The verse you mentioned in Thess states that christians will not go through God's wrath, that is God's anger and judgement. And this is logical. How could the opposite ever be possible anyway? God's children go through God's wrath? Face God's judgement? For what? Aren't we free and sanctified through Jesus' Blood and action of the Holy Spirit?
What many christians do not realize (in my belief) is that rhe great tribulation is not just any tribulation. It is a tribulation caused by God's wrath. God is angry with the sin in people's life which in the last days will exceed His patience and His border line and He will decide to bring an end to this world and bring all that is written in Rev to the world. He will also let satan literally rule on the sinful world since it is what people want. But God's wrath can not be send to the world as long as His grace is still in existence. So first His grace has to be drawn away (with the rapture of the saints) and then His wrath will be revealed. It is exactly how it was in Noah's and Lot's time. First His people were drawn out and then His wrath was revealed. Noah and Lot didn't go through all those. They were drawn away by God.
Finally lets remember Lot's wife. Those christians who have the sinful world in their hearts will not escape the distruction.
Hi Chrys, that is a good question and one I have mulled over. I don't claim to be any authority on the subject, but happy to share thoughts.
Jesus said if you pray in faith to move mountains you can. I don't know if that's literal or figurative. But I believe when we pray, I believe that we can pray in faith, and the answer may be no. Jesus even prayed to the Father to 'let this cup pass from me' to avoid the gruesome murder He was about to receive in order to pay for you and my sins. Matthew 26:39. Considering the outcome I speculate that the answer from God the Father to that prayer was 'no'. And I have no doubt that Jesus prayed in faith. So, my thinking is that if even Jesus can have prayer requests not fulfilled, then its likely that I won't get everything I want either.
So, I don't think God is a magic genie to give us wishes. Instead I think we exist for God's pleasure.
More evidence seems to support this, which is other characters in the Bible who had faith and prayed but still had disabilities, hardships. Like Paul had a thorn in the flesh, probably a physical disability. Moses had a speech impediment of some kind and felt insecure about leading the Israelites. God used them all anyway. Remember the verse of Paul saying God's strength is made perfect in our weakness? 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
We aren't promised health, wealth, and for perfect lives here. Those who teach prosperity stuff aren't preaching out of the Bible I'm reading. We're promised challenges, hardships, persecution. There are plenty of verses supporting this. Plus this life is extremely short and we don't take anything with us. We won't have these disabilities in the afterlife.
I'm sorry to hear about your ailment. If its prostate cancer proton therapy actually works.I believe we should continue praying in faith and trusting God for whatever outcome He decides or allows. I also believe more people praying helps. Matthew 18:19-20. God bless.
Hello S. Jackson. Having never been in the medical science field, I can't comment on the properties of cannabis, its capacity to relieve pain, or its after effects & dependency.
Though looking at the various Scriptures that supposedly indicate that cannabis is the plant being referred to, I have to conclude that that type of interpretation is made when one is desperately seeking an indication or confirmation that justifies their belief, & also in this case, its use.
In each instance of the word, the Hebrew is 'qaneh' (stalk, reed, cane) and if 'fragrance is added to it, then the word, 'bosem' is given, referring to 'spice, fragrance, sweet perfume'. No further information is given to us in the Bible on what sort of plant this could be; many have tried to guess, but come up empty. The best one that fits the bill, & by no means with any certainty, would be something like a lemon-grass, where it is reed-like, aromatic, with a multiple of uses. As you know, the Thais, Vietnamese, & others use this plant in their food & it also gives fragrance to tea, soaps & cosmetics. And Webmd indicates it helps to relieve symptoms of pain & swelling, reduce fever, assist with levels of blood sugar & cholesterol, etc. Remarkable plant.
So, maybe putting together, 'qaneh & bosem', can roughly give the word 'cannabis', but when looking at the Hebrew, the meaning shouldn't lead one to cannabis or any particular plant, simply because we have no more details about it or find any specific plant in today's botanical range resembling it.
does God heal or not? i broke my arm not too long ago, and he healed my arm. if someone has surgery for appendix, chances are pretty good that he will recover.....gallbladder surgery etc. those things will heal, but not your cancer or your asthma or your blindness. i do not understand this, and it is creating problems in my faith.
what are promises of healing for? people say, oh he will be healed in the next life....well i hope so! we don't need the promises for the next life now do we? healing in Heaven is pretty much a given. and if the healing promises are not meant to work in this life then what about the others? are they for the next life too?
i want someone to tell me, are we to look to God for healing? or not waste our time? i will tell you, He has saved my life more times than i can tell you in many different ways. but then i was not asking. bc they just happened and had happy endings, but now i am asking him, for this is serious (well many of the others were as well) and suddenly
i don't trust that he will save me this time
ty for what it's worth to you, yours is my favorite site (maybe my answer is in my question. i am so confused)
What should be asked and a great concern is what should salvation look like in a believer because many shall be deceived.
First of all shall you continue in sin?
Paul answers that here in
Romans 6:1-4.
We have been REGENERATED, REBORN, Given a new heart and ready to present Christ work through us. Titus 3:4-6.
We have eternal life now that can bare fruit such as faith ect...
This is what James is saying in James 2:17-18.
What James is saying is he's going to show that this gift is in him by his works. You see a Christian is saved UNTO good works. Ephesians 2:10.
When you are saved, you are baptized into Christ. It is he that works in you. Philippians 2:13.
Also;
Philippians 1:6. Being confident of this very thing, THAT HE WHICH HATH BEGUN A GOOD WORK IN YOU WILL PERFORM IT UNTIL THE DAY OF JESUS CHRIST:
If you can loose your salvation all these scriptures means nothing.
Here's another scripture often used.
John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
Well look at the next verse.
Vs 16. "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, THAT HE MAY ABIDE WITH YOU FOR EVER; This Love is a fruit, so who is causing you to Love Christ? CHRIST SPIRIT, The HG.
Most people say you can loose your salvation also believes you can earn salvation which you can't do. And if they hold to that it's sad to say but the scripture says they have fallen from Grace. Galatians 5:4.
I believe this means comes up short.
Now if you come up short you will hear this. "And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matthew 7:23.
I never knew you can never be told to a believer because of this verse. "My sheep hear my voice,.... AND I KNOW THEM,.... and they follow me: John 10:27.
Now if a person have habitual sin in their life, Chances are you're not saved. And you can't loose what you don't have.
A (supposed) pastor on here quoted several scriptures which he professed use the word kanabus (cannabis) Genesis, Jeremiah & others. I believe he was quoting from the Hebrew Bible, but none the less he is convinced that Cannabis was used by the very long lived Bible men; Moses, Noah and others presumably because of their use of Cannabis for health issues.
Is there any truth to this?
He stated his wife's severe pain was virtually eliminated after regular use of Cannabis.
In light of innumerable stores opening in the past few years in the USA that sell Cannabis oil what is the general consensus among clergy about Cannabis heading powers?
I would assent to the first commentary; with the exception perhaps of whether we are worthy of the Rapture when He comes. That is something we are told in Luke to pray earnestly for to be WORTHY to escape all that tis to come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. Something which if our garments aren't white ( Eph. 5:27); then we may have to be martyred in the Tribulation to make our garments white ( Rev. 3:4 and Rev. 6:9-11).
This concept may seem to contradict other verses such as the one which states that we are not appointed to wrath in 1 Thess. 5:9 and I believe in Romans. The source of contention is what constitutes wrath; as certainly even the 1st seal opened by Christ Himself indicates God's judgment; although the unrestrained wrath isn't until the bowl judgments; or at least the 2nd half of the Tribulation. At the very least; however we need to consider Rev. 3:11 where we are admonished not to lose our reward; immediately following the verse stating those who would be kept from the hour of trial over the WHOLE earth; those from the Philadelphia church.
We also should heed to Christ stating that He would come on a day we don't expect. Clearly the time of the Tribulation can be marked on a timetable even specific lengths of judgments; but beforehand when people are living as though normal such as in the days of Noah ( Matt. 24:37) we need to be alert. All the events of today are foreshadowing what is the true birth pangs of the beeginning of the Tribulation with sword; famine and pestilence. For now; the gates of hell will not prevail against the church ( Matt. 16:18); but the saints will be overcome in the Tribulation ( Rev. 13:7 also see Daniel).
Whether we go through the fire at the Bema seat and or the Tribulation if not staying awake it pays to allow Him to chastise us now if needed. Be blessed (Renee means born again as you may know)
Certainly is interesting in light of Psalm 91 that you are reading; those are blessed assurances.
Christ (in flesh) is speaking to the disciples letting them know that they will be ok when he leaves ... that He will send a comforter (The Holy Spirit) as a guide for them to continue because He had fulfilled His destiny on earth & once He reached Heaven, He could no longer touch sin (or reside on earth. )
The comforter is the Holy Spirit...there are three different functions of the Godhead :The Father God, The Son Jesus Christ & the Holy Spirit that lives in us through Christ
God is the spiritual father of all & he created man (Adam & Eve) in His image meaning they are our Earthly first father & mother because they were the first ones to be created .
In a way you we lost our salvation win Adam sinned. Romans 5:12. There is no way we can redeem ourselves. Isaiah 64:6. Without focusing on what the filthy rags are, have you ever tried cleaning with one? Our salvation is not in our hands. Our salvation and Sanctification is in the Lords hands.
If our lack of perfection couldn't achieve salvation, how is our lack of perfection going to keep salvation? or obtain it again if we lost it.
If you have ETERNAL LIFE you have it NOW.
John 10:28. And I give unto them eternal life; AND THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH, NEITHER SHALL ANY MAN PLUCK THEM OUT OF MY HAND.,
When we are saved we are sealed.
Ephesians 4:30. And grieve not the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, WHEREBY YE ARE SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.
It's God spirit in you, you may and will grieve him but he will never forsake you. Hebrews 13:5.
The first thing is to accept Christ in your heart & believe that He is Lord & confess with your lips & then let the transformation begin by studying His word & building a relationship with Him. This will allow you to die to self & begin to live for Christ through Christ -Noone knows whether you will be saved or not but Christ but you continue to allow Christ to transform you into the vessel that He created for His purpose & I think you will be on the right path. God bless you in your walk with CHRIST. i know the bible teaches to be blameless in all of our ways & put on Christ like character. Ask for forgiveness when you have wronged & be sincere because the Spirit knows when you are not sincere. Hope this helps.
I don't think that it is appropriate to print the words of this prayer to Mary. It is easy to find the words elsewhere, such as a local Catholic Church. I do not recommend that anyone pray to anyone dead or alive other than God the Father, His Son, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. We can certainly ask others to pray for us, but we are to ask people alive on earth to pray for us, not those who have died.
Amen. We can only look to God & trust Him to administer true justice. Even though lives can be extinguished early, whether in the womb or mature age, accompanied with the grief & anger that may be our emotion, we must ultimately leave the matter entirely with our Great Judge & know that however weak or deficient the Law might be, none will escape His dealings.
And from my own musings on this, I wonder how our law-makers, justices, & governments will stand before God, when they have failed to exact the correct punishment for the crime. When a rapist, child-molester, or murderer, for example, is eventually set free, to then commit those crimes again against other innocent people, I ask, does not the govt remain equally culpable to severe punishment by God as He also gives to the unrepentant criminal? What then is the difference between such govts & their acts, & those done by criminals? But it is somehow more convenient to us to turn a blind eye to all this, usually preferring to consider the well-being of the criminal rather than devastating effects of the crime done to innocent people. Of course, I take into account the possibility that even the Law is fallible; some being incarcerated in prison who are innocent of criminal behavior. But God does all things well & we can take comfort in Him & not in man.
This is a common question and that's even one of the FAQs: Link
My question is if it was impossible for Christians to lose salvation, then why did Jesus warn His followers so many times to avoid sin? They were literal Christians in that they literally followed Christ around and remember all the challenges and parables He spoke? Most involved being separate from those thrown into the fire. Jesus never said to relax and don't worry, and enjoy the world, including sin, because there's no consequences anymore. One would think that satan would say that. That doesn't mean people earn heaven by works, as it's only grace, but being allowed into heaven is conditional on being a legit follower of Christ, meaning actually doing what He says! James 1:22. And sadly most people won't make it, and probably many of them think they're 'good' and entitled to get in, and some may even call themselves Christians. Matthew 7:21-23
Also, if all you have to do to get to heaven is just believe, then why does the Bible say this? James 2:19. The fact is that satan is roaming to deceive people, even among Christians. Is he deceiving people into being 'gooder' than they need to be or is it more likely he is deceiving people into assuming rationalizing evil and assuming they're saved when they are actually disrespecting and spitting on Jesus? Hebrews 10:26. This should deeply scare some people and they should feel it in their heart if this applies to them.
Instead Jesus kept warning Christians and everyone over and over and challenging them. Paul also was frustrated with some of the Christians who were going astray and read what he wrote in his letters to them. Paul said to run the race to get the prize. He didn't say the race is already won, so go sin as much as you want. There's lots of scripture echoing this, but these are easy to find and there's lists in that page above too. Also the idea of being able to commit horrible sins as a Christian and still go to heaven contradicts scripture in blasphemy of the holy ghost, because it clearly says no one will be forgiven of that.
Revelation 2:10 "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
2 Corinthians 5:10 - all will be judged, including Christians. Some like to assume they get to skip that as if they have a free pass . It clearly says ALL, not some, and not just non-Christians.
not talking about your nature birth/1st birth, but a second birth, which is spiritual, according to his will. The book of Acts is where the birth of New Testament/Jesus church begins, the Lord's disciples show how to do this, are first to obey this: Peter preached this first message to the Jews, later to all/non Jews.
Acts 2: 38: Repent, be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your
sins(blood Jesus shed is applied/ Hebrews 9:22), and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
All books after Acts are written to the churches that are already born again, as Paul writes:
Two versions two witnesses only say what they heard one heard one thing other hear something else . Only say what they hear that's why some differences in Gospels . You are witness in court must tell truth and only say what you hear and see . You see one thing someone else see something bit different from different angle . Matthew Mark Luke and John just four of many witness only say what they saw and heard . One thing happen four people see and hear from different angles .
No Adam was not the first man alive,,, This is when God made man, it's called the 6th day creation, Adam was created on the 8th, or formed I should say.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, "Let Us make mankind in the likeness of Our image:
Wherever you be God is with you big house or humble shelter you are God's temple He in you and with you and love you no matter . Don't worry about this life it's nothing all good things coming to you when Christ return be happy in your heart with your lady and with God you have everything already .
Salvation is always there for you , but A believer can fall away so far that they don't make the first resurrection, whereby spending the 1000 Millennium on the wrong side of Heaven being ruled instead doing the ruling for Christ.
This would be the first death, and you would still get another chance to come back to God thru Christ before the Great White Throne Judgement, I pray you make the First!
Read scripture, find out what God wants from you,,,
Well spoken, Every day I see my imperfections even as I grow to his likeness, Even in my obedience I know that is not good enough. There is 2 natures that is there. Paul had a lot to say about this struggle in Romans 7.
John 14:26. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
The Holyspirit always has been in the world, and his ministry requires much study to get a good understanding and it can be very fruitful.
Some thoughts about the rapture of the saints.
The verse you mentioned in Thess states that christians will not go through God's wrath, that is God's anger and judgement. And this is logical. How could the opposite ever be possible anyway? God's children go through God's wrath? Face God's judgement? For what? Aren't we free and sanctified through Jesus' Blood and action of the Holy Spirit?
What many christians do not realize (in my belief) is that rhe great tribulation is not just any tribulation. It is a tribulation caused by God's wrath. God is angry with the sin in people's life which in the last days will exceed His patience and His border line and He will decide to bring an end to this world and bring all that is written in Rev to the world. He will also let satan literally rule on the sinful world since it is what people want. But God's wrath can not be send to the world as long as His grace is still in existence. So first His grace has to be drawn away (with the rapture of the saints) and then His wrath will be revealed. It is exactly how it was in Noah's and Lot's time. First His people were drawn out and then His wrath was revealed. Noah and Lot didn't go through all those. They were drawn away by God.
Finally lets remember Lot's wife. Those christians who have the sinful world in their hearts will not escape the distruction.
GBU
Thank you for for your explanation but there is more to it than that.
Jesus said if you pray in faith to move mountains you can. I don't know if that's literal or figurative. But I believe when we pray, I believe that we can pray in faith, and the answer may be no. Jesus even prayed to the Father to 'let this cup pass from me' to avoid the gruesome murder He was about to receive in order to pay for you and my sins. Matthew 26:39. Considering the outcome I speculate that the answer from God the Father to that prayer was 'no'. And I have no doubt that Jesus prayed in faith. So, my thinking is that if even Jesus can have prayer requests not fulfilled, then its likely that I won't get everything I want either.
So, I don't think God is a magic genie to give us wishes. Instead I think we exist for God's pleasure.
More evidence seems to support this, which is other characters in the Bible who had faith and prayed but still had disabilities, hardships. Like Paul had a thorn in the flesh, probably a physical disability. Moses had a speech impediment of some kind and felt insecure about leading the Israelites. God used them all anyway. Remember the verse of Paul saying God's strength is made perfect in our weakness? 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
We aren't promised health, wealth, and for perfect lives here. Those who teach prosperity stuff aren't preaching out of the Bible I'm reading. We're promised challenges, hardships, persecution. There are plenty of verses supporting this. Plus this life is extremely short and we don't take anything with us. We won't have these disabilities in the afterlife.
I'm sorry to hear about your ailment. If its prostate cancer proton therapy actually works.I believe we should continue praying in faith and trusting God for whatever outcome He decides or allows. I also believe more people praying helps. Matthew 18:19-20. God bless.
Though looking at the various Scriptures that supposedly indicate that cannabis is the plant being referred to, I have to conclude that that type of interpretation is made when one is desperately seeking an indication or confirmation that justifies their belief, & also in this case, its use.
In each instance of the word, the Hebrew is 'qaneh' (stalk, reed, cane) and if 'fragrance is added to it, then the word, 'bosem' is given, referring to 'spice, fragrance, sweet perfume'. No further information is given to us in the Bible on what sort of plant this could be; many have tried to guess, but come up empty. The best one that fits the bill, & by no means with any certainty, would be something like a lemon-grass, where it is reed-like, aromatic, with a multiple of uses. As you know, the Thais, Vietnamese, & others use this plant in their food & it also gives fragrance to tea, soaps & cosmetics. And Webmd indicates it helps to relieve symptoms of pain & swelling, reduce fever, assist with levels of blood sugar & cholesterol, etc. Remarkable plant.
So, maybe putting together, 'qaneh & bosem', can roughly give the word 'cannabis', but when looking at the Hebrew, the meaning shouldn't lead one to cannabis or any particular plant, simply because we have no more details about it or find any specific plant in today's botanical range resembling it.
what are promises of healing for? people say, oh he will be healed in the next life....well i hope so! we don't need the promises for the next life now do we? healing in Heaven is pretty much a given. and if the healing promises are not meant to work in this life then what about the others? are they for the next life too?
i want someone to tell me, are we to look to God for healing? or not waste our time? i will tell you, He has saved my life more times than i can tell you in many different ways. but then i was not asking. bc they just happened and had happy endings, but now i am asking him, for this is serious (well many of the others were as well) and suddenly
i don't trust that he will save me this time
ty for what it's worth to you, yours is my favorite site (maybe my answer is in my question. i am so confused)
What should be asked and a great concern is what should salvation look like in a believer because many shall be deceived.
First of all shall you continue in sin?
Paul answers that here in
Romans 6:1-4.
We have been REGENERATED, REBORN, Given a new heart and ready to present Christ work through us. Titus 3:4-6.
We have eternal life now that can bare fruit such as faith ect...
This is what James is saying in James 2:17-18.
What James is saying is he's going to show that this gift is in him by his works. You see a Christian is saved UNTO good works. Ephesians 2:10.
When you are saved, you are baptized into Christ. It is he that works in you. Philippians 2:13.
Also;
Philippians 1:6. Being confident of this very thing, THAT HE WHICH HATH BEGUN A GOOD WORK IN YOU WILL PERFORM IT UNTIL THE DAY OF JESUS CHRIST:
If you can loose your salvation all these scriptures means nothing.
Here's another scripture often used.
John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
Well look at the next verse.
Vs 16. "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, THAT HE MAY ABIDE WITH YOU FOR EVER; This Love is a fruit, so who is causing you to Love Christ? CHRIST SPIRIT, The HG.
Most people say you can loose your salvation also believes you can earn salvation which you can't do. And if they hold to that it's sad to say but the scripture says they have fallen from Grace. Galatians 5:4.
I believe this means comes up short.
Now if you come up short you will hear this. "And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matthew 7:23.
I never knew you can never be told to a believer because of this verse. "My sheep hear my voice,.... AND I KNOW THEM,.... and they follow me: John 10:27.
Now if a person have habitual sin in their life, Chances are you're not saved. And you can't loose what you don't have.
I hope this helps.
God bless.
Is there any truth to this?
He stated his wife's severe pain was virtually eliminated after regular use of Cannabis.
In light of innumerable stores opening in the past few years in the USA that sell Cannabis oil what is the general consensus among clergy about Cannabis heading powers?
This concept may seem to contradict other verses such as the one which states that we are not appointed to wrath in 1 Thess. 5:9 and I believe in Romans. The source of contention is what constitutes wrath; as certainly even the 1st seal opened by Christ Himself indicates God's judgment; although the unrestrained wrath isn't until the bowl judgments; or at least the 2nd half of the Tribulation. At the very least; however we need to consider Rev. 3:11 where we are admonished not to lose our reward; immediately following the verse stating those who would be kept from the hour of trial over the WHOLE earth; those from the Philadelphia church.
We also should heed to Christ stating that He would come on a day we don't expect. Clearly the time of the Tribulation can be marked on a timetable even specific lengths of judgments; but beforehand when people are living as though normal such as in the days of Noah ( Matt. 24:37) we need to be alert. All the events of today are foreshadowing what is the true birth pangs of the beeginning of the Tribulation with sword; famine and pestilence. For now; the gates of hell will not prevail against the church ( Matt. 16:18); but the saints will be overcome in the Tribulation ( Rev. 13:7 also see Daniel).
Whether we go through the fire at the Bema seat and or the Tribulation if not staying awake it pays to allow Him to chastise us now if needed. Be blessed (Renee means born again as you may know)
Certainly is interesting in light of Psalm 91 that you are reading; those are blessed assurances.
In a way you we lost our salvation win Adam sinned. Romans 5:12. There is no way we can redeem ourselves. Isaiah 64:6. Without focusing on what the filthy rags are, have you ever tried cleaning with one? Our salvation is not in our hands. Our salvation and Sanctification is in the Lords hands.
If our lack of perfection couldn't achieve salvation, how is our lack of perfection going to keep salvation? or obtain it again if we lost it.
If you have ETERNAL LIFE you have it NOW.
John 10:28. And I give unto them eternal life; AND THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH, NEITHER SHALL ANY MAN PLUCK THEM OUT OF MY HAND.,
When we are saved we are sealed.
Ephesians 4:30. And grieve not the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, WHEREBY YE ARE SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.
It's God spirit in you, you may and will grieve him but he will never forsake you. Hebrews 13:5.
God bless.
I don't think that it is appropriate to print the words of this prayer to Mary. It is easy to find the words elsewhere, such as a local Catholic Church. I do not recommend that anyone pray to anyone dead or alive other than God the Father, His Son, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. We can certainly ask others to pray for us, but we are to ask people alive on earth to pray for us, not those who have died.
"There isn't one verse in the entire Bible which indicates that the Church will go through the Tribulation period"
Have you given consideration to Matthew 24:22 ?
And after you do consider that precedes Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days..."
Mark 13:20 reads the same
And from my own musings on this, I wonder how our law-makers, justices, & governments will stand before God, when they have failed to exact the correct punishment for the crime. When a rapist, child-molester, or murderer, for example, is eventually set free, to then commit those crimes again against other innocent people, I ask, does not the govt remain equally culpable to severe punishment by God as He also gives to the unrepentant criminal? What then is the difference between such govts & their acts, & those done by criminals? But it is somehow more convenient to us to turn a blind eye to all this, usually preferring to consider the well-being of the criminal rather than devastating effects of the crime done to innocent people. Of course, I take into account the possibility that even the Law is fallible; some being incarcerated in prison who are innocent of criminal behavior. But God does all things well & we can take comfort in Him & not in man.
This is a common question and that's even one of the FAQs: Link
My question is if it was impossible for Christians to lose salvation, then why did Jesus warn His followers so many times to avoid sin? They were literal Christians in that they literally followed Christ around and remember all the challenges and parables He spoke? Most involved being separate from those thrown into the fire. Jesus never said to relax and don't worry, and enjoy the world, including sin, because there's no consequences anymore. One would think that satan would say that. That doesn't mean people earn heaven by works, as it's only grace, but being allowed into heaven is conditional on being a legit follower of Christ, meaning actually doing what He says! James 1:22. And sadly most people won't make it, and probably many of them think they're 'good' and entitled to get in, and some may even call themselves Christians. Matthew 7:21-23
Also, if all you have to do to get to heaven is just believe, then why does the Bible say this? James 2:19. The fact is that satan is roaming to deceive people, even among Christians. Is he deceiving people into being 'gooder' than they need to be or is it more likely he is deceiving people into assuming rationalizing evil and assuming they're saved when they are actually disrespecting and spitting on Jesus? Hebrews 10:26. This should deeply scare some people and they should feel it in their heart if this applies to them.
Instead Jesus kept warning Christians and everyone over and over and challenging them. Paul also was frustrated with some of the Christians who were going astray and read what he wrote in his letters to them. Paul said to run the race to get the prize. He didn't say the race is already won, so go sin as much as you want. There's lots of scripture echoing this, but these are easy to find and there's lists in that page above too. Also the idea of being able to commit horrible sins as a Christian and still go to heaven contradicts scripture in blasphemy of the holy ghost, because it clearly says no one will be forgiven of that.
Revelation 2:10 "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
2 Corinthians 5:10 - all will be judged, including Christians. Some like to assume they get to skip that as if they have a free pass . It clearly says ALL, not some, and not just non-Christians.
Hebrews 10:26
not talking about your nature birth/1st birth, but a second birth, which is spiritual, according to his will. The book of Acts is where the birth of New Testament/Jesus church begins, the Lord's disciples show how to do this, are first to obey this: Peter preached this first message to the Jews, later to all/non Jews.
Acts 2: 38: Repent, be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your
sins(blood Jesus shed is applied/ Hebrews 9:22), and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
All books after Acts are written to the churches that are already born again, as Paul writes:
Romans 6: 1 - 6. Actually all of chapter 6.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, "Let Us make mankind in the likeness of Our image:
the mother of all who should live after her.
All who should live after her because Through her womb came the Christ, and if you're not in Christ you're dead, spiritually.
it's an eternal life living thing.
This would be the first death, and you would still get another chance to come back to God thru Christ before the Great White Throne Judgement, I pray you make the First!
Read scripture, find out what God wants from you,,,
Well spoken, Every day I see my imperfections even as I grow to his likeness, Even in my obedience I know that is not good enough. There is 2 natures that is there. Paul had a lot to say about this struggle in Romans 7.
God bless.
God bless you.
I concur with Street preacher.
John 14:26. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
The Holyspirit always has been in the world, and his ministry requires much study to get a good understanding and it can be very fruitful.
I hope this helps.
God bless.