I got a question?

Justin D said:

I got a question? My family and I was invited to church and I got convicted and confessed my sin to everyone at church and I started crying and while I was crying I said Jesus, then I felt like a warm feeling all over my body and i felt weightless and clean and fresh on the inside, like I was redeemed and, I also felt something happen inside the front of my head or brain, and for so long after this I felt soo good and had so much faith. This was about seven years ago..... my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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The road to redemption is not a one-time event but a continuous process.

You were saved and filled with his presence. He never left you, he just waits for us to talk to him and even when we can’t feel his holy spirit at times he’s always with us. Start talking to him and he will lead you back to him.

Revelation 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you. And you will eat with me.

Justin D said:

I got a question? My family and I was invited to church and I got convicted and confessed my sin to everyone at church and I started crying and while I was crying I said Jesus, then I felt like a warm feeling all over my body and i felt weightless and clean and fresh on the inside, like I was redeemed and, I also felt something happen inside the front of my head or brain, and for so long after this I felt soo good and had so much faith. This was about seven years ago..... my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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May well be. What has happened since? Do you still meet with other Christians? Do you confess to God when you sin? Do you love Jesus? Study the bible? It may be you received a blessing from God to encourage you. Or you may be truly born again. I suggest that to be sure, read the following article.

The Way - Christian Life Frankston

Justin D said:

I got a question? My family and I was invited to church and I got convicted and confessed my sin to everyone at church and I started crying and while I was crying I said Jesus, then I felt like a warm feeling all over my body and i felt weightless and clean and fresh on the inside, like I was redeemed and, I also felt something happen inside the front of my head or brain, and for so long after this I felt soo good and had so much faith. This was about seven years ago..... my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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Had your heart been changed from evading and despising God to one who hungered after and loved Him?
If so, then you were born again.

Justin D said:

I got a question? My family and I were invited to church and I got convicted and confessed my sin to everyone at church and I started crying and while I was crying I said Jesus, then I felt like a warm feeling all over my body and i felt weightless and clean and fresh on the inside, like I was redeemed and, I also felt something happen inside the front of my head or brain, and for so long after this I felt soo good and had so much faith. This was about seven years ago..... my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I don't work in ministry but to me, it sounds like that was the point where you were actually "BORN AGAIN."

Justin D said:

what do you mean?

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Your Communion with God is not a one time event.

Justin D said:

my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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A lot of churches pride themselves on creating a friendly, welcoming environment. They usually have a band which plays soothing, emotional music, a pastor and backing choir who speaks with compassion and understanding, and a congregation eager to encourage new converts. None of this is wrong, but it does produce an emotionally charged atmosphere which can confuse the issues. It's not wrong to have strong emotional experiences or to feel strong bursts of joy, but your question is about salvation.

When Jesus met with Peter, John, and James he said, "follow me" and they immediately left their business and material possessions to start following Jesus. There wasn't any kind of special prayer they had to say and there didn't seem to be any strong emotional experience connected with it; they just started following. Were they saved at that moment? Maybe, though Jesus later said, "he who endures to the end will be saved". When Peter betrayed Jesus, his salvation wasn't guaranteed. Peter had a choice; repent or go the way of Judas. We all will face those same kind of choices for the rest of our lives.

As for getting that feeling of joy you had that first time, maybe you never will, or maybe you will feel more joy some time down the road. I've heard it said that happiness is a bi-product of a well-lived life; practice the teachings of Jesus and I think you will live well.

Justin D said:

I miss his peace and comfort and feeling whole and love

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God takes it easy on new Christians. They sometimes get a very real assurance of His love, which is what you seem to have received. There is often a short period where chronic temptations and sins seem to lose their power, and it's easy to live a moral life.

However as time goes by He expects Christians to stand on their own two feet. And the more robust a Christian is, the more God seems to expect.

Mother Teresa was a devout Christian. But she spent much of her adult life in a "dark night of the soul" in what seemed to be the complete absence of God.

What God was doing in her case was getting her to participate in the paschal sufferings of His Son. As St. Paul wrote in Colossians 1:24 NIV "Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church."

God expects a bit of suffering from us on behalf of Christ. Why should He have to do it all? If we're a part of His body, then we can expect to do a bit of suffering with Him. When the Father loaded all the world's sin on his crucified body and spirit, He would have descended to the absolute depths of spiritual and physical darkness.

So God gradually withdraws the crutch of His support. Your sense of loss at no longer receiving the sort of assurance you got when you first made a confession of faith is quite normal.

Welcome to Christian discipleship!

Justin D said:

I got a question? My family and I was invited to church and I got convicted and confessed my sin to everyone at church and I started crying and while I was crying I said Jesus, then I felt like a warm feeling all over my body and i felt weightless and clean and fresh on the inside, like I was redeemed and, I also felt something happen inside the front of my head or brain, and for so long after this I felt soo good and had so much faith. This was about seven years ago..... my question is was I born agian? Or filled with the holy ghost? Or saved? Or?

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Well, since you appear to still be on fire after 7 years the signs are looking good.

Many say a little prayer and then a year later are still living in their wretched ways.
Self deceived probably?
M-Bob

Justin D said:

I miss his peace and comfort and feeling whole and love

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After your saved you need to foster a relationship with Him. What does that mean?

It means reading His Word daily and spending time with Him in prayer regularly. It means joining a church family and being part of the body of Christ, making sure your baptised and partaking in communion.

There is much to learn and work on in the first years after your saved, so it should be a busy time at first, then when that levels off somewhat and you become more settled in faith you become used to His presence so it may seem you feel Him less but the reality may be that your simply used to His presence so it might be a little harder to discern than it was when it was all new.

My advice would be to devote some extra time to prayer, and even fasting if your able. Make sure your fostering that relationship, as all relationships are two way streets.

Justin D said:

Thank y'all for commenting. I've definitely had my battles over the past years the devil has put thoughts into my mind and temptation and I cant say that I haven't sinned since cause I have. I just remember that ,all things work together for the good for those that love God and are called according to his purpose. And ask for forgiveness. Also had what I would call alot of spiritual warfare from the spirit of antichrist trying to confuse me and take my faith away. But I just try my best to not turn from the hope I have in Jesus Christ. All Glory to God.

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Listen to the words:



Once I stood at the foot of a great high mountain
That I wanted so much to climb
And on top of this mountain was a beautiful fountain
That flows with the water of life
I fell down on my knees at the foot of this mountain

I cried, "O Lord what must I do?
I want to climb this mountain, I want to drink from this fountain
That flows so clear in my view"

Then I heard a sweet voice from the top of this mountain
Saying, "Child put your hand in mine"
I started climbing slowly, "Watch your steps at the edges
And take one step at a time"

I started climbing upward taking one step at a time
The higher I got the harder I climbed
I'm still climbing upward and my journey's almost ended
I'm nearing the top and you ought to see the view

Oh the water flows freely, there's enough to make you free
So friend if you're thirsty climb this mountain with me