For Those Who Fear They Are Not One Of God’s Elect | WRETCHED RADIO
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Whoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.
I had to stop , go on full screen on my laptop and take it all in.
Jesus , forgive me for doubting your character , change my heart and just renew my affection for You alone
Open your word so i can see YOU in every line of your word.
Thank you Lord !
Amen
Amen to that!
Amen ❤️❤️
Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it upon completion until the day of Christ”
Amen!!!oh glory to Him!
This is a sign that you don't rest in Jesus. Just relax!
Whoa! God is always faithful in answering my prayers. I’ve been really struggling with assurance the past few days and I didn’t sleep last night struggling with the fear of being in Hell separated from God for all eternity. I was praying for His help and answer early this morning and now BOOM! This is the second video I’ve seen in this topic today alone! Thank You Father for Your perfect faithfulness and saving me through Your perfect Son. Thank you Todd and all at Wretched for your faithfulness to the Word of God!
Amen!
Praise the Lord God have your answer. He is FAITHFUL..AMEN.
I use to have this problem myself brother. But a godless man has no concerns of GODLY things. When true Christians are terrified of dying and going to hell, that's because we're saved and know it is a all to real place for the wicked. But the wicked don't worry of eternity in hell because they don't believe it is real, neither do they believe the GOD of the bible. ♥️🙏
Oh my goodness! I was up all night last night also, gripped with fear over this!
@Fisher of Men Ministries amen! Yes He is!
I'm a father, I've got a child and there is NOTHING! that he can do wrong to make me hate him or not consider him my child anymore. Now, if this tipe of love for a child is in us, humans and imperfect fathers, how much more graceful and solid love God has for us his adopted children. ❤️ Adonai, I bless your name for your mercy is immeasurable and your love as deep as the universe.
Why doesn't God just adopt everyone then? It's not like He doesn't create the people who go to Hell. He's their father too.
@@storba3860They are of their father, The Devil.
@@zacGmusik Satan doesn't create humans. God does.
This made me cry. Thank you for these words! God bless you!
God is not like humans though. His love for others and hate for others will offend human hearts.
Romans 8:1 … “Therefor there is now NO condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” … “NO” condemnation… not “little” not “some” …. NO CONDEMNATION!
Praise God!!
"Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, oh what a foretaste of glory divine,
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Looking at some of the comments it seems like we’re all feeling the same, thank-you Todd for reminding us of our weaknesses and The Lord’s unfailing love.
Glory to the Lamb of God!!!
I feel like a hypocrite sometimes when I tell people how to have peace with God through Jesus but at the same time, there is a war in my mind that is in constant fear that I’m not doing enough to go to heaven even though I know that it’s by grace through faith alone. When I’m not active in sharing the gospel, my level of anxiety overwhelms me and have no joy or peace at all since I fear I won’t be with him because of that. And when I hear godly people reminding me about salvation reassurance through faith in Jesus I have joy and finally able to live God’s peace, but suddenly I start questioning if that peace and joy come from God or me being worldly. It’s very frustrating. :-(.
I know Exactly how and what you feel, it can scare you, it can bring in fear , anxiety , no peace , all the tools of the devil and we let it.
I do know I want to see the man , that died for me, I want to tell him Thank You . I may never say anything else but my heart will ever be thankful
I feel the same way. I’ve had joy up until my baptism last Sunday, since then I’ve been in spiritual warfare. I’ve calmed down now, but I’m not happy in the Lord like I was last week and before. I forgot about God’s love for me.
Satan wants you to feel hypocritical. It's how he interferes with the gospel. Jesus already won. Just keep praising Him for HIS goodness.
Jesus paid for all your sins once for all. You were not saved so long as you convert enough people or whatever.
That is a works based lie.
Me too.
@@elizabethezell8749 Tell him now
I want to listen to this over and over. It truly gave me hope. Honestly, I'm developing a phobia of listening to sermons online because I keep falling into lack-of-assurance-despair. It's a rough place to be.
Your not alone 🙏🏻 devil is in overdrive I think. Keep the faith sister but know even when we air faithless HE is faithful
@@carly-0-7 Amen. Thank you. Yes, it's so true that he is in overdrive right now. It's what I've been thinking, too.
This could not have come at a better time!
You should go to Bible comments and read Charles Simeon’s commentary on the Bible. Paul washer put me on to him. Very good. Must read. It literally won’t let me put the “oh Are G” in single letter form after the website Bible comments. But just change it to that.
Same for me!! I need this!!
Amen and amen!!
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Sometimes, I feel guilty for having joy, as if I don't think I'm good enough since I'm still a sinner, and I haven't earned the right to happiness. I'm always worried about salvation, so thank you! I'm so glad that you allow comments now, for I've wanted tell you for a long time how much your show has helped me. God bless you.
G'day, Rhonda! "ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Rom. 3:23)
In Psalm 51, David prayed, "Restore to me the JOY of your salvation," after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband killed in battle. There IS joy in the Lord and in His salvation by grace ALONE through faith ALONE in Christ ALONE.
On the other side of this proverbial coin is my journey which began a couple of years ago in late March. I was trying to focus on joy, specifically that Jesus is my joy and what that means. I kept thinking about that hymn "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and thought, "Dear God, I want to make Jesus the joy of my desiring at all times, good or bad." The woman who anointed Jesus' feet in Luke Chapter 7 was showing the joy of salvation as she had been forgiven for her sins, which were many. So I hope this helps and encourages you in some way to not feel guilty for having joy. That's the Christian life.
I struggle most with thinking I haven’t truly come to Him, like maybe I’m self-deceived. I know I can’t do anything to save myself, so I feel like I’m trapped in a vice, between my inability to do something about it, and the knowledge that I might not truly be His. Foolishly, I often look to other Christian brothers and sisters who are so zealous for God and I look at myself and it feels like for me it’s only in short bursts. I want to be more like that, but I don’t want to force it if I’m self-deceived. I want to know I’m right with God, and I see such confidence in people that is unsettles me about myself.
You are on the right path...Just take time each day to read the Bible or talk to God ..even for just a few minutes. God bless
This describes me perfectly, except for the fact that I try saving myself by somehow mustering up faith in Christ. All I can say is seek the Lord while He may be found. You might feel like giving up on gaining assurance, but here are some promises you should hold onto:
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev 22:17
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:8
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John 6:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. John 7:37
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:17
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 2 Corinthians 6:2
I know how you feel, man. Like, is there some fine print I'm missing, so that I'm not doing it right? Am I going to get to Judgment and find some deficiency I hadn't noticed? Am I not faithing right? But here's the nice thing: Whatever the case, the answer is the same. Look to Jesus. I get discouraged when I'm looking too much at myself, and not enough at God. Not enough about how God makes it simple and easy, how he wouldn't deceive us in that, how he knows me and has compassion, and wants to save me more than I want to be saved. Christ gets glory from breaking my sin and rescuing me. He gets glory from man, but most importantly, from the Father. We have to give up looking at the things we're doing or not doing right, just completely surrender them, forget about them, and admit to God our hopelessness in ourselves. Even wondering if I'm deceived is wondering if I'm DOING something wrong. And we have to be diligent not to conflate faith and feelings. Faith is forgetting all that and *taking Christ at his word!* He said it, so just forget about your feelings and believe it: "The one who comes to me I will certainly not cast out." He's good, he's generous, he's merciful, he's truthful, he's compassionate, so take him at his word. Lord bless you, brother.
@@malijames12 Thanks for the kind words and scriptures, brother
@@DoulosEudoxus Thank you. You’ve said it right, friend
I struggled with this for so much of my life. I even refrained from taking communion once when I was about 12 because I wasn't sure of my salvation. It was agonizing. Thank the Lord for bringing me to assurance.
Literally the best timing. Was just talking about this. Praise God! 🙌🏼
What a blessing you are, Todd! Some days this crazy, sinful world (plus my own failing flesh) feels like a crushing weight. Yet, you encourage us (me) to gaze on our good and perfect and faithful God, Who corrects wrong perspectives and causes us (me) to rejoice in the God of my salvation. Thank you for reminding me to think on those things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely....(all that sweet Philippians 4:8 stuff!)
Nice comment, Suzanne.
Amen sister 🙏👍
Thank you Todd. A timely message. I want to be strong in my convictions of my eternal security because when I doubt my salvation not only does it steal my peace, joy and rest, but it renders me needy and less loving. I've agonized in prayer over this and your video helped me today.
Really needed this encouragement today. Praise be to God. Thank you Todd for being faithful.
I needed to hear this. Thank you.
This is only the 2nd time watching the show, i subscribed the 1st yesterday...this show seemed directed to me...it was good to hear your message, it helped me ...thank you and God bless you brother and to all other's who see this as well...in Jesus sweet and holy name...amen
As always an awesome, informative and encouraging teaching brought by wretched! God bless y'all! God in his Providence brought me across wretched TV and the teachings of Todd friel back in 2020. I'm grateful 🙌🏾
I lacked assurance until I read John Bunyan's "Grace Abounding to the Chief of All Sinners". The autobiography could have been written about me. John Bunyan came to freedom by looking at Hebrews 4:12-16, when he laid everything down at the throne of grace. Upon doing that, I realized that the promises of God are for me. Like Christian in Pilgrim's progress, the burden has been lifted, and I was freed. I now can read the Bible with so much joy, obedience is joyful, I want to learn more, I worship God freely, I find myself constantly in prayer. I can't get enough, I want nothing else, Christ is my treasure.
Oh right on time! 🙌 Now i could breathe a sigh of relief! Now i could just walk straight with no more heavily burdened shoulders 😌 thanks a lot, Todd & team!
Thankyou for this... I cry often for my sins and fears and pray constantly for forgiveness... I love you Heavenly Father... Keep me strong and give me courage for what is coming on earth... Never let me falter... In the name of Yeshua... Love and prayers to you all from Australia... xx
G'day, Aussie Girl! A huge Amen to that!
@@lindacowles756 G'Day Linda !! Have a great day... 😊💛✝️
God is so good I'm telling you. He's so faithful, THANK YOU JESUS YOU ARE AMAZING!
I’ve been ridden with anxiety lately because of lack of communication with Jesus I can feel it in the inner most parts of my soul that it grieves Him yet I felt more unworthy and kept my distance. Being pregnant doesn’t help at all. I’m riddled with external stresses…I know it’s no justification but it is what I’m going through but I don’t want to. I felt like I’m a phony and not saved because of this yet I fear the Lord and worry over sin so I know it’s just my own mind messing with me…this video confirmed everything…God brought me such great comfort….
That's a big problem with many people is that they go days without thinking of God..It can be challenging for sure but try to remember to spend time with God even for just a few minutes each day. God bless
Man the timing of this... Praise the Lord I was at a breaking point and praying to God about this last night
Thank you so much for this. I have been troubled for the last couple of years. I have been listening to preaching on predestination and election and thinking, what if i think I'm saved but I'm not one of the elect! Thank you
It's only natural to doubt that God loves you if you think that he doesn't love most people (predestining someone to damnation is not loving). The lack of assurance and trust are the bad fruit of bad teaching. God loves everyone.
Those sermons about predestination and election are deceptive. They use out-of-context Bible verses to firmly establish ideas, then they use glib excuses to escape the contradictions they create.
You don't have to be a victim of the people who besmirch God's character by saying that he doesn't love everyone enough to actually save them. When you let go of the idea of individual predestination to heaven/hell, it's easier to trust God, because you don't have the troubling thought in the back of your mind - "I'm glad I was one of the lucky ones."
Thank you so much. I am one of those who lacks assurance do to sin that i can't seem to overcome. I find myself in tears begging God for forgiveness and the strength to turn away from my desires. Then before i know it I'm willingly committing that same sin. I often wonder if I am like Esau. Giving up my spiritual blessings for my fleshly desires. But, at the same time i know God's promises are immutable. It makes for turbulent spiritual life. Please pray for my assurance and deliverance from this bondage of sin. Sincerely, confused.
Read Romans chapter 7 when you become anxious. It will help.
Philippians chapter 2 or 3 Paul talks about how he himself is not perfect and how our confidence is not in our flesh.
@@nickw3463 thank you for your encouraging words. God's grace is sufficient.
@@michaelE3569 God's grace surely is sufficient.
Don't fall into the trap of looking at your shortcomings, bad feelings, or wrongdoings. That is not the gospel that is works. I've fallen into it before and I hate seeing fellow believers suffer the same.
We've GOT to focus on how powerful Jesus and his sacrifice/resurrection is to save. Hebrews 10:10 says, "we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus once for all."
And Hebrews 10:14 says, "for by one offering he hath perfected FOR EVER them that are sanctified.
We conquer by the blood of the lamb and our testimony. Revelation 12:11
Sometimes we have to testify, not only to others, but to ourselves that we have trusted/believed in Jesus sacrifice and resurrection.
@@nickw3463 you are a true brother in Christ brother , encourage with love , amen and God bless you always 🙏👍
I know exactly what you are saying brother , it gets better just gravitate to true brothers who encourage you and offer support. Message me anytime for both , love you brother stay strong , peace be with you always and God bless 👍🙏
22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”
La 3:22-24.
Such a comforting and important reminder! Thank you Todd for continuing to broadcast truth!
That's great wisdom right there: "But if you are concerned, that is the sign that you shouldn't be concerned". It reminds me of Matthew 20:16 "The last shall be first...".
Edit: Wait what?! We have a comment section now?!!?! Wohoooo!!!
That’s an interesting. While I believe and understand everything Todd is sayin, assurance is still an issue for me BECAUSE I know that’s true. I know my salvation is through Christ alone and I cannot earn it. I don’t deserve it and I never can or will. Mh knowledge of these truths actually makes it a little more difficult to deal with assurance issues because only the elect go to heaven, essentially. There’s no way I can know if I’m in that group.
@@safersephiroth943 if you don’t take pleasure in sin, I think you’re probably good. That’s your born again heart speaking to you.
@@amazingjables I’d tend to agree with you. Because it’s true. I don’t take pleasure in sin. Some are more difficult to bare than others, but generally, when I’ve sinned or realized I’ve sinned, that’s when I know I need to seek forgiveness.
@@safersephiroth943 lack of assurance is the bad fruit of bad theology. You can count on God's love precisely because he isn't the kind of God who walks by (like the Levite and Pharisee) when he sees someone in trouble. He stops and helps (like the good Samaritan). He doesn't want anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentence. He doesn't delight in the death of the wicked. He takes no glory in damning souls- in fact, the Bible tells us what glorifies God most in Phillipians ch. 2. It describes Christ's great humility and says "therefore God exalted him". God exalts the humble and brings low the proud. Christ's glory comes from laying down his life and taking it up again.
Jesus didn't leave anyone out when he died for the world. He took on human flesh, so everyone who has human flesh shares in the offer to be reconciled to God. So you don't have to worry about not being elect. No one does.
@@josephbrandenburg4373 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and choosing sure; for in doing these things, you will never stumble
I read a quote along the lines of if you think you messed up you’re life so bad that God can’t forgive you, you’re just not that powerful. I keep reminding myself that.
HUGE REMINDER!!! Thank you that really helped me. Now go serve your King!!!!✝️
Thank you for this! I needed to hear it! Amen. I will never be worthy but I am His and He is mine!!!!
This comes at a great time. I've been reading and watching videos and debates re: Calvinism vs Arminianism re: Election and Predestination, and have been feeling anxious and insecure as a result.
For those struggling or wondering I would recommend a book "Does God love everyone" by Jerry L. Walls. Blessings, Eric
Jerry Walls is the last one I would recommend. He is to much given to philosophy.
Amen, Amen and AMEN! For years, when I would fall, or fail to be what I thought I should be, what I HAD to be, I would beat myself up for whatever amount of time I felt was appropriate, and then I would FEEL ok. Thank God for His Patience and Mercy, He finally got it through my thick scull that: 1. It has NOTHING to do with my FEELINGS, and 2. That if I could EVER live up to His Standard (Be ye therefore PERFECT, even as your Father in Heaven is Perfect. Matthew 5:48) then Jesus would Never have died for my sin because I would be able to "get there on my own." REALizing that and accepting that as the REALITY of the situation, HE has set me free. Free from ANY and ALL "What if's". Thank you, Todd for a badly needed message.
Praise God! Thankyou brother. I've desperately needed to hear this message! God bless you!✝️🙏👐👐🕊
God is the same yesterday, today,and forever amen
Spoke with someone about this today. How timely!
What I understand is - when you are elect and since all of our lives and everything here on earth has been predestined by God. If you are elect, you are bound to seek God - you will want to be with God and God will lead you to develop your relationship with him and live his will. All the things you have right in front of you is part of God's plans for you - may it be good or bad - all that has happened and will happen to you is God's way of making us understand his glory and exalt him. When Jesus died on the cross, God showed us his vast capacity to give us power, strength, love and suffering - all for the greater good - all for his glory. As to why? We are his creation - he has every right to do so - He is God. What happens to the non - elect? Our main role in life is to live the life God has pre ordained for us to live - knowing the elect status of another person is between God and that person - it's not our Business to know if they are elect or not - our Business is to be in the likeness of Christ - to share The Gospel - to please God no matter what circumstances arise - to exalt and praise him every single day - we were created to do all of that and not to determine another person's salvation. I have a daughter too - she's 10 and I don't know if she's saved or not - I can only minister and guide her on her relationship with God - I can pray to appease my anxiety of not knowing but at the end of the day - I can only rely on God's promise that he loves the world. He does love the world and he gave his son to save us. We are all in God's hands - whether you believe him or not.
Such sad comments below from brothers and sisters who based on Calvinism will often have doubts of their salvation. Beloved, if you continue having doubts from not knowing if your sin is your own choices or the judgment from God because you aren’t saved you should re-examine your Calvinism. Many of us are, and Christ’s work and love finally shines thru 100% of the time in our lives . Love you all from a far. Maranatha!
I find that Calvinism has helped me with knowing I am saved, Lutheranism did the opposite. I was taught that you can lose your salvation in the LCMS. Also that babies were saved when baptized and a few other things that I couldn’t reconcile with scripture.
I just love the way you’re right on point! Thank you !🎚⛪️📖🙏🥰
Grateful for your ministry!
Like others have commented, this was perfectly timed that I see this today.
Thank You Father that it's Your grip on me that saves me and not mine on You! 🙏🙌
The constant daily sins I commit makes me feel that way. I trust & I obey Christ- but the devil constantly reminds me of my past sins.
*Jesus Christ is Lord & He’s coming soon. Don’t take that vaccine* ‼️🙏🏽
It’s possible to go more than 5 minutes without sinning
@@UDGMTVLINK but is it really? We commit sins that we don't even know about
If you’re worried about it, then it’s FAR more likely that you’re saved. Maybe not walking in perfect surrender and his strength, but you’re still saved. He is super close to those of us who struggle with our sin. Knowing of and being ASSURED the blessed assurance he paid for brings joy, and his joy is our strength. Hope the Lord speaks comfort to your heart today, because that’s what we need in order to overcome sin. Condemnation is from Satan.
All sins are in the past, so is the finished work of Christ, what do u mean sins in the past
Thank you so much, Todd and Jimmy. You do a wonderful service and I appreciate your clarity on this.
I believe in God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. I believe in the innerancy of the Bible and the justifying work of the gospel. And yet sometimes I’m reading and have a moment of doubt. Something like ‘it’s too good to be true’ or ‘what if that’s not right?’ And I KNOW it’s real and true and I believe but I get plagued by these thoughts a lot. I push them out but they keep coming back.
I know the feeling! Pretty much identical, what I go through as well! And yet, Jesus ALWAYS finds special/personal ways to remind me I'm His forever, and that'll NEVER change!
the fact that you are worried (or doubting) about your salvation means you care about it. unbelievers never have this kind of worry. repent and believe that Jesus saved you and you will bear fruit of the Spirit for the glory of God.
I understand
Romans 10
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
If we struggle with sin, God may discipline you ( you are a disciple after all) and you may have doubts and feel remorse. But God never lies. This is His promise. He will never leave you or forsake you.
Romans 8:31-37 !!!
@@exivilon I take comfort that when I’m reading or on my own, I should expect the fiery darts of the darkness at me. But when I speak out loud about Christ, especially during witnessing encounters, I am so strongly believing and passionate about or Christ. I know I believe and I know I am His, I just wish those doubts and darts would stop. Would make my own personal internal believing or secure, if that makes sense
Thank you thank you!! I needed this so much! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Same here.
The closer I get to the Lord the more the guilt from my past sins gets overwhelmingly bigger. I just can't shake it off.
When each comes up repent to the Lord in prayer. The Holy Spirit corrects me with the pain of the clear memory. I have to make time to get on my knees and understand how that sin separated me from God and repent with the belief in the power and promises of Christ. I have to do that. I think Sanctification gets rough sometimes
I think it was Martyn Lloyd Jones who said the older hes gotten, the more of a sinner he knew himself to be, but also that Gods grace grew also, if you get what I'm saying. If you are in Christ, your sins are completely forgiven past present and future. :) because of Christ you are justified, just as if you'd never sin. That's how God sees you. Praise king Jesus for saving sinners like you and me
Your past is in the past...If you are saved...all that matters is God.
guilt or conviction? there is a difference
This has helped me a lot. Because i still battle addiction. No matter how much i pray on it. No matter how much i regret doing it ever time. Countless times i ask Jesus to take it from me, i get rid of all the triggers that give me access to my addiction. Only to bring them back later. Its been such a battle that i was wondering if im God elect at all. But God is faithful.
God bless you. This helped me so much.
Perfect timing. God’s faithfulness accompanied by His promises. 🙏 thanks Todd!
Thank you for this video. The other day I was praying with tears, sorry for my sins, praying for other peoples salvation, and then asked God if he can reassure me of my salvation. Well that didn’t take long.
Last night I had a dream I died, and my soul went up into like a white room of some sort. It was a place of conscience where believers wait until the second coming of Christ. I felt comfortable knowing where I’m going, but I was wishing that I was more effective on earth while still alive , knowing my mother is crying visiting my grave. It felt eternal.
Then I wake up, thankful I’m still alive , and get a notification from this channel with this video. Thank you father God for never failing me. 🙌🏻
I felt for a long time when I would fall into sin and afterwards feel awful that I was living in sin. I want so badly to be free from that particular sin but couldn't break it. This video showed me that unrepentant sin is the type of sin that you simply don't care about. There's no remorse no wanting to change no fighting. What a weight has been lifted off my shoulders oh how gracious and amazing you are my sweet Lord Jesus! Thank you for never casting me out🥲
God is more faithful than you think. Even if you're living in unrepentant sin, if the Spirit is at work in you, he will convict you when the time is right. This is very dangerous, and may come with terrible consequences, so I don't recommend it. It's a really dreadful thing to presume on God's grace.
But it's an enormous blessing to see that God was nevee absent even through all that time. He will sanctify you in the places where you let him work, and he won't leave you alone if you resist him in the places where you really need him. He will break you, if he has to. And that is a special blessing, but it comes through excruciating pain.
All in all, it's really better to repent!
So, if I understand him correctly:
If God chose before time who He would save, and I am concerned about whether or not I was chosen, my assurance of being one of the chosen then rests in the fact that God is faithful to keep His promises? How is this supposed to be assuring to me?
@philaardsma7058, BINGO! A Calvinist hope is in if they are 'truly' picked... or not. And they can never know for sure. Their hope is not in Christ but whether or not they were Chosen before they were ever born. Because if they're not 'picked' it doesn't matter what they think about Jesus today... it may not be 'predestined' to last until tomorrow. They have no assurance. they can only measure their 'Christian' activities and hope it's enough evidence to suffice.
RUN AWAY from Calvinism/Reformed theology. That's the problem. You have discovered the fly in the ointment which he's trying to ignore. Any 'former Calvinist' who has abandoned their Christianity, (and there are many), was previously just as assured of their 'election' as this man and so many others... until they abandoned their belief.... which all Calvinists would have to agree was just as much by God's decree as their previous claim to Christianity.... It's nonsense. Augustinian Total Depravity=Total Inability "from birth" is not Biblically established by an verse or passage in proper context. God saves those who will believe... and anyone can believe. That's it! God is faithful and has not withheld his mercy from anyone by virtue of their 'birth' or a decree from before they were even conceived in the womb.
YOU CAN TRUST GOD... An honest Calvinist can not. Their doctrine prohibits it. If their profession of faith is only by God's decree... then those who later deny the faith also deny God.... by God's decree. Because he never really loved them anyway... If God will do that to some.... no one can ever know if he already has plans to do it to you...'Evanescent Grace' hangs over them all like the Sword of Damocles.
They are encouraged to worship a God who cannot be trusted to genuinely love anyone specific individual... only the mysterious, nameless, 'elect' as they define them.
Thanks, Todd. This really helps.
in 65 years i have yet to find one thing not to love about the Lord God.
You want a list? How about every war that's transpired over recorded history ? Every disease that's claimed the lives of innocent people throughout time? Every crime, murder, rape, genocide, famine, or upheaval ever known? Shall I go on there Skippy or do you need to get a freaking clue?
There are a number of Evangelical preachers and pastors that do preach You Can Lose Your salvation I grew up in a Free Will Baptist Church that did teach this. There are other preachers or pastors that dookieshed that you can't live a completely sinless life after receiving Christ but if you sin you will lose your salvation or that you were never really truly saved. And for a long time I used to believe this I used to believe that salvation must be maintained. It took me a long time to get out of that because the pastor's would pull passages out of the Bible to prove their point and it got really confusing even though God is not the author of confusion and I heard that many times and I wondered why I was so confused about his word but I finally just accepted that Jesus has saved me and accepted me one of my favorite passages is whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
Election has ZERO to do with Justification/Salvation anywhere in Scripture… Only service, purpose, or calling. The only specific people called the “elect” are Jesus Christ (Isa 42) and Israel (Isa 45).
That being said, all who believe The Gospel of Christ (1 COR 15:1-4, EPH 1:12-14) are baptized into the body of Christ (1 COR 12:12-13) and sealed unto the day of redemption (EPH 4:30)… Eternally secure IN CHRIST.
Biblically sound facts
Just as I thought I was the only one, We have a faithful God, Praise the LORD Almighty.
At least live with the intent of not sinning anymore, as the told the adultress. Realize you're not Perfect, this flesh is still corrutible. Trust in Jesus.
"The person struggling with sin cannot conceive how God should justify the ungodly and therefore they seek to become godly first in order that they might be justified and if they cannot bring some price in their hands they keep back and give themselves to desponding fears"
Wow, this is exactly what is going on in my life rn...
From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” 6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” 9So Moses made a bronzec serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
Jesus refers to this.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life
God's promise is solid. Repent and turn to Jesus and be saved
Todd, great timing. Thank you.
Good video, I love these. While I am still growing in my understanding and possible acceptance of the doctrines of grace (was raised southern Baptist and currently a member since that’s basically the only most biblically sound church around here) I’ve seen people on UA-cam try to discredit reformed theology by supposedly quoting Calvin who believed that God would use “divine deception” to give a false sense of salvation and that there’s no real assurance. Of course we know that’s not biblical but I don’t even know if Calvin believed that stuff and if he did of course I’m pretty confident in saying he was wrong.
Read or Audible the books Reformers refer to sometimes in expounding the Word if you find time. Your comment sounds familiar in my life and I was blessed by reading the old guys like St. Augustine, etc. Real people and easily read to my great surprise.
@@robertmize327 I recently reread Augustine on Predestination and read him on the Trinity years ago.
I'm currently reading Gary Long's "Definite Atonement" and highly recommend it.....
Most anti-calvinists haven't actually read any of Calvin. I think anti-Calvinism and doubts of the doctrine of the sovereignty of God is a way to criticize God's dealing with us, without openly expressing anger at God.
@@timothykeith1367 I normally don't engage them anymore. Most have the same talking points "you don't believe in freewill, we're all robots" , "you believe God sends babies to hell" "Calvinisms God is no better than the devil" etc, etc
@@de629 try beyond the fundamentals predestination is nothing like you were told and also what is Calvinism
I'm learning so much about witnessing from your videos...thank you!!
I struggle with Blasphemy
"Thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain". In original hebrew it translated as thalt shall not represent God's character falsely. For his name is his character and his character was revealed to Isreal. I recommend Jeff A Benner. Ancient hebrew research. Not using God's name as a curse simply takes practice. It involves NOT doing something. You'll work it out and repent of it. God bless you.
I find it pretty easy
@@keepthechange2811 Thank you for posting..
Oh Lord forgive me. May it be you're will
Before you speak, always think, be slow to speak! and when you blaspheme, repent and confess your sin!
Glory and praise to God for His mercy on the vessels of grace, us who have been given to Jesus forever!
While I liked what you said, how do I reconcile your message of assurance with several other quotes from the Bible. "Depart from me, I never knew you." And "I will separate the sheep from the goats." And while we are at it the book or epistles to the Hebrews. "if you've fallen away, you're... doomed.". These questions have made me feel... confused.
Yes, this concerns me also. Plus seeing too many Christian videos where preachers act like if you struggle with recurring sin then you might be a "false convert" -- which I certainly hope I am not. I'd love it if @Wretched would make a video specifically addressing these 2 points.
I hope this helps, He did promise in His Word that you would find him if you seek Him with the whole heart. (Jeremiah 29:13). Being worried about That scripture in Hebrews, and in Matthew 7 could be a healthy fear, that y'all are taking the Word of God seriously. I have found that it just takes spending time in the Word, reading prayerfully. And remember, we have the Holy Spirit here on Earth, to reveal Jesus to us (John 15:26) also remember the promise, blessed is he who hungers and thirsts after righteousness for they will be filled that was from Matthew 5
@@rob_9876 Ray Comfort's sermon 'True and False Conversion' at Living Waters would be good to listen to.
The apostle Paul said the following: "For not he who commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth." 2 Cor. 10:18.
There are innumerable people who will commend themselves, but the number who are commended by the Lord will be small in comparison.
“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:14
A study of the parables gives a true likeness of what is to happen at the end. The good fish must be separated from the bad, the tares must be separated from the wheat, the goats must be separated from the sheep, those at the marriage supper will have their garments inspected, not to mention the wise and foolish virgins. The foolish virgins are those who did not gather oil for their lamps.
The separation process is not the believers from the unbelievers, but it is of the false converts from the true; it is indeed a separation of all those within the church who believe in Christ, it is of those that have a faith that works, from those who do not.
Thank you Todd for this content 🙏🏽❤️
todd , do you believe once saved always saved false doctrine?!
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”
Revelation 2:5 KJV
"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand." John 10:28-29 KJV
@@John5TwentyFour can you answer the verse i provided?
Yes he does and it’s not a false doctrine, otherwise none of us would make it to heaven. The text you quote is referring to a church, not individual salvation. The first three rules of sound biblical exegesis is context, context, context. Also, scripture interprets scripture and clear passages govern unclear passages.
@@JesusisGodtheFather1 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."
"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
@@John5TwentyFour work out your salvation and remain in faith or you’ll lose it and perish … religion won’t save you
What about the church that is full of people after the rapture? Many will think themselves saved but in fact are not. I, do worry about this everyday. Because of my sin. I don't want to sin but it happens and there are times that I say yes and know I'm wrong. I've died on the table during surgery and there was no light, no tunnel, nothing. I couldn't not see my hand in front of my face. My fate seems sealed as the road to hell is wide but the road to heaven is narrow. I still struggle on which road I'm on. ......I've no idea what else to say. I do not want to die the final death.
The Bible clearly stated we must repent, and to go into the Nations teaching and preaching. God gives us ALL free will
As a believer who has often experienced doubt about my salvation (especially recently, as I've been trying to closer follow the Lord) and been repeatedly assured by the Lord Almighty, I can say that He is always sufficient. I've prayed many a time for Him to show me again the proofs of His grace in my life, and EVERY TIME He has. Never once has He failed. He has reminded me of His promises in His word, and comforted me and given me peace often. Praise be to the God who saves the souls of men, though black indeed be our sin (that would be a very nice song lyric)!
If anyone is planning to sin for pleasure and doesn’t fear God and doesn’t repent and they just go on then for sure they are not of God, never have been born again, in desperate unfaithfulness and unbelief, angry towards God or has chosen to be a natural man and renounce service to the Lord. If one has sinned and repents as in admitting the act or admitting cherishing the wicked thoughts and imagination and ask the Lord for cleansing and help to overcome these works of the flesh the person will witness the faithfulness and justice of Jesus Christ.
When I was saved I remember that it was because on the previous days I was terrified of going to hell. So I prayed crying, desperate. And I remember saying:
LORD, I know what your Word says about following you; that it might even cost me my life. I'm in, please count me in. I want to do anything you want. Please count me in.
I believe that's repentance in way because it's intentionally giving my life to Jesus even if it means death. Submission.
Ever since that day, there's been this thing in my mind like saying perhaps I wasn't saved, but then I go back to remember what the Bible says that whoever comes to Jesus He will not cast out. Sometimes my walk with Jesus feels ok, but other times when I struggle the most with sin those doubts become stronger.
I do consider myself a Reformed Christian, I believe in Salvation by faith and repentance through Jesus Christ who paid my debt of sin in the cross. But sin is such a headache. There's still the battle against the flesh and against sin.
Two things are what I look forward the most about Eternity with God: seeing Him and praising Him for ever. And that there will be no more sin.
It is true that God lays down spiritual principles throughout the bible when he says, paraphrasing- "if you come, or if you do this or that, then I will do this". And thats exactly what they are.. principles. If you choose to read just those type of verses, you will always walk away thinking you`re able. Ex: John 3:16. But what do you do with the verses that say for instance, "there is none that seeketh after him". A lot of people I know confuse "principle" with "performance". In other words, they tend to see what they think is saying, that they can, and disregard the verses that clearly say, we can't. The bible does not contradict itself. Its the essence of truth. So now we know that our task is to pray for understanding to be able to harmonize these verses. Remember, we sinned, not God. And we as sinners, lost are ability to have a relationship with the Lord. It would take God himself to choose who he wants to have that relationship again with him, as we fell, and could never desire that relationship ever again. So hopefully, now you see that the only one's that will come, are the one's that God is "dragging". And yes, John 6:44 of the KJV would have been better translated "Drag". Same greek word. Nothing special about us. If God didn't drag us, we would never want God on God's terms.
God bless you
"Election is nothing like you were told " and "predestination is nothing like you were told " or "what is Calvinism " by beyond the fundamentals.. I recommend them to anyone open to understanding other perspectives other than Arminianism or Calvinism
When I ruminate more on the faithfulness of God, less on my failure and unfortunate circumstances, it always leads to praise and security.
todd the more i hear you the more i agree with you my god blessed
i meant to say may god be with you
It's nice to see comments have been turned back on the Wretched channel.
First, I’m surprised the comments are turned on. That’s very refreshing.
Second, I’ve recently been moving from a missionary and evangelistic background in an Arminian style of belief and towards a Sovereign Grace theology. The Primitive Baptist faith that I am currently embracing teaches that salvation is solely of God. It doesn’t require the efforts of man in anyway. This reliance upon the unchanging nature of God provides that assurance of salvation that is lacking when someone believes that they must accept Christ and perform good works to gain eternal salvation. That also makes the Bible not a means of salvation but a book of instruction and exhortation to the believer. That’s why these old sermons that are full of scripture quotations are so wonderful because they instruct and exhort and assure the believer about the promises of God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) 16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
This seems to be a common theme on this channel I.e. evangelicals having no assurance of salvation. This is primarily for two reasons. 1. Credobaptism not only brings no assurance, it does the opposite as for the Baptist, baptism is something I’m doing For the Lord that I must live up to. For the paedobaptist, the Lord is blessing me in baptism and bringing me assurance. 2. This is what happens when you listen to JMac and Washer preach Lordship salvation. Nothing could be more soul crushing and assurance destroying than telling Christians to trust in their own works for assurance of salvation
Neither Paul Washer nor John MacArthur have ever said we are saved by our works. Please examine yourself and make sure that you are in the faith. God does not want true believers to be divided by doctrines which greater men of God than I, have agreed to disagree on.
Thank you truly for this, i am watching for the second time and learning more of what i need to be reminded of..
I struggled with this very issue earlier in the year. It came on quite suddenly and, ironically, right after I’d come to a realization of the depth of God’s love for me. It was a severe challenge but I’m thankful that God allowed me to go through it. No doubt I have been strengthened from it. It is reassuring to know that others have struggled with the same thing. I’m not alone!
Thank you for discussing this topic!!
Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Wow comments are on. Awesome! Amen!
Really needed this in these times of overwhelming evil.
GREAT WORDS!!!!
I identify with this writer BIG time Thank you writer for sharing and thank you Brother Friel...
Anointed.
Prayer answered
God bless you .
Praise the Lord! I thank my Lord and Saviour for His saving grace! But, God can still dismiss us or disqualify us. I’m thinking about the saved sinner who is struggling to overcome their sin. Who feels ashamed that they keep falling into the same sin time and time again to the point that they become disgusted in themselves, and ashamed to keep approaching the Lord for forgiveness. Try as they might their struggle is real and persistent. Are these poor souls still saved? I’m not so sure they are.
Nope. Christ paid the penalty for all sins at the cross. Once for all sins.
We who believe are sealed by the holy spirit until the day of redemption.
If you can lose eternal life then it's not eternal life.
Sin in a believers life results in loss of heavenly reward and chastisement on earth including death.
@@nickw3463 are you sure? i thought beliebers can backslide into worldliness (therefore forfeiting their salvation)?
@@a.kamileon my friend if you trust/believe in Jesus blood, death, and resurrection to wash away your sins and give you eternal life, then you are free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).
The Bible says in Ephesians 1:13 that the moment we hear and believe the gospel we are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption. It doesn't say sealed until you sin too much.
Romans 8:38-39 says NOTHING, present, or future can separate us (believers) from God's love.
Hebrews 10:12 says Jesus paid for all your sins ONCE FOR ALL.
We do face earthly consequences which can be fatherly discpline from God done in love for us or attacks from Satan and we will lose rewards in heaven but we don't lose our salvation.
My human nature says I can be good, I can do it on my own. However the more I try the more likely I will be overcome. Jesus said it is finished and who the father gives won't be lost. Trusting in Jesus is the only way, I will fail but he has overcome.
Thank you Todd. This is timely.
Me too I'm consumed by fear. It bothers me. I believe everything about Christ, I just know what wicked man I have been and at time still struggle with it. I hate my sin and long to repent of it all.
These are the verses that settled my soul.Thank God for his word and his faithfulness to it.
Rom 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
Rom 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Rom 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Rom 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Rom 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
Rom 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Rom 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.