Ok. I was thinking. If i become born again, would i need to stop doing the following:
Listening to hip hop music,
Mastur bating,
Alcohol..........?
I'm so confused. I'm addicted to those things i mentioned but i really want to make a decision now.
I would really appreciate good answers.
Thanks
2007-01-26 01:27:51 · 6 answers · asked by Tim 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Giving up the the three things that you have mentioned fall into the area of what is called "works." Works roughly falls into two categories. 1. Morals. 2. Helping others.
We are saved by grace, not by works, so that no one can boast.
We are saved by grace alone. Recall that in Acts 16:31 the jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved. They responded, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." The jailer believed and immediately became saved.
Close to 200 times in the New Testament salvation is said to be by faith alone - with no works in sight. Consider the following:
John 3:15 tells us that "everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
John 5:24 says, "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
In John 11:25 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."
John 23:46 says, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."
John 20:31 says, "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
If salvation were not by faith alone, then Jesus' message in the Gospel of John - manifest in the above quotations - would be deceptive, stating that there is one condition for salvation when there are allegedly two - faith and works.
I must emphasize that we are saved by faith for works. Works are not the condition of our salvation, but a consequence of it We are saved not by works, but by the kind of faith that produces works.
Eph 2:8-10 God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this: It is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
2007-01-26 03:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you wouldnt need to stop doing any of those things. Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding, and apparently it was very good wine too!
Everyone has different tastes in music, and what you do with what God gave you is your own business! At the end of the day, being born again is something that takes over your life. some things you will want to change not because you feel you have to, but you would just want to, others you wouldnt want nor have to change! Being born again means that you accept Jesus as Lord, and try and live like He did. It doesnt mean you stop being who you are.
2007-01-26 01:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by Resolution 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a young woman and I don't like the beat of hip-Hop music(noise) but there are some christian Hip-Hop groups. Yes you will have to quit pleasuring yourself. You won't really want to when you have God's joy in your heart. Alcohol? Most people will tell you that it would depend on the circumstance, not in a bar or lounge. Not until you are drunk,If you are addicted then it would be best to stay with fruit drinks of soda pop.Jesus would help you. Ask him to take away all that are not in his will and he will help you.Jesus love you.
2007-01-26 01:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being born again means accepting Jesus gift of eternal life and living your life for him. It is not against his rules to drink (he turned water into win). He does show his distaste for getting DRUNK though. Listen to whatever music you want. But as you become more spirtually mature, you will find that the kind of music you listen to will change b/c you WANT it to. When you invite God into your life you will see some radical changes in you. It won't happen right away, but it will over time.
This is what you do after you invite God into your life. PRAY PRAY PRAY and read his Word, the Bible! I can't stress it enough. Your lifestyle will change for the better!
2007-01-26 01:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listening to hip hop music, No
Mastur bating, No
Alcohol..........? No
Put Jesus FIRST in your life; not just in your life (James 2:19). Go from there according to what he indicates to you.
2007-01-26 03:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sweety, you didn't have to ask twice. Come to Jesus just the way you are and He will accept you with open arms.
2007-01-26 01:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by Char 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋