Those who feel that they are saved by grace?

Question

did anything mark the moment for you? Did you have a spiritual experience, or did you just make a decision?

truely human....my experience is more like yours...I did not have a monumental spiritual moment.

Answer 1

I was lucky to die on the operating table and be brought back. And that changed my life totally and completely. Death is no fear and I dont care about the petty stuff that drives people now days. No on can get me off my faith in God. It is all realo, though not exactly like they say in church. I would never attack anyone for their belief in God. Mary is blessed and is the mother of Jesus. Pets will be with you after you die. You will have a job after you die, you will do everything you do here, except everything and everyone are so beautiful and happiness like the best you have evrr felt. You will feel Gods love and presence and "see" God but not like you see here. God is not a man or a woman but collectively and lovenly God. I lost the use of my legs after that. One of my kidneys is shutting down. I dont care about money or having a g/f or imp;ressing her or anyone now. I have a cat and I would never say a cross thing to her.
When I go back my legs will work and I will be as a child. I will say a prayer for you and maybe you couod say one for me, prayers are important. Forgiveness of those who have hurt us ios important. You have a chance to go over all your old bad things you have done. I am doing that now.
We cannot be in the beautifulo place if we have things we have not worked out. We have to feel the pain we caused to another before we can forgive ourselves. God does not judge but we judge cause that is the hardest. I havent been able to forgive myself for a couple things. When that happens I will be free to go to the good place.
The other place is sad and no animals are there.
No one is happ[y but you cant see others, only sense their presence. They are unhappy. It is lonely. There are other levels but you won't be going there. The levels get scarier and lonlier as you go down. What is dowsn there is the stuff of nightmares. I was sent there for a whole day to see what it is like to be without God and to experience the worst imaginable fears, my own fears I had to experience my worst fears for a whole day but I thought I would be there forever until I prayed and was brought back to the operating room. I wnated to return to the good place but i slipped back into a coma and rested for several days before waking up.
this is all true. In fact when I woke up I sat up and started making finger drawigings of where I had been. I was looking up and the doctor asked me about it. What's up there, he asked. "God," I replied, happily. and I left the hospital 59 days later. Thanks to God

Answer 2

The first time I repented and saw my sin for what is was crushed me. The knowledge of sin comes from the Ten Commandments.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” Rom. 7:7

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Ps. 19:7

I knew I was only firewood that would soon be thrown into the jaws of hell for eternity. I pleaded with Jesus to save me and He did. Now I live to serve Christ. It was indeed a spiritual experience. I still repent when convicted.

Most who make "decisions" for Christ fall away at the first hint of persecution. Make sure you know what sin is and what the consequences are! Friends don't let friends go to hell!

There is a difference between making "a decision" and repenting. The Lord knows those who are His.

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. Matt. 3:8

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Eph. 4:30

Answer 3

For some people it is very emotional and experiential. For others more intellectual and less emotional. The Holy Spirit walks all of us through different avenues to salvation in Christ.

For me it was when my father explained the words to a hymn that moved me to declare my faith in Christ. The problem for us as humans is realizing that it is God's salvation and He directs His grace toward those whom He will and draws us we are not seeking Him so the ball is in His court the whole way! It is a different experience for every person.

Answer 4

A very hard decision as I was very much against any religion. However I could not get rid of the feeling I was not seeing something that should be obvious, but what?
One day I was alone and very frustrated. I knew it wasn't true with complete faith,bu if He would just reveal Himself to me I would follow faithfully.
Then He touched me and spoke to me in my heart. There's more but that's between Him and me.
I wish more would try this. Don't try to believe just ask for guidance and open your heart and mind. You will never be the same.

Answer 5

I was 6 when I asked Jesus to come into my heart. I was taught that because of HIS work at Calvary and by HIS grace I am saved from damnation.Eternal life is a gift from GOD. His grace is sufficent - just believe and HE will show you. HE is GOD of the mountain and GOD of the valley - no matter where we are HE promised to never leave us. When we are away from HIM it is because we wondered away, HE never left us. GOD bless - Find a good solid Bible believing, teaching church. I know of some real good ones - what part of the country are you in??

Answer 6

I will admit for a long time I was a Christian and believed but I had trouble accepting grace. I kept trying to do things to earn checkmarks. I would read my Bible every day so God would see and put a mark in the plus column. Then one day I was reading a book by Max Lucado and it just clicked. I began to understand grace. I realized that while, yes God does want me to lead as sin free a life as possible. It is not my works that will get me into Heaven. I realized that Christ had truly paid the price for me and all I had to do was accept it. Once I did things became so much better. I still read my Bible daily but not to get points with God. I read it to learn more about Him and more about his wondrous grace.

Answer 7

I had a very moving and memorable spiritual experience. Years later, my youngest daughter was born on my spiritual birthday, I think that's neat!

Answer 8

I made the decision. I realized that Jesus is real, alive and that He loves me. I know that my salvation is not based on a feeling but, rather on a truth. However, my love and feelings grow for Him every moment.

Answer 9

To me being saved by grace is not for me but by God....it is like when your parents send you to your room for being bad and then love you anyway . I don't want to look at God's grace and be like it is my right as a Christian to have grace no it is God's right to give it and hopefully I am wise enough to accept it. So each day there are moments and actual days years that I see grace given to me and I am soooooo thank full and I just feel humbled to be loved that much.....

Answer 10

It started at around 3 years old with coloring pictures of Jesus. Church didn't really do it but time made it stronger as I sought thru other religions and thoughts but came around to that orginal love again.