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“Therefore, when I repent I cease to exist.”
Repentance is as simple as getting alone and quiet with God the Father and telling Him you agree with his perspective on you – that you are sinful through and through, and therefore need a savior to bring you into right standing with Him. Tell Him that you know that apart from Christ that is utterly impossible. Having acknowledged that, simply ask Jesus to save you. Tell Jesus you are willing to change, but know you are unable to do it without His power in your life.
Now comes the test – see if your thought process starts to change over time. The next time you sin, and you will, tell God you agree with His perspective on it. Ask Him to help you to not do it again. Over time, a few weeks to months at most, you will know in your heart whether the God who loves you gave you a good thing when you asked Him for it. Nobody will have to tell you, you will know. There will begin to be good fruit in your life. You will begin to love His word, and you will begin to want to please Him. You are only co-operating with the change, not making it. The more you begin to love God because He loves you, the more that growing love will lead you to want to please Him. The most important thing for me was this single thing – when I fail now, I run to Him, not away from Him.
“When I repent it will no longer be me that lives.”
Christ will come to live in you.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:16-18)
“If this is true, Why must I fight to sanctify myself. Isn't that God's job?”
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
Does your article mean that if I am saved and do not personally battle sin, I am no longer saved?
“Is Salvation of the Lord or of man?”
Guess.
“Was the person who chooses to continue sinning ever saved?”
Do the math.
“If not, how can he be deluded when he was never called in the first place.”
Does it really matter?
“If he is, was the power of his final salvation contained within his own ability to control his own flesh?”
Did you save yourself?
Notice I did not address all the questions with scripture– that is because it is up to you to begin to seek the answers from His word.
I will keep praying for you – been there myself.
Robert
"Therefore, when I repent I cease to exist. When I repent it will no longer be me that lives."
If this is true, Why must I fight to sanctify myself. Isn't that God's job? Does your article mean that if I am saved and do not personally battle sin, I am no longer saved? Is Salvation of the Lord or of man? Was the person who chooses to continue sinning ever saved? If not, how can he be deluded when he was never called in the first place. If he is, was the power of his final salvation contained within his own ability to control his own flesh?
Thanks
Dear Steve,
Yes, we can absolutely be deluded into believing we are Christians, when we are not. I agree that this is happening to millions in the United States alone. There is an entire multi-billion dollar industry (television, books, etc) in this country, led by false Christians, with the intent of breeding more false Christians. Please do not take the following comment as anything but a loving comment from someone who is concerned about your eternity. Do not write another book. You will only be emulating the very culture I just described. Please read 2 Corinthians 13:5-6, and then ask The God of the Lord Jesus Christ what you need to do to get right with Him. Of course you cannot utterly stop sinning alone, but you can purpose in your heart to turn completely away from sin. If you ask God to help you do that He absolutely will help you each and every day. God will absolutely change your heart from the inside out, but it is unlikely to happen in a way that will seem like a miracle to you. Stop looking for miraculous signs, as you seem to say you have been doing. You will know the miracle is happening when you begin to see the Lord Jesus Christ transforming you from within. Do not give up! Give your life to Christ and He, in His way will turn you into a miracle. Remember too that even though Christ was a servant on earth, we are in His service, not the other way around. If you don’t think you really want to be a servant, don’t worry about it. He will make you one
I will keep you in my prayers – do your part.
In love, in Christ
Anonymous (no, I’m not the Holy Spirit, and I’m not an angel)
Stop looking for signs and wonders!
Hello Steve, a very thought provoking article...would have to agree with you.
I've seen delusion also come to people who choose to live in knowing sin, people who have walked with God for many years (perhaps they didn't really love His ways). One comes to mind....his wife fell into sin, then he was tempted himself, chose to live in a wrong situation and after 10yrs is now has buddhist leanings.
I believe if you resist the Holy Spirit's convictions over and over again, you will be given over to deception and then the delusion, very sad indeed!! its one thing to be deluded by the enemy, however to have God send the delusion that is terrifying!!
We must love truth, not only the truth of the Word but the truth about ourselves, in other words honesty about who we really are and how we convey ourselves before others etc, are we trying to project a certain image to others about who we are and not being open and honest....if not tis hypocrisy!! and leaves one wide open to delusion as well.
God help us to love truth and to be utterly dependent upon Him, poor in spirit, knowing our absolute need of Him hourly!! the heart of man is truly deceitful it scares me very much!!
Thank you brother for your insight.
Linda