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Returning back to God.

I'm_Sorry

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How can I return back to God. Does God takes back those who turned away from him?

Thanks! Have a lovely Sunday!

Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32

Pray to Him brother, seek Him always :)
 
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stuart lawrence

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I stopped read Bible and praying. I slip back into bad habits. Ignored 1st Commandment.
Did you disown Christ or were you faithless?
If the latter, he never left you:

If we disown him
He must disown us
If we are faithless
He remains faithful
For he cannot disown himself
2Tim2:12&13
 
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I stopped read Bible and praying. I slip back into bad habits. Ignored 1st Commandment.

The first two, though errors, would not disqualify you as a Christian. Bad habits likewise would not - unless carried out willfully and intensely, or over a long period of time.

The First Commandment is more complicated, but there are many people (me included) who have broken it quite badly and have repented of it, and were accepted back.

If you are comfortable sharing, what did you do exactly in violation of the First?

I was a back slider for 4-5 years about, but repented. :)
 
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How can I return back to God. Does God takes back those who turned away from him?

Thanks! Have a lovely Sunday!

God DOES take back those who turned away from Him.

Gints, please pray this prayer -

Father God, I commit my life to you again.
I commit my life to you because you keep calling me to your side.

I cannot change on my own.

Even when I fall down, I can hear your tender voice calling me to come back to you.

Now, I commit my life to you because you still love me, even when I have turned away from you.

To you I give praise, honor, and glory.

In the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen

Returning to God

Hosea 12:6
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.

James 4:8
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
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The Story of the Lost Son
Jesus continued, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger son spoke to his father. He said, ‘Father, give me my share of the family property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons.

“Not long after that, the younger son packed up all he had. Then he left for a country far away. There he wasted his money on wild living. He spent everything he had. Then the whole country ran low on food. So the son didn’t have what he needed. He went to work for someone who lived in that country. That person sent the son to the fields to feed the pigs. The son wanted to fill his stomach with the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.

“Then he began to think clearly again. He said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough food! But here I am dying from hunger!

I will get up and go back to my father.
I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven. And I have sinned against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ So he got up and went to his father.

“While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
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How can I return back to God. Does God takes back those who turned away from him?

Thanks! Have a lovely Sunday!

one thing is certain, until a person is still alive they have a chance to return back to Him

Blessings
 
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paul1149

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Yes, God does take back those who strayed. Seek Him with all your heart, and be persistent. Read James 4 and Jer 29:11-ff

For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” -John 6:40​
 
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