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NASB | John 15:10 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:10 "If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and remain in His love. |
Bible Question:
Could someone break one of the (serious) 10 commandments and really be a Christian or were they never really saved? How can you tell if you are truly saved or just think you have been saved? I know a lot of people who are totally convinced they are saved and I can almost tell you that they aren't. I feel in my heart that I am saved, but I committed adultery (and married the person). I know it was wrong and have asked for forgiveness, but my brother says I haven't truly repented since I am still married to my current husband and that I should divorce him. Any ideas? Special note for EdB: I have been conversing with you on this quite a bit. If you are out there, what do you think of what my brother has said? - dat |
Bible Answer: Greetings dat:From reading your earlier posts, this has been disturbing your spirit for quite a while and it concerns me that you still do not have closure on this issue. I strongly recommend that you seek the counsel of your Pastor for on-going suppport. As far as listening to your brother . . .I suggest that you seek the approval of God rather than the approval of men!(John 12:43) I encourage you to re-read the Scriptures that others have posted and add to it a HUGE DOSE of 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Do you remember the “Comet” cleanser commercials? Comet gets the stain out. This is a picture of what the blood of Christ continues to do for believers when they sin - it gets the stain out! This “washing” prepares us to be a vessel, fit for His use. Notice that this verse doesn't say anything about "losing" one's salvation. It talks about what to do when we sin - and sin is a reality that we will have to deal with until we get to Heaven! Believers in Jesus still sin! Recall Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. Read John 13:5-14 – This is a portrait of what Jesus does for us when we confess our sins and also what we are to do for others – forgive them! And remember that only God can judge another’s salvation. Read the account (John 8) of the woman caught in adultery as she stood before her accusers. Note what Jesus said to her in verse 11. As we grow in Him and are more conformed to His image, the action of the Holy Spirit in our lives causes us to recognize sin, respond to it with confession and repentance and enables us to choose to "sin not!" Once we recognize sin for what it is, we also realize that we have a choice repeat it or forsake it. (Paul addresses this issue in Romans 6, 7, and 8).Do we slip up? Yes. Can we expect to be disciplined or suffer the consequences for our (continued) sin? Absolutely. But the one thing we need not fear is condemnation or eternal separation from God. (Romans 8:1) Re-read Eph 2:8-9 and Galatians 2:16. Breaking the 10 commandments (et al) happens. God knew this from the start – that’s why He gave us Jesus! The law was given so that we would recognize that we cannot keep it! Remember, in order for a man to be acceptable to God he had to keep the WHOLE LAW - and this meant in his thought life as well! No one could ever do this. But Jesus did. That is why He is our perfect substitutionary sacrifice for sin. He alone could pay God's penalty for sin (death)! Once you have trusted that He has done this for YOU personally, the penalty for YOUR sin is erased. With faith in Jesus comes the presence of His Spirit which assures you of your right standing with God. Romans 8:16. According to Romans 8, a believer can be in the flesh or in the Spirit. But when one lives to please his carnal nature, the Spirit within is grieved. When one is in a right relationship with God, one experiences peace, not conflict. Read Phil 4:4-9. You know that you chose to be disobedient. God's forgiveness does not depend upon anything other than your confession. It is not conditionall upon any performance or action other than 1 John 1:9. IF we confess . . . .Therefore, it is my opinion that having a right relationship with God does not mean that you should leave your unbelieving husband! See 1 Cor 7:13-14. Can you expect the consequences of being unequally yoked? Yes. But with God, all things are possible . . . trust Him with your marriage. God desires that we choose to live according to His desires - which are of the Spirit. "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" 1 Cor 3:16 The word "dwells" has some serious implications as it causes me to ponder how "at home" God is within me, especially when I recognize those times when I have given in to the desires of the flesh or my carnal nature. Does this mean that God departs? NO, but He is most uncomfortable with my lack of hospitality! Our lives must be like cleansed vessels – but we can not clean them on our own. This is why 1 John 1:9 is such a significant verse for it prepares us for God to be at work in us. God removes our sins from us as far as the east is from the west. The remembrance of our sin should only serve to drive us to our knees in grateful adoration of the One Who paid the penalty for that sin and continues to present us spotless before the Throne of Grace! For more study, do a word search on repentance with the "Quick Search" feature at the upper right corner of your screen. I hope this helps you to discover the forgiveness that is ours in Jesus! Mercy is not getting what we do deserve and Grace is getting what we don't deserve - keep this in mind. mommapbs |
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