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1 | Are these the "willfully sinning" v26? | Heb 10:39 | Mommapbs | 155602 | ||
Makarios, you are speaking of saving faith. I agree, apostates and unbelievers do not have this. The danger is, imo, that there are those who "say" they believe in God, yet do not know that they do not have the faith that is approved by God. Would you agree that there are those who know about God but do not "know" Him? Did the slave "know" his Master as he claimed? Could the talent represent what God gives us - faith - faith that is meant to be placed in the finished work of Jesus Christ, not in the ground. (Adam?) "He also has planted eternity in men's hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy]," Ecc 3 :11 (AMP) From this have I erroneously concluded that everyone has an "awareness of God?" Man has the ability to choose - to exercize faith in God (as evidenced in obedience to believe in Christ as God has commanded 1 John 3:23) or reject God - the wicked slave buried the talent. He did not respond to what the Master had given him.(Heb 11:6) He chose his way instead of the Way of the Master. What is our responsibility toward those who are apostate? (I am facing this issue right now with a friend who refuses to believe.) Thanks for your input! Blessings, mommapbs |
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2 | Are these the "willfully sinning" v26? | Heb 10:39 | Makarios | 156824 | ||
Greetings Mommapbs! I apologize that it has taken me so long to respond to your note. I would agree that there are those who know about God but don't really know Him as their personal Lord and Savior. The only advice that I can give you from personal experience is that persistence and persistence through prayer pays! I am not saying that we should witness to people every single time that we are with them if they refuse to believe. But we can go on being ourselves, our own light and witness to them, and to continue praying that the Lord will knock down the strongholds that they have built up around themselves to keep them away from believing. Many times, I see that the people that I witness to are watching me, to see if I walk the same thing that I talk to them about. Another thing to consider is that you have planted the seed! And another Christian will perhaps take your work further, hopefully resulting in the salvation of the soul. Blessings to you! Makarios |
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