Salvation

[BK1110]

It sounds like the Holy Spirit is convicting you. This means God is at work to change and grow you. This does not happen to people who God is not moving in their hearts to bring them to repentance; those people are hardened and darkened, they do not see any need for change. Since you have been given this understanding, your response should be change. Cry out to God and ask Him to make the change possible. Ask Him to grant you the insight to understand and the strength to actually follow through on what He shows you.

[David1701]

On 9/13/2022 at 4:44 PM, Tyler22 said:

I don’t think I’m saved.  I’m living a double , hypocrital life.  I profess Christ on fb and such, but many ppl who don’t profess are living better lives.  TRUE lives.  It’s a virtue to be true to oneself.  I’m just lying to myself.  I’m so fake.  So so so fake.  Don’t know what to do.

Have you ever been born again?  If you have, you will know, since it is a transforming experience (from darkness to light; from the kingdom of Satan, to the Kingdom of God; from loving sin, to loving Jesus).  Have you ever had a light switched on in your spirit; a light that does not go out, even though you have sin in your flesh?

Have you ever repented and believed in Jesus Christ? 

It is godly sorrow that leads to repentance, so repentance is not just saying, "I repent."; rather, it is a complete change of heart and mind, towards sin and God, brought on by godly sorrow for your sin and worked in your heart by the grace of God.

Faith in Jesus Christ is not merely accepting facts about him; but, it is an absolute trust in, reliance upon, and clinging to him; this works by love.

Charles Wesley put the salvation experience excellently, in his hymn "Amazing Love".

Verse 4
Long my imprisoned spirit lay
fast bound in sin and nature’s night
thine eye diffused a quickening ray
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee!
Amazing love! How can it be,
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me!

If you have not experienced the things above, then seek God with all your heart, to have mercy upon you.  Call upon him to save you and forgive your sins, for he is gracious to the contrite ones.

Luke 18:10-14 (KJV)

 10  Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 
  11  The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 
  12  I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 
  13  And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 
  14  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by David1701
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[JohnD]

On 9/13/2022 at 10:44 AM, Tyler22 said:

I don’t think I’m saved.  I’m living a double , hypocrital life.  I profess Christ on fb and such, but many ppl who don’t profess are living better lives.  TRUE lives.  It’s a virtue to be true to oneself.  I’m just lying to myself.  I’m so fake.  So so so fake.  Don’t know what to do.

If salvation were depended upon our performance, then Judaism would never have been superseded by Christianity.

The point of the Law of Moses was that fallen human beings cannot keep God's standards for righteousness. Cannot. 

Galatians 3:24–25 (KJV)
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

There are people living under the Law appearing to be more godly and cultists who's biggest sales pitch is how nice they are...

But it's not about all that but faith in Jesus Christ and faith in Jesus Christ alone.

John 3:16–18 (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Ephesians 2:8–10 (KJV)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

[JohnD]

Human beings are evil and hypocritical by our very nature.

This doesn't mean we are always on the verge of mass murder or

rape or theft or abuse... but it is the propensity to do evil, be evil, think evil

thoughts, cuss like a drunk sailor, be hypocritical...

Some people do have good and gracious tendencies, but even they have bad days...

Others are good and fooling other people and themselves...

Look at King David (a man after God's own heart) and how badly he screwed up.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, he will make up the shortfalls in your life and

character as he does will us all.

[AlsoBroken]

On 9/13/2022 at 8:44 AM, Tyler22 said:

I don’t think I’m saved.  I’m living a double , hypocrital life.  I profess Christ on fb and such, but many ppl who don’t profess are living better lives.  TRUE lives.  It’s a virtue to be true to oneself.  I’m just lying to myself.  I’m so fake.  So so so fake.  Don’t know what to do.

Dear Tyler,

I lived as a “fake” Christian for many years because I BELIEVED but did not (and in some ways, because of wounds and addictions, COULD NOT) obey and follow His moral commands. 
It has taken many YEARS for Him to heal my heart (because this requires taking down years-long high walls and LETTING HIM in.)
God will never give up on you, so please keep your baby Faith, and keep seeking, and asking Him HOW to receive His unconditional LOVE into your heart and mind, seeking to have a close, personal relationship with Him. It is ONLY through a close, trusting relationship with your Lord that transformation can happen, and your life be changed. He is a merciful, patient, tender-loving Father who “KNOWS that we are dust.” 

❤️ Sister Jan