How to Reach Those Who Have Strayed From the Faith
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- Unfortunately, some people abandon the faith they once professed. This is often seen among celebrities like Kanye West, who initially claim to become devout Christians but later revert to their previous behaviors. In this video, the Living Waters Team-comprising Ray Comfort, E.Z. Zwayne, Mark Spence, and Oscar Navarro-discusses this challenging issue for many Christians. The key question to consider when someone leaves the faith is whether they were truly saved in the first place. Watch the rest of the video learn about how you can reach those who have strayed / backsliden from the faith.
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When one believes on the Lord Jesus Christ and all who believe on him, even if they live like a devil will not loose their salvation, and no I'm not encouraging believers to walk unrighteously after believing.
Is speaker Johnson still a board member @ Living Waters?
@@debs578 friend may I ask are you saved and what must I do to be saved?
Been going through spiritual warfare... Feel like I've been going through God's spiritual discipline. Asked Him to cure me of my backsliding... Going back to Church, hoping to get to go back to work soon ( been retired allmost 7 years) . I needed to see This today. God bless each of you and your families... Please pray for me. Lot going on... Thank you 🙏
@@crawdad_smoker001 what must I do to be saved from Hell?
It took becoming a born again Christian to see everything the bible warns us against to come alive and to be revealed before my eyes.
Folks these days stray from the Lord much easier as there’s far too many distractions. When the Lord is talking in a soft voice how can we possibly hear Him when we have our heads buried in our phones, tv, drama and the nonsense of this world.
100%
SO TRUE
The lord sucks
God Doesn’t Whisper. - Osman An excellent book on the subject.
@user-gb3hu9nk3q He won't be mocked
*No matter how you feel today or what is going on in your life get up and look up and give GOD the glory for having you on the wake up list🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽*
This journey is not easy. Being a Christian is the hardest thing we can possibly do. If you love Jesus you must love him more than ur kids more than ur family more than ur life. It’s so hard. Bt his worth it. I pray for everyone to be lead by the grace of Christ.
Why cant Jesus get me a new car?
Matthew 11: 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
It's hard sometimes, but not because He wants us to suffer. We suffer because of our sins, but when we truly surrender to His will and his forgiveness, He makes us rest. Although He says in His word, He commands us to love him more than ourselves and love our enemies. Imagine how much He wants us to love our family? Like ourselves, so that doesn't mean you should love your kids less. Maybe that's why you think it's hard. It's hard because we live in a fallen world. But He's faithful to give us the strength and victory over this world. Amen
Fradapilla, Huge AMEN to that Brother. 🙏 ❤
@@fracpadilla I didn’t say love ur kids less. Or he’s not giving us rest. Even onto sinners he gives rest when they turn to him. If it was easy to be righteous and perfect front of God; we wouldn’t need Jesus. Bt we need Jesus. I find my self to be a hypocrite sometimes, I find my self to be greedy sometimes, I find my self angry sometimes. A lot of sin’s. Big or small. I just want to be close to Jesus Bt my heart inside can’t help Bt to be wicked.
God desires All men to be SAVED
But All men won't be saved , very sad but the scripture is clear hell was created for the devil and his angels but men are going there too
I haven't found (in Scripture) where God was confused about men and them going to a hell that He had created originally for the Devil and his angels. I perceive that to say God had only created hell originally for the devils, and Satan is to say that He (God) couldn't know that mankind would sin. I may be wrong, but I feel that God knows everything because it's how He planned it to be. 🤷🏽
Ray is right, I thought I was “backslidden” after my false conversion in my 20’s, but thank you Jesus I experienced a true conversion this last Nov 2023. So now I def know the difference! Thank you Jesus for your patience with me, and for your love and grace ❤
How did you come to a saving faith? Was it when you realized your sin (by conviction) and you were granted repentance and faith? I understand that God grants repentance (intellectually) but what if there is unbelief in their life? Can that be repented of? Because I feel like that’s what’s going on in my life. When I try and let scripture come in to my mind, A force tries to resist it. My heart is not in a good place But with God, all things are possible (Though I do not want to presume).
false conversion isnt biblical
Try looking for the ask pastor John podcast of Desiring God. There is an episode and many about unbelief. Hope that helps you. 🙏🏼@@TrentonJackson-pl3le
@@TrentonJackson-pl3lelook for the channel desiring God. Hope that helps
I’m 18, and just really learning about repentance, alongside faith. I’ve been extremely scared recently not only worrying of leaving the faith because of the wicked thoughts.
I for the last couple of days have been shutting down more, and more. I want to pick up my cross and walk, yet I’m so confused in some parts, and others extremely disobedient.
Every day I have a wicked thought, some I won’t even say. Others of just pure disbelief. I want to be saved, and under Christs authority. Yet, some of me wants to stay in the sin, I want to kill the desire, and some of the things of backsliding mentioned in this definitely sound like me. I look back everyday, I take a leap then come back to where I was standing prior to this. I wish I wasn’t but it even seems being ashamed of the Gospel fits me.
I am in a school which they believe a lot of the heresy’s there are, my family said “oh I made a profession of faith when I was 9” or whatever age it was, while not understand at all what I was being saved from. I’m deadly scared and even worried of not only backsliding, but of hardening of the heart as well.
I want to be saved, enter his kingdom even if I had to have the worse pain in the world for all of all eternity, I just want to see him, and bring people to the Gospel. Yet, how could I when I’m not saved, regenerated, or anything.
I mentioned before how I look back, is that even fixable? Am I permanently going to be this way? I hate myself without God, and I don’t even want to be without God all my days, but it is looking glimmer, and glimmer everyday I exist, and I’m getting worse and worse everyday.
All of this I said sounds very conflicting, and I’m super sorry of this. And I’m not trying to say I’m saved, I know I’m not in fact.
Even if you can’t answer these, I really ask you to pray for me. And anyone who see’s this
Many churches and church leaders misunderstand backsliding.
God genuinely saved me when I was in high school and I was genuinely on fire for the Lord for several years.
I then fell away from church and Christian fellowship and went out into the world to live it up with riotous living. This backsliding journey lasted more than 20 years.
But God …
He slowly started reviving me and calling me back starting in 2019 and then accelerating through 2020.
Today He has restored me and I’m back on the Narrow Way.
During my backslidden years, I did not feel peace with God and I eventually hated myself and living.
It’s possible to have truly experienced God’s salvation and then later backslide horribly for long seasons.
So glad you are back with the Lord. God is faithful! Stay the course! Eyes on Jesus.
Absolutely, I have a similar testimony, not 20 years, but more like 2-3, but remember coming back? I remember going to a simple church, nothing fancy or emotional, but for the first time in a long time (I was still in a sinful relationship but needing to return), and the pastor prayed after the worship time and prayed for the giving of tithes and I lost it. I wept through the rest of that whole service. I realized how much I missed God’s presence. It was like getting a breath of air when I didn’t know I wasn’t breathing. It was intense! That pastor was such a good shepherd. He was the one who challenged me standing in sin. He and others in that church were the ones who helped me come home to Jesus. I started working with their youth and met my husband soon after. We have been serving the Lord for these 25 years together and I am so glad the Lord rescued me from myself!!!!
@@Apb23 Praise the Lord!
Or maybe you weren't really born again at first, God said if you love me keep my commandments its a hard pill to swallow admitting we didn't really love God, Jesus said if you put your hand to the plough and look back your not worthy of him, God is merciful to us and now your truly born again, and remember the people who say there really on fire for God casting out devils etc. ..and Jesus says " I never knew you, you can say you know Jesus but the important thing is does He know you! Make sure you are in the faith.
Hey brother this isn’t meant to deny your experience but I respectfully disagree. Read 1st John 3:4-10, verse 9 says
“No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.”
1 John 3:9 ESV
The Bible makes it clear that although Christians aren’t sinless, they will through sanctification sin-less. Also Romans 6:2 “By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?”. It's one thing to struggle with sin and another t still be under sin nature/ slavery.
You guys are a blessing - searching for a church to get plugged into in my area and desiring to be a witness for Christ. Please pray for me.
A most difficult task in these last days is to find a solid King James Bible believing, dispensational, rightly dividing, evangelistic Church. Sadly there are few left.
People have this misconception that they HAVE to go to Church. We should go to Church but you don't have to go to church. The only thing you need is like my friend said above get a KJV Bible and stay away from all New Translation Bibles. The doctrine in all of the New Translations is completely different then the real gospel which the KJV teaches.The New Translations are filled with contradictions and heresies. We are saved by faith alone but New Translations will say you have to turn from your sins to be saved. I only come to this channel to warn people to stay away from popular Christian channels like this one.
@@AlexTheFollowerofJesusChrist me too. Do you watch bibleline by chance he teaches that we are saved by grace though faith alone. Pray for Ray Comfort and they that are deceived by him that come to the truth.
@@Freegrace421 Yup I indeed in fact do watch Bibleline, he is absolutely fantastic. If you like Bibleline I'll share some other channels that are good too that you would probably like. Onorato Diamante is fantastic! His channel is what made me realize I needed to humble myself because I was in error and heresy. Saint AVS and Christianforreal are channels that preach the true gospel as well. JackSmack is another channel that preaches the truth BUT JackSmack is a little out there. What I mean by that is he is VERY harsh to people in error and heresy. But yeah man, check out those channels they are very good and I agree we should pray for Ray and others like him.
Foundation, Alex, foundation. Salvation is not from a fuzzy, warm feeling. No one seeks after God, either, on their own. We need Holy Spirit conviction brought on by use of the Law (Gal. 3:24).
Jesus is not a Savior from Hell; He is the Savior from SIN! Consequently, we get saved from Hell when we get saved from sin! Therefore, Jesus and the disciples preached ‘Repentance AND belief/ trust’. The difference is life and death.
Mark 13:22 warns there will be many false Christs. Preaching faith without repentance is representing a false Christ, thus the reason for false converts that will hear those awful words, “Depart from me; I never knew you.”
Note: Use of the Law does the intended job and stops the unsaved person’s mouth (Rom. 3:19) from proclaiming his/ her’s own goodness (Pro. 20:6).
Repentance is preached to reach the heart…to convict the unsaved their need to repent. If we agree with God and slam the gavel down on ourselves by the Holy Spirit’s conviction by use of the Law, it is then GOD who grants repentance! Repentance is NOT a work of ours for justification; it is a work of God.
Here is a tidbit: In the Greek, to be a believer it means to be a follower! Belief is NOT just head knowledge; IT is the result of God’s work in a person’s heart the Holy Spirit indwelled! Do you now see?
Thank - you, Ray/ Living Waters for this admonition to the church and bringing use of the Law/ Ten Commandments back in evangelism!
(See why Satan wanted to take it down from schools and courtroom walls!?)
My brother in christ your podcast like a cold drink of water 💧 in a mountain stream. Thanks for this podcast. Thanks for standing for God and the truth.
This video moved me to repentance thank God
Halleluja, thank you Jesus!!❤ God bless you!
10:54 Wow. I need Jesus. God help me. Gonna follow these steps dear friends. Been watching you guys a lot and love your tracts. My desire is to be your true brother in Christ. Not a religious hypocrite. Blessings.
Just keep reading His word, pray daily and often, listen to Keith Green music on repeat.
And don't forget Mustard Seed Faith 😎 Oden Fong who was in the group leads worship and pastors at Poiema Christian Fellowship in Costa Mesa CA. I do love the music of Keith Green and how he walked with God. Oden mentions his close friendship with Keith on occasion.
Seeing this happening on a massive scale. Love you Ray Comfort
GBY and your family. See you in the clouds soon.
I have been thinking of this all morning. It isn’t just outside the church; it is even inside the church.
Doesn’t make any difference what church you affiliate yourself with.
The thought came to that God disciplines His own. This is to lead them closer to Him.
Those that have not accepted Christ free gift of salvation are dead to spiritual things.
This video has helped me today to understand what He is pressing on my heart to do.
Thank you for putting this together for all of us.
How can Christ's gift 🎁 be free if we have to work for it?
It creates a contradiction.
Is it grace through faith alone or by works?
@@Freegrace421faith first. If you become a believer on your deathbed and there’s no time to do anything, you’re saved anyway. BUT. If you go on living and there’s no fruit of your faith, did you really have faith? A boiling pot is evidence the contents are hot.
@@AMcDub0708 that's the equivalent of saying cancer proves you are healthy. Why do you look to yourself for evidence of salvation instead of looking to the cross of calvary? Let's say there are two men and I ask them both what's the evidence they are saved.
The first person says because he does good works, whilst the other person will say because of the cross of calvary where Jesus Christ died.
Works are evidence of obedience to God not faith or salvation.
The deeper my studies and understanding of Christ, the more terrifying. For me the verse most horrific is, “I never knew you.” Seems every time I listen to conversations like this, the more the narrator can say “You are not a good person” and I stand guilty as charged…But L-rd - I never knew you.”
Leave this who twist scripture, friend the only people to be scared of I never knew you are those who never trusted in Jesus Christ but they trusted in themselves.
Let's look at the context.
Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
When we don't cherry pick verses we like to fit our agenda we see the truth that Jesus speaks about they that trusted in their works rather than the finished work of Christ.
I tell you if you are trusting in anyone but Christ to be saved you shall be one of them yet I tell you, you don't need to be afraid because Jesus said
John 6:39-40 (KJV) And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:47 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.John 3:14-18 (KJV) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Romans 4:5 (KJV) But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Acts 16:30-31 (KJV) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
1 John 5:10-13 (KJV) He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, on his finished work on the cross as payment for our sins and his resurrection to give us eternal life they shall be saved from Hell and pass from death unto life . They shall never be unsaved because God cannot lie.
@@Freegrace421but is doing the will of God means responding to things he sends into my life? And how would I discern my wants and desires from His will or some kind of calling I'm supposed to have?
@@Hello-bi1pmyou have the have the Holy Spirit I believe. To tell you those things. I don't think there would be confusion with the Holy Spirit.
Oh my friend... that terrifies me as well... I'm so prone to drinking and other things... so prone to gluttony and drunkenness.... I'm terrified he will reject me...
I'm thankful for your deep thinking on these hard issues, I pray God gives you assurance of Salvation, I think this is evidence of God's work in you. Look closer at what the false prophets in that chapter were using to try to justify themselves before Jesus. They were confused why they were not going to heaven when they had done so many religious works, unfortunately the false prophets in those verses were deceived into thinking their religious works and wonders could merit them eternal life, false religions claim that we are saved by grace plus works, where as the Bible is clear we are Saved by Grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. My encouragement is to learn of Christ who is our merciful high priest and bring all your fears to him. Remember that Christ Jesus is your refuge from God's wrath on that judgement day, if your faith is in Christ alone, Jesus Christ in heaven is your righteousness, his good works are credited to your account because your guilt was laid on Jesus and was nailed to the cross. Your righteousness is not dependent on your works, you are counted righteous before God by faith in Jesus Christ, he is the anchor of hope.
"The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death." Proverbs 14:32 NKJV
"What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered; Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.” Romans 4:1-8 NKJV
"Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things-things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 6:9-20 ESV
I really recommend J.C. Ryle's book on Holiness, it has a good chapter on assurance and the song Before the Throne of God Above. My God Bless you and give you his peace.
This was very moving for me. That I wandered away is one thing, but in the course of that, my family followed. I am here to say that I'm sorry and I'm trying to undo the damage that I let happen. God, I'm sorry. Please, forgive me. Holy Spirit, I NEED your guidance. In Jesus I pray, Amen.
Can you please pray for me to find a way to earn income on 58 years old? I’ve been unemployed for a while and I have a three year-old daughter and I’m suffering from depression. Thank you, and God bless your ministry.
God will grant your request in Jesus name!
My caring advice is to contact your pastor and put the need out to the congregation to see if they know of work avail to help you
Praying for you
I have lifted up your needs to our Father in Heaven as you have requested. I too asked for prayer on a channel and my plea for help was answered. Thank you for sharing your requests with us so that we, your brothers and sisters in the Lord can petition our God for His Divine intervention. I will continue to ask God for His help, guidance, deliverance, and blessings for you and your family.
In Jesus' name, I ask the Father to provide a way for you, and that you would have joy and peace.
Please keep us posted.
I have people in my family who've believed in a easy greasy grace. Like you said, A false conversion. Hebrews says if a person keeps sinning and trampling all over the blood of Jesus then there is no more sacrifice for sins. Real believers dont want to willfully sin and dont. Fake converts dont struggle against sin.
Thank you living waters and Ray Comfort, God bless you all.
God bless the Living Waters ministry.
“Many will come in My name….” Matthew 24:5
Abba Father's blessings brothers ❤
Thank you Ray and team.
Faith without works is dead
I think that's the key to do not the backslide.
Living waters crew from the guy that takes orders to the video editor and Ray and crew.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart and our whole family in helping us come closer to God and planting seeds for our Fathers glory!
Thank you brothers in Christ Jesus. You are a true example of John 13:34-35. The love you show for you fellow brothers is how I know you are of God, for God is love and that is what I see from you all. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ for the new creation He made us.
We are surrounded by backsliding and secularism in conservative Reformed churches. We have been trying to hold the line, trying our very hardest, given literally everything to keep our children from going down the mainstream and are now so hamstrung that we have to start compromising. We don’t know what to do and are beside ourselves. We have been rebuked and scoffed at by our own church for trying to hold just basic conservative values. What would you say to us? Because wherever we ask for counsel they shrug their shoulders and say they don’t know what we should do 😓.
They do this because they reject the gospel , do you believe?
John 6:47 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
@@Freegrace421 It’s so hard to deal with because they have all the theology and can bring the gospel with very much intellectual clarity, but the weightier matters of the law are completely missing (Matt. 23:23). There’s an open door to all kinds of secular entertainment, music, and fashion. The carefulness of raising our children and impressing their hearts with God’s word is completely missing. Catechism memory? They have lots of it. Bible memory, not really. How this grieves us amongst confessional conservative Reformed churches.
@@thewayfarerssongbook8652 friend its actually worse than that! Not that these churches aren't bad. Yet this channel and many other "Christian" channels preach a false gospel. The gospel of works will condemn men,but the gospel of Christ will save condemned sinners like us.
1 John 5:10-13 (KJV) He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
@@Freegrace421 true, there is no salvation by works but that gospel, when believed by faith will produce a person desiring to be thoroughly furnished with good works (2 Tim 3:17, James 2:18). And that’s what’s totally missing. Somehow we think that we can believe the gospel and that gives us a pass to now run gleefully back to the world and enjoy ourselves now that we don’t have to worry about hell.
@@thewayfarerssongbook8652 just acknowledging a believer's free will yet I still agree with Romans 6:2 and 1 Peter 2:16.
If a believer lives like a devil , he will not go to hell bit will be disciplined by God for his disobedience. Yet we shall rebuke him for it.
How could I ever walk away from the One who saved my life in Jesus Mighty Name I believe 🦅🦅🦅♥️💫
Psalm 139 Amen
Praise God! What a blessing this channel is.
A channel like this that damns people to hell is not a blessing.
1 John 5:10-13 (KJV) He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Real simple.
Jesus said " if you love me keep my Commandments"
@@shannanknight6485 that's for fellowship with him.
Amen ❤ The moral laws 🙏 In the simplest term.....Gods love for His children....show that love to others!! Moral, respect, decency, integrity, That is showing Jesus to others... Because that is Jesus ❤😊 what is Gods glory ?It is the manifestation of God's character His ultimate power transcendence and moral perfection. AMEN ❤️
Wow I was very encouraged by this. I needed to hear this today.
Great video gentlemen💯
My 🙏 & hope is I never get desensitized by # 12 cause that’s one of my biggest pet peeves😱
I always think I'm not good enough or have something that will hold me from going to heaven. I do repent. Praying for forgiveness from head to toe. I have anxiety, so I fall often. Really trying more and more. I talk to my family and friends about Jesus. The world has such a strong hold on the twenties and unders.
Another homerun. I'm saving this episode for later.
Great video! The editing was amazing 10/10!
Thank you again guys! Very potent analysis and helpful counter action advice! God bless you guys always! Will share!
I agree there's too many distractions but it only takes one.
OH WOW RAY!!! I’m so glad I found this. I was just talking to God how I had backslided and I’ve come back to Him but I feel something is wrong. Something’s wrong with my heart. I wish I could ask you questions. I just ordered your Bible the evidence Bible and honestly it’s for me to get my questions answered. I’m angry and hurt and have lost my patience. What’s coming out of my mouth is from my heart. It’s full of anger, betrayal, sadness, hurt, confusion and rejection. I’m searching and seeking God for help. At this point I don’t trust the churches. What do I do? What’s wrong with me? Has the Lord had enough of me?
I wouldn’t say leaving faith but leaving religion and the fake church’s but keeping jc in your heart.
Gotta assemble with believers though. Organize a Bible study weekly with friends if you don’t have a Bible believing church near you.
Faith to be saved or returned to God is not about religion, it's about our relationship to Him. No religion has redeemed our sins from the cross, only Jesus did!
I absolutely loved this episode. Right on point! Thank you so much!
So true! God bless y’all ☝️😌👉✨📖✨
Thank you Ray, and all the guys at Living Waters! What an EXCELLENT video. I just shared it with 15 people!
Definitely moving it’s so obvious with this content we are so easily moved away from the Lord and his peace! I hope this will stay in my heart and mind forever it’s sad to admit I am Luke warm at best and we all know that’s not tolerable
Love this video!
That’s me somewhat. Thanks for the encouragement. May our God continue to Bless your ministry 🙏🏾
Thanks for this!
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." - Proverbs 16:18.
I don't believe in the Bible. But you do, and you support these people.
Thank you for proving me right.
Guys I prayed to God to teach me how to pray for myself to be rich, and God said to me to go ask my parents what will make them happiness. I asked my parents and they said to me that they would be happy if I would be rich, healthy, live a long life if i would be married had a family. After that I returned to my room and God answer me see if you pray for others happiness you pray for yourself.
You are right as Paul said Romans 6:1-2 (KJV) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
1 Peter 2:16 (KJV) As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Yet remember a believer can live like a devil and still go to heaven however God like a good father will discipline the disobedient believer.
I am not encouraging believers to walk unrighteously. I say let us go sin no more because we are saved and forgiven.
Thank you!
Do not judge a backslidden Christian, God still loves them and gives them the space to come back.
Seems like most here have never read the parable of the prodigal son Luke 15.
11:11 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good-except God alone. Mark 10:18
What do yall think about the scripture that talks about men and women walking away from the faith. I do believe there are people who have been saved and they allow sin creep back in to their life to such a degree that become deceived and walk away from their faith.
Kanye never had the faith.
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”
1 John 2:19
Maybe but I say, John 6:47 Verily Verily I say unto you he that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
@@Freegrace421amen. Did you know that the word 'believe' in Greek means to believe in, to entrust, to rely on, to cling to. In Hebrew, it can mean faith, trust, or loyalty.
@@jasondawdy5524 the new testament was written in Koine Greek I don't know how you justify adding works to the gospel but this is wrong.
@@Freegrace421 oh I'm definitely not adding works to the gospel. I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. I'm telling you what the word 'believe' actually means in biblical context.
Oh my… this strikes me hard. Lord, have mercy on me.
Wow! Thank you
Great video. My prayer life could certainly use some discipline and my Bible study has suffered because of it. Unfortunately I haven’t found a good church service to be noticed that I’m absent from yet though I’ve attended several. Pray for me to find a Bible believing and preaching church where I can be of service as well as being fed.
Praying
Please pray for me. I've strayed away before and am recently aware of the sin of falling in to sin. Am I able to be restored?
I just posted a comment in the main thread.
If you belong to God, He is holding you. Just surrender all and deny your flesh.
Yes. You are. I have also. My pastor said the very fact that I am concerned is testimony that I still belong to Christ. I just have to be extra vigilant now, not neglecting prayer, reading the Word, and fellowshiping with other believers.
See this is why Repent of your sins is false in order for this one to make sense you have to be without sin but you are not you are a sinner just like us. But Jesus said
John 6:47 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 3:14-16 (KJV) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 11:25-26 (KJV) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Acts 16:30-31 (KJV) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Do you believe this?@davidbradshaw5561.
David, here’s what I have learned:
1) pray, pray, pray with faith and repent… change your ways
2) read the word of God in the Bible every day, as Ray says ‘No read, no feed’
3) submit to Jesus. Tell Him you are His and ask the Lord to lead you… do this daily!
4) ask other Christ followers to pray for you.
I will be praying for you.🙏❤️
You're alive right now aren't you, brother? Well, Repent! Come back! Ask the Lord to forgive you and restore you and strengthen you! God gave you another day of life. Where there's life, there's hope!
God Bless!
They left us because they were never one of us.
Go after them. God doesn't reveal himself to those he wants to be lost.
@@francismarion6400 they left because they didn't know the gospel. Do you know it.
John 6:47 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
God desires all men to be saved
@@virginiahernandez1329 You need to learn the difference between Will of Decree & Will of Desire.
@@francismarion6400 John 6:37 ASV
All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
@LivingWaters the 20 questions posed from 7:23 to 9:01 in the video podcast should be a UA-cam Short. Please send me the link if you create it. Blessings to all of you! Pray that my wife and I go out and share the Gospel together daily. and
P.R.A.Y. Praise, repent,ask, yield! Praise God for who he is. Repent of your sins. Then ask. Then yield wait and listen for his answer.
Great THUMBNAIL!!!!!!
Honestly, I think there were many people in his ear as well.
It's frustrating to hear that a believer should pray more. It sounds like we have to schedule it into our busy calendars, get up early, before bed, etc. It's not like that. A child of God WALKS in prayer every minute of every day. It's what I do. I'm never not praying except for when I sleep. And I have to say regarding my personal testimony. The Spirit works in the heart before a person is reached. The soil has been prepared by those who came before which is what happened to me. It's like what Ray is doing on the streets which is beautiful. I was ready to give my life to Christ when I did by those who influenced me along the way. A person who came to stay with me had to use my bathroom. He left his Bible open on the ottoman. I picked it up thinking it was just a book. That was it for me. Someone had put a flyer on my door for Easter and I asked him if he'd go to church with me and he did. I went forward and made a commitment. Honestly, this is evangelism. Be a Christian. Talk about God. Give an invite to go to church. Read your Bible openly. Don't hide your faith. To me, this is evangelism. But nobody "came after me." I hate going into any store where a salesman won't leave you alone the minute you walk in the door. Don't be the type of Christian people run from. The one lost sheep is being taken out of context. The one Jesus goes looking for. He didn't go or run after the lost. They came to him along his journey. That looked for him or stumbled upon him. It's the Spirit's job to work in man's heart before we even get there so by the time we do, they're ready.
Exelente video. Thanks
Excellent
Eye opener! When being pursued by someone who claims to be a believer but exhibits 8 of the 20 traits!
What’s up I just passed you by on the pier! Praise Yah!
We live in a world where definitions have become watered down. The Christian title isn't how it used to be and we need to really honour that title and be good bearers of Christ's name
support
Hallelujah
I love this video
I can trust the parachute, but that list of things to do... I take my hands off the parachute.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
The battle never ends.
It sure does we will be with the Lord soon.
Many (if not most) were never saved in the first place...
That twenty one pilots song hits this on the head!
which one? Doubt?
Ray you need to start asking people if they want to receive Jesus Christ as your lord and savior we could see some great conversions
You guys need the baby to give a thumbs up when you twist the card.
Hello. Thank you for this video. I always appreciate that you share these and I watch them anytime I see a new one come up. For anyone who sees this, please pray for me and my mum. I want us to get closer to the Lord and also improve in life somehow. I feel trapped or oppressed due to a lot that goes on off and on despite that I still have times I feel happiness and contentment from the Lord I often have fears about if I'll be saved or not because of my errors (even though I believe Jesus died for me I still get fearful easily) and have recurrences of anxiety sometimes when I see certain things that worry me and cause triggers, and I can get seriously depressed and struggle with how I am mentally/emotionally despite that I'm still trying to pray for help in improving somehow... I am trying to read and pray daily and have for two years so far, but it's hard for me to be strong or get any better because of how my life is and it can just get really hard on my mentality. I appreciate anything given if this post makes it to the comment section... Thank you. God bless you.
Praying for you
@3:03 ez's eyes almost popped out of his head!
I think we’ve all back slidden to some capacity. Including everyone around the table. I know we all find it hard to admit and make it out to he someone else’s problem but when we examine our hearts we will see that we are all guilty before God but he can redeem us if we call on him
Thanks for the video, this is me you are describing in this video, I have been struggling with sexual immorality/pornography and I started to have anger, thanks for the convicting message. Brethren plz pray for me so that by God's grace and for God's glory I may learn control my body.
0:34 I seriously doubt that it was a truly Christian school, but even if he did, that doesn't make you a Christian
I don't know about you guys, and this is not spiritual pride God help me if it is , but if I go 6 hrs without weeping for the lost, as an evangelist getting ready for June 1st the beginning of my street ministry this year I get worried that something isn't right in my heart, and beg God to dig deep and kill my flesh regardless of how much it hurts me, now I'm not boasting here please understand this, people are going to hell hearts are hardening by the second the spirit of antichrist is exploded and the time is almost up when no man can work, this summer and fall is going to be world War three on the streets, Satan is playing for keeps no restraint anymore, I've told the Lord respectfully but from my very soul I'm not going out there inless he's going with me , because I won't be able to do anything that lasts, I'm going for souls real conversions right there on the streets, I'm going for the wounded and broken the little remnant of folks remaining to be saved I'd say one out of a hundred maybe even less, I fast every day eat one meal and am on my face before my Lord, and at least 2 hrs a day in his word, folks if we're not willing to allow the Holy Spirit to prepare us, examine us deeply put to death any hindrance of the flesh we will not be able to stand, example if someone slaps you in the face and you beat the dung out of them you're not ready to go, spit in your face and you grab there throat nope not yes, curse Jesus to your face, inches from your face and you want to call fire from heaven to destroy them nope your not ready, them cross the death to our flesh is not a game our obedience will determine our effectiveness on the streets, no one goes into battle without being prepared I go with the love of Christ his compassion his mercy grace and gentleness or I'm I'm not ready it's that simple, sorry for the long letter, I love you guys my brothers in Christ my friends looking forward to hugs and kisses all around when we meet in heaven.
Those people who strayed away from God for reasons. And God knows that too but he doesn't care. If he doesn't care about us, then we don't need to care about him. We just need to focus on the world to pursue our goal rather than just wasting our time to think god will give us again food from the sky
I have to lie every day. I take care of my mother who is 86 and has dementia. If I told the truth, it would be a never ending argument in hell. I'm sure God understands. Telling the truth and reasoning is impossible.
Good loves you and your mother friend stay strong ♥️
When your House is clean And the evil spirit is cast out. It will not find any rest so it comes back to its home. And when welcomed it will bring seven times his demon friends.
For those saying they realized they had a false conversion and now how a genuine one: This begs the question, what makes you so sure the one you have now is genuine?
The bible said this would happen, not surprised
Scary 🙀
We got tand firm on Christ Jesus
What happened to Chad. Miss that fellow.
How can you tell if it's a true conversation or a false conversion? They don't endure to the end. They left from us because they were not of us, or they would have stayed with us is in First John chapter two verse nineteen..
I'm asking for prayer because although I am abiding in Christ, I am struggling feeling, doubt and confused about God's character. As a seasoned Christian, it's been very challenging dealing with adult daughter who turned her back on God. I'm not letting go of Jesus. He deserves the reward for his suffering in me. He gets what he wants. But I don't want to limp around anymore. I want to be strengthened by his right hand. I want to evangelize more. I'm working with a Christian therapist.
0:27 I think one thing I need to do a bit more for the sake of myself and others is point out sin. Iron sharpens iron, and I have a lot of good christian friends, but like I also spend time around worldly people. That do tolerate sin. Well... Some sin. Everyone has their own ethics, their own moral values... They fall short of they aren't God's values, but everyone has them.
But I do not want those people to become my only social circle, they are not my closest friends, they are people im trying to be a light in their lives. Not good influences. And I hold dearly to that.
I was just trying to watch a comedy of Robin Williams called, Weapons of Mass Destruction, he performed in DC. I really loved his comedy back in the day. But he was using F bombs a lot and I said to God, I can put up with that, but YOU know what I can't put up with, so if you don't want me to continue watching this, he'll say that once and I'll be gone. Next 3 seconds he used the Gd and I was over and out and came to this video. I don't like to be around swearing at all, because I pick it up way too easily (I was in the Marines) but that or using JC in vain is more than I can abide with. Then when I heard you say that looking back was insulting to God I realized immediately I had to ask for forgiveness for doing what I did so I stopped this video and prayed for forgiveness. I didn't even think about what I had done like that. Thank you for making me see it for what it really is.
Good job being sensitive as the Holy Spirit leads you into paths of righteousness! Keep your eyes on the Saviour!
God has made a declaration of War, not against you and me, but against Sin and it’s originator! There’s no back door into heaven.
Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Mankind is the “Apple of God’s Eye” excuse the pun, but Sin is in every single one of us! So, God has a dilemma! Even, some might say, difficult choice? How does he destroy Sin but save mankind. And remember, Satan got kicked out of heaven because of his Sin against God, also, there’s no back door into heaven!
However, we think we know (human thinking), but God's preferred weapon of choice is; Love! God’s not just chosen Love to be his weapon of choice, but God is Love! That's right! God uses himself; Love incarnate! In the person of Jesus Christ! God can't help but Love mankind. It's his natural inclination towards us! How can we reject such a blessing, such Love?
But the Bible says that God will destroy Sin and its originator, with Fire! And anyone caught with unconfessed Sin. And so, what is Sin, it’s the breaking of God’s perfect Law; the 10 Commandments including the 4th, which is where God’s Seal, personal Signature, and Mark can be found!
We too must then, join in the battle, with all our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. We do this fighting, exchange, struggle, and combat by our Love towards God, because he first Loved us (1 John 4:19), and towards others ( 1 John 4:7-10 ). It would seem that God has given mankind the really easy part? Like Abraham and all the patriarchs, by just watching, observing God keeping his promises!
How we show our Love towards God; we keep his 10 Commandment Law and have the Faith of Jesus which is the Prophetic Word (Revelation 14:12).
This is the way!
Fasting and prayer. Get away from the distraction of the world. He will answer. Onward Christian soldier! 🪖 Get back on your feet 💪 🐾
I never could fast, if life is busy with work, bills need to be payed, how do u fast? U do that even as while u work?
@@partlysimpson5154 If you are in debt or work for someone it is hard, I know. You can fast from television, media, or phone. It doesn't have to be food. You can go camping or hiking on the weekends. Get away from the noise for a while. You can also try a 16 hour fast. So have dinner at 6pm, have breakfast at 10am, and lunch at 2pm. God wants us to be alone with him. Listen to his word. Pray. Take a break from the world. Slow down. Hope this helps.
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God opens mens eyes and ears. If it happens and then the believer backslides, the door is still open to come home like the son who slept with swine.