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I want to repent, and have a real relationship with God. Is it possible to miss God?
 

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What does true repentance look like? How do you know if you're ready for a radical transformation in your life?
I want a better life. But I feel I always end up right back where I started, whenever I try to change.
I want to repent, and have a real relationship with God. Is it possible to miss God?
Rest your trust wholly upon the Lord Jesus Christ and His work to redeem you from eternal condemnation, and this change will begin to shine in your own life. He suffered the wrath of God at the cross, and earned eternal righteousness through His obedience, that you may be forgiven of your sins completely, and be declared just in the sight of God because of His doing on your behalf. Only His works can justify you, not your own good deeds. Only His death can quench God's wrath for you. I say, trust in Him and start anew.
 
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I want a better life. But I feel I always end up right back where I started, whenever I try to change.

I think the key is, " When I start to change! "
Change wrought by God is not started by you.

May I suggest that you start at the begining and seek out aChristianityexplored course via there web site. It will show you churches in your area and you can contact them, either to join this course or to start attending that church.

on't look for ' radical ' change, start with small changes, like regular church attendance Every Sunday, for dily bible readings.
 
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Most people in Christian circles use the word "repent" as an emotional spur to change behavior. While this can work for a short time, it is often not a good long term strategy.

The Greek word often translated "repent" is metanoia and simply means to change your mind. One example of its use in Greek is when Philip of Macedon took his army on an excursion, he neighbors planed to invade his country. When they heard that Philip was returning unexpectedly they "repented" about their plans to invade.

John the Baptist first called those of Israel to repent because they had become disinterested in God's promise of a Messiah. Later Peter called the nation to repent because they had put to death their Messiah.

Christians today need not so much to change their minds (although that can occasionally be helpful) rather Christians benefit more from walking more by the Holy Spirit than in the flesh. This is described in more detail in Galatians chapter five.

There are some web sites that focus on this. Here is a link to a free pdf booklet on walking by the Spirit;


This can be viewed as web pages such as for a cellphone here;

 
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One of my favorite stories is from the old Methodist times...
After the team had been fed and we had been to supper we put the mules to the wagon, filled it with chairs and we were off to the meeting. When we reached the locality it was about dark and the people were assembling. Their horses and wagons filled up the cleared spaces and the singing was already in progress. My uncle and his family went well up toward the front, but I dropped into a seat well to the rear. It was an old-fashioned Church, ancient in appearance, oblong in shape and unpretentious. It was situated in a grove about one hundred yards from the road. It was lighted with old tallow-dip candles furnished by the neighbors. It was not a prepossessing-looking place, but it was soon crowded and evidently there was a great deal of interest. A cadaverous-looking man stood up in front with a tuning fork and raised and led the songs. There were a few prayers and the minister came in with his saddlebags and entered the pulpit. He was the Rev. W. H. Heath, the circuit rider. His prayer impressed me with his earnestness and there were many amens to it in the audience. I do not remember his text, but it was a typical revival sermon, full of unction and power.

At its close he invited penitents to the altar and a great many young people flocked to it and bowed for prayer. Many of them became very much affected and they cried out distressingly for mercy. It had a strange effect on me. It made me nervous and I wanted to retire. Directly my uncle came back to me, put his arm around my shoulder and asked me if I did not want to be religious. I told him that I had always had that desire, that mother had brought me up that way, and really I did not know anything else. Then he wanted to know if I had ever professed religion. I hardly understood what he meant and did not answer him. He changed his question and asked me if I had ever been to the altar for prayer, and I answered him in the negative. Then he earnestly besought me to let him take me up to the altar and join the others in being prayed for. It really embarrassed me and I hardly knew what to say to him. He spoke to me of my mother and said that when she was a little girl she went to the altar and that Christ accepted her and she had been a good Christian all these years. That touched me in a tender spot, for mother always did do what was right; and then I was far away from her and wanted to see her. Oh, if she were there to tell me what to do!

By and by I yielded to his entreaty and he led forward to the altar. The minister took me by the hand and spoke tenderly to me as I knelt at the altar. I had gone more out of sympathy than conviction, and I did not know what to do after I bowed there. The others were praying aloud and now and then one would rise shoutingly happy and make the old building ring with his glad praise. It was a novel experience to me. I did not know what to pray for, neither did I know what to expect if I did pray. I spent the most of the hour wondering why I was there and what it all meant. No one explained anything to me. Once in awhile some good old brother or sister would pass my way, strike me on the back and tell me to look up and believe and the blessing would come. But that was not encouraging to me. In fact, it sounded like nonsense and the noise was distracting me. Even in my crude way of thinking I had an idea that religion was a sensible thing and that people ought to become religious intelligently and without all that hurrah. I presume that my ideas were the result of the Presbyterian training given to me by old grandfather. By and by my knees grew tired and the skin was nearly rubbed off my elbows. I thought the service never would close, and when it did conclude with the benediction I heaved a sigh of relief. That was my first experience at the mourner's bench.

As we drove home I did not have much to say, but I listened attentively to the conversation between my uncle and his wife. They were greatly impressed with the meeting, and they spoke first of this one and that one who had "come through" and what a change it would make in the community, as many of them were bad boys. As we were putting up the team my uncle spoke very encouragingly to me; he was delighted with the step I had taken and he pleaded with me not to turn back, but to press on until I found the pearl of great price. He knew my mother would be very happy over the start I had made. Before going to sleep I fell into a train of thought, though I was tired and exhausted. I wondered why I had gone to that altar and what I had gained by it. I felt no special conviction and had received no special impression, but then if my mother had started that way there must be something in it, for she always did what was right. I silently lifted my heart to God in prayer for conviction and guidance. I knew how to pray, for I had come up through prayer, but not the mourner's bench sort. So I determined to continue to attend the meeting and keep on going to the altar until I got religion.

Early the next morning I was up and in a serious frame of mind. I went with the other hands to the cottonfield and at noon I slipped off in the barn and prayed. But the more I thought of the way those young people were moved in the meeting and with what glad hearts they had shouted their praises to God the more it puzzled and confused me. I could not feel the conviction that they had and my heart did not feel melted and tender. I was callous and unmoved in feeling and my distress on account of sin was nothing like theirs. I did not understand my own state of mind and heart. It troubled me, for by this time I really wanted to have an experience like theirs…
 
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When evening came I was ready for Church service and was glad to go. It required no urging. Another large crowd was present and the preacher was as earnest as ever. I did not give much heed to the sermon. In fact, I do not recall a word of it. I was anxious for him to conclude and give me a chance to go to the altar. I had gotten it into my head that there was some real virtue in the mourner's bench; and when the time came I was one of the first to prostrate myself before the altar in prayer. Many others did likewise. Two or three good people at intervals knelt by me and spoke encouragingly to me, but they did not help me. Their talks were mere exhortations to earnestness and faith, but there was no explanation of faith, neither was there any light thrown upon my mind and heart. I wrought myself up into tears and cries for help, but the whole situation was dark and I hardly knew why I cried, or what was the trouble with me. Now and then others would arise from the altar in an ecstasy of joy, but there was no joy for me. When the service closed I was discouraged and felt that maybe I was too hardhearted and the good Spirit could do nothing for me.

After we went home I tossed on the bed before going to sleep and wondered why God did not do for me what he had done for mother and what he was doing in that meeting for those young people at the altar. I could not understand it. But I resolved to keep on trying, and so dropped off to sleep. The next day I had about the same experience and at night saw no change in my condition. And so for several nights I repeated the same distressing experience. The meeting took on such interest that a day service was adopted along with the night exercises, and we attended that also. And one morning while I bowed at the altar in a very disturbed state of mind Brother Tyson, a good local preacher and the father of Rev. J. F. Tyson, now of the Central Conference, sat down by me and, putting his hand on my shoulder, said to me: "Now I want you to sit up awhile and let's talk this matter over quietly. I am sure that you are in earnest, for you have been coming to this altar night after night for several days. I want to ask you a few simple questions." And the following questions were asked and answered…

“My son, do you not love God?"
"I cannot remember when I did not love him."
"Do you believe on his Son, Jesus Christ?"
"I have always believed on Christ. My mother taught me that from my earliest recollection."
"Do you accept him as your Savior?"
"I certainly do, and have always done so."
"Can you think of any sin that is between you and the Savior?"
"No, sir; for I have never committed any bad sins."
"Do you love everybody?"
"Well, I love nearly everybody, but I have no ill-will toward any one. An old man did me a wrong not long ago and I acted ugly toward him, but I do not care to injure him."
"Can you forgive him?"
"Yes, if he wanted me to."
"But, down in your heart, can you wish him well?"
"Yes, sir; I can do that."

"Well, now let me say to you that if you love God, if you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior from sin and if you love your fellowmen and intend by God's help to lead a religious life, that's all there is to religion. In fact, that is all I know about it."

Then he repeated several passages of Scriptures to me proving his assertions. I thought a moment and said to him: "But I do not feel like these young people who have been getting religion night after night. I cannot get happy like them. I do not feel like shouting."

The good man looked at me and smiled and said: "Ah, that's your trouble. You have been trying to feel like them. Now you are not them; you are yourself. You have your own quiet disposition and you are not turned like them. They are excitable and blustery like they are. They give way to their feelings. That's all right, but feeling is not religion. Religion is faith and life. If you have violent feeling with it, all good and well, but if you have faith and not much feeling, why the feeling will take care of itself. To love God and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, turning away from all sin, and living a godly life, is the substance of true religion."

That was new to me, yet it had been my state of mind from childhood. For I remembered that away back in my early life, when the old preacher held services in my grandmother's house one day and opened the door of the Church, I went forward and gave him my hand. He was to receive me into full membership at the end of six months' probation, but he let it pass out of his mind and failed to attend to it.

As I sat there that morning listening to the earnest exhortation of the good man my tears ceased, my distress left me, light broke in upon my mind, my heart grew joyous, and before I knew just what I was doing I was going all around shaking hands with everybody, and my confusion and darkness disappeared and a great burden rolled off my spirit. I felt exactly like I did when I was a little boy around my mother's knee when she told of Jesus and God and Heaven. It made my heart thrill then, and the same old experience returned to me in that old country Church that beautiful September morning down in old North Georgia.

I at once gave my name to the preacher for membership in the Church, and the following Sunday morning, along with many others, he received me into full membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It was one of the most delightful days in my recollection. It was the third Sunday in September, 1866, and those Church vows became a living principle in my heart and life. During these forty-five long years, with their alternations of sunshine and shadow, daylight and darkness, success and failure, rejoicing and weeping, fears within and fightings without, I have never ceased to thank God for that autumnal day in the long ago when my name was registered in the Lamb's Book of Life. - The Life of George Clark Rankin
 
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True repentance comes through the power of His Holy Spirit. Recieve Him by asking. Blessings.
 
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I want to repent, and have a real relationship with God. Is it possible to miss God?
follow these steps

Steps to Christ
 
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Rest your trust wholly upon the Lord Jesus Christ and His work to redeem you from eternal condemnation, and this change will begin to shine in your own life. He suffered the wrath of God at the cross, and earned eternal righteousness through His obedience, that you may be forgiven of your sins completely, and be declared just in the sight of God because of His doing on your behalf. Only His works can justify you, not your own good deeds. Only His death can quench God's wrath for you. I say, trust in Him and start anew.
That is beautiful. Thank you.
 
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I think the key is, " When I start to change! "
Change wrought by God is not started by you.

May I suggest that you start at the begining and seek out aChristianityexplored course via there web site. It will show you churches in your area and you can contact them, either to join this course or to start attending that church.

on't look for ' radical ' change, start with small changes, like regular church attendance Every Sunday, for dily bible readings.
Thank you! That was very helpful. :)
 
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Most people in Christian circles use the word "repent" as an emotional spur to change behavior. While this can work for a short time, it is often not a good long term strategy.

The Greek word often translated "repent" is metanoia and simply means to change your mind. One example of its use in Greek is when Philip of Macedon took his army on an excursion, he neighbors planed to invade his country. When they heard that Philip was returning unexpectedly they "repented" about their plans to invade.

John the Baptist first called those of Israel to repent because they had become disinterested in God's promise of a Messiah. Later Peter called the nation to repent because they had put to death their Messiah.

Christians today need not so much to change their minds (although that can occasionally be helpful) rather Christians benefit more from walking more by the Holy Spirit than in the flesh. This is described in more detail in Galatians chapter five.

There are some web sites that focus on this. Here is a link to a free pdf booklet on walking by the Spirit;


This can be viewed as web pages such as for a cellphone here;

Thank you so much for sharing. :)
 
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True Repentance = "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."
in my experience Your heart will "smile",
Felt like my heart was physically smiling, Most wonderful feeling.
 
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When evening came I was ready for Church service and was glad to go. It required no urging. Another large crowd was present and the preacher was as earnest as ever. I did not give much heed to the sermon. In fact, I do not recall a word of it. I was anxious for him to conclude and give me a chance to go to the altar. I had gotten it into my head that there was some real virtue in the mourner's bench; and when the time came I was one of the first to prostrate myself before the altar in prayer. Many others did likewise. Two or three good people at intervals knelt by me and spoke encouragingly to me, but they did not help me. Their talks were mere exhortations to earnestness and faith, but there was no explanation of faith, neither was there any light thrown upon my mind and heart. I wrought myself up into tears and cries for help, but the whole situation was dark and I hardly knew why I cried, or what was the trouble with me. Now and then others would arise from the altar in an ecstasy of joy, but there was no joy for me. When the service closed I was discouraged and felt that maybe I was too hardhearted and the good Spirit could do nothing for me.

After we went home I tossed on the bed before going to sleep and wondered why God did not do for me what he had done for mother and what he was doing in that meeting for those young people at the altar. I could not understand it. But I resolved to keep on trying, and so dropped off to sleep. The next day I had about the same experience and at night saw no change in my condition. And so for several nights I repeated the same distressing experience. The meeting took on such interest that a day service was adopted along with the night exercises, and we attended that also. And one morning while I bowed at the altar in a very disturbed state of mind Brother Tyson, a good local preacher and the father of Rev. J. F. Tyson, now of the Central Conference, sat down by me and, putting his hand on my shoulder, said to me: "Now I want you to sit up awhile and let's talk this matter over quietly. I am sure that you are in earnest, for you have been coming to this altar night after night for several days. I want to ask you a few simple questions." And the following questions were asked and answered…

“My son, do you not love God?"
"I cannot remember when I did not love him."
"Do you believe on his Son, Jesus Christ?"
"I have always believed on Christ. My mother taught me that from my earliest recollection."
"Do you accept him as your Savior?"
"I certainly do, and have always done so."
"Can you think of any sin that is between you and the Savior?"
"No, sir; for I have never committed any bad sins."
"Do you love everybody?"
"Well, I love nearly everybody, but I have no ill-will toward any one. An old man did me a wrong not long ago and I acted ugly toward him, but I do not care to injure him."
"Can you forgive him?"
"Yes, if he wanted me to."
"But, down in your heart, can you wish him well?"
"Yes, sir; I can do that."

"Well, now let me say to you that if you love God, if you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior from sin and if you love your fellowmen and intend by God's help to lead a religious life, that's all there is to religion. In fact, that is all I know about it."

Then he repeated several passages of Scriptures to me proving his assertions. I thought a moment and said to him: "But I do not feel like these young people who have been getting religion night after night. I cannot get happy like them. I do not feel like shouting."

The good man looked at me and smiled and said: "Ah, that's your trouble. You have been trying to feel like them. Now you are not them; you are yourself. You have your own quiet disposition and you are not turned like them. They are excitable and blustery like they are. They give way to their feelings. That's all right, but feeling is not religion. Religion is faith and life. If you have violent feeling with it, all good and well, but if you have faith and not much feeling, why the feeling will take care of itself. To love God and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, turning away from all sin, and living a godly life, is the substance of true religion."

That was new to me, yet it had been my state of mind from childhood. For I remembered that away back in my early life, when the old preacher held services in my grandmother's house one day and opened the door of the Church, I went forward and gave him my hand. He was to receive me into full membership at the end of six months' probation, but he let it pass out of his mind and failed to attend to it.

As I sat there that morning listening to the earnest exhortation of the good man my tears ceased, my distress left me, light broke in upon my mind, my heart grew joyous, and before I knew just what I was doing I was going all around shaking hands with everybody, and my confusion and darkness disappeared and a great burden rolled off my spirit. I felt exactly like I did when I was a little boy around my mother's knee when she told of Jesus and God and Heaven. It made my heart thrill then, and the same old experience returned to me in that old country Church that beautiful September morning down in old North Georgia.

I at once gave my name to the preacher for membership in the Church, and the following Sunday morning, along with many others, he received me into full membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It was one of the most delightful days in my recollection. It was the third Sunday in September, 1866, and those Church vows became a living principle in my heart and life. During these forty-five long years, with their alternations of sunshine and shadow, daylight and darkness, success and failure, rejoicing and weeping, fears within and fightings without, I have never ceased to thank God for that autumnal day in the long ago when my name was registered in the Lamb's Book of Life. - The Life of George Clark Rankin
I love that story, thank you for sharing. Its message is profound. Can definitely see myself in it. It's all about having a sincere devotion to Christ and not making things more complicated than they need to be. :)
 
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I love that story, thank you for sharing. Its message is profound. Can definitely see myself in it. It's all about having a sincere devotion to Christ and not making things more complicated than they need to be. :)
You seem like an innocent sincere and not overly complicated member and the kind of people of God's delight...

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. - Isaiah 66:2

And... Salvation is very easy...

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:8-10

1. Confess the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

That's it! From there pray that the Lord find you a good church and keep things innocent, sincere, and not overly complicated.
 
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You seem like an innocent sincere and not overly complicated member and the kind of people of God's delight...

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. - Isaiah 66:2

And... Salvation is very easy...

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:8-10

1. Confess the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

That's it! From there pray that the Lord find you a good church and keep things innocent, sincere, and not overly complicated.
You put that beautifully. Thank you. :)
 
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I read Bible verses and pray. I do that every day. I rely on God for changes in my attitude and behavior. I don't depend on Him to change people who ctiticize me or try to make me miserable. If you think Christians don't face problems, sorrow, and rejection you're wrong. Start counting your blessings every day!
 
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I want to repent, and have a real relationship with God. Is it possible to miss God?
I misunderstood your post. I thought you had already been a Christian and wanted to be closer to God. I wanted to join a church when I was in high school. My parents didn't teach me any religion. So I didn't know where to start. I ended up getting involved with the Mormons. That was a horrible mistake! When I was in my thirties, I left them and read my Bible and prayed for the true God to guide and teach me about Himself. I went to Christian bookstores. I've been learning ever since. Read John Chapters Three and Ten, Romans, and Ephesians Two. Be wary of Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses who go door to door.
 
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I misunderstood your post. I thought you had already been a Christian and wanted to be closer to God. I wanted to join a church when I was in high school. My parents didn't teach me any religion. So I didn't know where to start. I ended up getting involved with the Mormons. That was a horrible mistake! When I was in my thirties, I left them and read my Bible and prayed for the true God to guide and teach me about Himself. I went to Christian bookstores. I've been learning ever since. Read John Chapters Three and Ten, Romans, and Ephesians Two. Be wary of Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses who go door to door.
I had heard a prophecy in the long ago… In the last days the people were going to have to, “Cut their own paths.” And... Salvation is very easy...

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:8-10

1. Confess the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

From there you must ask God to direct your paths.

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. - Proverbs 3

I recommend no church without knowing the Senior Pastor.
 
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I had heard a prophecy in the long ago… In the last days the people were going to have to, “Cut their own paths.” And... Salvation is very easy...

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:8-10

1. Confess the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

From there you must ask God to direct your paths.

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. - Proverbs 3

I recommend no church without knowing the Senior Pastor.
I became a Christian years ago. Proverbs 3:5 snd 6 were some of the first verses that guided me after I left Mormonism. My parents didn't have to teach me. God had His own plan.
 
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