woundeddog Posted June 12, 2016 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,370 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 1,054 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/18/1868 Share Posted June 12, 2016 you know I cant pin point a specific time or event when I accepted the Lord-- I know I have and that I believe in him by faith but don't remember when it happened--- do you folks have a specific time you can point to or is ambiguous acceptance of the Lord common???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted June 12, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.35 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted June 12, 2016 1 hour ago, woundeddog said: you know I cant pin point a specific time or event when I accepted the Lord-- I know I have and that I believe in him by faith but don't remember when it happened--- do you folks have a specific time you can point to or is ambiguous acceptance of the Lord common???? It is usually a specific time and place, and you will also find that in Scripture. But that does not mean that your salvation is not valid if you have the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted June 12, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,143 Content Per Day: 4.62 Reputation: 27,832 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 12, 2016 Blessings woundeddog Fantastic question! When I was younger & in my early walk with Jesus,I question my Salvation many times because of this particular thing Quote you know I cant pin point a specific time or event when I accepted the Lord-- I know I have and that I believe in him by faith but don't remember when it happened--- do you folks have a specific time you can point to or is ambiguous acceptance of the Lord common???? I came to the Understanding of many things I could never have imagined,the Understanding of being "chosen" by God,pre-ordained,election and that from a wee child I knew my Lord & Savior,,,,,,,,,,,my years in the "wilderness" were not because I was not Saved',if it were NOT for the Grace of God I would never have survived my years in darkness & being up close and personal with the enemy,,,,, The specific moment of calling out to my Savior was not the moment of Salvation but the moment I relinquished "self" not to hinder the Power of the Holy Spirit in which I am indwelled,that was the moment the "delusion" was lifted & I Understood that I never again wanted to try to walk ALONE,,,,,,my Relationship with Jesus only grew,flourished & became what it is today because -lol God gave me enough rope to hang myself I am Saved,there is no question &n there was no "Aha Jesus moment",I knew Jesus as my LOrd & Saviour from my earliest recollection,,,,,Glory to God With love-in Christ,Kwik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I don't know the calendar date, but I do remember the time I prayed the "sinner's prayer" and what led to it. I do agree with Kwik about pre-destination and election, and that God chooses us, but I also believe that led me to make a decision to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovran Grace Baptist Posted June 13, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) On June 12, 2016 at 3:01 PM, woundeddog said: you know I cant pin point a specific time or event when I accepted the Lord-- I know I have and that I believe in him by faith but don't remember when it happened--- do you folks have a specific time you can point to or is ambiguous acceptance of the Lord common???? If you shall read Eph. in the second chapter, you'll find the DEAD sinner cannot ACCEPT when he is "without strength", Rom. 5.6 Authorized King James Bible. You had what is known as the first birth, Jn. 5.24, 1 Jn 5.1, then the second; see also Jn 3.3-8; Rom. 8.6-7; 2 Cor. 5.15-17; 1 Pet. 2.2. Worrying about that tangential moment is sinful per Jesus' Mt. six sermon. What did Phillipians four tell you to think upon? Edited June 13, 2016 by Sovran Grace Baptist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundeddog Posted June 13, 2016 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,370 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 1,054 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/18/1868 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, Sovran Grace Baptist said: Worrying about that tangential moment is sinful per Jesus' Mt. six sermon. What did Phillipians four tell you to think upon? thats not what I asked- I was wondering about your experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATerri Posted June 13, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 28 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/19/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2016 I was so young that I don't know. I have an official date written down in my first grade Bible, but I know I believed before then. But, of course, I could only believe what my little brain could at that time. I've obviously grown and my salvation has grown with it. (I've written that last sentence three different ways, but can't find the correct words.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundeddog Posted June 13, 2016 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,370 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 1,054 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/18/1868 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, CATerri said: I was so young that I don't know. I have an official date written down in my first grade Bible, but I know I believed before then. But, of course, I could only believe what my little brain could at that time. I've obviously grown and my salvation has grown with it. (I've written that last sentence three different ways, but can't find the correct words.) maybe same for me- I cant remember a time that I did not believe that Jesus was the son of God and forgave sins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovran Grace Baptist Posted June 13, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2016 19 minutes ago, woundeddog said: thats not what I asked- I was wondering about your experience Grammar is helpful in understanding your post, friend. To tell my story would take far too long; but God be praised, for He redeems sinful church brats and the goody-two-shoes kids that inwardly are ravening wolves. Psa. 115.1 KJB. I still stand by my former post that it is foolish to hang on such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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