Alithis
Disciple of Jesus .
- Nov 11, 2010
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We choose because we love him ..but because he has made us new.. Not that old thing that desired sin but this new creation that desires righteousness.One thing I would clarify and that is we "choose," not because we love God, as if our choosing is of our own merit. If we still have a fallen nature, we can still have warm fuzzies about God and Jesus, but our nature when we are weak WILL choose to appease the flesh. Many in churches around the world are in this sinking ship without the power of the Spirit in them. We must be born again of the Spirit, and it is all God's doing. He puts a new nature in us, that easily and naturally chooses righteousness. It is not our merit at all; it is not like we even want to choose to sin. It is not in our nature.
But now is the question, how can someone be in church and NOT be born again? It is not a position like some reason, but is an actual state of being. Peter tells us how.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
God knows our heart. Are we repenting superficially so we can have a ticket to heaven and miss hell? That is not true repentance, and God doesn't bite. We must repent of the whole sin nature. In other words, we must desire to please God and have Him scrub us completely clean, for the purpose of NEVER getting dirty again. When you truly mean it, something awesome happens. Jesus fills you with the Holy Spirit from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet and you feel it happening. Overnight all my carnal desires I had been wrestling with were GONE! And now all the scriptures that others hate like those written by John, my life is confirming. If anyone needs help, or would like my testimony, PM me.
Hope we agree on the many nuances of all that lol without splitting the hairs into ambiguity .
Just on the question on how they cam be in a church but not born again ..not that new creation...?
Pretty much the same way they can be in wallmart building ir a kfc building...
Church is an assembly of believers..
A rock concert is an assembly of the rock artists fans... But not all present neccacarily even like that artist.. They just like the show.
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