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I got this idea out of 1 John 5, specifically
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
But farther forward it says:
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
There seems to be 2 camps in the Christian faith 1. Jesus saved my sins, I am a sinner and there is nothing I can do about it 2. Jesus saved my sins, I am to follow God's commandments and try not to sin (willfully sin).
I am wondering if, to find out which one is the correct one, we can simply look at if God answers our prayers or not. I know that God answers my prayers consistently and I get just about everything I want. For example, I'll point at a company "God, I want to work there one day", I'll point at another company "God, I want to work there one day" this in a big city. I get calls and get hired by those companies. I've pointed to a car "God, I want to own a car just like that one day" and the owner winds up selling me the car I pointed at. These are things I can say, Yes, God definitely answers my prayers.
So, I would ask, does God answers your prayers? I'm not asking if it says so in the bible so it must be true, I'm asking if you can point to things you pray for and get them. And, which camp are you in? Do you rest on Jesus' laurels or do you try to walk the narrow road to salvation?
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
But farther forward it says:
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
There seems to be 2 camps in the Christian faith 1. Jesus saved my sins, I am a sinner and there is nothing I can do about it 2. Jesus saved my sins, I am to follow God's commandments and try not to sin (willfully sin).
I am wondering if, to find out which one is the correct one, we can simply look at if God answers our prayers or not. I know that God answers my prayers consistently and I get just about everything I want. For example, I'll point at a company "God, I want to work there one day", I'll point at another company "God, I want to work there one day" this in a big city. I get calls and get hired by those companies. I've pointed to a car "God, I want to own a car just like that one day" and the owner winds up selling me the car I pointed at. These are things I can say, Yes, God definitely answers my prayers.
So, I would ask, does God answers your prayers? I'm not asking if it says so in the bible so it must be true, I'm asking if you can point to things you pray for and get them. And, which camp are you in? Do you rest on Jesus' laurels or do you try to walk the narrow road to salvation?