anything to discourage us. I hope this helps in a better way to explain my experienced. I am experiencing what 1 percent of those going through radiation get, ALL the worst of the side effects. This is a real hard mountian to climb. I am blessed as Jesus is carring me. The end of the treatments stop at the end of July. Then only time will tell. I dwell in the Psalms, Romans, and Matthew. I can say the family who walks beside one with this illness suffer more than the ill person! Thank you for your concern and prayers. Blessings to you old wise Arkansas brother. justme |
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4 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | Hank | 88889 | ||
Justme, unless your words on this forum betray your heart, which I do not for a moment believe, I harbor no doubt whatever that you, brother, are a redeemed child of God through faith in His blessed Son. Your faith shines as a beacon to us all. The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord shine His countenance upon you and give you peace. --Hank | ||||||
5 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | justme | 88899 | ||
Hank: Thank you, and amen justme |
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