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NASB | 1 John 5:13 ¶ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:13 ¶ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God [which represents all that Jesus Christ is and does], so that you will know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have eternal life. |
Subject: I wan to YEILD |
Bible Note: 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 |