Question about Jesus Christ HELP!

[Goodbook]

your question can the homeless poor person who stole and killed be saved if he accepted Jesus? Well yes, if he repented he can be saved, and the remaining time he has left on earth he would, because he loves Jesus, not sin anymore. And God will help keep him from sin. Although with sin a lot of our sinful habits take time to overcome. There are consequences for our sin that we need to face up to. That's why we need to keep walking with Jesus everyday. He forgives us when we mess up because of His grace.

 

[Ivan Djuglanov]

I asked many times for him to help me turn away from my sin, but it seems his power is not that affective. I KNOW that i am nothing without him and i cant resist temptation with my own will. Anyway, thnx for the replies i think i understand.

 

[ClothedInGrace]

Okay i think i don't understand so properly what is to accept Christ? I was thinking that accepting him is just baptism.. can somebody explain me this more properly? What does it mean accept him in our heart or believe in him?

You simply have faith in him as your savior. It's not about baptism or works, but faith working through love.

 

[ClothedInGrace]

I asked many times for him to help me turn away from my sin, but it seems his power is not that affective. I KNOW that i am nothing without him and i cant resist temptation with my own will. Anyway, thnx for the replies i think i understand.

His power is effective, he just wants us to continue in faith despite our fleshly sins. He wants you to trust that in Christ you are pefect even though in your body you are not.

 

[faroukfarouk]

You simply have faith in him as your savior. It's not about baptism or works, but faith working through love.

Yes, it's simple faith in the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3.16; Ephesians 2.8-9

 

[Hospes]

I asked many times for him to help me turn away from my sin, but it seems his power is not that affective. I KNOW that i am nothing without him and i cant resist temptation with my own will. Anyway, thnx for the replies i think i understand.

Hi Ivan.

Jesus' power is shown in that while you are still sinning he made a way for you to be guiltless of those sins. Once you are free of the penalty of the sins, he further shows his power in changing you over time to be more like him.

You seem to want to behave differently so you will be free of guilt. That is not the good news of Jesus Christ.

 

[Winepress777]

It is very hard to explain my question so pls try to understand me, i rly need help! I accepted Jesus Christ long time ago... when i was born. I think i was baptised couple of months after my birth. When you sin, you get punished. But acording to the bible when you accepted Jesus and you sin, you do not get punished right? Because Jesus paid for your sins by dying on the cross. I, who accepted Jesus, still get punished for what i did. Does he save us only from the eternal punishment? For example someone who sin all his life, God punished him to be homeless and poor because he killed people to steal money. Can this man be saved if he accepted Jesus? I realy hope you understand my question because this litte post cost me a whole 30 minutes, i'm not joking i watched the clock.

Hi Ivan, good question. I had that question also when younger. I thought God would somehow prevent me from suffering according to my sins when He forgave me and promised me Eternal Life from the dead. But yet I still seemed to get myself into trouble lol. The big turning point was in recognizing that, like an alcoholic ruining his liver before repenting, his liver can still be so damaged that it could continue to cause health issues to his body, and possibly still disease up and cause a man's death of HIS BODY. We all have dying bodies. We all are going to reap what we sow in this life. But Jesus has promised us Eternal life, Life Forever beyond the grave. So we endure this world's woes, but rejoice in the deliverance that is assured
Love in Christ

 

[KimT]

I asked many times for him to help me turn away from my sin, but it seems his power is not that affective. I KNOW that i am nothing without him and i cant resist temptation with my own will. Anyway, thnx for the replies i think i understand.

Dear Ivan,
Don't give up! Just trust in the Lord to help you turn your life around. Sometimes it doesn't happen quickly but you will see that progress will be made. If you believe Jesus died for your sins and you are trying not to sin, God will help you. One of the things that helped me was to find other Christians who were dedicated to Jesus and lived their lives according to Jesus' teachings. These people convinced me through their walk that true joy comes from obedience. Yes, we all sin....even if we are saved. But you will find that sinning with bother you and you will turn away from it. This can only be done with God's help. Find a church. Find Christian friends. Talk to a pastor. Post more questions.
God bless you. God loves you.....you are His child! Nothing is better than that.

 

[Catherineanne]

Okay i think i don't understand so properly what is to accept Christ? I was thinking that accepting him is just baptism.. can somebody explain me this more properly? What does it mean accept him in our heart or believe in him?

Don't worry, Ivan. I am a Christian from birth as well. Some people think this is not possible, but they have clearly never heard of John the Baptist.

You are fine.

 

[Goodbook]

Ivan I encourage you to do a bible study on the blood of Jesus Christ.

 

[Matthew Twentyfour]

I asked many times for him to help me turn away from my sin, but it seems his power is not that affective. I KNOW that i am nothing without him and i cant resist temptation with my own will. Anyway, thnx for the replies i think i understand.

It's by choice. God has always been a god of free will. He planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden to allow choice and free will. You decide which path you want to follow, carnal or spiritual. He lets us decide our destiny but encourages us to choose life, not death. You follow Christ's teachings, He'll set you free, free from the deceptions of this world that keeps you in satan's bondage. "And the truth shall set you free."

God wants us to be free so we can make the right decisions for ourselves. But you also can't expect God to make you turn away from sin, otherwise it won't be free will. You would no longer be His son, but a robot. He wants a family of sons and daughters with free will to make their own decisions. Otherwise, He won't have planted the tree in the garden from the beginning.

The reason is because God is a god of love. He can't give love or show love to robots as they can't experience love. God wants to have sons and daughters to love, and wants us to experience His love. That was His whole plan from the beginning.

Do you see why it seems His power is not effective when you ask Him to turn you away from sin? He's letting you decide what to do but is encouraging you to do right and make the right choice. He doesn't want to control you.

 

[Kathryn Jensen]

Hello Ivan,
It's been a while since you posted, so I hope you have found the peace you are looking for. However, I am going to respond.

I accepted Jesus Christ long time ago... when i was born.
I'd like to comment on this first. I am confused about how you accepted Jesus Christ when you were born? I don't know how a baby could have any understanding of sin, how it separates us from God, or our need of a Savior (to close the gap between a holy God and sinful man, due to Adam's sin). Of course, the age will vary from person to person; however, I am certain that a baby would not have the understanding of "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved," ect.
This makes me curious of your denomination or biblical knowledge. I hope you read your Bible. It will answer many questions that arise during your walk with God.

I believe I was baptized after my birth.
I won't post Scriptures on water baptism, but in every case baptism comes after repentence and accepting Jesus Christ as the atonement for sin.

one example...baptism is an outward expression of an inward decision of repentance...and

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

When you sin, you get punished. But acording to the bible when you accepted Jesus and you sin, you do not get punished right? Because Jesus paid for your sins by dying on the cross. I, who accepted Jesus, still get punished for what i did
What Jesus did was enabled you to be called a Son of God/a child of God. And if a child of God, then one who will be disciplined.

Hebrews 12: 7-It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons (yay); for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the father of spirits, and live? For thy disciplined us for a short time as seemed best for them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it; afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

. Does he save us only from the eternal punishment? For example someone who sin all his life, God punished him to be homeless and poor because he killed people to steal money. Can this man be saved if he accepted Jesus? I realy hope you understand my question because this litte post cost me a whole 30 minutes, i'm not joking i watched the clock.

THe best example of someone who is a sinner for their entire life, but who, after accepting Jesus gains eternal security that very moment is the man who died beside Jesus on the cross. It's a good example of "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."

Luke 23:42
Two criminals were condemned to death the same day as Jesus. One of them believed that He was who He said He was:
"And he was saying,"Jesus, remember me when You come into your kingdom!" And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, TODAY (emphasis mine) you shall be with me in paradise."

Now that is some good news, there!! Saved by grace not works!!!

However, while you live on this earth you are going to be attacked by Satan and demonic forces and you will do things that will require God to have to discipline you. Them there's just the facts <I say with my most prominent Southern accent>

Confess your sins, and the Bible says that "God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Then, walk in God's ways. If you sin down the road, repent, and keep walking with God. After you confess, remember, "there is therefore no condemnation for them who are in Christ Jesus." Move on...let God guide you in the plan purpose and destiny He has for you...

Love, joy, and peace to you, brother.
I don't proofread, so forgive any erros.

 

[Mister_Al]

one example...baptism is an outward expression of an inward decision of repentance...and

You obviously never studied the Mikveh (water baptism) in the Bible as it pertains to salvation or you would know that baptism is a necessary act leading to salvation. During baptism is when the Holy Spirit joins you to Christ similar to the way a bride and groom are joined together and become one flesh. Then you are of His bone and flesh (His Body) and are delivered from the condemned family line of Adam and belong to the righteous family line of God and are freed from sin.

Here's a link to some material about the Mikveh if anyone is interested:

http://jesus-messiah.com/html/mikveh.html

Blessings,

Alan

 

[Gods little helper:-)]

Okay i think i don't understand so properly what is to accept Christ? I was thinking that accepting him is just baptism.. can somebody explain me this more properly? What does it mean accept him in our heart or believe in him?

Hello Ivan, accepting Christ means to believe He is the Son of God and to believe and accept His teachings. These scriptures should be helpful...

1 John 4:15 New International Version says
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

And

Romans 10:9 says, 'if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Acts 2:3 tells us simply. “…Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

There's also a nice section on Joyce Meyer website that goes into detail about the steps to accepting Jesus and receiving salvation. Here's the link:

http://www.joycemeyer.org/EverydayAnswers/BecomeAChristian.aspx#pray

These might be things that you've done already, but either way I hope the information has been useful.

Have a blessed journey with Christ

From, God's Little Helper.

 

[Winken]

Okay i think i don't understand so properly what is to accept Christ? I was thinking that accepting him is just baptism.. can somebody explain me this more properly? What does it mean accept him in our heart or believe in him?

Romans 10:8-13.

 

[Catherineanne]

Hello Ivan,
It's been a while since you posted, so I hope you have found the peace you are looking for. However, I am going to respond.

I accepted Jesus Christ long time ago... when i was born.
I'd like to comment on this first. I am confused about how you accepted Jesus Christ when you were born?

Read about John the Baptist, or Samuel, or David, or Moses; the list is endless. Read Psalm 139.

Sometimes it is not about us accepting Christ when we are born; sometimes it is about Christ calling us by our name long before our mothers even know what our name will be. Of course we have to respond, but our response does not negate the fact that some of us are called from before birth. Most usually (but not always) people who are born into a Christian home with parents who are committed to bringing them up as Christians. The Bible attests to this; you can disregard what it says if you wish, but this is a fact.

Christ himself was circumcised as a Jew at 8 days old. He did not have to wait to respond for himself, and we follow the pattern that he set for us.

 

[Kathryn Jensen]

First, Catherineanne, my mother's name is Kathryn Ann. I just found that interesting...

Second, I don't recall Ivan's original question; however, I thought he said that he was "saved" as a baby. If I misunderstood then I apologize to him for my responses ~ not that they were rude but giving unhelpful and inaccurate responses.

I do believe, of course, that God is omniscient and before He ever created the world, He knew each person and His plan, purpose and destiny for them.
The infamous Jeremiah 1:5 and Ps 139 of course.

All of that goes without saying...I thought he said that one is eternally security prior to "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man comes to the Father except through Me," and "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved." "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes on Him would not perish but have everlasting life." "I say to you that whoever hears My words and believs Him who sent Me, has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."


Just rattling off salvation scriptures that come to mind...lol

Again, I thought He was saying that there is some act prior to "repentance and "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved," that will gain eternal security. That's all.

Love, joy, and peace to you...

 

[Ivan Djuglanov]

Do you see why it seems His power is not effective when you ask Him to turn you away from sin? He's letting you decide what to do but is encouraging you to do right and make the right choice. He doesn't want to control you.

I knew that before you told it to me... here's my problem. I am alchoholic, i started alchohol with my free will(i can't deny that). When i drinked alot i said to myself - "I can stop any time i want, so i will keep drinking for now". But now after a whole year of drinking i realized that i am addicted, i am destryoing my brain and i can't even stop drinking. I even don't like alchohol anymore... i hate the teste of it and i started to hate how it feel is my head, it even caused me insomnia. Even tho i don't like it, my brain hungers for it. I feel my brain like it is programmed for self destruction. I drinked alot, and realy long time... i damaged my brain very serious! I can't stop, now after realizing that i don't want alchohol anymore, i asked for Jesus's help. I am somehow ashamed from Jesus so i can't say with my voice "Jesus help me pls!", so i open google and i type to Jesus to help me . The first time i typed it, it worked. At a moment i was thinking about alchohol all the time, i felt soo big temptation to drink, but at 1 moment i felt something in my brain, like the whole temptation gone! I was not suprised or something because i know he exists. Anyway, my question is not that he exists or not, but why he don't help me?

"Do you see why it seems His power is not effective when you ask Him to turn you away from sin? He's letting you decide what to do but is encouraging you to do right and make the right choice. He doesn't want to control you."

So that is what you say? Well, i realized that i don't want alchohol anymore and i want to stop! It is not what i wan't it is what my BRAIN wants. I don't wana feel temptation...

 

[KimT]

Ivan, try not to make things complicated. Jesus made it simple. If you believe Jesus came to earth to pay our sin debt, then what you need to do is repent of your sins (we are all sinners) and accept Jesus as your savior and Lord. Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit to teach us, guide us, convict us of our sins, and help us live the way God wants us to live. I would also suggest you get a bible and read the Gospel of John.

Please know you are being prayed for and loved.

 

[Kathryn Jensen]

So that is what you say? Well, i realized that i don't want alchohol anymore and i want to stop! It is not what i wan't it is what my BRAIN wants. I don't wana feel temptation..

Ivan, as long as you live on this earth in this body, you will have temptation. That is a given. It is not the temptation that is sin; it is the giving into it. The great apostle Paul made it clear:

Read this very carefully...break it down and understand it.
Roman's 7:15-
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So I find this law at work. Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Perhaps you will battle the temptation to drink until one day you receive your glorified body. Or perhaps God, in His mercy, will deliver you from having the desire or temptation. Either way, you have repented from this addiction, and now you must accept that you are forgiven.

"There is therefore now no condemnation for them who are in Christ Jesus."
" If you confess your sin, He is faithful and just to forgive you of your sin and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness."

If you become tempted again, remember that God gives us the strength not to sin"

"No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." I Cor 10:13

…17Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. Heb 2:18

...since He (Jesus)always lives to make intercession for them...Heb 7:2

If you give in to the temptation, and drink, ask God to forgive you, and move on...
The enemy has you in turmoil and you need to resist those thoughts and ONLY think on the truth of what God says about you. You are a child of God. Read the Bible every single day, if possible, and find out who God says you are and who you are to Him.