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Is it possible to have OCD (or had OCD) and still be 100% sure of being saved?

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It really is true that these "nots" are fueling the fire. You are getting yourself all upset over linguistics and words like "irrevocably."

You are not your thoughts. Period. This is an anxiety disorder. That is where it begins, and where it ends. I agree with Seajoy. Your brother is not a therapist, not a mental health expert. And I know he means well and is concerned about the eternity of your soul, but his advice concerning this issue is not appropriate.

Have we not all had well meaning fellow Christians telling us to "snap out of it" or "have stronger faith?" You can't fault anyone for what they don't understand, but you still have to understand that this is beyond their expertise...beyond their experience.

Here is how my therapist would advise me to proceed if I think I've sold my soul to the devil.

Intrusive thought: "I have irrevocably sold my soul to the devil"

Cognitive response: "If I really have irrevocably sold my soul to the devil, there is nothing I can do about it. Worrying about it will not change the consequence, so I might as well live with it."

Several minutes, days, weeks later (duration really depends on how skilled you are at the ERP therapy): "I cannot believe three minutes ago I thought I sold my soul to the devil. How silly!" (Insert prayer here thanking God for Christian therapists and for divine sovereignty. Pray also for protection from future intrusive thoughts, and for the continued ability to deal with the thoughts as they come)

Next step - Get on with day.

You can do it. You just have to let go of strategies that do not work.
It is not an intrusive thought - a compulsion which I had an urge to think about....:)

Though quite unlike your example above, the thought vocalized as if I myself am selling/giving it irrevocably to the enemy (or dedicating it irrevocably..), or as if I myself am renouncing Christ or God (or any person of the Godhead for that matter).
 
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O and that's actually what my OCD started with is fear that I had sold my soul and or betted it. Of course I never did and I'm fine now I still suffer with intrusive thoughts about betting my soul but I nowadays purposely opposite of what I'm thinking because that's silly. And the devil cannot read our thoughts, and a thought isn't your heart. To do these things you have to really want to!
 
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I have been troubled to with beng afraid that I thought something blasphemous or said something blasphemous on accident. Like somethimes I think by mumbleing and I am always in fear that I have said something blaspemous, but I know it is never on purpose!

I would never denounce GOD ever and mean it. THAT IS INSANE! I wrote what is going on with me in another topic if you all want to read.

GOD BLESS AND LOVE YALL!
 
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O and that's actually what my OCD started with is fear that I had sold my soul and or betted it. Of course I never did and I'm fine now I still suffer with intrusive thoughts about betting my soul but I nowadays purposely opposite of what I'm thinking because that's silly. And the devil cannot read our thoughts, and a thought isn't your heart. To do these things you have to really want to!
You're right :)

That's also what I'm starting to think :)

That you can't actually sell/bet/give/dedicate your soul/mind/body/self/life/whatever to Satan - especially since he can't read your thoughts AND of course, since you don't want it.

The intrusive thoughts (and compulsions) for me just work as if (grammatically) I myself am selling/giving whatever to the enemy: like "I'm irrvocably selling/etc. my whatever to..."
 
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When I was young, many moons ago, I used to deal with thoughts like this. You have been given good advice here. Ignore them and they will lessen and eventually cease. It IS OCD. These are not real thoughts against God. God knows this. If it makes you feel better, say to God, ONE TIME ONLY--"You and I both know I don't wish to have these thoughts. I renounce right now any that come. In Jesus name, Amen. Then be done with it forever. From that point on, ignore them. Again God knows you don't want these thoughts. The only way to lessen them, though, is to realize they really have NO spiritual significance. Trust me on this. Been there, done that, got the coffee mug and the t-shirt!
 
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