steve b I do the same often. Because we have the fear of God and the love of Christ in our hearts and his hand is on our lives. We are changing to walk in life as we should
It's Good that you pray for the souls of those that are lost. I only urge you to not let it be only prayers.... We have a mission given by God which started with the apostles and which is handed down throughout the church (which i mean the people of God by. Not the building!) to us. Our mission is to make disciples of and baptize the nations in the name of the father, son and holy spirit! Every time we pray for someones salvation it will let God know that we want the same as him. It is written that God desires for all to come to repentance and that none will be lost. That same prayer should remind us that we should be the tools of God and let him use us for his glory. I think personaly that your crying because of how much you love God because you see him sending servants to reach the lost. And probably also as a release of fear that you have to be that servant. Remember all we have to do is to be with the person and let God speak, we do not have to know what to say. God will give you the words when your there. If you feel weak when you stand there in front of a person, that would be great!!! God almost always uses what we see as weak to fullfill his plans!!! God bless and be fruitfull and multiply in making desciples. In the name of our one and only saviour Jesus, Amen! 🕊️❤️😇
I got baptised in the summer I went down in the name of Jesus.amen I'm a new man at 41 .And i thank God for saving me .glory to Jesus amen. God bless guys n gals.
Where Would You Go? He was getting so much hate for telling people to repent, He has too now, It’s so stupid for people to hate on that, but glad he does it.
Elohim bless this handsome man he has a soft heart and i pray he has taken the word of Elohim into his heart and becomes born from above 💖 call on the name Yahshua ( Jesus) and He will do the rest.
this is what makes life worth living. sharing the gospel so that they can believe in Him and put their trust in His death, and be forgiven for eternity. if you all could pray for boldness for me to be able to witness in love, and overcome my fear of man.
"They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us." 1 John 2:19
The parable of the sower talks about such people too mark 4:16-17, as well as the parable of the 'prodigal son'. If they completely fall away and deny that Jesus is Lord, they were never of us. If they still have faith though wavering, they are not grounded. Remember, the shepherd left 99 to look for the one that got away.
there are two ways a person can "leave" God; The first way is when a false convert completely turns his back on God "FULLY" and "FINALLY".....which shows that he was NEVER of God to begin with.... "God who begins a good work of salvation will complete it"...Philippians 1v6 nkjv The second way is when a true convert stumbles and backslides and concerns himself more with earthly things than heavenly things and though there is a smoldering flame of faith burning very subtly underneath the flesh almost undetectable; they mind the things of the flesh instead of the the things of the spirit; but God ALWAYS brings them back and they eventually increase in faith and move forward toward the goal of the upward call in Christ Jesus!
Lisa, People who leave God... Probably did not ever have a relationship with God. They just profess they are , but it's a smokescreen to fool themself and others. God will spit them out! Please people get right with God today! It was the best day of my life and still is 13 years after being miraculously saved from a "pit" of dispair!
Dear Friends a true born again Christian is someone who is truly different from the world, these people take up thier cross take on the sacrifice of putting to death the life of this world,n not turning back(,as lots wife did as n example from God,)therefore walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, becoming a spiritual being recieving the gift of the Holy Spirit, n gifts of healing,casting out demons,discerning of Spirits,teaching,preaching etc.when u master such a difficult task it's the most powerful experience in life which no words can DESCRIBE =understanding,knowledge AND wisdom REGARDING spiritual salvation, witnessing this experience so others can be spiritually saved by Jesus Christ, the love of THE 1 TRUE GOD,JESUS CHRIST AND HOLY SPIRIT IS NEVER ENDING, only if we choose it 2 b, u truly need 2 let go of this life,example AMISH LIFESTYLE, it is a 247 relationship with Jesus Christ u definitely need stamina,endurance, guidance, protection etc with Jesus Christ, Amen.
@@florencetatro7922 dear Florence yes that's just as quick n simple example of what we as true born again Christian are to live little more than just off the grid but not as bad as the amish I know they r not perfect thou they were the typical style in dressing n community if u go back at thier foundation, but obviously they never adhered to the true teachings of Jesus Christ, Amen.
@@florencetatro7922 Dear Florence, the real truth is we're not a true Christian Nation, we were deceived by the Roman Catholic Empire =Babylon Jesuit blk Pope n Zionist of Israel, these people left out the head of the cornerstone =Jesus Christ just as was in the days of Jesus Christ in Israel, so by being controlled by the powers that B we in fact r a true satanist belief system, religion, religious man made doctrine, which is proven by the actions of the people in control of every aspect of life,so the real truth =Jesus Christ being left out leaves us as a society in a oppressive society in a deception, distraction, discrimination, destruction, illusion the matrix system =ILLUSION the greatest magical act of our LIVES, so when things r invented they take the credit as they think they're the illuminated ones satanists children of the devil,,thinking they r god which entitles them to everything, because Our Creator =GOD has the entitlement on the truth he created everything, so if we as a people accept the truth =Jesus Christ n do as we were instructed 2 do we would have the ULTIMATE TRUTH in our Creator =GOD, Jesus Christ AND Holy Spirit, 4 the ABSOLUTE Truth=the ULTIMATE POWER ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE 1 TRUE GOD,JESUS CHRIST AND HOLY SPIRIT, so u can c how important it's for the satanist to decieve us in every aspect of our LIVES, they really don't care about our spiritual salvation =Jesus Christ GIFT from God, Amen.
Awww I Love This Man's Kind Heart. But Praying He Becomes Born Again & Has A Deep Desire For Jesus , Thanks Ray For Your Vids. Your Dog Is Super Cute 😘🐶
“These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.” Mark 4:16-17 Father may this brother he rooted in you in Jesus' name
Ray is the best. Being born again isn't something you can do. We dont participate in it and Its Gods life in you and one takes on his divine nature. Second birth from above.
,,There was a time where god was far away from me” -said the man Wrong. You are the one that’s far away from god...God never leaves,you are the one that keeps pushing him away and running away from him. Please think about that
Water and spirit is baptism and water and spirit is always a theme in the Bible for renewal renewing the spirit you can see it in the great flood. You can see it at earths creation when the water and spirit hovered over the earth and you can see it, of course at baptism Peter says baptism now saves you!
“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:5
⚠️Many churches and Pastors teach that all “Saints” are “Sinners”, but let’s see what the scripture says; ✝️Mark 10:9 [9]What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. "we would argue that it is equally dangerous to join together what God has separated." 🔥Psalms 1:1 [1]Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 🔥Psalms 1:5 [5]Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 🔥Psalms 1:6 [6]For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 🔥Proverbs 11:31 [31]Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. ✝️1 Timothy 1:9-10 [9]Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, [10]For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; We find in these verses that the words “lawless,""disobedient,” “ungodly,” and “sinners” are used interchangeably. All sinners, without exception, are wicked and ungodly. The Greek word for “wicked” is rasha` [raw-shaw]-‘to act wickedly, to condemn as guilty.’ “Ungodly” is asebes [ah-saw-base]-‘impious, ungodly,’ If a believer is a “sinner” then it would be equally true that a believer is “ungodly,” or “wicked.” 📖However, we find in Scripture the opposite to be true: 🔥1 Samuel 2:9 [9]He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 🔥Psalms 4:3 [3]But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 🔥Psalms 31:23 [23]O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 🔥Psalms 37:28 [28]For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 🔥Psalms 86:2 [2]Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. ✝️2 Peter 2:9 [9]The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: ✝️Galatians 6:1 [1]Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. We see then that the “godly” are the “faithful,” the “righteous,” those who trust in, and serve God, in contradistinction to the ungodly, the wicked, the unrighteous, and unfaithful. So then, the use of the term “sinner” in Scripture is that which defines those who are walking in rebelliousness to God’s will. They are the impious, the ungodly, the profane, the unholy, the wicked, the irreverent, the unfaithful, the lawless, those acting in contravention of God’s demands. ✝️1 John 3:8-10 [8]He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. [9]Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. [10]In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. "It is evident that the Jews in the time of Christ considered all those outside the covenant of God as sinners" ✝️Luke 6:31-34 [31]And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. [32]For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. [33]And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. [34]And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. ✝️Luke 5:32 [32]I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Jesus Christ was not speaking of those Old Testament “Saints” such as Zacharias and Elizabeth for they were already in a state of grace and thus living faithfully before God in the expectation of the coming Redeemer. His call was not to the faithful saints but rather to sinners that they might repent of their unfaithfulness to God. Luke 1:5-6 [5]There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. [6]And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. This “sinner” mentality is further exacerbated by statements such as Martin Luther that “even the best of persons, even the titans of virtue in the Bible-Abraham, David, Peter, and Paul-sin all the time.” (See, e.g., Luther’s Works, 19:47-48, 23:146 However, with all due respect to Luther, it is simply not possible to reconcile this statement with Scripture. In regards to Abraham God says, 🔥Genesis 26:5 [5]Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 🔥1 Kings 15:5 [5]Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. David’s sin was dire but to conclude that he sinned all the time is unwarranted. Peter was guilty of grievous sins-he denied Christ (before the resurrection), he “played the hypocrite” in Antioch, but generally speaking the charge that he sinned all the time is not justified by Scripture. ✝️1 Peter 1:14-16 [14]As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: [15]But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; [16]Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. "After hearing such words, if Peter were sinning all the time the charge could be made that he continued to play the hypocrite, which we know is simply not the case."
"If Apostle Paul was this habitual “sinner” than this statement would not make sense at all, to expand the Kingdom of Jesus Christ." ✝️1 Corinthians 11:1 [1]Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. ✝️Philippians 3:17 [17]Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. ✝️Philippians 2:14-15 [14]Do all things without murmurings and disputings: [15]That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; "These words of Apostle Paul hardly sound like they are coming from the lips of a man that was sinning all the time." The Apostle John says; ✝️1 John 3:6 [6]Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. "The truth is, we could probably count on two hands the actual sins recorded in Scripture in regards to any one of these “titans of virtue in the Bible.” Anything more than this is mere speculation." Luther’s proposition that Christians are saints and sinners simultaneously was based primarily on his interpretation of Romans 7:14-25 as a regenerate believer in Christ. In Chapter 14, Sin and the Misinterpretation of Romans 7, we believe a strong case is made against Luther’s interpretation. ✝️Romans 7:14-25 [14]For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. [15]For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [16]If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. [17]Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. [18]For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. [19]For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. [20]Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. [21]I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. [22]For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: [23]But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. [24]O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? [25]I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Romans 7:14-25 is Paul’s description of how the law operates as “our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster” ✝️Galatians 3:24-25 [24]Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. [25]But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. Paul is speaking of the unregenerate, as did nearly all the early Greek fathers. ✝️Galatians 2:17-19 [17]But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. [18]For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. [19]For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. Here again we see the contrast between a “sinner” and one who“lives unto God.” The ministry of Christ frees us from the law, however, Paul argues, if this freedom is a freedom to remain as sinners would it not therefore make the work of Christ an advancement for the cause of sin? "If a government official were to come to a city and proclaim to the people that they were no longer under the civil laws which govern the city, freeing the people to live as they will, would it not be considered a great evil?" Likewise, if the work of Christ in freeing us from the law would result in lawlessness would it not also be considered a great evil and an advancement for the cause of Satan rather than God? "If freedom from the law is freedom from righteousness then the spread of the Gospel becomes a ministry for the expansion of sin rather than that which impedes it." Would we not have to say then that the law is superior to Christ in ministering against sin? At least the law constrains men from acting out the desires of their sinful hearts. ✝️Romans 6:1-2 [1]What 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? Christ is a minister of righteousness in that He sets sinners free from the dead letter of the written code of the law that it would instead be written on their hearts, by the Spirit, and thus it becomes a living, loving, spiritual letter which effectually governs the life producing, not a righteousness like filthy rags. Isaiah 64:5-6 [5]Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. [6]But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. ✝️1 John 3:10 [10]In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. ✝️1 Peter 2:24 [24]Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. "Here, Peter declares that the primary purpose of Christ’s work on the Cross was that of converting sinners to saints; those living to sin to those living to righteousness." Romans 5:6-10 [6]For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. [7]For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. [8]But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. [9]Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. [10]For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. [Paul uses the terms, ungodly (verse 6), sinner (verse 8), and enemies of God (verse 10), interchangeably. "He uses these terms in the past tense; when we were still without strength, were still ungodly, were still sinners, still enemies of God, Christ died for us." However, now in Christ, ✝️Ephesians 3:16 [16]That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; ✝️2 Timothy 3:12 [12]Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. ✝️1 Corinthians 1:2 [2]Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: ✝️James 2:23 [23]And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 📖2. Saint or Sinner. ✝️Luke 6:32-36 [32]For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. [33]And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. [34]And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. [35]But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. [36]Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. "Christ says even sinners do good to those who do good to them. However, you being saints are expected to exhibit a love that far exceeds that of the mere sinner, v. 35" “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” In these verses, Jesus is making a clear distinction between “sinners” and the “sons of the most high,”and he makes this distinction on a practical, ethical level.
✝️John 9:31 [31]Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. ✝️1 Peter 3:12 [12]For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. ✝️1 John 3:22 [22]And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 🔥Psalms 4:3 [3]But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 🔥Psalms 1:6 [6]For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. ✝️2 Peter 3:7 [7]But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. ✝️1 Peter 4:18 [18]And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? ✝️Jude 1:14-15 [14]And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, [15]To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 🔥Isaiah 1:28 [28]And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. 🔥Isaiah 13:9 [9]Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 🔥Amos 9:10 [10]All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. ✝️Matthew 3:12 [12]Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. "We have no reason to believe that the same fate will not be for all sinners who profess to be His people within the Church." ✝️1 Timothy 1:15 [15]This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Paul states that he was the foremost of sinners.“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.” To say Paul is speaking in the present tense he is humbly speaking of himself as a sinner at the time. But are we to believe that Paul was actually claiming that he saw himself, at the present time, as the most sinful man among all men? A greater sinner than Nero who was notorious for his despicable behavior? Did he see himself more sinful than any man in all of Rome, or even those Jews who took part in the death of Christ? A man walking in the Spirit more sinful than these at the present time! If this was his meaning his statement would not be one of humility but of madness! In truth, it would be an insult to the Spirit of God and a mockery of His inward work in the believer. No, he was certainly not claiming that he perceived himself, at the present time, a greater sinner than all other men, but he was, as the context reveals, referring to his past (v.13) before conversion. ✝️1 Timothy 1:13 [13]Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ✝️1 Timothy 1:16 [16]Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. In other words if Christ would be so merciful to save Paul, a persecutor of the Church, a blasphemer, an insolent man, the chief of sinners, he would be merciful to any man who turns to Him by faith. Paul is, in the present tense, “the foremost sinner” in that he ever remains the primary example of how exceedingly gracious God is in the salvation of the repentant sinner irrespective of the enormity of their sin. ✝️2 Corinthians 11:5 [5]For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. for Christ came to save the chief of sinners. It deserves to be received, to be believed by us all, for our comfort and encouragement. The mercy which Paul found with God, notwithstanding his great wickedness before his conversion, he speaks of, for the encouragement of others to repent and believe (v. 16). ✝️1 Timothy 1:16 [16]Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. It was an instance of the long-suffering of Christ that he would bear so much with one who had been so very provoking; and it was designed for a pattern to all others, that the greatest sinners might not despair of mercy with God. Note here, First, Our apostle was one of the first great sinners converted to Christian. Secondly, He was converted, and obtained mercy, for the sake of others as well as of himself; he was a pattern to others. Thirdly, The Lord Jesus Christ shows great long-suffering in the conversion of great sinners. ✝️James 4:8 [8]Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. ✝️James 5:20 [20]Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. The term sinner “is uncommon outside the Synoptists and does not occur in Acts, while in John only the Pharisees use it.” Paul, in all of his writings, never once uses it of a believer. ✝️Titus 3:2-6 [2]To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. [3]For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. [4]But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, [5]Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; [6]Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; Do not speak evil of others, Paul says, for you yourselves were once sinners even as they. You have nothing in which to boast. For the only difference between you and the sinner is what God’s grace has accomplished in you. The distinction between the saint and the sinner is that the sinner lives according to the flesh, the saint according to the Spirit. ✝️Romans 8:4 [4]That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ✝️Romans 8:13 [13]For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Although we are separate from sinners by grace, that same grace, through faith, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, can unite saint and sinner as beloved brothers. When we see our enemies as potential brothers we find that what Jesus commanded in: ✝️Matthew 5:44-45 [44]But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; [45]That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Why is this distinction between “saint” and “sinner” of such importance? First and foremost because Scripture makes such a distinction. Secondly, to refer to saints as sinners or to proclaim that “we are all sinners,” as if there were no moral distinction between Christians and unbelievers, minimizes the powerful work of God in our sanctification, diminishing His glory in salvation. Third, the Christian is in need of all the support possible to aid him in his battle against sin that he might be victorious. To flippantly make statements such as “we all sin every day” does nothing to the edification of the soul. If his pastor is “sinning everyday” does he not presume it to be acceptable to do likewise? This can lead to a perilous complacency, with lowered expectations in regards to overcoming sin in his own life, placing a stumbling-block in the narrow way. ✝️Matthew 18:6 [6]But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. ✝️Matthew 7:13-14 [13]Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [14]Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. ✝️Matthew 18:8-9 [8]Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. [9]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. ✝️Galatians 2:20 [20]I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. As we perfectly know that a good tree will not produce bad fruit, and the bad tree will not, cannot produce good fruit, so we know that the profession of godliness, while the life is ungodly, is imposture, hypocrisy, and deceit. A man cannot be a saint and a sinner at the same time. Let us remember, that as the good tree means a good heart, and the good fruit, a holy life, and that every heart is naturally vicious; so there is none but God who can pluck up the vicious tree, create a good heart, plant, cultivate, water, and make it continually fruitful in righteousness and true holiness. ✝️Matthew 7:17 [17]Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. When we use the term “sinner” of both believer and unbeliever alike, in essence calling light darkness and darkness light, we send a mixed message to the world. ✝️1 Peter 1:15-16 [15]But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; [16]Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. ✝️2 Corinthians 6:17 [17]Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, ✝️Philippians 2:15 [15]That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; ✝️1 John 2:6 [6]He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. To persist in proclaiming that "we are all sinners" blurs this clear line of separation so strikingly drawn in Scripture. Let us therefore cease to lean on our own understanding and humbly submit to the Word of God for the edification of the Church, the benefit of the world, and to the glory of our heavenly Father. Since the Scriptures never use the term “sinner” in reference to the believer, would it not seem wise for Christians to likewise refrain from doing so? Or do we think ourselves wiser than God in ministering to the saints? We would also argue that expressions such as “we are all sinners” or “we all sin everyday” tends to lessen the blow and severity of sin giving us comfort in it rather than the deep conviction which aids in our overcoming it. Furthermore, what is to be expected of a sinner if not the practice of sin? Likewise, what is the natural fruit of the saint but that of righteousness? The title of saint brings with it the expectation of holy and godly living and therefore communicates to our hearts that which is required of us as God’s children. On the other hand, the title of sinner, according to Scripture, brings with it nothing but the expectation of sin resulting in the fiery wrath of God in judgment. 🔥Psalms 104:35 [35]Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. In Jesus Christ Almighty name, Amen.
@@themoroccanangel @Moroccan Angel *I am true believer of Jesus Christ* . I also wanted to share this to *clear things up even more* : There is also lot of *false doctrine* out *nowadays* , let's put the record straight. *Do we really sin automatically every day* , *from the moment we wake up* ? These simple verses in the *book of James* show that *commiting sin in life is an option* . We have *the knowledge of Good and Evil* , since *Adam & Eve* ate from *the tree of knowledge* of *Good and Evil* . It was *NOT* , the tree of knowledge of *Evil alone* ! *Please listen friends* we are *NOT* just *automatic sinners in Christ* . 📖James 5:14-15 [14]Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: [15]And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; *and if he have committed sins* , they shall be forgiven him. *It does not say we automatically sin every day* , It clearly says *if* we *committed sins* ! *Sinning is a choice* , since we have *the knowledge of Good and Evil* . We don't just have the *knowledge of evil* , but of *Good and Evil* ➖➖➖➖➖ 🔍And now let's take a look at these verses in the book of Luke. ⚠️These characters were just people made in the image of God, like you and me. They were *not devinity* , yet *blameless* . 📖Luke 1:5-6 [5]There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named *Zacharias* , of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was *Elisabeth* . [6]And they were both *righteous* before *God* , walking in *all the commandments* and *ordinances* of the Lord *blameless* . ➖➖➖➖➖ With this in mind lets go to *1 John* and *Paul's letter* and look at the correct *intrepation* . 📖1 John 1:5-10 [5]This then *is the message* which we have heard of him, and *declare* unto you, *that God is light* , and *in him is no darkness at all* . [6]If *we* say that *we* have *fellowship with him* , and *walk in darkness* , *we lie* , and *do not the truth* : [7]But if *we walk in the light* , as *he is in the light* , *we* have *fellowship one with another* , and *the blood of Jesus Christ* his Son *cleanseth us from all sin* . [8] *If we say that we have no sin , we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us* . 🔍 *Verse 8* when the words ( *no sin* ) is used *in context* of *the previous verses* , it means, when a man or woman *willfuly walks in sin also known as darkness* and then claims that they *did not commit sin* and *claim that they walk in the light* , then *that man or woman is only deceiving themselves when they lie to themselves and others* and *the truth is not in us* . *We can not lie to God* , *when we are caught in doing wrong* , *God knows everything* ! [9]If we *confess our sins* , he is *faithful* and *just* to *forgive us our sins* , and to *cleanse us* from *all unrighteousness* . [10]If we say that we have *not sinned* , we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 🔍 *Verse 10 in context* *If we lie and say we never sinned* , *then we are calling God a liar when he knows everthing* ! If we claim that we *did not play the child of the devil* , while *willfully walking* in *the darkness* , we *call God a liar* , because *we then claim that God does not know how to read the mind and heart of men and women* , *while they play the child of the devil* . 🔍Now continue to read the scroll, in context: 1 John 2:1-8 [1]My little children, these things write I unto you, *that ye sin not* . And *if any man sin* , we have *an advocate with the Father* , Jesus Christ the righteous: 🔍 Chapter 2, verse 1: *John tells us not to sin* , but *if* we slip up and *accidentally sin* while being tempted by Satan, *Christ being at the right hand of the Father* , *pleads for our pardon* . [2]And he is *the propitiation* for *our sins*: and not for ours only , but also for the sins of the whole world. 🔍Chapter 2, Verse 2: *Jesus Christ, is the atonement of the sins of this world* [3]And hereby *we do know* that *we know him* , *if we keep his commandments* . [4]He that saith, *I know him* , and *keepeth not his commandments* , *is a liar* , and the *truth is not in him* . [5]But *whoso keepeth his word* , *in him verily is the love of God perfected* : *hereby know we that we are in him* . [6] *He* that *saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk* , *even as he walked* . 🔍Chapter 2, verse 6: if a man claims that he is a *man of God* , then he must *walk in the light* , *like God walks in the light* . [7]Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. [8]Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: *because the darkness is past* , and *the true light now shineth* . 🔍How do you *sin no more* , *if we are all automatically sinners* ? 📖John 5:14 [14]Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: *sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee* . 📖John 8:10-11 [10]When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? [11]She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and *sin no more* . 📖Ephesians 2:1-10 [1]And *you* hath he *quickened* , who were *dead* in trespasses and *sins* ; 🔍Chapter 2, verse 1 *Meaning* : *before* you *converted became a new creature in Christ* , you were living *in Sin and trespasses* and had *no eternal life* granted to you, but *eternal death* , *cut off from the light* , in the *lake of fire* , which is the *second death* , this is what *Apostle Paul was talking about* . [2]Wherein *in time past* ye *walked* according to *the course of this world* , according to *the prince of the power of the air* , *the spirit* that *now worketh* in *the children of disobedience* : 🔍Do we as *Christians* , have *the holy spirit* , that walks *in obedience* , or *the spirit of the power of the air* , that *walks in disobedience* ? [3]Among whom also *we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh* , *fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind* ; and *were by nature the children of wrath* , even *as others* . [4]But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, [5]Even when we *were dead in sins* , hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 🔍Chapter 2, verse 5: *past tense were dead in sins* , we were *destined* to *eternal death in the lake of fire* , but now *by the blood of Jesus Christ* we can be forgiven, *before Jesus the dieing on the cross* , *this was not possible with the law of Moses* . [6]And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: [7]That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. [8]For by grace are ye saved through *faith* ; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] *Not of works* , lest any man should boast. 🔍Chapter 2, verse 9 Paul is talking about the *lavitical law here* , that's what *Apostle Paul* means *with works* we have gone *from the law* , to *faith righteousness* . *Like father Abraham* . [10]For we are *his workmanship* , *created in Christ Jesus* unto *good works* , which *God* hath *before ordained* that *we should walk in them* .
Ask God to fill you with his Spirit to empower and strengthen you! You can share for example your testimony of how you came to Jesus to him and that you want him to be saved and not go to hell. Talk to him like it’s urgent, that he must repent and trust in Jesus to be born again
So many interpretations of verse which makes it difficult for the average person to know what is true. The devil has done enough to confuse us. Why are so many religion? Why are so many denominations of Protestant Churches? Can't we just have one religion and a false occult? Each and every doctrines need special examination. It's worth nothing everyone wants a donation. If you receive freely, you should give freely.
Ya but the thing is religion is man made, every single one of them interprets salvation as a reward for what we do while Jesus gives us salvation as a gift.
Jesus did not become a humam being he merely wore the flesh like a suit if u Will to do his works n spread the gospel. If god became a human being he would take on all the characteristics of the flesh and all the sins that go witj the flesh. God is pefect n so was jesus.
Born again means to rise from death I feel many people misinterpret born again Jesus was born again 3 days after he was killed It’s not some metaphysical thing He literally meant it
No. Being born again does not necessarily mean to rise from the dead. It can mean something else like after you pass away, your spirit reincarnates into a new body after a long period of time. What I mean is a different body.
Why do I find myself tearing up and praying for each of the people on these videos? God bless you Ray and Father, save Colton.
steve b I do the same often. Because we have the fear of God and the love of Christ in our hearts and his hand is on our lives. We are changing to walk in life as we should
Thats great steve. I used to too but I backslid and got fragmented and now I dont feel it as much.
It's Good that you pray for the souls of those that are lost. I only urge you to not let it be only prayers....
We have a mission given by God which started with the apostles and which is handed down throughout the church (which i mean the people of God by. Not the building!) to us.
Our mission is to make disciples of and baptize the nations in the name of the father, son and holy spirit! Every time we pray for someones salvation it will let God know that we want the same as him. It is written that God desires for all to come to repentance and that none will be lost. That same prayer should remind us that we should be the tools of God and let him use us for his glory.
I think personaly that your crying because of how much you love God because you see him sending servants to reach the lost. And probably also as a release of fear that you have to be that servant. Remember all we have to do is to be with the person and let God speak, we do not have to know what to say. God will give you the words when your there.
If you feel weak when you stand there in front of a person, that would be great!!! God almost always uses what we see as weak to fullfill his plans!!!
God bless and be fruitfull and multiply in making desciples. In the name of our one and only saviour Jesus, Amen! 🕊️❤️😇
Because, you are one of the "called out", just like me!🤷
"Jesus answered, 'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Glory to the Lord sister!
Anthony Salvatore Amen, my Brother in Christ
hi christians
That is babtism not a religion.
Not capital B!
I got baptised in the summer I went down in the name of Jesus.amen I'm a new man at 41 .And i thank God for saving me .glory to Jesus amen. God bless guys n gals.
Amen! I like that you put Acts 17:30 on the video.
Where Would You Go? He was getting so much hate for telling people to repent, He has too now, It’s so stupid for people to hate on that, but glad he does it.
Let’s all be born again in Jesus Mighty Name, AMEN YALL 🙏
Elohim bless this handsome man he has a soft heart and i pray he has taken the word of Elohim into his heart and becomes born from above 💖 call on the name Yahshua ( Jesus) and He will do the rest.
Keep evangelizing love u guys
this is what makes life worth living. sharing the gospel so that they can believe in Him and put their trust in His death, and be forgiven for eternity. if you all could pray for boldness for me to be able to witness in love, and overcome my fear of man.
Yep, me too! Amen!
Ray's dog is so cute! :)
Bless Carlton God, help him renew his faith and give him purpose again. Thank you Ray 🙏🏻♥️
Thank you for all.
May you be well.
Made me cry ... praying for Colton.
He's a sweet young man. God's going to do great things through him 😁
It was absolutely unanimous to believe that in the early church to be born again means to be baptized of water in spirit
Thank you for sharing this video. Colton buddy, may God bless you.
Colton This was a divine appointment with Ray pray you are encouraged
so touching especially Colton and Sam together!! My heart goes out to him
People that leave God, did they ever even have Him?
"They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us." 1 John 2:19
Andrew Wittenburg Amen, in Jesus name
The parable of the sower talks about such people too mark 4:16-17, as well as the parable of the 'prodigal son'. If they completely fall away and deny that Jesus is Lord, they were never of us. If they still have faith though wavering, they are not grounded. Remember, the shepherd left 99 to look for the one that got away.
there are two ways a person can "leave" God;
The first way is when a false convert completely turns his back on God "FULLY" and "FINALLY".....which shows that he was NEVER of God to begin with....
"God who begins a good work of salvation will complete it"...Philippians 1v6 nkjv
The second way is when a true convert stumbles and backslides and concerns himself more with earthly things than heavenly things and though there is a smoldering flame of faith burning very subtly underneath the flesh almost undetectable; they mind the things of the flesh instead of the the things of the spirit; but God ALWAYS brings them back and they eventually increase in faith and move forward toward the goal of the upward call in Christ Jesus!
Lisa, People who leave God... Probably did not ever have a relationship with God. They just profess they are , but it's a smokescreen to fool themself and others. God will spit them out!
Please people get right with God today! It was the best day of my life and still is 13 years after being miraculously saved from a "pit" of dispair!
Dear Friends a true born again Christian is someone who is truly different from the world, these people take up thier cross take on the sacrifice of putting to death the life of this world,n not turning back(,as lots wife did as n example from God,)therefore walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, becoming a spiritual being recieving the gift of the Holy Spirit, n gifts of healing,casting out demons,discerning of Spirits,teaching,preaching etc.when u master such a difficult task it's the most powerful experience in life which no words can DESCRIBE =understanding,knowledge AND wisdom REGARDING spiritual salvation, witnessing this experience so others can be spiritually saved by Jesus Christ, the love of THE 1 TRUE GOD,JESUS CHRIST AND HOLY SPIRIT IS NEVER ENDING, only if we choose it 2 b, u truly need 2 let go of this life,example AMISH LIFESTYLE, it is a 247 relationship with Jesus Christ u definitely need stamina,endurance, guidance, protection etc with Jesus Christ, Amen.
Ronald Sliski
you mean living off the grid. ..you referenced Amish. ..but Amish are not exactly Christian their into incest and polygamy
@@florencetatro7922 dear Florence yes that's just as quick n simple example of what we as true born again Christian are to live little more than just off the grid but not as bad as the amish I know they r not perfect thou they were the typical style in dressing n community if u go back at thier foundation, but obviously they never adhered to the true teachings of Jesus Christ, Amen.
@@florencetatro7922 Dear Florence, the real truth is we're not a true Christian Nation, we were deceived by the Roman Catholic Empire =Babylon Jesuit blk Pope n Zionist of Israel, these people left out the head of the cornerstone =Jesus Christ just as was in the days of Jesus Christ in Israel, so by being controlled by the powers that B we in fact r a true satanist belief system, religion, religious man made doctrine, which is proven by the actions of the people in control of every aspect of life,so the real truth =Jesus Christ being left out leaves us as a society in a oppressive society in a deception, distraction, discrimination, destruction, illusion the matrix system =ILLUSION the greatest magical act of our LIVES, so when things r invented they take the credit as they think they're the illuminated ones satanists children of the devil,,thinking they r god which entitles them to everything, because Our Creator =GOD has the entitlement on the truth he created everything, so if we as a people accept the truth =Jesus Christ n do as we were instructed 2 do we would have the ULTIMATE TRUTH in our Creator =GOD, Jesus Christ AND Holy Spirit, 4 the ABSOLUTE Truth=the ULTIMATE POWER ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE 1 TRUE GOD,JESUS CHRIST AND HOLY SPIRIT, so u can c how important it's for the satanist to decieve us in every aspect of our LIVES, they really don't care about our spiritual salvation =Jesus Christ GIFT from God, Amen.
Thank you jesus, for rescue me from deep of my darkness and wickedness
That dog is adorable. I miss my little guy 😢
Awww I Love This Man's Kind Heart. But Praying He Becomes Born Again & Has A Deep Desire For Jesus , Thanks Ray For Your Vids. Your Dog Is Super Cute 😘🐶
Ladies ladies remember not to lust in our hearts.
Sorry to hear about your furry friend Ray pray God comforts you
Nothing hurts like having to say goodbye to our furry puppos!!
“These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.”
Mark 4:16-17
Father may this brother he rooted in you in Jesus' name
Ray is the best. Being born again isn't something you can do. We dont participate in it and Its Gods life in you and one takes on his divine nature. Second birth from above.
,,There was a time where god was far away from me” -said the man
Wrong. You are the one that’s far away from god...God never leaves,you are the one that keeps pushing him away and running away from him.
Please think about that
Water and spirit is baptism and water and spirit is always a theme in the Bible for renewal renewing the spirit you can see it in the great flood. You can see it at earths creation when the water and spirit hovered over the earth and you can see it, of course at baptism Peter says baptism now saves you!
“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 2:38
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
John 3:5
the music in the end is just lovely! where is it from? loved this video 🥰 that guy is heading in the right path now.
Born Again> John 3:5-7 of the Holy Spirit. GBYA
Glory to the Lord! You must be Born Again! Please read the Scriptures! Put your faith in Jesus Christ and repent of your sins!
I really need to get to work. Father, put me to task!
I am here.
Hi here
I am groot
Dope!
He was born again without even knowing it 👏🏽👏🏽
Thats Not possible
His dog is now in heaven
Keep the camera between you and others at all times.
Aww special this was a good one. Losing a fur baby can be just as painful as losing a human: They're both our loved ones.
⚠️Many churches and Pastors teach that all “Saints” are “Sinners”, but let’s see what the scripture says;
✝️Mark 10:9
[9]What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
"we would argue that it is equally dangerous to join together what God has separated."
🔥Psalms 1:1
[1]Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
🔥Psalms 1:5
[5]Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
🔥Psalms 1:6
[6]For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
🔥Proverbs 11:31
[31]Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
✝️1 Timothy 1:9-10
[9]Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[10]For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
We find in these verses that the words “lawless,""disobedient,” “ungodly,” and “sinners” are used interchangeably. All sinners, without exception, are wicked and ungodly. The Greek word for “wicked” is rasha` [raw-shaw]-‘to act wickedly, to condemn as guilty.’ “Ungodly” is asebes [ah-saw-base]-‘impious, ungodly,’
If a believer is a “sinner” then it would be equally true that a believer is “ungodly,” or “wicked.”
📖However, we find in Scripture the opposite to be true:
🔥1 Samuel 2:9
[9]He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
🔥Psalms 4:3
[3]But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
🔥Psalms 31:23
[23]O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
🔥Psalms 37:28
[28]For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
🔥Psalms 86:2
[2]Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
✝️2 Peter 2:9
[9]The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
✝️Galatians 6:1
[1]Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
We see then that the “godly” are the “faithful,” the “righteous,” those who trust in, and serve God, in contradistinction to the ungodly, the wicked, the unrighteous, and unfaithful.
So then, the use of the term “sinner” in Scripture is that which defines those who are walking in rebelliousness to God’s will. They are the impious, the ungodly, the profane, the unholy, the wicked, the irreverent, the unfaithful, the lawless, those acting in contravention of God’s demands.
✝️1 John 3:8-10
[8]He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
[9]Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
[10]In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
"It is evident that the Jews in the time of Christ considered all those outside the covenant of God as sinners"
✝️Luke 6:31-34
[31]And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
[32]For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
[33]And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
[34]And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
✝️Luke 5:32
[32]I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Jesus Christ was not speaking of those Old Testament “Saints” such as Zacharias and Elizabeth for they were already in a state of grace and thus living faithfully before God in the expectation of the coming Redeemer.
His call was not to the faithful saints but rather to sinners that they might repent of their unfaithfulness to God.
Luke 1:5-6
[5]There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
[6]And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
This “sinner” mentality is further exacerbated by statements such as Martin Luther that “even the best of persons, even the titans of virtue in the Bible-Abraham, David, Peter, and Paul-sin all the time.” (See, e.g., Luther’s Works, 19:47-48, 23:146
However, with all due respect to Luther, it is simply not possible to reconcile this statement with Scripture. In regards to Abraham God says,
🔥Genesis 26:5
[5]Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
🔥1 Kings 15:5
[5]Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
David’s sin was dire but to conclude that he sinned all the time is unwarranted.
Peter was guilty of grievous sins-he denied Christ (before the resurrection), he “played the hypocrite” in Antioch, but generally speaking the charge that he sinned all the time is not justified by Scripture.
✝️1 Peter 1:14-16
[14]As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
[15]But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
[16]Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
"After hearing such words, if Peter were sinning all the time the charge could be made that he continued to play the hypocrite, which we know is simply not the case."
"If Apostle Paul was this habitual “sinner” than this statement would not make sense at all, to expand the Kingdom of Jesus Christ."
✝️1 Corinthians 11:1
[1]Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
✝️Philippians 3:17
[17]Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
✝️Philippians 2:14-15
[14]Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
[15]That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
"These words of Apostle Paul hardly sound like they are coming from the lips of a man that was sinning all the time."
The Apostle John says;
✝️1 John 3:6
[6]Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
"The truth is, we could probably count on two hands the actual sins recorded in Scripture in regards to any one of these “titans of virtue in the Bible.” Anything more than this is mere speculation."
Luther’s proposition that Christians are saints and sinners simultaneously was based primarily on his interpretation of Romans 7:14-25 as a regenerate believer in Christ. In Chapter 14, Sin and the Misinterpretation of Romans 7, we believe a strong case is made against Luther’s interpretation.
✝️Romans 7:14-25
[14]For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
[15]For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
[16]If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
[17]Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[18]For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
[19]For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
[20]Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[21]I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
[22]For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
[23]But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
[24]O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
[25]I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:14-25 is Paul’s description of how the law operates as “our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster”
✝️Galatians 3:24-25
[24]Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
[25]But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Paul is speaking of the unregenerate, as did nearly all the early Greek fathers.
✝️Galatians 2:17-19
[17]But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
[18]For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
[19]For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Here again we see the contrast between a “sinner” and one who“lives unto God.” The ministry of Christ frees us from the law, however, Paul argues, if this freedom is a freedom to remain as sinners would it not therefore make the work of Christ an advancement for the cause of sin?
"If a government official were to come to a city and proclaim to the people that they were no longer under the civil laws which govern the city, freeing the people to live as they will, would it not be considered a great evil?"
Likewise, if the work of Christ in freeing us from the law would result in lawlessness would it not also be considered a great evil and an advancement for the cause of Satan rather than God?
"If freedom from the law is freedom from righteousness then the spread of the Gospel becomes a ministry for the expansion of sin rather than that which impedes it."
Would we not have to say then that the law is superior to Christ in ministering against sin? At least the law constrains men from acting out the desires of their sinful hearts.
✝️Romans 6:1-2
[1]What 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?
Christ is a minister of righteousness in that He sets sinners free from the dead letter of the written code of the law that it would instead be written on their hearts, by the Spirit, and thus it becomes a living, loving, spiritual letter which effectually governs the life producing, not a righteousness like filthy rags.
Isaiah 64:5-6
[5]Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
[6]But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
✝️1 John 3:10
[10]In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
✝️1 Peter 2:24
[24]Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
"Here, Peter declares that the primary purpose of Christ’s work on the Cross was that of converting sinners to saints; those living to sin to those living to righteousness."
Romans 5:6-10
[6]For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
[7]For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
[8]But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[9]Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
[10]For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
[Paul uses the terms, ungodly (verse 6), sinner (verse 8), and enemies of God (verse 10), interchangeably.
"He uses these terms in the past tense; when we were still without strength, were still ungodly, were still sinners, still enemies of God, Christ died for us."
However, now in Christ,
✝️Ephesians 3:16
[16]That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
✝️2 Timothy 3:12
[12]Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
✝️1 Corinthians 1:2
[2]Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
✝️James 2:23
[23]And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
📖2. Saint or Sinner.
✝️Luke 6:32-36
[32]For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
[33]And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
[34]And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
[35]But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
[36]Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
"Christ says even sinners do good to those who do good to them. However, you being saints are expected to exhibit a love that far exceeds that of the mere sinner, v. 35"
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” In these verses, Jesus is making a clear distinction between “sinners” and the “sons of the most high,”and he makes this distinction on a practical, ethical level.
✝️John 9:31
[31]Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
✝️1 Peter 3:12
[12]For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
✝️1 John 3:22
[22]And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
🔥Psalms 4:3
[3]But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
🔥Psalms 1:6
[6]For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
✝️2 Peter 3:7
[7]But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
✝️1 Peter 4:18
[18]And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
✝️Jude 1:14-15
[14]And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
[15]To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
🔥Isaiah 1:28
[28]And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
🔥Isaiah 13:9
[9]Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
🔥Amos 9:10
[10]All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
✝️Matthew 3:12
[12]Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
"We have no reason to believe that the same fate will not be for all sinners who profess to be His people within the Church."
✝️1 Timothy 1:15
[15]This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Paul states that he was the foremost of sinners.“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.”
To say Paul is speaking in the present tense he is humbly speaking of himself as a sinner at the time. But are we to believe that Paul was actually claiming that he saw himself, at the present time, as the most sinful man among all men?
A greater sinner than Nero who was notorious for his despicable behavior?
Did he see himself more sinful than any man in all of Rome, or even those Jews who took part in the death of Christ?
A man walking in the Spirit more sinful than these at the present time!
If this was his meaning his statement would not be one of humility but of madness!
In truth, it would be an insult to the Spirit of God and a mockery of His inward work in the believer.
No, he was certainly not claiming that he perceived himself, at the present time, a greater sinner than all other men, but he was, as the context reveals, referring to his past (v.13) before conversion.
✝️1 Timothy 1:13
[13]Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
✝️1 Timothy 1:16
[16]Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
In other words if Christ would be so merciful to save Paul, a persecutor of the Church, a blasphemer, an insolent man, the chief of sinners, he would be merciful to any man who turns to Him by faith.
Paul is, in the present tense, “the foremost sinner” in that he ever remains the primary example of how exceedingly gracious God is in the salvation of the repentant sinner irrespective of the enormity of their sin.
✝️2 Corinthians 11:5
[5]For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
for Christ came to save the chief of sinners. It deserves to be received, to be believed by us all, for our comfort and encouragement.
The mercy which Paul found with God, notwithstanding his great wickedness before his conversion, he speaks of, for the encouragement of others to repent and believe (v. 16).
✝️1 Timothy 1:16
[16]Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
It was an instance of the long-suffering of Christ that he would bear so much with one who had been so very provoking; and it was designed for a pattern to all others, that the greatest sinners might not despair of mercy with God.
Note here, First, Our apostle was one of the first great sinners converted to Christian.
Secondly, He was converted, and obtained mercy, for the sake of others as well as of himself; he was a pattern to others.
Thirdly, The Lord Jesus Christ shows great long-suffering in the conversion of great sinners.
✝️James 4:8
[8]Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
✝️James 5:20
[20]Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
The term sinner “is uncommon outside the Synoptists and does not occur in Acts, while in John only the Pharisees use it.” Paul, in all of his writings, never once uses it of a believer.
✝️Titus 3:2-6
[2]To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
[3]For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
[4]But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
[5]Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
[6]Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
Do not speak evil of others, Paul says, for you yourselves were once sinners even as they.
You have nothing in which to boast. For the only difference between you and the sinner is what God’s grace has accomplished in you.
The distinction between the saint and the sinner is that the sinner lives according to the flesh, the saint according to the Spirit.
✝️Romans 8:4
[4]That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
✝️Romans 8:13
[13]For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Although we are separate from sinners by grace, that same grace, through faith, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, can unite saint and sinner as beloved brothers.
When we see our enemies as potential brothers we find that what Jesus commanded in:
✝️Matthew 5:44-45
[44]But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
[45]That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Why is this distinction between “saint” and “sinner” of such importance?
First and foremost because Scripture makes such a distinction.
Secondly, to refer to saints as sinners or to proclaim that “we are all sinners,” as if there were no moral distinction between Christians and unbelievers, minimizes the powerful work of God in our sanctification, diminishing His glory in salvation.
Third, the Christian is in need of all the support possible to aid him in his battle against sin that he might be victorious. To flippantly make statements such as “we all sin every day” does nothing to the edification of the soul.
If his pastor is “sinning everyday” does he not presume it to be acceptable to do likewise? This can lead to a perilous complacency, with lowered expectations in regards to overcoming sin in his own life, placing a stumbling-block in the narrow way.
✝️Matthew 18:6
[6]But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
✝️Matthew 7:13-14
[13]Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[14]Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
✝️Matthew 18:8-9
[8]Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
[9]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
✝️Galatians 2:20
[20]I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
As we perfectly know that a good tree will not produce bad fruit, and the bad tree will not, cannot produce good fruit, so we know that the profession of godliness, while the life is ungodly, is imposture, hypocrisy, and deceit.
A man cannot be a saint and a sinner at the same time.
Let us remember, that as the good tree means a good heart, and the good fruit, a holy life, and that every heart is naturally vicious; so there is none but God who can pluck up the vicious tree, create a good heart, plant, cultivate, water, and make it continually fruitful in righteousness and true holiness.
✝️Matthew 7:17
[17]Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
When we use the term “sinner” of both believer and unbeliever alike, in essence calling light darkness and darkness light, we send a mixed message to the world.
✝️1 Peter 1:15-16
[15]But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
[16]Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
✝️2 Corinthians 6:17
[17]Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
✝️Philippians 2:15
[15]That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
✝️1 John 2:6
[6]He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
To persist in proclaiming that "we are all sinners" blurs this clear line of separation so strikingly drawn in Scripture.
Let us therefore cease to lean on our own understanding and humbly submit to the Word of God for the edification of the Church, the benefit of the world, and to the glory of our heavenly Father.
Since the Scriptures never use the term “sinner” in reference to the believer, would it not seem wise for Christians to likewise refrain from doing so? Or do we think ourselves wiser than God in ministering to the saints?
We would also argue that expressions such as “we are all sinners” or “we all sin everyday” tends to lessen the blow and severity of sin giving us comfort in it rather than the deep conviction which aids in our overcoming it.
Furthermore, what is to be expected of a sinner if not the practice of sin?
Likewise, what is the natural fruit of the saint but that of righteousness?
The title of saint brings with it the expectation of holy and godly living and therefore communicates to our hearts that which is required of us as God’s children.
On the other hand, the title of sinner, according to Scripture, brings with it nothing but the expectation of sin resulting in the fiery wrath of God in judgment.
🔥Psalms 104:35
[35]Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
In Jesus Christ Almighty name, Amen.
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@Moroccan Angel *I am true believer of Jesus Christ* .
I also wanted to share this to *clear things up even more* :
There is also lot of *false doctrine* out *nowadays* , let's put the record straight.
*Do we really sin automatically every day* , *from the moment we wake up* ?
These simple verses in the *book of James* show that *commiting sin in life is an option* .
We have *the knowledge of Good and Evil* , since *Adam & Eve* ate from *the tree of knowledge* of *Good and Evil* .
It was *NOT* , the tree of knowledge of *Evil alone* !
*Please listen friends* we are *NOT* just *automatic sinners in Christ* .
📖James 5:14-15
[14]Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
[15]And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; *and if he have committed sins* , they shall be forgiven him.
*It does not say we automatically sin every day* , It clearly says *if* we *committed sins* !
*Sinning is a choice* , since we have *the knowledge of Good and Evil* .
We don't just have the *knowledge of evil* , but of *Good and Evil*
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🔍And now let's take a look at these verses in the book of Luke.
⚠️These characters were just people made in the image of God, like you and me. They were *not devinity* , yet *blameless* .
📖Luke 1:5-6
[5]There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named *Zacharias* , of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was *Elisabeth* .
[6]And they were both *righteous* before *God* , walking in *all the commandments* and *ordinances* of the Lord *blameless* .
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With this in mind lets go to *1 John* and *Paul's letter* and look at the correct *intrepation* .
📖1 John 1:5-10
[5]This then *is the message* which we have heard of him, and *declare* unto you, *that God is light* , and *in him is no darkness at all* .
[6]If *we* say that *we* have *fellowship with him* , and *walk in darkness* , *we lie* , and *do not the truth* :
[7]But if *we walk in the light* , as *he is in the light* , *we* have *fellowship one with another* , and *the blood of Jesus Christ* his Son *cleanseth us from all sin* .
[8] *If we say that we have no sin , we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us* .
🔍 *Verse 8* when the words ( *no sin* ) is used *in context* of *the previous verses* , it means, when a man or woman *willfuly walks in sin also known as darkness* and then claims that they *did not commit sin* and *claim that they walk in the light* , then *that man or woman is only deceiving themselves when they lie to themselves and others* and *the truth is not in us* .
*We can not lie to God* , *when we are caught in doing wrong* , *God knows everything* !
[9]If we *confess our sins* , he is *faithful* and *just* to *forgive us our sins* , and to *cleanse us* from *all unrighteousness* .
[10]If we say that we have *not sinned* , we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
🔍 *Verse 10 in context*
*If we lie and say we never sinned* ,
*then we are calling God a liar when he knows everthing* ! If we claim that we *did not play the child of the devil* , while *willfully walking* in *the darkness* , we *call God a liar* , because *we then claim that God does not know how to read the mind and heart of men and women* , *while they play the child of the devil* .
🔍Now continue to read the scroll, in context:
1 John 2:1-8
[1]My little children, these things write I unto you, *that ye sin not* . And *if any man sin* , we have *an advocate with the Father* , Jesus Christ the righteous:
🔍 Chapter 2, verse 1: *John tells us not to sin* , but *if* we slip up and *accidentally sin* while being tempted by Satan, *Christ being at the right hand of the Father* , *pleads for our pardon* .
[2]And he is *the propitiation* for *our sins*: and not for ours only , but also for the sins of the whole world.
🔍Chapter 2, Verse 2: *Jesus Christ, is the atonement of the sins of this world*
[3]And hereby *we do know* that *we know him* , *if we keep his commandments* .
[4]He that saith, *I know him* , and *keepeth not his commandments* , *is a liar* , and the *truth is not in him* .
[5]But *whoso keepeth his word* , *in him verily is the love of God perfected* : *hereby know we that we are in him* .
[6] *He* that *saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk* , *even as he walked* .
🔍Chapter 2, verse 6: if a man claims that he is a *man of God* , then he must *walk in the light* , *like God walks in the light* .
[7]Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
[8]Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: *because the darkness is past* , and *the true light now shineth* .
🔍How do you *sin no more* , *if we are all automatically sinners* ?
📖John 5:14
[14]Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: *sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee* .
📖John 8:10-11
[10]When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
[11]She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and *sin no more* .
📖Ephesians 2:1-10
[1]And *you* hath he *quickened* , who were *dead* in trespasses and *sins* ;
🔍Chapter 2, verse 1 *Meaning* : *before* you *converted became a new creature in Christ* , you were living *in Sin and trespasses* and had *no eternal life* granted to you, but *eternal death* , *cut off from the light* , in the *lake of fire* , which is the *second death* , this is what *Apostle Paul was talking about* .
[2]Wherein *in time past* ye *walked* according to *the course of this world* , according to *the prince of the power of the air* , *the spirit* that *now worketh* in *the children of disobedience* :
🔍Do we as *Christians* , have *the holy spirit* , that walks *in obedience* , or *the spirit of the power of the air* , that *walks in disobedience* ?
[3]Among whom also *we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh* , *fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind* ; and *were by nature the children of wrath* , even *as others* .
[4]But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
[5]Even when we *were dead in sins* , hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
🔍Chapter 2, verse 5: *past tense were dead in sins* , we were *destined* to *eternal death in the lake of fire* , but now *by the blood of Jesus Christ* we can be forgiven, *before Jesus the dieing on the cross* , *this was not possible with the law of Moses* .
[6]And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
[7]That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
[8]For by grace are ye saved through *faith* ; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[9] *Not of works* , lest any man should boast.
🔍Chapter 2, verse 9
Paul is talking about the *lavitical law here* , that's what *Apostle Paul* means *with works* we have gone *from the law* , to *faith righteousness* . *Like father Abraham* .
[10]For we are *his workmanship* , *created in Christ Jesus* unto *good works* , which *God* hath *before ordained* that *we should walk in them* .
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Is that water he’s drinking?
Yeah That Was Water 🌊 I Thought It Was Something Else Like Vodka. But It Wasn't Otherwise Ray Would Of Said Something To Him
Yes!!! FIJI WATER!
Pheww... haha yes Ray would’ve most definitely have said something you’re right
@living waters how can I be born again
The video tells you.
Repent and be baptized
Please help me im really scared to evangelize to my close friend
Ask God to fill you with his Spirit to empower and strengthen you! You can share for example your testimony of how you came to Jesus to him and that you want him to be saved and not go to hell. Talk to him like it’s urgent, that he must repent and trust in Jesus to be born again
Did He understand the 10 commandments show He's guilty of sin deserving of the punishment of Hell like everyone else ?
So many interpretations of verse which makes it difficult for the average person to know what is true. The devil has done enough to confuse us. Why are so many religion? Why are so many denominations of Protestant Churches? Can't we just have one religion and a false occult? Each and every doctrines need special examination. It's worth nothing everyone wants a donation. If you receive freely, you should give freely.
Ya but the thing is religion is man made, every single one of them interprets salvation as a reward for what we do while Jesus gives us salvation as a gift.
Is that a bottle of vodka?
Even ur dog has got a place in heaven.....doin evangelism wit its owner lol
Jesus did not become a humam being he merely wore the flesh like a suit if u Will to do his works n spread the gospel. If god became a human being he would take on all the characteristics of the flesh and all the sins that go witj the flesh. God is pefect n so was jesus.
why did someone send me this
Because someone loves you.
Born again means to rise from death
I feel many people misinterpret born again
Jesus was born again 3 days after he was killed
It’s not some metaphysical thing
He literally meant it
No. Being born again does not necessarily mean to rise from the dead. It can mean something else like after you pass away, your spirit reincarnates into a new body after a long period of time. What I mean is a different body.
Born again = baptism