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1 | Understanding needed | Eph 4:30 | starstuff | 182106 | ||
concerning Ephesians 4:30 and Ephesians 5:5 It seems to me that these two verses directly contradict one another. 4:30 states "And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy spirit by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who has identified you as His own, guaranteeing you will be saved on the day of redemption." Then, 5:5 states "You can be sure that no immoral, impure or greedy person will inherit the kingdom of Christ and of God." So which is it? Once we become saved are we assured of being in heaven, or do our works after we become saved affect our ability to get into heaven? I was told when I was baptised that when I was forgiven I was forgiven for all of my sins, past present and future. But this scripture troubles me. I couldn't possibly live sin free. I'm a sinner by birth. So is salvation guaranteed and what Paul was saying here just for the Ephesians, or what? |
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2 | Understanding needed | Eph 4:30 | mark d seyler | 182107 | ||
Hi Starstuff, "Being saved" means not only that you have been identified as Christ's, but that you have been given a new nature. "If an man be in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God. . ." While before we were immoral, impure, and greedy people, now we are the holy people of God, and while we still perform these sinful acts, this is no longer who we are. The person who has been born of God hates sin, and hates the sin that is in themself. We look forward to the day of the redemption of our bodies, when this sin will be put off forever. If you are living immorally, in impurity and greed (or in any sinfulness), without remorse or struggle against it, "examine yourself to see if you be in the faith." The person who is living sinfully, and is ok with it is one in whom I would question whether there has been rebirth. But the one who is born-again, who says that they never commit sin has just sinned in telling a lie. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you are still confused on this point. Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Which leads me to another question... | Eph 4:30 | starstuff | 182108 | ||
Thank you for your response, much appreciated. I struggle with my sin, am overwhelmed by it at times. I was a drug addict my entire life and lived and loved all of my sin. Now I have accepted Christ yet worry that not all of my sins are gone, just the major ones. So if I am struggling with my sins(I do hate them) I can use that as an indicator that I'm in the faith? I worry a lot about all the sins of my past, and if I'm really going to heaven. Mostly, I feel confident of it, yet there's always this little nagging "voice" questioning it.(are you REALLY going to heaven? just like the serpent in the garden) Now another question. Do you think that is spiritual warfare or just my old nature showing up? | ||||||
4 | Which leads me to another question... | Eph 4:30 | BradK | 182112 | ||
Hi starstuff, The gospel is simply this: "Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," (1 Cor. 15:1-4 NASB) If you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, then yes, I do believe there is a consciousness of sin. Rom 7:18 summarizes the struggle by saying, "For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. " Going back, conversly Rom. 6:20 tells us that, "For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness." To the believer, Gal. 5:16 instructs us to "walk in the Spirit so you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh." May I encourage you with these words and may they be your focus: "Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." (Rom. 6:11 NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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