what's the difference?

if God has a plan for me, and he knows anyway what's going to happen, why should i worry about choosing God now? why do my Christian friends and family worry and keep pestering me about 'being saved' when it's going to happen according to God's play anyway?

The formost thoughts that go through my mind about my decision to give my life to Christ is something like, "why did I wait so long". Gods path for your life is much more satisfying than anything you could map out on your own. Your family and friends only want you to experienge Gods best. Too often people look at what they have to give up to follow Christ. Once that leap of faith is made they discover joy and freedom in Christ that is much more satisfying than the sin they dont want to give up. It took me 42 years. Boy would I like to have a few of those back.

Hi Newbie


God does have a plan for you, but He is a Gentleman, and will never force it on you. God is absolutely sovereign, yet we have free will. So we have to choose, will we receive Christ and His free gift of salvation, or will we reject it?



2Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)

Amen Rob!

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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)

Faith in Christ is not belief without proof, it is trust without reservation.
I have found no greater joy, than to live totally surrendered to Jesus Christ.

It is because they care about you. They want you to experience the best life possible, and that can only be found through a relationship with Jesus.

You see, being a Christian isn't just about whether or not we get to go to heaven when we die. In John 10:10, Jesus said, "I have come that they have life, and have it to the full." Jesus actually taught more about how to live our best life here on earth than He did about heaven. Suprised? I sure was.

Why not check it out for yourself? I mean, what have you got to lose? And when you have questions or dilemmas, or confusion, remember...we'll be here for you.

Eric

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"I will live for all my days to raise the banner of Truth and Life"

God know everything, He knows when and if you are going to choose Him. Have you thought that the people who are "pestering you about 'being saved'" are doing God's will? I mean do you think that maybe it is God's plan to have your friends and family "pester you", so that you will turn to Christ?

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Stogus Maximus †

I guess when it comes to being saved, it doesn't matter whether you believed him when you were 10 or 90. But as for me, God gave me life & free will to choose what I want to do with my life. If I use that free will to choose God, He will give me more than this world or this life could ever offer. He will give me peace, joy, love, happiness, and a chance for fellowship with Him; and He'd give me more than this life could ever give.

Having said that, who wouldn't want to start ASAP? And besides, I heard there's a reward in heaven for those who do the will of the Lord. People may say that they're doing things for the Lord, but if they don't believe in God, all the things they're doing does NOT count.

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Are you a suffering servant?

Why should you "get saved now"? What if you die tomorrow and still haven't stopped putting it off?

Why should you "get saved now"?

Why not? Being a Chrsitian is a much better life than being a nonChristian. God gives me hop, joy, peace, love, ... The list goes on and on. So why not? This is one of the few cases where the grass is greener on the other side.

blackhaw6

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Through the power of the Holy Spirit I am resolved to fully know Christ and to serve Him as Lord and Master of my life until I am with my Father in heaven which will be my gain.

To live is Christ and to die is gain. Phil. 2:10


That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Phil 3:10-11

Yes, how do you KNOW that you will go to sleep tonight and wake up in the morning?! Once you're dead you can't cry out to God for salvation saying 'I had every intention of doing so!'
I would NEVER put off accepting Jesus as yyour Lord and Saviour- I did that it wasn't long before I was in a false sense of security thinking that I could put it off until I was on my deathbed.
Thankfully God pushed me into it- he ordered Satan to tempt me almost unbearingly like I had never known in my life to eternally reject the Holy Spirit. I knew that doing so would mean eternal death and no way out! In a couple of days I was a Christian!

Why put it off, if it is causing you family so much anxiety, especially if you know you want to get saved. It seems kind of unkind to them for you to keep them in suspense for no good reason.

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Carry only love. Hate is a burden that is tremendously heavy.

If you want to live like Jesus, love your enemies and give up your life for them.