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Questions of the day, is repentance required for salvation or is repentance a part of true saving faith in Jesus Christ?
Let me put it this way, are we saved so that we can continue in our sins until Jesus Christ removes them on the last day? Or do we crucify ourselves daily, putting to death the sins that ensnare us with the leading of Jesus Christ? Obviously, the second one is the truth because the second one is what the Bible says. But yet, many of us don't do that and could care less about what the Bible says. Why?
When John said confess your sins to Jesus what did he mean? Most Christians ignore this verse and just go through daily life without much repentance at all. We feel guilty inwardly but we don't actually come out with "God, forgive us." I'm guilty of it myself. I very rarely confess my sins and rely on Jesus to cleanse me from them. If this is what we are supposed to do, why do many of us ignore these verses?
What about when Jesus said not to worry? Oh how that's a big challenge for me and God knows that is one of my ultimate weaknesses, having mental health issues and naturally questioning everything it is extremely hard for me to just trust God! If only I would just trust God! And then my life would be so much easier!
I know deep down in my soul that it's true that God can be trusted. I know about his complete sovreignty and sovreignty over my life. I know that all things will work together for good. I know those things but yet, I have distress in my outward actions? Why?
God said that he would take care of us and our entire lives and that we should never worry, but why do we worry? Why... do we ignore so many parts of the Bible and why is sola scriptura such a controversial and misunderstood piece of theology? Jesus believed in using the word of God and the word of God alone in his daily life, he obeyed ALL of the Bible and God's rules and statues. We are called to do the same as well but yet, why do we ignore so many verses and yet pick the verses that sound good to us and ignore the rest because they're offensive? Again, I'm guilty of this as well.
Yet for some of us, it's clear that we're Christians because God is growing us in other areas. For others of us it's clear that we do not belong to him by the way we live. Why? If God said it, it SHOULD be done shouldn't it? We struggle so much with doing what is right and holy, and instead we do the things that keep us in the darkness. Why?
Why are we such horrible sinners who cannot follow what we are called as Christians to do? We are NOT called to live in our sins and live like the devil. We are called to be the holiness of God and not only children of God, but SLAVES of God! But yet, to tell someone the truth that if they follow God, they are a slave of God it's immensely offensive. So, why?
Let me put it this way, are we saved so that we can continue in our sins until Jesus Christ removes them on the last day? Or do we crucify ourselves daily, putting to death the sins that ensnare us with the leading of Jesus Christ? Obviously, the second one is the truth because the second one is what the Bible says. But yet, many of us don't do that and could care less about what the Bible says. Why?
When John said confess your sins to Jesus what did he mean? Most Christians ignore this verse and just go through daily life without much repentance at all. We feel guilty inwardly but we don't actually come out with "God, forgive us." I'm guilty of it myself. I very rarely confess my sins and rely on Jesus to cleanse me from them. If this is what we are supposed to do, why do many of us ignore these verses?
What about when Jesus said not to worry? Oh how that's a big challenge for me and God knows that is one of my ultimate weaknesses, having mental health issues and naturally questioning everything it is extremely hard for me to just trust God! If only I would just trust God! And then my life would be so much easier!
I know deep down in my soul that it's true that God can be trusted. I know about his complete sovreignty and sovreignty over my life. I know that all things will work together for good. I know those things but yet, I have distress in my outward actions? Why?
God said that he would take care of us and our entire lives and that we should never worry, but why do we worry? Why... do we ignore so many parts of the Bible and why is sola scriptura such a controversial and misunderstood piece of theology? Jesus believed in using the word of God and the word of God alone in his daily life, he obeyed ALL of the Bible and God's rules and statues. We are called to do the same as well but yet, why do we ignore so many verses and yet pick the verses that sound good to us and ignore the rest because they're offensive? Again, I'm guilty of this as well.
Yet for some of us, it's clear that we're Christians because God is growing us in other areas. For others of us it's clear that we do not belong to him by the way we live. Why? If God said it, it SHOULD be done shouldn't it? We struggle so much with doing what is right and holy, and instead we do the things that keep us in the darkness. Why?
Why are we such horrible sinners who cannot follow what we are called as Christians to do? We are NOT called to live in our sins and live like the devil. We are called to be the holiness of God and not only children of God, but SLAVES of God! But yet, to tell someone the truth that if they follow God, they are a slave of God it's immensely offensive. So, why?