Apostasy and willful sin. Is there any hope?

[ArmouredGeddon1996]

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:26 and Hebrews 12:17.

I was raised in a Christian family and always had a belief that Jesus was the son of god and that he was God himself, and I still hold true and fast to those beliefs today. I see the bible as the inspired word of God and believe that it is the truth and the history of God's people.

However, as I was growing up I found myself in a habit of committing willful sin. I wanted to be free from the sin and live a life which was free of sin, but constantly found myself repeating the sins which I didn't want to do and would always have a deep regret once I had.

When I went to university, I found a bible preaching church (beforehand as a child, I had never really sat in church and listening to the preaching, as we used to go out into children's group, where I can't remember there being a lot of bible teaching). However, through university I still found myself committing the same sins, even though I wanted to be free from them. Within my second year of University, I started to get blasphemous thoughts upon reading the verses in Matthew and Mark, and began to panic thinking that I'd committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Within my third year of university, I was baptised because I wanted to be free from my sin. However, I found myself not being able to get rid of the sins again. I started working at a company, and met some Christian's who were happy living an unrepentant lifestyle, and I couldn't understand how people could be happy with living a life with sin, when I was constantly struggling and not enjoying my life due to my own sin.

Recently, I've been able to stop with very small relapses. However, I recently read the verses about Esau seeking repentance and never truly finding it, which has placed me in this position of a spiritual stalemate. I don't want to go and live a life of sin, because I know it would be an abomination and not honouring to Jesus.

Instead, I want to spend out the rest of my days seeking Jesus through the bible, church and prayer. Yet, due to my own life, I feel that I can't hold to the promises of God which he gives to his people.

I'd really appreciate any advice. As I feel worried and as a result haven't been able to sleep properly, there have also been times where I've had tears due to my own situation. I want to live a life which truly honours Christ and seeks to follow him. Yet, I feel that if I am to do that, I would be recrucifying Christ, when he didn't deserve to be crucified the first time.

 

[Jeshu]

My dear brother go to Jesus when you are in the mood for sin, don't just imprison yourself in your weak sinner self, but go to Jesus when you are in the mood for sin. Begin a personal relationship with Christ during those times.

i found that after years fighting sin that i couldn't win in my own ability so i went to Christ in my sinner self and confessed my sinful desires and habits to him and ate grace. The more grace i ate the more i began to love Jesus for dying for me and my need for sin began to die out. Amazing how that goes the more love we have for Jesus the further away from sin we are. It is unfaithful love within us that keeps on sinning, let Jesus expose that spirit within you so that you can let the dragon burn that with fire and devour you there.

Honest love for Jesus can be in part within our hearts. i bet you that in your sinful self you haven't gone to Jesus for cleansing, only in your guilt ridden self. The job at hand is to go the sinner you become when you fall for sin, it is in that part of yourself Jesus wants to save you. The more love for Jesus grows in that part of your life the more you will be free from the need to keep on sinning.

So eat grace brother and share Him yourself in good and bad and let Him transform you, don't try and do it yourself without His help. Only Jesus can stop us sinning, you are a slave to it. So begin to serve the Lord a slave to sin and let His loving truth set you free from it.

Peace.

 

[Grace ambassador]

I'd really appreciate any advice. As I feel worried and as a result haven't been able to sleep properly, there have also been times where I've had tears due to my own situation. I want to live a life which truly honours Christ and seeks to follow him.

Grace And PEACE, my Precious friend! To "truly honor CHRIST, And follow HIM!":
(1) Believe {with ALL your heart!} HIS Gospel Of GRACE!:

“For I [ Paul! ] delivered unto you first of all That Which I also received,
How That CHRIST Died For our sins According To The Scriptures;
And That HE Was Buried, And That HE Rose Again the third day
According To The Scriptures!” ( 1 Corinthians 15 : 3-4 KJB! )
+
"For By GRACE are ye SAVED Through faith; and that not of yourselves:
It Is The Gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast!"
( Ephesians 2 : 8-9! cp Most of Romans through Philemon # KJB! )

{ GRACE [God's UNmerited Favor] Found 85 Times! }​

​

This Brings The PEACE Of God Into your life! (Romans 5 : 1; Philippians 4 : 7, 9 KJB!)

God Gave Paul The "WORD" PEACE 47 Times, so:
(2) Read And Re-Read Romans – Philemon KJB! = God's GRACE/PEACE Love
Letters For us Today, For: Consolation, Comfort, Edification, Enjoyment,
Encouragement, And spiritual Building Up Of All The BLOOD-Washed "members
( saints!" )In The Body Of CHRIST!, HIS Church, Seated In Heaven! Amen?

(3) The Next Step would be as a "New-Born babe In CHRIST," to
"learn to study" HIS WORD Of Truth, Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2 : 15 KJB!),
in order to avoid ALL religious Confusion, and to be "Approved Unto God,"
running the race Of GRACE, to "receive rewards of gold, silver, And Precious stones,
At Judgment! (1 Corinthians 3 : 8-15 KJB!).

So let me know when you Are Ready for "Serious study," and we
will Proceed FURTHER with this...ok, Precious friend?

(4) BEFORE "Great GRACE Departure," commit to memory, Daily:

"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which The LORD, The
Righteous Judge, Shall Give me at That {JUDGMENT} Day: and not to me only, but
unto all them also that love HIS Appearing." (2 Timothy 4 : 8 KJB!)

(5) Thank God For ALL HE Has Done, Especially FOR The "FINISHED"
Work Of CHRIST, On The CROSS, For God's Glory And GRACE!

Precious friend, I will pray for you, and hope this "advice" is helpful...

brother Chris E

“To The Praise Of The Glory Of HIS {Amazing} GRACE!”

 

[Aussie Pete]

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:26 and Hebrews 12:17.

I was raised in a Christian family and always had a belief that Jesus was the son of god and that he was God himself, and I still hold true and fast to those beliefs today. I see the bible as the inspired word of God and believe that it is the truth and the history of God's people.

However, as I was growing up I found myself in a habit of committing willful sin. I wanted to be free from the sin and live a life which was free of sin, but constantly found myself repeating the sins which I didn't want to do and would always have a deep regret once I had.

When I went to university, I found a bible preaching church (beforehand as a child, I had never really sat in church and listening to the preaching, as we used to go out into children's group, where I can't remember there being a lot of bible teaching). However, through university I still found myself committing the same sins, even though I wanted to be free from them. Within my second year of University, I started to get blasphemous thoughts upon reading the verses in Matthew and Mark, and began to panic thinking that I'd committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Within my third year of university, I was baptised because I wanted to be free from my sin. However, I found myself not being able to get rid of the sins again. I started working at a company, and met some Christian's who were happy living an unrepentant lifestyle, and I couldn't understand how people could be happy with living a life with sin, when I was constantly struggling and not enjoying my life due to my own sin.

Recently, I've been able to stop with very small relapses. However, I recently read the verses about Esau seeking repentance and never truly finding it, which has placed me in this position of a spiritual stalemate. I don't want to go and live a life of sin, because I know it would be an abomination and not honouring to Jesus.

Instead, I want to spend out the rest of my days seeking Jesus through the bible, church and prayer. Yet, due to my own life, I feel that I can't hold to the promises of God which he gives to his people.

I'd really appreciate any advice. As I feel worried and as a result haven't been able to sleep properly, there have also been times where I've had tears due to my own situation. I want to live a life which truly honours Christ and seeks to follow him. Yet, I feel that if I am to do that, I would be recrucifying Christ, when he didn't deserve to be crucified the first time.

Word of the day for you is "relax". The long way of putting it is "Rest in Christ". Lord Jesus is everything that you will ever need. He is righteousness, sanctification, wisdom, power, authority and victory. The more you try, the more you will fail. How do I know? Been there, done that, many times. The apostle Paul had the same dilemma - Romans 7 is his tale of failure and defeat. Romans 8 follows on! That is the answer to the age old problem. Focus on your problems and you will be utterly discouraged. Focus on Christ and what He is on your behalf, and you will be delivered. It may take a while, but never give up.
Hebrews 12
"1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

We do not take sin lightly but neither do we let failure bring us down. There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. Very often our most hurtful accuser is ourselves. Cut it out! Rejoice in the Lord! If God is for us, who can be against us?

 

[SkyWriting]

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:26 and Hebrews 12:17.

I was raised in a Christian family and always had a belief that Jesus was the son of god and that he was God himself, and I still hold true and fast to those beliefs today. I see the bible as the inspired word of God and believe that it is the truth and the history of God's people.

However, as I was growing up I found myself in a habit of committing willful sin. I wanted to be free from the sin and live a life which was free of sin, but constantly found myself repeating the sins which I didn't want to do and would always have a deep regret once I had.

When I went to university, I found a bible preaching church (beforehand as a child, I had never really sat in church and listening to the preaching, as we used to go out into children's group, where I can't remember there being a lot of bible teaching). However, through university I still found myself committing the same sins, even though I wanted to be free from them. Within my second year of University, I started to get blasphemous thoughts upon reading the verses in Matthew and Mark, and began to panic thinking that I'd committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Within my third year of university, I was baptised because I wanted to be free from my sin. However, I found myself not being able to get rid of the sins again. I started working at a company, and met some Christian's who were happy living an unrepentant lifestyle, and I couldn't understand how people could be happy with living a life with sin, when I was constantly struggling and not enjoying my life due to my own sin.

Recently, I've been able to stop with very small relapses. However, I recently read the verses about Esau seeking repentance and never truly finding it, which has placed me in this position of a spiritual stalemate. I don't want to go and live a life of sin, because I know it would be an abomination and not honouring to Jesus.

Instead, I want to spend out the rest of my days seeking Jesus through the bible, church and prayer. Yet, due to my own life, I feel that I can't hold to the promises of God which he gives to his people.

I'd really appreciate any advice. As I feel worried and as a result haven't been able to sleep properly, there have also been times where I've had tears due to my own situation. I want to live a life which truly honours Christ and seeks to follow him. Yet, I feel that if I am to do that, I would be recrucifying Christ, when he didn't deserve to be crucified the first time.

The lesson of Jesus death is that he gave His life for our sins.
The significance is that he was qualified to forgive our sins.
For more clarity, read what Jesus said Himself. Not others.

 

[Joyous Song]

Romans 7 might help:

21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful natured]">[d] a slave to the law of sin.

 

[Clare73]

My dear brother go to Jesus when you are in the mood for sin, don't just imprison yourself in your weak sinner self, but go to Jesus when you are in the mood for sin. Begin a personal relationship with Christ during those times.

i found that after years fighting sin that i couldn't win in my own ability so i went to Christ in my sinner self and confessed my sinful desires and habits to him and ate grace. The more grace i ate the more i began to love Jesus for dying for me and my need for sin began to die out. Amazing how that goes the more love we have for Jesus the further away from sin we are. It is unfaithful love within us that keeps on sinning, let Jesus expose that spirit within you so that you can let the dragon burn that with fire and devour you there.

Honest love for Jesus can be in part within our hearts. i bet you that in your sinful self you haven't gone to Jesus for cleansing, only in your guilt ridden self. The job at hand is to go the sinner you become when you fall for sin, it is in that part of yourself Jesus wants to save you. The more love for Jesus grows in that part of your life the more you will be free from the need to keep on sinning.

So eat grace brother and share Him yourself in good and bad and let Him transform you, don't try and do it yourself without His help. Only Jesus can stop us sinning, you are a slave to it. So begin to serve the Lord a slave to sin and let His loving truth set you free from it.

Peace.

Very good advice. . .it's when we feel the most sinful that we are to go to him who came to save sinners, not to save the righteous,
lay it all out before him, pray for his transforming work in you, then rest in and trust on him for that work, as you abide in him in prayer.

Focus on the solution, Jesus who saves, and not on the problem, your sin.