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The point is this. The bible states you have a righteousness/ justification before God of faith in Christ. But your righteousness in your eyes must be what stops you being condemned. Therefore, if you fear apostasy will send you to hell. Your righteousness is not committing apostasy. It is not therefore faith in Christ
The bible is very clear about people who will seem saved and fall away. I should have known but I went to other things for comfort. I still get tempted by them sometimes, like the peace I felt from Taoism and I go on Netflix binges to avoid fear sometimes. I make myself read a chapter every day and it's hard but doesn't seem to be enough. I feel like a fake, baseless Christian.
If you pm me an email address I will send you something to read tomorrow. It is far better that way than trying to explain it in posts here. If you decide you don't want to read it, that is fine. It's entirely up to you? I don't understand anything past the second sentence.
If you pm me an email address I will send you something to read tomorrow. It is far better that way than trying to explain it in posts here. If you decide you don't want to read it, that is fine. It's entirely up to you
I'm on a mobile, but I think I can( just checked)Why don't you PM it straight to me?
So, you are capable of understanding these issues, plus you can give a very original and clear image to explain yourself. So, your mind is capable of functioning like this.It's a lot more likely to end up in hell than a car accident. I drive defensively like I know what to do in a lot of situations but spiritually it's like being blindfolded on the interstate with the music blaring and trying to get off at the right exit.
It sounds like you care; plus, you are not committed to being condemned, are you?Well you have a lot of doubt involving this but how do you know you are guilty of it? What makes you more sure you aren't saved than you are?
I talk to other people and give all sorts of advice and fear that I myself am not saved. I am afraid of committing Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, apostasy............
So, you are capable of understanding these issues, plus you can give a very original and clear image to explain yourself. So, your mind is capable of functioning like this.
And Jesus gives us images of His message, for helping us to love God and do His will. So, you can understand how Jesus is explaining things
And Jesus suffered like He did, in order to bless you; so Jesus cares for you more than you do!!!
"'Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'" (Matthew 11:28)
So, in case you are weary and heavy laden, you qualify for the welfare of God's mercy and grace.
It sounds like you care; plus, you are not committed to being condemned, are you?
Trust God who is our good Judge, to decide what He wants to do with you.
Yes; this is very clear; thank you for telling meI'm using the image provided to explain how unsure I am.
If you are condemned, Jesus says that the one who does not believe is indeed condemned "already" (John 3:18). But this means the person needs to trust in Jesus . . . like all of us have needed to do . . . so we are not condemned. And I will offer that believing is not only mentally accepting a fact.What about what right does the clay have to ask the Potter why it was made that why? If I am condemned....
Giving advice while messing up isn't being a hypocrite. I mean we all mess up with somethings. Me? I don't give advice on things I still struggle with because I don't want to sound like I am "fixed" enough to give advice. Though in many cases you can give advice about things you are struggling with like "While I struggle with <insert subject>, I find methods to help me from me struggling are <insert things>."
I forgot to mention there are times when I mess up or maybe see how good someone else is doing and am like "I hope I really am saved, because so and so looks like they are doing so good at this walk!". But those thoughts, for me at least, don't last long and I remember of course I am saved. We all have moments of doubt. However its why we must remain strong, have faith and hope in His promise. Now if you have doubts like every second of the day, maybe I'd worry a bit more about something else going on like maybe mental health issues. In that case the thoughts may not be on purpose and somewhat out of your control. And I think God understands peoples situations (mostly).
Like having a brain injury my memory isn't that great and I forget alot of things. I know God understands I am not lazy or forgetting on purpose.
I'm on a mobile, but I think I can( just checked)
If you pm me an email address I will send it straight away
We all have thoughts that we aren't proud of. Someone once told me that Satan will throw thoughts at us just to try and get us to sin. We just have to choose not to worry about them or dwell on them and ask God to help us to do so. I'd also suggest asking God to help you not have cursing thoughts or to curse, whether intentional or not. Satan is trying to break you down with these things, but God is willing to forgive when we truly regret what we've done and ask the Lord for forgiveness.I talk to other people and give all sorts of advice and fear that I myself am not saved. I am afraid of committing Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, apostasy (I came to Christ at a young age and had amazing supernatural experiences, then around sixteen became depressed, had doubts, and wondered if I had hallucinated everything since I have unconfirmed but a high likelyhood of schizophrenia.), or by cursing Jesus. That one verse about no one can say Jesus is Lord but by the HS.... and my brain went overboard with that so I'll constantly have cursing thoughts and sometimes I have said it out loud not meaning to say anything. I fear that marks me unsaved.I am afraid of being one of the foolish virgins who ran out of oil, the seeds that were choked by thorns, or tares to be rooted from the wheat and burned.
Edit: Also the many will go astray after doctrines of devils and the itching ears thing.
Edit 2: Also I fear the mark of the beast. Thoughts of I accept ____ and I worship ____ pop into my head.
Pm is sending a private message. If you click on my avatar, it will give you an option to start a private conversation with me. That is what I meant.I can't even find PM on computer. I'm on mobile now, I'd just still like not to use my email.
I talk to other people and give all sorts of advice and fear that I myself am not saved. I am afraid of committing Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, apostasy (I came to Christ at a young age and had amazing supernatural experiences, then around sixteen became depressed, had doubts, and wondered if I had hallucinated everything since I have unconfirmed but a high likelyhood of schizophrenia.), or by cursing Jesus. That one verse about no one can say Jesus is Lord but by the HS.... and my brain went overboard with that so I'll constantly have cursing thoughts and sometimes I have said it out loud not meaning to say anything. I fear that marks me unsaved.I am afraid of being one of the foolish virgins who ran out of oil, the seeds that were choked by thorns, or tares to be rooted from the wheat and burned.
Edit: Also the many will go astray after doctrines of devils and the itching ears thing.
Edit 2: Also I fear the mark of the beast. Thoughts of I accept ____ and I worship ____ pop into my head.
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