I posted a discussion in here about the saying ask the Lord into your life verses surrendering your life to him And I can see much as I asked him in comes from a false gospel teaching that you asked him into your life and then you try your best to stop sinning and Jesus just helps you do it. But I don’t see anywhere in scripture where the gospels describe like that. John testified about Jesus that he came to take away our sins. Like what I see in Ezekiel 36 26 a new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
So based on this I can see that real salvation is that God gives you a new heart. But I also know repentance is needed. Repentance to me is that you admit to God you are wrong he is 100% right about everything in your life and he knows best. Many people think that repentance is just feeling sorry for what you did. But you’re still not admitting thank God is right and knows best you just feel bad about what you did. So what does everybody else think about this?
Repenting is turning away from the wickedness. I would advice, it is very simple, yet many don’t wish to see this.Anyone that is willing to re read or read for the first time, go to 1st John to read about the assurance of salvation, know that the word of God is to be a mirror for us to look at ourselves and our faults. The book describes the characteristics of a true Christian, it is that clear, you can become better, sanctified yes.Think also of the example of the pig, once it knows it is a mundane thing, it detests and finds sin disgusting. So we should all if we have the mind of Christ.Third, read Romans chapter 6. Powerful chapter. For all that say, “we are saved by grace so stop worrying much,” it saddens me. They are always avoiding and hesitant to exhortation even through scripture. The Bible says to instruct, encourage, and exhort, all three with the word of God of course. You can’t do 1 and leave 3 out, or do 2 but not all 3. So, Romans 6What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.I hope this is fruitful for someone. Even I am continuing to learn and immerse myself more in the word of God.God bless you. To God be the glory.
Repent means to have a change of heart and turn from the sin that you are living in…we will still sin until the day we die but repentance means to stop continuing to willfully sin…examples of continuing to sin is fornication, getting drunk…etc
The flesh is capable of sinning but your soul that has been set free and cleanse from all sin is no longer capable that’s why we hate sin. So when anyone says we’ll always have sinned then I say what did Christ for you from then if you believe you’re always going to sin. Because I know he set me free. And if i walk according to the spirit that is living within me in my heart and not according to the flesh then I will not sin
Not sure where it’s at but I know scripture says that if you love the Lord you will not continue in sin and Christ also says if you love me you will obey my commands.
Light does not live where there is darkness. So God cannot dwell in a temple of darkness and we are his Temple.
Repenting means Godly sorrow. A deep sorrow for what u have done AND u stop doing the thibg. I was in the gay lifestyle. Repentance for me was NOT going to the bookstore NOT going to the bathhouse NOT hooking up that night NOT giving into sin and perversion and it wasnt me who did it! It was God’s Holy Spirit who helps us. Whem we forsake sin God gives us the power to keep on forsaking it u get stronger then times u wanna fall in porn fall in masturbation go get u somebody go do something real quick the more that u DENY YOURSELF PICK UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW JESUS He gives us the strength to do right. I cant do right on my own. No way but God says just gimme some obedience to work with! Turn ur plate down. Say no to some things ur flesh wants to get involved in! God will fill you with His Spirit and give you that do right spirit but he said i dont want any more sacrifices He wants obedience!!!