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Isaiah 57:15-21
King James Version (KJV)
15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
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When the believer chooses sin God removes his protection and allows Satan to strike us. This is the process that firmly establishes the fear.
Through obedience we learn that even through the fiery trials we suffer not!
Mark 16:16-18
King James Version (KJV)
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover
Luke 10:19
King James Version (KJV)
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
The true disciple will be chastised but not harmed until his hour has come!
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
King James Version (KJV)
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Bluesman, I thank you for your reply. I assure you I am not speaking of myself, but of a loved one. He refuses to go to AA, he has been twice to a psychiatrist, told her everything was fine and never went back. He's been given the pill they have to curb cravings for alcohol, he's been prayed for over and over, he's prayed himself over and over. He quits sometimes for two weeks, and then starts it up again.
I have turned this matter over to the Lord. I pray till I can't pray anymore...still nothing happens. nothing changes. It is making me doubt the Lord's intervention in this matter. Maybe he is not truely saved or this would not be happening...wouldn't the Holy Spirit in him start to change him and he would not want to do this anymore? or hurt everyone including the Lord the way he is? I really don't see an end to this, that is why I am asking if he is doomed to hell..because I think the only thing that will make him quit is if he dies from it. It's his eternal soul I am worried about. He goes to church, he reads the bible daily, he professes scripture non stop, he preaches to everyone around him and then secretly gets drunk every night when no one is looking. Only God at this point can help him, but what if God doesn't want to?
Your Profile indicates you have been on this Forum for 7 years this month. You have over 7000 posts. You are still waiting to be born from above? Maybe you are in a church like I attended once. The preachers always tried to make people doubt their salvation. It was always good to have people coming down the aisle at the altar call! You know, God saves you once and for all. Some preachers like to save you over and over to raise the count!
My question is for someone that claims to be saved, and loves the Lord Jesus during the day, but every single night, pours the alcohol down their throat. drinks till drunk. nightly. knows it is wrong, but says they cannot stop.
Of course not. When we are saved, it's like joining the Borg collective: we all become automatons who can't think and act for ourselves.
Ringo
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