We all know Jesus tells us to believe, repent, and be saved. Do you know what repentance of sins is? It is turning away from your sins. It is NOT just acknowledging that you are a sinner, it is turning away from you sins. In other words, my question is this; have you changed at all since you "repented", or do you still live a normal, sinful, worldly lifestyle, trying to fit in with modern society? Just a thought to leave you with:
Hebrews 10:26-27
"For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries."
2007-12-04 15:39:04 · 13 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oldguy: you're exactly right; if you have your eyes fixed on the Lord, you won't be sinning. How many of you have actually fixed your eyes on the Lord, though?
2007-12-04 15:50:48 · update #1
Test to see if you are a Real Christian
The bible says, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5)
Here is the test
1) After you prayed a prayer and took Jesus into your life is it ok to deliberately keep sinning? The answer is NO! Our salvation is not a license to sin. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. (Jude 1:4) If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? (Hebrew 10:26-29)
2) Do you claim to have fellowship with Jesus but walk in darkness? This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. (1 John 1:6-7)
3) Do you claim to be without sin? If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. (1 John 1 8-10)
4) Do you claim to know Jesus and do what he commands? We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:3-4)
5) Do you try to be like Jesus in the way he lived? Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2:6) When we want to be like someone we imitate their actions. Do you live the way that Jesus showed us? When we walk like Jesus did, then we do not make provisions to sin. We exceptional do not pay to sin.
6) Are you growing in Christ? Was there every a time in your life that you loved the Lord more? Once we have the fire for God, we will never lose it. People who fall away from God never knew Him! Once you know Jesus you will never want to fall away. The life Jesus has for us is so much better then any other life style. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. (1 John 2:8) This passage means that we already have evidence of God in our lives. Once we come to God we start passing away from the darkness into light.
7) Do you love all Christians? Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him. (1 John 2:9-11) When this passage says brother, it is saying brother in Christ. A brother in Christ is a fellow Christian. We are supposed to be one in love with other believers. If we do not love, but hate we do not know the God of love. We are never supposed to hate other people in Christ. We are only supposed to hate evil.
8) Do you love the world or anything in it? Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:15-17) Do you love you earthly possessions more then God? Do you give to others in need? Do you realize that everything you have is a gift of God? Do you love money over God? Do you seem to never be satisfied and always want more? Possessions of the world, no matter have many you have, will never satisfy. Only God can fill or emptiness.
9) Which list describes your life more? List 1: The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21) Or list 2: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. (Galatians 5:22-23) Notice this list did not say the fruits but the fruit of the spirit. This means you either have all of the fruits or you are not on this list.
So how did you do? If you failed one question you might need to examine what the bible is telling you. We are not supposed to compare ourselves with Christians. We are supposed to compare ourselves with Jesus. Just because you prayed a prayer one day does not mean you will go to heaven. The bible does not say that anywhere in it. Being a Christian means you are conforming to God and not the world. It means you are giving up your life and following after God. If you believe this message is wrong email us and show us in the bible where we are wrong. We will repent and ask God for forgiveness. But if you cannot prove this message wrong maybe just maybe that God is trying to get your attention.
Right now I plead with you to just start praying to God and tell Him what is on your heart. There is no magic prayer that will save you. We are to put our faith in God not a prayer.
2007-12-05 14:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have truly repented and yes it is impossible to change without the Holy Spirit. GOD takes away what needs to be taken away and the Holy Spirit alerts me to GOD's word when I wonder off. Is there really Christians that don't repent? That would not be Christianity. I thought this was common knowledge. Then again I never underestimate the power of the flesh.
:) May the Lord richly bless you†
2007-12-04 15:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To repent means to change directions. There are only two forms of thought and action--good (of God) or evil (of Satan). No other. To repent means to die to what you may want and the world wants and to change all thoughts and desires to be only those which are of God. What God has said is truth of how you were designed to live and how you will be judged. To follow anything else is to follow a lie.
2016-05-28 06:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by catarina 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The word repent basically means to turn around. Biblical repentence is not turning away from sin, that would be works, but it is turning to God. When we turn to God it leaves Him with the job of dealing with our sins. Just fix your eyes on Christ and you won't be sinning.
2007-12-04 15:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus repented and died for them. So they don't have to do any thing but keep enjoying their life. Those who murder, gamble, and sin every day also believe that heaven is gauranteed for them because Jesus has died for them.
So what do you say Is hell only for non-Christians?
2007-12-04 16:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by majeed3245 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have experienced changes in my life. The LORD is still working on me. Lots more need to change.
GOD bless
2007-12-04 15:44:16 · answer #6 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To believe in trinity is biggest sin.
2007-12-04 15:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Didn't God repent? LOL....you liberal....you do not even know what you are talking about...lol...why don't you look that word "repent" up in a dictionary and stop embarrassing yourself...
2007-12-04 15:43:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
I strive to have Christ in my daily life.
2007-12-04 15:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we are in the world, but not of it.
2007-12-04 15:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by Christine S 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋