What should I do if I doubt my salvation?
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"What should I do if I doubt my salvation?"
Dr. Donald S. Whitney answers in Honest Answers | Episode 80
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Everyone who is or have doubted their salvation….please listen. The very FACT that you are concerned about it, is a strong indication that you are saved. Non-believers/Fake believers do not stress over whether or not they are saved. Salvation is foolishness to them because they are dead to the things of God. Be encouraged brothers and sisters ❤😊
😭😭😭😭😭😭 God bless you thank you so much u don’t understand
Thank you for this 🥺❤
@@quezpreaches - You are welcome. And actually, I do understand because I’ve doubted my salvation. But, at the same time, I realize that if I could loose my salvation, I would have lost it a long time ago.
On the other hand, if I’m not genuinely saved, I would not desire to be saved and know God. Non believers don’t seek after God. The Bible is very clear about that (Ephesians 2). King David’s life is a good example. He was a flawed man and even murdered a good man to cover up his sexual sin. Yet, God said David was a man close to his heart. Your sins will NEVER separate you from God if/once you’re saved (Romans 8). Please know that the God who saves is able to keep you saved (John 10).
And what differs non believers who go to hell and Christians who go to hell? There is no difference if Ur in hell, and most Christians will go to hell anyways, it's too hard to get to heaven
@@forgot10sup - How is it hard to get to heaven? Jesus did all the work so we don’t have to. Do you understand the plan of salvation?
I want God, I want heaven, I want salvation more than anything!!!!
Yess.... that’s what I want!!!!!
YESSSS,AMEN!!!!
me too!!
@ByHisCall the only reason I occasionally doubt is do to the fact that I don't see my spiritual gifts developing
@@brandontoy4914 same😭
@@TheLightShines but at the same time I just have to have faith and believe in Philippians 1:6
So all things that are supposed to happen, will
Am an exmuslim and i am grateful for this insight. Ive had these questions alot in my head. Love and blessings from South Africa
Same sister🙏🏽
Jesus our savior
God Bless you brother, you are my brother in Christ. I have also been in your shoes, stand strong and don't
let the Devil fool you. The very fact that you wonder is beautiful. God loves you.
God bless you and the lord Jesus be with you
Thank you so much for this message ; it helps me so much right now.
“Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.”
LisaMarie Sweetser God Bless you. Sometimes it is easier to believe in the salvation of others over our own. This hit home with me too.
I worry all the time and compare myself to other Christians. I also suffer depression as I'm alone and sick I want JESUS CHRIST more than anything yet I have doubt's and feel everyone else can be saved but me. Please pray for me. For the first time I have FEAR of God and I have wanted to change and do right yet I get bad or doubts about my faith. I don't REJECT the BIBLE I'm actually seeking JESUS every day and reading the bible praying. I don't want to have unbelief. Didn't a guy in the BIBLE say to JESUS I believe help my unbelief??
I read this TODAY
@@targetedtruthergirl6726 I'm sorta the same.
@@targetedtruthergirl6726 my exact problem. my doubt makes me so depressed and feel like God has abandoned me
Seeing this video at this moment strengthens my faith. My salvation has been the forefront of my thoughts and concerns for about three months now and I've been praying for answer and then God shows up today with this video recommendation. Praise God.
Amen. Lord is our Saviour. Glory to God.
I've been struggling as well. I'm a quite young Christian and I want to be saved and know I'm saved. God bless you
Pray this prayer to be saved from the bottom of your heart plzzz
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I repent of my sins. I will worship you all the days of my life.I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior.I receive it and Believe it in
Jesus Powerful Name, AMEN‼️‼️❗️❗️❗️.
@@CedanyTheAlaskan Pray this prayer to be saved from the bottom of your heart plzzz
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I repent of my sins. I will worship you all the days of my life.I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior.I receive it and Believe it in
Jesus Powerful Name, AMEN‼️‼️❗️❗️❗️.
@@CedanyTheAlaskan Pray this prayer to be saved from the bottom of your heart plzzz
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I repent of my sins. I will worship you all the days of my life.I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior.I receive it and Believe it in
Jesus Powerful Name, AMEN‼️‼️❗️❗️❗️.
John the Baptist doubted even though he met Jesus face to face. I’m definitely not better than John or the apostle known for his doubt than anything, Doubting Thomas. I’m loving these short videos on hard questions.
@ByHisCall I have believed but I doubt my salvation sometimes.
This message couldn’t have come at a better moment. Thank you lord.
Our Lord chose Apostles, instructed them. founded His Church, the Roman Catholic Church, on Peter as its head (Matt 16:18), and sent them to baptize and teach all nations to observe ALL that He has commanded (Matt 28:20), so that they may believe in Him through their words (John 17:20) and thus may have eternal life (John 3:16). Our Lord said, "Whoever listens to you, listens to Me. Whoever rejects you, rejects Me and rejects the One who sent Me (Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Matt 10:40)," and "He that believes shall be saved and he that believes not shall be condemned (Mark 16: 15-16)." Whoever rejects Me and does not accept My Words has something to judge him; the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day (John 12:48). If anyone loves Me, he will keep My words (John 14:15,21,23), he that loves Me not, keeps not My words (John 14:24)."
Protestant churches reject Our Lord by rejecting teachings of His Church whom He heads and saves (Eph 5:23). People following protestant churches do not realize that they are following wolves in sheep's clothing and, thereby, walking on the broad way to perdition. They say, "Lord, Lord", with insincere hearts, but, at judgement, will hear "I never knew you, depart from Me, you evil doers (Matt 7:23)." Open your eyes, brothers and sisters, and understand the Truth; and save yourselves by returning to His Church where He awaits you with open arms! As we are now living through the tribulations in the end times, time is urgent!
I would think I wasn’t saved, I would doubt my salvation and then find myself praying to God and “letting Jesus come into my life” but I was saved! Then I would think I wasn’t going to heaven and Praying that prayer again! But this video really helped me!
Do you still doubt your salvation??
All of us are like Doubting Thomas and it’s good to be a healthy skeptic but even though we haven’t seen Jesus and believe in Him says we’re blessed
This video was simply custom tailored for me and my struggle.😭🙂 thank you brother for your wisdom and putting me on a path to success with this battle. May the Most High God bless you 10 fold for blessing me today.
I always always struggle with am I really saved I believe in Christ and the work on the cross I am in a state of constant repentance glad I saw this video
People can have persistent doubts even if they are obedient, striving and repentant and reading the word, just through insecurity, not unbelief or wilful sin.
Excellent point. Do you doubt your salvation??
@@lawrenceanyaehie2537 No. The enemy can attack people making them doubt their salvation. But I know God is faithful and His promises are kept, promises that are made to those who strive for obedience and repentance. If I slipped off the narrow path, it might be different.
@@thewhole_picture1743 because I’ve been doubting my salvation since I’ve been saved four months ago and I’ve never had that Peace, that I’m saved, even after I stop willfully sinning
@@lawrenceanyaehie2537 You are very new in Christ. The Holy Spirit will lead you. If you love Jesus, obey His commandments and remain repentant, you will be saved. Remember to confess any accidental sins as they happen to keep your slate clean. Be in relationship with Him, read your Bible daily and pray, speak to Him. Don't doubt. The Lord is faithful. God bless you.
@@thewhole_picture1743 thank you man good bless, I’ve just been going through a lot with that.
Be not only hearers of the word but doers of the word. God bless
Having fellow brothers in Christ is so so so important. My struggles with assurance came from my lack of fruits. I believe that I was saved as a child. I always struggled with sharing my faith because of fears like, what if I can't answer a question or what if this person stops liking me or being my friend, mix that with major comprehension issues, so I never understood what I was reading in the Bible. so I chose to leave the church. Now I am feeling the full effect of that in my doubts, however reading the Bible does give me reassurance and honestly such an amazing feeling of security through Christ. Praise God
Our Lord chose Apostles, instructed them. founded His Church, the Roman Catholic Church, on Peter as its head (Matt 16:18), and sent them to baptize and teach all nations to observe ALL that He has commanded (Matt 28:20), so that they may believe in Him through their words (John 17:20) and thus may have eternal life (John 3:16). Our Lord said, "Whoever listens to you, listens to Me. Whoever rejects you, rejects Me and rejects the One who sent Me (Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Matt 10:40)," and "He that believes shall be saved and he that believes not shall be condemned (Mark 16: 15-16)." Whoever rejects Me and does not accept My Words has something to judge him; the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day (John 12:48). If anyone loves Me, he will keep My words (John 14:15,21,23), he that loves Me not, keeps not My words (John 14:24)."
Protestant churches reject Our Lord by rejecting teachings of His Church whom He heads and saves (Eph 5:23). People following protestant churches do not realize that they are following wolves in sheep's clothing and, thereby, walking on the broad way to perdition. They say, "Lord, Lord", with insincere hearts, but, at judgement, will hear "I never knew you, depart from Me, you evil doers (Matt 7:23)." Open your eyes, brothers and sisters, and understand the Truth; and save yourselves by returning to His Church where He awaits you with open arms! As we are now living through the tribulations in the end times, time is urgent!
@@hyeminkwun9523how do protestants not follow his commands..
@@hyeminkwun9523that verse that says “Lord, Lord” is talking about people who think works are what save them
the works you do doesnt matter if you dont have the only work that does save you: believing in Jesus Christ for salvation
@@hyeminkwun9523believe in Jesus as your saviour and pursue him through means that God has provided for us, but why do you focus on the kind of denomination you are? why are there even denominations? seek the answers in God the Church is one body with Christ as the head not 50,000 different denominations separating each other, please explain why you are catholic and not Protestant or anything else, i dont know what domination i would be considered as i just know i am a child of God saved through his son Jesus Christ for my sins
Sometimes I've thought I've sold my soul but I believed in christ and I confessed my sins and asked for forgiveness but I doubted my salvation this is really helpful
Thank you so much for this video! This would have save me years of worry had I seen it long ago!
Amen, me too!
Same here
Amen 🙏
@@venatorpaul8195 oh you're pulling at hairs
This man said repent of your sins. That is not in the bible. Turn from your sins would be works for salvation. A person is convicted that they are a lost sinner by the holy spirit, having hezrd the preaching of the gospel.John 16:8, 1 corinthians 1:18, 21. 1 corinthians 15:3-4. Salvation is by grace through faith not works. Ephesians 28-9. When a person puts their faith in Christ, believes, trust, puts his confidence in Christ that died,was buried, and rose from the dead they are justified by faith, made righteous by God and will be saved forever.
This is immensely helpful during a very difficult time. Thank you.
May God bless you in your difficult time n always ! I pray this in Jesus name, AMEN!🙏
God has been so gracious to me in my doubts. Thank you Lord, for your mercy.
As someone who has struggled with this for many years, I found help in the parable of the Tax collector and the Pharisee praying in the Temple. The Tax collector was overwhelmed by his realisation of sinfulness and could not even look up to heaven but begged" Lord be merciful to me, a sinner" and the verdict of the Son of God was that he went out from the Temple justified before the Father. He may not have felt he was, but he was. The path of grieving over sin and praying for mercy is one that God cannot ignore
What saves us? The gospel! Jesus Christ came to earth in the flesh, was crucified shedding His blood. He died, was buried and rose again on the 3rd day! The Bible says we're saved if we believe this! 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
Put your trust in the shed blood of Jesus, there's absolutely no other way to be saved!
Wow, The older I get and closer I think I'm getting to Jesus the more I've been doubting my salvation, 1 John sounds like the remedy, God Bless you - Ken
keep doubting
Belief in the gospel, the shed blood of Jesus saves us. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
@@GodlessGubment well you’re just doing the devils work aren’t you? please turn to Jesus before it’s too late, may God bless you.
@@daughterofchrist436 what happens if I don’t?
@@GodlessGubment Well, I think we all know, there’s only two options.
I needed this so much. I have dealt with this since I was saved and today I was told "if you have to ask if you are saved, you are probably not saved." I am so tore up. I accept Jesus and my Lord and Savior,been baptized I just need assurance. I want Heaven, I don't want to be left behind in the rapture.
I disagree with the rapture part of it as Christ dose not appear three times
The reason I disagree can be found in the bible itself and i recommending reading revelation for the exact wording but from my memory it is stated that when he returns THE DEAD WILL RISE FIRST THEN THE LIVING WILL BE CUAGHT UP IN THE AIR AND WILL MEET HIM so no one will be left behind. That is a false doctrine as Jesus only ever states what can be found in revelations and he was born he died was resurrected
And ascended he will only come back once and that is at the day of judgement. Often referred to as the day of the lord
@@billshell6222 Isn't believing a person will be left behind in the so called rapture based on works? People believe that the people left behind, might be Christians, but they're not Christian enough. Where is that in the bible? BTW, I agree with your post. Personally, I believe we will meet the Lord in the air at the Last Trumpet. People need to look and see how many times the term "trumpet" is used in reference to our meeting the Lord in the air. Maybe one reason America is a haunt for demons is that Christians are waiting to be raptured out of here, and they're thinking "why should I be concerned with society's decent into a moral blackhole, when I'm not going to be around to deal with it"?
I’ve been struggling with this question for six years, since I was 11. I want to live a life that honors, obeys, worships, and glorifies Christ. I hate my sin, and I don’t want the world, I want Christ. After all Christ has done for me, why should I not want to serve him?
Thank you for these mini-teachings. I visit everyday listening over and over again just in case I may have missed something. God saved me later in my life and I had so many questions. These video help me better understand.
This perspective by nature causes one to look to their own works for assurance of salvation. This is backwards, and I would challenge the interpretation of 1 John used to support it. You must be assured of salvation and forgiveness of sins first, otherwise your righteous deeds are just as stained by sin as you are. What can they prove if you're not certain God has already cleansed them (past tense) from their status as filthy rags? The unsaved man can have love and compassion, bodily discipline, even philosophies that encourage the forgiveness of enemies. How can things able to be possessed by the unsaved ever offer assurance of salvation? Salvation is not something God is selling in return for a changed life. Salvation comes by promises of God, and God does not amend his promises. Trusting God that his promises are true is how you gain assurance of salvation. Then, and only then, can you also be assured that your righteous deeds are accumulating for you any favor in God's eyes. Here are a few promises of God that are trustworthy and true, never to be amended: John 1:12, John 3:14-18, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 11:25-26
Much thanks to everyone involved in the making of this video. I'm sure I'm not the only believer who's been helped and blessed while going through a season of doubt, and I'm sure God will bless you all for making this resource available to all for their assurance and His glory. The observation that the devil is often involved in making non-believers think they're headed to heaven while also suggesting to believers that they're not really saved is something I never really considered but that lines up with the ways of the kingdom of darkness perfectly. Thanks for that insight. God bless you for it. I'm sure it will go farther than you know. Also, the pointing towards 1 John as a book to read was a great suggestion and I think I'll be going there for a bit in my Bible reading time. Much thanks once again. God bless.
This type of Q&A video is so much help. Please continue with the great work.
Thanks brother, this really healed bc I was starting to panic not knowing if I was saved. God bless you
I so needed this encouragement today!!
Thank you so much for your wisdom. You have no idea how much you have helped me in this subject.
Thank you for your encouragement to those of us who do struggle with this. It has made me pursue God in my life a lot more than I did before. Your ministry is a huge blessing. Thank you very much and may God bless you.
Excellent content, Dr. Whitney. Please keep sharing the Good News.
Amazing and insightful video. God bless everyone behind this.
I appreciate the sound teaching in this video. I have a prayer request. I am the youngest of nine. I am 36 and my sibling's range from 40's-60's. None of them know Jesus as far as I can tell. Some will lash out in anger at the mere mention of his name, others claim they are Christians then deny that he is God and say there's other ways to heaven. Others claim various form's of mysticism to be truth etc. My eldest brother died year's ago, he professed faith in Christ during a conversation before he died. My siblings are rage filled and bitter. My parent's taught us all that Jesus is our Lord which I am thankful for but also provoked us all to wrath in their brokenness. Please pray for my lost family.
Tim Nevinger Just prayed for you and your family. Be blessed brother
@@philippe9078 Thank you so much Philippe! God bless you!
I'll pray
My family is the same. Youngest of seven, here. I believe that Jesus died for me, but my family just thinks Jesus is a nice story.
Thank you Professor Whitney
That was a wonderful message, perfect. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much this video! It was so helpful, true, and presented with so much kindness and grace. I am trying to learn to understand God’s word better and I am very thankful to be able to hear wisdom from more wise Christians who love and seek the Lord as I do! God bless you with his grace and peace ✝️
You have no idea, this side of heaven, how much this video meant to me right now.
This video was absolutely needed thank you so much, it’s truly a blessing and reassured my feelings I was struggling with! God Bless you & Thank you so much.
I've been struggling with assurance for a long time God showed me this video I think I finally feel that my doubt is lesseningPraiseGod
Thank you so much for this message!! It hit home!🙏❤️
Thank you so much! Grateful for this video 🙏 I just ordered your book.
I really needed this! Thank you ❤️
I really needed this. I've been struggling recently and I prayed God would help me and he drew me here......
The statement that if you are worried about it that many that are saved worry about it and it's a good thing and sign that it's truly in their heart to be right with God, that is so reassuring and comforting! I sometimes worry n question that I'm in God's will, that I feel like I fall so short. Thank you for that thought of how to perceive my concern.
Great message, I needed this. God bless!
This really helped me. Great message.
Love this explanation thank you for this. It definitely has helped me understand better as I have doubted my salvation. God Bless you!!!!
I needed this! thank you!
I used your Video at church I preached on assurance of Salvation. It is great.
Thanks and blessings!
Thank you. I needed to hear this
Thank You This Video Literally was A Blessing 🙏🏾
Powerful this is really helpful. Praise be to God.
Thank you for this clear counsel
It just makes me so happy to know that other people feel this way and that I’m not alone tbh even though it sucks a lot of people go through these things. I know the gospel and I know I’m saved but it’s so annoying randomly sometimes I’ll think one though about doubting salvation then all the sudden I’m just tripping up about it it’s so annoying lol. But I pray for me and for all of us that God continues to help us with our faith
I often doubt whether I am saved, but I NEVER doubt God, Christ, or the Bible. I am a logical, scientific person and I have studied and experienced so many things since I was a teenager in the late 1990s that verify scripture as scientifically accurate and divinely inspired. When we have faith that God knows better than we do and take him at his word instead of trying to fit human ideas like Evolution into the Bible, God's word comes alive. When we see the world through the lens of Scripture (instead of looking at scripture through the lens of the world), everything becomes illuminated.
This is 100% what I needed.
Some people are just predisposed to question and second guess everything, all the time and that's okay. Sometimes you just make a choice and wait for your feelings to line up to your faith instead of waiting for your feelings to change, knowing it's okay to feel what you're feeling right now and make a decision to trust God to do what He said He would do.
Great advice which I needed this very minute 🙏
Thank you for including the Gospel in this presentation. I was like " Is he going to give at least an account of it? " I just can't believe how awful I've been and AM can ever be reconciled. I know that really means I must not understand the power of the blood of Christ.
This has been very helpful to me. Thank you.
Wow! Amazing content🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you so much Dr. 🙏🏼
Thanks for sharing this!🎶! We can never hear enough about assurance in Christ 🎶and who we are in Christ Jesus! 🎶
Bow your head, close your eyes if it helps, and see Him. Start talking to Him about your life and your problems, vent to Him. About your thoughts, your feelings, try to please Him, and Him alone. Worry about Him, and Him alone.
Thank you!
This guys is amazing
Thank you Jesus for providing this video.
Southern seminary is full of these old wise looking humans. And they are indeed full of knowledge!
Thank you for posting this. 🙏🏾♥️
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Thank you for this video. As a matter of fact, the apologist Gary Habermass has made several videos regarding three types of doubt : factual, emotional and volitional. Quite an eye-opener
it is not automatic that the presence of doubt indicates a lack of salvation, or that the absence of doubt attests to salvation.
This really helped me so much. ❤️
God loves you deeply. There is no other being that loves you more than Him who created and died to save you. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been. Come back to Him who loves you with all His heart. I love you too. God bless you brothers and sisters 🙏🏼❤️
I so relate with seeking out the spiritual disciplines. I've gotten into such a bad spot where I've doubted -myself- so much I have clung to experts for my faith too much. I am learning that God loves -me- and wants to speak to me no matter how awful I feel about myself. I need to read the Bible and understand that the Spirit was given to me, the non expert, too. Thanks for pushing us to go to the source ♡
Our Lord chose Apostles, instructed them. founded His Church, the Roman Catholic Church, on Peter as its head (Matt 16:18), and sent them to baptize and teach all nations to observe ALL that He has commanded (Matt 28:20), so that they may believe in Him through their words (John 17:20) and thus may have eternal life (John 3:16). Our Lord said, "Whoever listens to you, listens to Me. Whoever rejects you, rejects Me and rejects the One who sent Me (Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Matt 10:40)," and "He that believes shall be saved and he that believes not shall be condemned (Mark 16: 15-16)." Whoever rejects Me and does not accept My Words has something to judge him; the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day (John 12:48). If anyone loves Me, he will keep My words (John 14:15,21,23), he that loves Me not, keeps not My words (John 14:24)."
Protestant churches reject Our Lord by rejecting teachings of His Church whom He heads and saves (Eph 5:23). People following protestant churches do not realize that they are following wolves in sheep's clothing and, thereby, walking on the broad way to perdition. They say, "Lord, Lord", with insincere hearts, but, at judgement, will hear "I never knew you, depart from Me, you evil doers (Matt 7:23)." Open your eyes, brothers and sisters, and understand the Truth; and save yourselves by returning to His Church where He awaits you with open arms! As we are now living through the tribulations in the end times, time is urgent!
"Here is a trustworthy statement worthy of full acceptance, Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief", wrote the Apostle Paul.
Thank you so much.
This was the first link that I got when I keyed in "at this point, I identify as a Christian, but I am really not sure where I stand. I walk in doubt and faith. I am just me".
Thank you for this video
I needed this.
Thank u sir for wonderful message
Thanks you so much to you. Your words are sharp and it really got me and help me.
He was speaking to me in this video, thanks for the guidance
you should doubt that
@James Linden Please stop.
That’s why Revivals are so important.
This video helped a whole lot thanks
Augustine of Hippo calls it "Faith seeking understanding."
Dude this is awesoem
So awesome I messed up spelling it
Well spoken man
Amazing awesome of explanations
This is very helpful.
I’ve been up all night my heart literally hurts from having anxiety and I’m scared. I’m only 12 and I feel like I have no one to talk to abt this temporarily so I’m trying here and praying someone sees this.
I’m scared I’ll hate heaven. I’m scared that all my eternity in this “paradise” will be dreaded. I don’t want to go to hell ofc who does but help me be fine with going to heaven bc now I feel like I’d rather just go to sleep when I die. I’ve heard that u have to work as gods servants and u can’t be with ur S/O even if they died. I’m gonna be there forever and ever and I’m scared and I’m begging someone to help me
Dont be scared trust we. Pray to God for wisdom and please take my word dont be afraid . God has planned every step of your life so rest in his arms. I am going to pray for you
Thank you so much great help
I'm with you on this one.
Thank you thank you thank you I needed to know that
Thanks for the truth..!!
Thanku 🙏
For many many years I had a persistent unresolvable, condemning lack of assurance, which I have come to recognize as a lack of biblical knowledge. Through all those years I never sought resolution through spending time in Gods word, rather I sought pastoral guidance. That got me nowhere. I found a pastor in 2017 by the name of Joel Webbon who has a whole series on this subject and from that I focused on 1 John and let me tell you the sweet joy of assurance flooded in like the breaking of a dam. You have to be in Gods word, absolutely imperative. From there a joy and hunger came for the scriptures.
I had an episode of extreme terror of not being saved and dying. flew out of my bed, I was sweating badly, crying. I fell to the floor in repentance and pleading for Gods help..I have lived a mediocre Christian life but always believed. im 55 and have never experianced it. It makes me fear death when you think Hell awaits you.
I would like to share with you what I believe the Bible teaches us about GENUINE saving faith. What does it mean to put our faith in God? It means we put our faith in Him for who He is and what He has done. Our faith in Him begins when we realize that we are a sinner who is spiritually bankrupt and destitute, in need of a Savior, like the publican in Luke 18:13, who said, “… God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” When we recognize God for who He is, we recognize that He is faithful and true to His word. We can fully trust Him to save us as we entrust our lives and souls to Him. This means we trust Him to take over the controls of our lives as we trust in His perfect payment for our sin, dying in our place when He died on the cross. Not only do we need to accept Christ’s death as a penalty for our sin but we must realize and believe that we have been totally justified (made right with God) in Christ through His resurrection from the dead. I Corinthians 15:17 tells us “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile, you are still in your sins!” We read also in Romans 4:25, “He was delivered to death for our sins, and was raised to life for our justification.”
We must put our trust in Christ and what He has done for us completely. We dare not add anything to it like trying to secure our salvation by what we do. If we do this, in effect we are saying to God, what Christ did for me was insufficient to save me. Our faith in Christ must be exclusive of every religious rite, system, teaching, creed, or person, including trusting in ourselves. (Ephesians 2:8,9, Titus 3:4) He is our all sufficiency. When we trust in Him to be our all sufficiency, then He gives us the assurance of salvation just as He tells us in Romans 8:16, which says, “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” When we believe in Christ in this way, God accepts us in Christ by putting to death our sinfulness in Christ when He died on the cross and by giving us His righteousness through the power of His resurrection. II Corinthians 5:21 says, “He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” (KJV)
As it relates to our sanctification, (God conforming us into image of Christ in our daily walk with Him) only the Spirit of Christ can produce the kind of good works that are acceptable to Him. He will do this in and through us as we say no to sin and as we yield to His direction and rely on His power in us by His Holy Spirit. In closing, I John 5:13 says, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know you have eternal life.” I hope this helps. God bless.
Thank you so much
With fear and trembling.
That beard is perfect!
this video went great. i got a lesson out of this. it means a lot to me. really loved it! 😁😁
this guy has been trying to get to explain something very important.