faceofbear
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Robert, don't worry about how to receive it. Ask yourself, is Christ all you need for salvation? Answer that to yourself, truthfully, and if the answer is yes, you're saved. Don't just say, "Well, of course He's enough," autonomously. Genuinely think about it, but don't over-think it as you and I have a tendency to do.
The issue you are having Robert is you're so focused on what YOU must do to be saved, but it's not about YOU, it's about Christ. Christ redeemed all He did, has, and will redeem, 2,000 years ago. If you believe this, you're saved. If you don't, you're condemned.
But now I believe you're probably saying to yourself, "But what if I'm not believing enough, or what if I don't REALLY believe it?" or "I'm trying to believe, but I can't!" Again, you're placing the emphasis on yourself. How much faith is enough to save you? None. So, Christ must save you. How do you know if you REALLY believe? You don't. So, Christ must save you. How can you believe? You can't. So, Christ must save you.
Robert, you keep digging into your flesh thinking you have SOMETHING to commend yourself to God. But you don't. You're whole dependency is on Christ. If it's not on Christ, you're not saved. This whole issue you are going through wondering if you're saved, wondering if you've had repentance, wondering if you have faith, saving faith, etc. is, I believe, God showing you that you have NOTHING to offer Him. This is how it was with me, and still is. It comes to the point, Robert, where you can truthfully look at yourself and say, "I have nothing to offer God but am a wretched sinner who has no good in Him and can do nothing but sin. I can never have enough faith to save me, nor enough repentance," and come to a resting in Christ because of your awareness you have nothing, or you can continue to rely on your flesh... which Christ said was useless.
The issue you are having Robert is you're so focused on what YOU must do to be saved, but it's not about YOU, it's about Christ. Christ redeemed all He did, has, and will redeem, 2,000 years ago. If you believe this, you're saved. If you don't, you're condemned.
But now I believe you're probably saying to yourself, "But what if I'm not believing enough, or what if I don't REALLY believe it?" or "I'm trying to believe, but I can't!" Again, you're placing the emphasis on yourself. How much faith is enough to save you? None. So, Christ must save you. How do you know if you REALLY believe? You don't. So, Christ must save you. How can you believe? You can't. So, Christ must save you.
Robert, you keep digging into your flesh thinking you have SOMETHING to commend yourself to God. But you don't. You're whole dependency is on Christ. If it's not on Christ, you're not saved. This whole issue you are going through wondering if you're saved, wondering if you've had repentance, wondering if you have faith, saving faith, etc. is, I believe, God showing you that you have NOTHING to offer Him. This is how it was with me, and still is. It comes to the point, Robert, where you can truthfully look at yourself and say, "I have nothing to offer God but am a wretched sinner who has no good in Him and can do nothing but sin. I can never have enough faith to save me, nor enough repentance," and come to a resting in Christ because of your awareness you have nothing, or you can continue to rely on your flesh... which Christ said was useless.
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