Well I do believe that it is impossible for me to save myself and that the only way to Heaven is through what Christ did on the cross of Calvary. I believe that I am a sinner by birth and In need of a Savior. I do trust that He is the only way.
... I guess I am just kinda in a rut and not feeling much . Maybe I am saved but I'm just in a slow part of my faith.
I'm not really sure what else to say.Ok, good. That dealt with my first paragraph. How about the next three? Be as specific as you can please.
I laid out the next step, and gave you a basic prayer as an emblem of it. That step involves going from, yes, Jesus died on the cross and then rose, etc, to a personal component of faith that says, and because of the love that voluntarily drove Him to the cross, I believe that He will accept me as I am, right now, warts and all, and work with me to change me. Would you reread what I wrote and respond to it please?I'm not really sure what else to say.
yes I do believe that paragraph.I laid out the next step, and gave you a basic prayer as an emblem of it. That step involves going from, yes, Jesus died on the cross and then rose, etc, to a personal component of faith that says, and because of the love that voluntarily drove Him to the cross, I believe that He will accept me as I am, right now, warts and all, and work with me to change me. Would you reread what I wrote and respond to it please?
yes I do believe that paragraph.Can you do that? Can you say to Him, "Lord, I cannot save myself. I ask You to save me. I ask You to come in and guide me the way You want me to go. I am going to believe in Your goodness (Heb 11.6), that You want to save me, just as the Bible says. I am going to begin to trust You, day by day, moment by moment."
Ok. I am so confused by all the different websites I read online. So I am asking here.
1. What must I do to be saved and spend an eternity in Heaven with Jesus Christ?
2. What is saving faith?
3. How do you get or have saving faith?
Lord, I can't save myself but because You came and died on Calvary that means that I can have eternal life and Lord I just ask that You will help me to just trust in You and in You alone for that salvation. It is only threw You that i can have eternal life, none of this worlds "gods" can save me only You Jesus only You. So Lord my prayer is just that You will help me to trust in You alone so that I may have eternal life in You.Ok, CA. Very good. Thank you.
Now I would like to take it a step further if I may. If I'm a pain, I'm sorry, I am trying to help and I hope you can see that.
I would like to to rewrite that, again in your own words, but this time as if you are speaking directly to Jesus. Do not say what "we" must do, speak of how you directly relate to Him. It is crucial that you are speaking directly to Him. Take your time and search in your heart for the right words that accurately convey how you perceive your relationship to Him and how you feel about it. Do it in a word processor or text editor so you can save it and change it as you work on it. Again, take your time, the important thing is that your words are heartfelt.
If it's too intimate you don't need to post it here, or you can redact the most personal parts before posting it here.
Please give this careful consideration. It is extremely important that you focus on how you personally relate to the Lord.
Thanks and God bless.
Lord, I can't save myself but because You came and died on Calvary that means that I can have eternal life and Lord I just ask that You will help me to just trust in You and in You alone for that salvation. It is only threw You that i can have eternal life, none of this worlds "gods" can save me only You Jesus only You. So Lord my prayer is just that You will help me to trust in You alone so that I may have eternal life in You.
Lord, I can't save myself but because You came and died on Calvary that means that I can have eternal life and Lord I just ask that You will help me to just trust in You and in You alone for that salvation. It is only threw You that i can have eternal life, none of this worlds "gods" can save me only You Jesus only You. So Lord my prayer is just that You will help me to trust in You alone so that I may have eternal life in You.
What’s interesting is that Jesus was asked the question from the OP, but no one seems to be quoting his answer. It was “keep the commandments.” ...
I see no reason to think that this was aimed just at people in the old covenant, or that Jesus even made this distinction between old and new covenant. Jesus' parables about judgement show the people who are condemned as being condemned because of how they treat others. One of the answers I was referring to is Luke 10:25. Are we going to say that Jesus' idea that loving God and neighbor is keeping the law was not aimed at Christians? I don't think you can make this distinction using any consistent exegetical principle.Jesus was speaking to people living under the old covenant. The New couldn't begin until He, the testator, had died, risen, and shed forth his Life.
That's why he told Peter that he would be given the keys of the kingdom of heaven - he knew Peter would be the first to give people the answer that brings new testament salvation.
What's interesting to me is that many people won't "hear" that point!
I see no reason to think that this was aimed just at people in the old covenant, or that Jesus even made this distinction between old and new covenant.... Are we going to say that Jesus' idea that loving God and neighbor is keeping the law was not aimed at Christians? I don't think you can make this distinction using any consistent exegetical principle ...
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