Can I Be Saved?

Jovan Harris · Apr 6, 2019

For the longest time now,. I have been struggling faithfully, including with living a Christian life. I always find myself being lead astray and into sin. I have uncontrollable evil thoughts on a daily basis that say things like:

"F--- God!"
"You can never be saved"
"God will never hear you"

I honestly think I am evil also, because I have evil thoughts of killing people who anger and shame me. It feels like caught in the middle of a spiritual war within myself. I don't want to submit to evil and darkness. I want to be with Christ. I've accepted Christ into my heart. But sometimes, I think I can't be saved. I always fail every time.

Everyone at my church seem to not deal with these things. They say God speak to them. They are committed and they are strong faithful christians. Whenever I try to speak with them, including my pastor, they ignore it. My pastor seems annoyed by my struggle and never wants to speak about it. He's a good Christian and follows the scriptures. But he's not helpful. I love my church, but I hate myself for not being as strong. I hate myself period.

I don't know what to do. I want to truly accept Christ and be led by God. But I'm too weak, evil, and vain. How can I be saved? How can I stop this evil inside me? I feel so broken.

Invalidusername · Apr 6, 2019

I'm in a similar situation. Did you fall into some sin? I'm in the same boat and I fell into serious sin for 1 1/2 years and was lukewarm for 3 years before that.

But from what you're saying, you sound like you still have some goodness in your heart. You sound like you still have empathy and remorse so the Holy Spirit is still working in you. Bless ya.

Presbyterian Continuist · Apr 6, 2019

Jovan Harris said:
For the longest time now,. I have been struggling faithfully, including with living a Christian life. I always find myself being lead astray and into sin. I have uncontrollable evil thoughts on a daily basis that say things like:

"F--- God!"
"You can never be saved"
"God will never hear you"

I honestly think I am evil also, because I have evil thoughts of killing people who anger and shame me. It feels like caught in the middle of a spiritual war within myself. I don't want to submit to evil and darkness. I want to be with Christ. I've accepted Christ into my heart. But sometimes, I think I can't be saved. I always fail every time.

Everyone at my church seem to not deal with these things. They say God speak to them. They are committed and they are strong faithful christians. Whenever I try to speak with them, including my pastor, they ignore it. My pastor seems annoyed by my struggle and never wants to speak about it. He's a good Christian and follows the scriptures. But he's not helpful. I love my church, but I hate myself for not being as strong. I hate myself period.

I don't know what to do. I want to truly accept Christ and be led by God. But I'm too weak, evil, and vain. How can I be saved? How can I stop this evil inside me? I feel so broken.

The Scripture says that when I am weak then He is strong. Is God too weak to save you? Do you have to do anything to be saved? Is salvation something to be earned by you for doing the right thing, or is it a free gift from God because you choose to trust Christ and depend on Him?

Charles Spurgeon quoted this:
"I'm just a poor sinner and nothing at all,
But Jesus Christ is my all in all."

Jesus did not come to save those who thought they were okay and living up to God's standards. He came to save those who could pray nothing but, "Lord, forgive me, a sinner!" Is that you? Then Jesus has come for you.

Putting your faith in Christ is believing His promises to you, nothing more. As the result of your faith in Christ, you are born again of the Spirit of God. Then the Holy Spirit goes to work in you to make you into the person He wants you to be.

You don't owe anything to anyone else, and you don't have to come up to anyone else's standards. What God doesn't like about you, He will change. Because you identify yourself as Baptist, you must have received Christ as your Saviour at some stage. Therefore you are born again and have eternal life. If because you feel that you have fallen below God's standards for your life, that you have lost it, then eternal life would not be eternal life, would it?

Apply 1 John 1:9 to your condition right now, totally puts everything right with God instantly. You then carry on with a clean slate! It is the grace of God, given to you as a free gift! If you had to work for it by trying to be a better person, more holy, then it would no longer be a free gift. God would have to owe you something for your efforts. But God is not a debtor to anyone. He does not pay wages for good deeds or efforts to become more holy. He gives forgiveness and cleansing as a free gift.

Then, seeing that condemnation and punishment and guilt has been removed, you can then start to do things that show your love to God and to others around you because you want to, not because you have to. Because of the love of God to you and His grace toward you, you can show that same love to others, that they may see what Christ has done for you and glorify Him.

PD7 · Apr 9, 2019

Thankfully, the gospel is for sinners. Us church goers know how to put our best foot forward. We all have more than our share of remaining sin in our lives. The only hope we have is the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ! Saved or not, we all need the gospel. I would recommend watching American Gospel: In Christ Alone. If possible see the entire documentary, 2 hours and 20 minutes. What great news for sinners! 1 Timothy 1:15.

Kenyon Ledford · Apr 9, 2019

Invalidusername said:
I'm in a similar situation. Did you fall into some sin? I'm in the same boat and I fell into serious sin for 1 1/2 years and was lukewarm for 3 years before that.

But from what you're saying, you sound like you still have some goodness in your heart. You sound like you still have empathy and remorse so the Holy Spirit is still working in you. Bless ya.

Jovan Harris said:
For the longest time now,. I have been struggling faithfully, including with living a Christian life. I always find myself being lead astray and into sin. I have uncontrollable evil thoughts on a daily basis that say things like:

"F--- God!"
"You can never be saved"
"God will never hear you"

I honestly think I am evil also, because I have evil thoughts of killing people who anger and shame me. It feels like caught in the middle of a spiritual war within myself. I don't want to submit to evil and darkness. I want to be with Christ. I've accepted Christ into my heart. But sometimes, I think I can't be saved. I always fail every time.

Everyone at my church seem to not deal with these things. They say God speak to them. They are committed and they are strong faithful christians. Whenever I try to speak with them, including my pastor, they ignore it. My pastor seems annoyed by my struggle and never wants to speak about it. He's a good Christian and follows the scriptures. But he's not helpful. I love my church, but I hate myself for not being as strong. I hate myself period.

I don't know what to do. I want to truly accept Christ and be led by God. But I'm too weak, evil, and vain. How can I be saved? How can I stop this evil inside me? I feel so broken.

LOL good luck with that one here, kid!

Invalidusername · Apr 9, 2019

Kenyon Ledford said:
LOL good luck with that one here, kid!

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Kenyon Ledford · Apr 9, 2019

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DM25 · Apr 10, 2019

Not if you think your performance or your works, or how much you sin, or your feeling, or ANYTHING about you determines your salvation. If you think that like most other proclaiming Christians who are simply religious and not born again, you would be hopeless and can't be saved.

But, if you trust salvation is by what Jesus done alone, and not something you need to do. Not your bad feeling, your bad actions, your sin, your works, none of that. If you believe salvation is through Jesus Christ alone. You admit you are a sinner in need of a saviour and you can't save yourself. You believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and got buried and rose on the third day. If you believe Jesus Christ is Lord and saviour, you are saved and born again... Just by trusting that, and not yourself. So please believe that, otherwise you can't be saved. It is not difficult unless you make it be, your fleshly pride may get in the way and say "that's too easy, I don't feel different". Don't listen to it, that's mumbo jumbo. How you feel and your life changing is NOT indicative of salvation. Salvation is by Jesus and Jesus alone and what he did for you on the cross, his finished work. Trust in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Believe he is Lord and saviour over your sins, and you will be saved. It really is that easy.

After you get saved by believing this, it will be easier to walk in his ways and walk as the new man with the new spirit. You can't heal yourself without going to the doctor. God can sanctify you. You will be sealed until the day of redemption. But you must believe Jesus Christ alone saves you, nothing else.

dabro · Apr 10, 2019

I boast only of my weaknesses, that His Power May rest on me.

Huberte Desmar · Oct 12, 2019

Jovan Harris said:
For the longest time now,. I have been struggling faithfully, including with living a Christian life. I always find myself being lead astray and into sin. I have uncontrollable evil thoughts on a daily basis that say things like:

"F--- God!"
"You can never be saved"
"God will never hear you"

I honestly think I am evil also, because I have evil thoughts of killing people who anger and shame me. It feels like caught in the middle of a spiritual war within myself. I don't want to submit to evil and darkness. I want to be with Christ. I've accepted Christ into my heart. But sometimes, I think I can't be saved. I always fail every time.

Everyone at my church seem to not deal with these things. They say God speak to them. They are committed and they are strong faithful christians. Whenever I try to speak with them, including my pastor, they ignore it. My pastor seems annoyed by my struggle and never wants to speak about it. He's a good Christian and follows the scriptures. But he's not helpful. I love my church, but I hate myself for not being as strong. I hate myself period.

I don't know what to do. I want to truly accept Christ and be led by God. But I'm too weak, evil, and vain. How can I be saved? How can I stop this evil inside me? I feel so broken.

Huberte Desmar · Oct 12, 2019

Hello,

I have had numerous evil thoughts toward people in my family, particularly my mother. I also feel God's hatred toward me.

S.O.J.I.A. · Oct 12, 2019

Yes you can!

Cry out to the LORD in prayer, asking for forgiveness of your sins that He would save you.

keep doing this until He does it. those who are in Christ were all like you before the LORD showed them mercy in salvation.

Huberte Desmar · Oct 12, 2019

Have you ever had bad thoughts towards your own mother

Presbyterian Continuist · Oct 12, 2019

Jovan Harris said:
For the longest time now,. I have been struggling faithfully, including with living a Christian life. I always find myself being lead astray and into sin. I have uncontrollable evil thoughts on a daily basis that say things like:

"F--- God!"
"You can never be saved"
"God will never hear you"

I honestly think I am evil also, because I have evil thoughts of killing people who anger and shame me. It feels like caught in the middle of a spiritual war within myself. I don't want to submit to evil and darkness. I want to be with Christ. I've accepted Christ into my heart. But sometimes, I think I can't be saved. I always fail every time.

Everyone at my church seem to not deal with these things. They say God speak to them. They are committed and they are strong faithful christians. Whenever I try to speak with them, including my pastor, they ignore it. My pastor seems annoyed by my struggle and never wants to speak about it. He's a good Christian and follows the scriptures. But he's not helpful. I love my church, but I hate myself for not being as strong. I hate myself period.

I don't know what to do. I want to truly accept Christ and be led by God. But I'm too weak, evil, and vain. How can I be saved? How can I stop this evil inside me? I feel so broken.

It is interesting that now that you have received Christ, that you have been getting these thoughts and they have confused and upset you.

I think that before you received Christ, you might have had thoughts about God, possibly negative ones, but weren't as worried or upset about them as you are now.

The fact that these thoughts do upset, show that you are definitely saved, and that the devil is trying to convince you that because of these thoughts, it is evidence that you are just pretending to be saved.

The truth is, and I will include the others on this thread who are having the same conflict, that these thoughts are being injected into your mind by the devil to make you think that what you are thinking is coming from your heart. But what is happening is that your new heart, filled with the Holy Spirit is negatively reacting against these thoughts, because the Holy Spirit knows that the thoughts don't come from your heart but are being injected into you by the devil.

But the devil is sending a lying spirit along with the thoughts to try and make you believe that because you are having these thoughts, that you are not saved and never can be. These are total lies to cause you to fall off the wagon of faith in God's Word to you.

This is what the devil does to new converts, and relatively young believers who have not yet developed strong faith to rely completely on God's Word come hell or high water.

Someone else said here to cry out to the Lord. Well, you can do that, but the Lord will come back to you and say, "Where is your faith? Why are you not believing what I said to you in My Word? Gird up your loins, get back on the wagon of My Word, and resist the devil and he will flee from you."

This means that what you say is: "I am a child of God, and the devil and his lies cannot come anywhere near me. God's Word says, that those who have received Christ as Saviour have the right to call themselves the children of God. Therefore, I have received Christ, and therefore I am a child of God. So, lying spirit, on your bike!!!"

Mountainmanbob · Oct 12, 2019

Take communion often.
Ask God to help you with Repentance.
I'm also working on these.
Along with most in our Church.

Sounds like definitely your heart is not hardened.
Because you are still crying out.
An excellent sign.
M-Bob

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