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When I was young I feared hell greatly. The more I feared hell, the worse the sin got. Only when I came to realise that Jesus was my rightstanding before the Father did I stop fearing hell, then the sin started to decrease(as per Paul's message)Every since I renewed my faith in God and Jesus, I can't stop thinking about it. I also can't stop thinking about everyone else either and about how they are likely going to hell. Am I alone in this?
If I understand correctly, like you I am grateful that our God in heaven was always there as Abba, Father when my own was not. I was not certain I could always rely on my earthly father to be there, but I knew my heavenly father was ALWAYS there to love me. And Jesus, who died on the cross for my eternal salvation, was always there as my Lord to lead and direct me. And that I could hear the quiet still voice of the Holy Spirit in times of trouble and need. Way too many times love and gifts, even from my own parents, came with strings attached. It made me hard hearted in some ways. But, the gift of eternal salvation from God, never a string. Just given out of Love.
When I was young I feared hell greatly. The more I feared hell, the worse the sin got. Only when I came to realise that Jesus was my rightstanding before the Father did I stop fearing hell, then the sin started to decrease(as per Paul's message)
But my righteous]'>[g] one will live by faith.But how do you know that? How can you be sure that you aren't deceiving yourself?
What kind of question is that? Seriously? If you have something constructive bring it. But if you are just spewing a hateful response take it elsewhere. The answer I offered was the truth.Congrats! You are one of the very few individuals who can hear a "quiet still voice". You won the spiritual lottery. Almost everyone on Earth is damned because God hates mostly everyone.
What kind of question is that? Seriously? If you have something constructive bring it. But if you are just spewing a hateful response take it elsewhere. The answer I offered was the truth.
But my righteous]'>[g] one will live by faith.
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.’h]'>[h]
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Heb10:38&39
You have to stand on a righteousness of faith in Christ. And I know it is not always easy to do. You have an enemy who wants to cast doubts in your mind. The last thing he wants is for you to trust you are saved because Jesus died for you(he is your rightstanding before the Father) He will point out all your faults to you(you wont know he is doing it, you will just think you are reflecting on them) he will tell you, you are not good enough to be a Christian, you have too many imperfections. You must stand on Christ, even when your feelings do not want to, even when you are so painfiufully aware of your own shortcomings. If you really could do that, you would in time see the results, then you will be much more assured
God bless
O.K., then, if I may ask, what do you mean by "Congrats! You are one of the very few individuals who can hear a "quiet still voice". " I just want to understand if you really meant that or if you are being snide? Because anyone who has confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord, repented of the their sins, and been baptized buy the Holy Spirit can hear that voice too. Just listen.You are making a lot of assumptions. It means nothing more than what it says. Most of the world is doomed.
O.K., then, if I may ask, what do you mean by "Congrats! You are one of the very few individuals who can hear a "quiet still voice". " I just want to understand if you really meant that or if you are being snide? Because anyone who has confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord, repented of the their sins, and been baptized buy the Holy Spirit can hear that voice too. Just listen.
Luke 12:4-7
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Every since I renewed my faith in God and Jesus, I can't stop thinking about it. I also can't stop thinking about everyone else either and about how they are likely going to hell. Am I alone in this?
Maybe that is the way you see it. I don't usually throw scriptures but in Daniel 2:20, when Daniel revealed Nebakanezer's dream he said, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings;. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." "Col 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Jesus)." Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."I'm being totally serious.
"Confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord, repented of the their sins, and been baptized buy the Holy Spirit"
Only works if you believe you did that correctly. There will always be the voice suggesting that maybe you didn't really do any of that and you are unsaved. It doesn't go away.
DarkSoul999 said:Congrats! You are one of the very few individuals who can hear a "quiet still voice". You won the spiritual lottery. Almost everyone on Earth is damned because God hates mostly everyone.
DarkSoul999 said:But how do you know that? How can you be sure that you aren't deceiving yourself?
DarkSoul999 said:You are making a lot of assumptions. It means nothing more than what it says. Most of the world is doomed.
DarkSoul999 said:The devil has a very easy job. It is almost impossible to not believe the message unless your life is pretty charming.
DarkSoul999 said:I'm being totally serious.
"Confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord, repented of the their sins, and been baptized buy the Holy Spirit"
Only works if you believe you did that correctly. There will always be the voice suggesting that maybe you didn't really do any of that and you are unsaved. It doesn't go away.
False. Only those who have the capacity for total blind belief can enter heaven.
Every mentally tormented person on this planet is basically damned already because the voices will keep telling them that they aren't really saved.
So true.When I was young I feared hell greatly. The more I feared hell, the worse the sin got. Only when I came to realise that Jesus was my rightstanding before the Father did I stop fearing hell, then the sin started to decrease(as per Paul's message)
DarkSoul999 said:"Confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord, repented of the their sins, and been baptized buy the Holy Spirit"
Only works if you believe you did that correctly. There will always be the voice suggesting that maybe you didn't really do any of that and you are unsaved. It doesn't go away.
Roseonathorn said:Christ was crucified with two others, one of them said something along the lines that He admitted His guilt and asked the Christ to think of Him when He goes to heaven but it seemed He had not much hope for himself. Still Christ answered positively to Him - there was still hope for Him. He was also crucified by some reason. If You are genuinly interested then find out in the bible by yourself. See God has mercy too, if we turn away from our sins and follow Him. He will also help us. It is not only mere talk. If it were mere talk, faith would be dead, our God would be uncapable of saving people but the path to heaven is not easy. Some People disliked Jesus and some will dislike His followers.
Being baptized by the Holy Spirit is not up to any of us. It only happens when those things happen, having confessed faith in Jesus Christ as the Lord he is, knowing sin to be rebellion against God, separating us from God, that there is repentance for in this faith. This is what is needed, and we can respond to God with this, which is always accepted as being done "correctly", or else be resisting that grace from God.
That one thief on the cross indeed said that he and the other thief had done the bad things for which they deserved to be there dying on the cross, which they did on that day. But he called on Jesus who hung there on the cross for him with them, calling on him as Lord, which he recognized, asking Jesus to remember him, that Jesus was returning to Heaven, he was the way. With this faith it was enough and Jesus certainly promised that thief he would remain with him, and see paradise.
Being baptized by the Holy Spirit is not up to any of us. It only happens when those things happen, having confessed faith in Jesus Christ as the Lord he is, knowing sin to be rebellion against God, separating us from God, that there is repentance for in this faith. This is what is needed, and we can respond to God with this, which is always accepted as being done "correctly", or else be resisting that grace from God.
That one thief on the cross indeed said that he and the other thief had done the bad things for which they deserved to be there dying on the cross, which they did on that day. But he called on Jesus who hung there on the cross for him with them, calling on him as Lord, which he recognized, asking Jesus to remember him, that Jesus was returning to Heaven, he was the way. With this faith it was enough and Jesus certainly promised that thief he would remain with him, and see paradise.
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