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Having had the prodigal son on my mind all through reading your story on the other thread I fail to see how you can make that assumption. The prodigal son to me speaks of both.
Jesus didn't speak in terms of backsliding and apostate. These are conventions we have devised to interprete the Bible. Men seem to lose the essence of truth when studying too scholarly. I think it comes from relying on own understanding and man's wisdom. You see it here. People become more pharisaical and one fails to see the fruit of the spirit or Jesus' teachings in their words.
I do not think you have been abandoned by God. I think you are sat in the field with the pigs and still letting yourself get in the way. Pride, stubborness etc * You need to accept that You are no more unworthy than the rest of us. I pray that you can cast off you own understanding and listen to what Jesus said and says and not the things your brain, satan and us humans say. I pray that you hear His wisdom and not our own and that you embrace the gift and run with it. That you fix your eyes on Him and that you allow Him to reign as King in your life.
You are what is separating yourself from feeling the love of God right now. Let go of the chains of self condemnation and rest in Him and let Him teach you as only He can.
God bless you brother.
* ADDED AFTER and it is awfully proud of yourself to consider yourself so. Jesus didn't come to save the righteous. You can not be righteous on your own merit. You can not deserve salvation. Nothing you can try on your own can erase the past. You are trapped in this mess because of earthly wisdom. (Trust in Him instead of that.) Like I was. Hebrews 6:4 was my stumbling block for 15 years. My walk is still affected by self condemnation and get stuck trying to be good enough. When my eyes are fixed on Him, I can walk without sinning much. It is only when trusting in Him, not leaning on my own understanding that the fruit of the Spirit fully encompasses my heart and behaviour. Been learning this for over two years so far and still learning.
And this is something only God can teach you. You need to learn that from Him, through living it. When, I guess is up to you. You can carry on sitting with the pigs or humbly go home to Him. When you admit that you can't do it, trust in Him and let Him teach you.
(For the record I don't agree with OSAS either. So I'm not coming from the OSAS point of view when I type. I have given up trying to merge what the Bible says with Calvinism and Arminianism as it is man's interpretation. Isaiah 55:8-9).
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