Beautifully spoken - scriptual. The word. Simple. New desires - turn from sin. Changes as you grow as a Christian. Repentance restores fellowship with the Father! Amen.
God will not hold them guiltless who change his words...and who hold the truth in unrighteousness. Some people wrest against the righteous teachings of Christ to promote ungodliness..
Amen brother!!...you have no idea how this just blessed me. This helped me tremendously. God bless you and keep going strong for the Lord in winning souls and letting the believers know there is no condemnation🙌🙌🙌🙏♥️ thank You Lord Jesus for all that You do for us♥️🙌🙌🙌♥️
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:14-15) And: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. (John 12:32) An unsaved person can turn, even when filled with sins, and can “behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). The turning isn’t going over a list of sins, or even knowing what they all are. It is admitting they are sinners and need what Jesus has offered freely: forgiveness, salvation, eternal life and being added to God’s family. “Repentance, as it relates to Christ, means to change our minds about Him, who He is and what He's done to provide forgiveness, and deliverance from our sins. When we place faith in Jesus as having taken our place personally on the cross and borne the penalty due our sins, then we're automatically repenting, because we couldn't accept Him in this way without having to change or minds in some way concerning Him.” (From the Liberation of the Planet Earth, by Hal Lindsey. (p. 133).
You imply you can change? You are more powerful than sin….? Do not confuse the snapshot in time of a believer with their ultimate destination. Our change is only by the work of the Holy Spirit in us by us yielding in faith. Those who are taught work’s salvation do not do this they are still trying to change themselves….which does not work. It is simply cosmetic to convince others that the outside of their cup is clean, why prune a dead tree? Jesus was more concerned with uprooting the dead tree and only he could do it. Stop trusting in self and trust in Jesus more.
Is changing a work? Indeed it is , salvation is not of works . Typical false teaching for salvation . If you believe anything other than just faith on the finished work of Christ , you are in danger of entering hell/laker of fire . For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. - Ephesians 2:8-9
You are spot on with what you are saying 🎉Thank you for this content! One thing I have always had a hard time understanding is the unforgivable sin… blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. I have come to understand this as refusal to accept Jesus when the Holy Spirit tugs on your heart and to continually push the Holy Spirit away. I would be super grateful to hear your perspective and understanding of this! Thank you God bless you brother!
Hey man, I see all these top comments criticizing what you’re speaking about and it’s like they don’t even read the bible and didn’t even watch your video. I just wanted to say that because I like your videos and they’re very helpful and encouraging for me as a believer. Don’t be discouraged and frustrated by people. If you speak the truth expect some kick back always! Just means you’re doing good for God! God bless, In Jesus Name Amen
Amen brother you explained this perfectly and that’s exactly what most so called Christians don’t want to believe because it hurts their pride like the pharisees, Faith alone in Christ alone, salvation is a gift it’s God’s grace undeserved favor for ALL who believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, God made it simple, the self righteous love to complicate things. God bless brother keep preaching the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ ✝️🙏🏽🕊️
I love how you can see the sincerity and real confidence in a true Christian, speaking truth from the KJV (God's actual Word). I just spent the better part of a day trying to explain eternal security to false Christians on John Bevere's channel, and you can clearly see the doubt, pride, and lies on John and his buddy's face as they taught damnable heresy from the NLT. This guy is such a breath of fresh air. I'm glad to see a brother out there sharing the truth. Thank you for your work Flourishing Fam. I pray blessings and protection for you and yours🙏 Subscribed for sure👍
SCRIPTURES ON BIBLICAL REPENTANCE: 1. Passages showing that men must turn from all sinful ways, or repent toward God from the very bottom of their hearts, before God can extend His merciful forgiveness. This is directly asserted in both the Old and New Testaments. Some examples are: De.30:19-20 Ezek. 14:6 Lk. 24:45-47 Eph. 5:14 Josh24:14-15 Ezek. 18:30-32 Acts 1:18 I Th. 1:9-10 II ki. 17:12-14 Ezek. 33:11 Acts 2:37-38 Titus 2:11-14 Prov. 28:13 Zech. 1:3-4 Acts 3:19, 26 Jas. 1:21 Is. 1:16-18 Mk. 1:14-15 Acts 17:30:31 I Pe. 3:12 Is. 55:6-7 Lk. 5:312-32 Acts 20:20-21 II Pe. 3:9 Jer. 4:14 Lk. 3:3, 5 Acts 26:18-20 Jer. 36:3 Lk. 5:7, 10 Ro. 2:4 2. Passages showing that men must fear God or have a reverential attitude toward God, with proper respect to the austere dignity of the Godhead, if they are going to be saved. Thus there must be repentance. Some passages declaring this are: Ps. 103:13 Mt. 10:28 Phil. 2:12-13 I Pe. 5:5-6 Ps. 138:6 Lk. 1:50 He. 12:28-29 I Jn. 4:16-18 Is. 57:15 Acts 10:34-35 Jas. 4:6, 10 (Reverential) Is. 66:2 II Co. 7:1 I Pe.1:17 (confidence) 3. Passages showing that men must turn from a state of disobedience to a state of obedience, and continue therein, if they are going to be saved. Men must repent in such a way that they remain in a state of repentance, because it is founded in true intelligence. De. 13:17-18 Mt. 3:8-10 Acts 26:20 He. 5:9 II Chr. 30:8-9 7:21-23 Ro. 2:6-11 I Jn. 2:4, 17 Ps. 84:10-11 Lk. 11:286:16-18 I Jn. 3:10 Micah 6:8 Acts 5:32 Titus 2:11-14 4. Passages showing that men must turn to love God and man if they are to partake of the only salvation that God offers, thus there must be a repentant renunciation of the life of selfishness if God's mercy is to be exercised: Ex. 20:6 De. 11:1 Lk. 10:25-28 Jas. 2:5 Le. 19:18, 34 De. 30:15-20 Jn. 15:6, 9-10, 12 I Jn. 3:14De. 6:4-6 Josh. 22:5-6 Ro. 5:5 I Jn. 4:7-8, 20 Neh. 1:4-51 Co. 16:22 De. 7:9-11 I Jn. 5:2-3 Ps. 145:20 Ga. 5:22 Jude 21 5. Passages showing that men must turn to a benevolent forgiving state of mind if God is to exercise mercy in the forgiveness of sin, and must remain in this state as a condition of continued mercy. Thus repentance or a revolution of mind is imperative: Mt. 5:7 Mt. 18:32-35 Lk. 6:36, 37 Col. 3:12-13 Mt. 6:12, 14-15 Mk. 11:24-25 Ep. 4:32 It would be completely wrong for God to forgive an unforgiving spirit, and thus such a state prevents God from extending mercy. Repentance sees the immensity of our debt toward God as compared to any man's debt to us and freely forgives (Mt. 18:24, 28). Notice that no former state will void the consequences of Mt. 18:35. 6. Passages showing that God is no respecter of persons, and therefore it is man's reactions to God's pleadings in mercy that enables God to make a difference between men in forgiving one and not another. Man's reaction determines God's reaction: De. 11:26-28 Jer. 32:17-19 Mt. 22:16 Ep. 6:9 Josh. 24:15 Eze. 18:30 Acts 10:34-35 Col. 3:25 Ps. 62:1233:17-20 Ro. 2:6, 11 I Pe. 1:17 Prov. 24:12 Mt. 16:26-27 Ga. 2:6 7. The following Scriptures indicate how all men must seek the Lord in penitence before pardon of all past sins can be granted: De. 4:29-31 Ps. 145:18-19 Mt. 7:7-8 II Co. 6:2 II Chr. 7:13-14 Is. 45:21-23 Lk. 13:23-25 II Co. 7:9-10 Ps. 25:6-7, 11 Is. 55:6 Lk. 18:13-14 He. 11:6 Ps. 32:3-5 Jer. 29:12-13 Acts 2:21 Jas. 4:8-10 Ps. 34:18 Hos. 10:12 Acts 17:24-27, 30 I Jn. 1:9 Ps. 41:4 Joel 2:12-14 Ro. 10:13 Ps. 51:1-4, 17 Jonah 3:5-10 I Co. 14:24-25 WHAT IS NOT REPENTANCE? 1. Not remorse, regret, sorrow, or penance, although these elements of experience will always precede repentance. Repentance is more than this (II Co. 7:9). 2. Not a change in subordinate choices or the means of self-gratification, but only a renunciation of the supreme choice of selfishness. 3. Not a partial change in ultimate supreme intention or purpose in life. We cannot partly repent and partly not repent, or be partly selfish and partly not selfish at the same time. 4. Not a professed reversal of life under emotional pressure or fear of the consequences of our sins. While these elements are always present in the process of moral awakening, we are intelligent beings and must decide to forsake sin because it is wrong and love God supremely and our fellowmen equally because it is right. We must not only submit to truth but must "receive the love of the truth so as to be saved" (II Th. 2:10). 5. Not an endeavor partially to merit salvation by turning to live in such a way as to commend ourselves to God and make it easier for God to forgive us. This is a natural tendency for an awakened sinner before he realizes how selfishly corrupt his life has really been. He thinks that by doing a little extra for God or giving a sum of money his situation with God will be eased. SCRIPTURE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE REPENTANCE A. OLD TESTAMENT WORDS COMMONLY USED: 1. TO REPENT (naw-kham', S-5162 )-The word basically implies 16 difficulty in breathing and properly means to sigh, to Pant, to groan, to breathe strongly or draw the breath forcibly. The word came to signify to be sorry, to grieve, to lament, to regret, to suffer remorse or to repent because of one's actions; also to grieve on account of the misery of anyone, hence to pity, console, or comfort. It is translated repent about 40 times,17 of which about 33 times refers to the actions of God in an aroused state of emotion (as Ge. 6:6-7; Ex. 32:12, 14; I Sam. 15:11, 35; Jer. 18:8, 10; Jonah 3:9-10; 4:2). Some of the instances where it is used in this sense of man are: Ex. 13:17; Jud. 21:6; Job 42:6; Jer. 8:6; 31:19. 2. TO TURN (shoob, S-77251)-To turn about, to return, to turn back, thus metaphorically to be converted, as a sinner; to turn one's self to a person or thing, to have a radical change in one's attitude toward sin and God, with a complete turn to righteousness. The verb is very extensively used in various structures and renderings. It is used many times concerning God's actions (as Ps. 90:13). Examples concerning man turning from sin are: De. 4:30-31; I Sam. 7:3; II Chr. 6:24-25, 37-39; Neh. 1:9; Is. 55:7; Jer. 3:12-14;18:8; Hos. 14:1-2; Jonah 3:8, 10; Zech. 1:3-4; Mal. 3:7. In Eze. 14:6 and 18:30-32 we have a double use of the same verb: "Return ye and turn yourselves" , giving idea of grief and altered relation. B. NEW TESTAMENT WORDS COMMONLY USED: 1. TO REPENT (metanoe'o, S-33401)-To change one's mind or purpose, to undergo a change in frame of mind and feeling, to make a change in principle and practice, to reform, equivalent to the Old Testament word "turn;" derived from "meta', expressing the idea of change, and "noeo," to think, understand, conceive, apprehend. Some usages are: Mk. 1:15; 6:12; Lk. 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10; Acts 2:33:19; 17:30; 26:20; Re. 2:5, 16, 22; 3:3, 19. 2. REPENTANCE (me anoya, S-33411)-A change of mind or mode of thought and feeling, the noun form from above verb: from "meta" and "noya, which is from "nous," the intellect, mind or understanding in thought, feeling, and will. Some usages are: Lk. 3:3, 8; 5:32; 24:47; Acts 5:31; 11:18; 20:21; 26:20; Ro. 2:4; II Co. 7:9, 10; II Pe. 3:9. 3. TO TURN ABOUT (epistre'pho, S-1994 )-To turn back, around, 1 or towards, to return, to convert, to turn one's self about or around; from "epi, upon, also used for emphasis, and "strepho," to turn or change (used in Mt. 18:3). See the following usages: Mt. 13:15; Lk. 22:32; Acts 3:19; 9:35; 11:21; 14:15; 15:19; 26:18, 20; I Th. 1:9; Jas. 5:19-20; I Pe. 2:25. The noun form appears only in Acts 15:3. A kindred verb, "apostre'pho" (S-6541), to turn away, appears in Acts 3:26.change of Action. REPENTANCE IS CHANGE OF MIND PRODUCING CHANGE OF ACTION WHICH ONE IS TURNING FROM SIN! Proverbs 28:13 King James Version👇 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso ((confesseth)) and ((forsaketh)) them shall have mercy. Romans 6:12-23👇 King James Version 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Galatians 5:16 -👉 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Amen for salvation it's just going from unbelief to belief. For the Christian life, we should confess and repent of our sins so we can grow in maturity.
If you believe in Jesus Christ with your heart, you are now one of God's children (John 1:12). Just ask God to give you (Matthew 7:7-8) the deeper understanding of His Word and His Holy Spirit shall help you.
Repentance is part of your faith in Jesus. A person is born in spirit the moment he experience spiritual understanding while hearing the gospel. That moment of illumination makes the person realize he/she is a sinner and come short of the glory of God. This is the work of the Holy Spirit which leads a person to repentance. If you're one of those who were lead to pray the "sinner's prayer", you're already born again even before you started the prayer. Your prayer is simply a manifestation of what has already happened in your heart. This is the reason why in Acts 10:44 the gentiles, while listening to Peter, received the Holy Spirit without saying a prayer or saying "we believe", or "we repent".
@@2Chronicles714_ That is still very important, but it's part of the sanctification process. Why would someone want to turn from sin before they have the Holy Spirit?
Thank you! Aside from getting in the Bible, I learned a lot from Andy Woods, Oronato Diamante, Charlie Bing, Charles Ryrie and a few others. They have a ton of content on RUclips. God bless!
If you are following channels or hear anyone say ‘Repent of your Sins’ - RUN. This verse is not in the Bible. We will never be without Sin in this life nor are we able to do so. Thankfully Christ paid that debt for us. Faith in Christ is Salvation. Faith Alone. God Bless
How about dozens of scriptures that say repent of your sins? How about Jesus and Paul warning that if you don't repent of your sins you will perish. Obviously you heard that from a false teacher and you have never read the Bible.
Mr. Chronicle, he is correct. 33 years ago at the very lowest point in my life. I cried out with a very simple prayer. I became a new creation in Christ at that very moment. I didn’t know the vocabulary at that time. I could just sense that something was different. I have never been lost for even two minutes in 33 years. I hope you find the same peace. That’s one reason I have actively been sharing the gospel for 33 years. It is GOOD NEWS!I know where I’m going!
Mr. Chronicle, he is correct. 33 years ago at the very lowest point in my life. I cried out with a very simple prayer. I became a new creation in Christ at that very moment. I didn’t know the vocabulary at that time. I could just sense that something was different. I have never been lost for even two minutes in 33 years. I hope you find the same peace. That’s one reason I have actively share the gospel for 33 years. It is GOOD NEWS!I know where I’m going!
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
Mark 1:15 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent AND believe the good news!” That's the order we find in a couple of other places in the new testament, the words repent or repentance first then belief or believe occur in the same verse and each time repent comes first believe comes second. You cannot repent without believing, you cannot believe without repenting. You make a decision (of the will) to turn away from sin and turn to God. That's repentance. By turning away from sin and turning to God, that's an act of faith. You're putting your trust in the Lord Jesus to save you. IF you're going to look to the Lord to save you, then you have to turn away from sin and look to Him. When Jesus says Repent and believe He is saying repentance and faith are 2 sides of the glorious salvific coin. One a turning away from sin and a turning to God. The other putting our faith and trust in God to save us. To save us from those sins which we are turning away.
Repentance means having a changed heart/mind. Towards what? That needs to be clarified. God repented of making man (Gen 6:6), of destroying Ninevah (Jonah 3:10), so if God repented, then repenting can't be exclusive to sin or else God was turning from sin (which He cannot sin). In relation to Mark 1:15, repentance from sins was preached to Israel to accept the Messiah on His terms, which would usher in the Kingdom of God (Dan 2:44) where Jesus would reign from the throne of David over the earth. That was the gospel (good tidings/good news) of the Kingdom of God/Heaven. Israel had that opportunity, and turned it down. Now that Kingdom is postponed until His millennial reign after the Tribulation period. When you evangelize someone, do you say, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"? That's not the gospel of salvation, but of the Kingdom. A man must be born again (saved) to enter the Kingdom (John 3:3). The type of repentance needed for salvation is turning (repenting) from unbelief in Jesus, to faith in Jesus.
Unbelief is a sin but its certainly not the only sin. When Jesus said to repent over and over again IF all He was commanding, was to believe then no reason to say repent He would've simply said believe each time instead. Mark 1:15 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent AND believe the good news!” Repent of your sins and believe.
@dilbertfish It means to change your mind. Nowhere does it say to Repent of unbelief to belief. IF true then Jesus Peter and Paul would have simply said Believe each time rather than repent. Not to mention the Scriptures that say repent and believe.
@dilbertfish Repenting and turning away from sin means a recognition of my sins, which involves Godly sorrow, brokenness and a commitment on my part to change the direction of my life. Repentance is not an emotion. Its more than being grieved or feeling sorry about my sin and even having remorse. It springs from the will. God wants you to humble yourself make a decision of the heart and mind [the will] to turn away from sin. Your life was going in one direction [sin] and you make a decision by faith to take your life in the opposite direction with His help. It is making a genuine 180° change of heart recognizing that sin(s) is against God. By turning from our sins to God we acknowledge we have disobeyed God. We have violated His law, offended his moral purity, tried to cast off his yoke of authority. It requires that we admit we have turned from God to sin. Repentance is the consequence of faith. Repent means change your mind about your sinfulled life ALL SINS INCLUDING UNBELIEF, false gods, sexual immortality,witchcraft, self righteousness,hate idols etc. After repentance there must be a genuine change of life because living in sin is disobedience and rebellion against God and the end result will be destruction of the soul in hell. There must be a change in conduct and how you live. You don't have to remember every sin, Jesus knows them all. Confess ongoing sins, and ask for deliverance of them and forgiveness of all sins. [1John 1:9] Repentance turning from sin - is a prelude to holiness. Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy, without holiness no one will see the Lord. Walking in holiness begins with repentance.We should think about it as a lifetime daily discipline of our faith, necessary for a holy life as Jesus says in Luke 11:3-4. None of us are sinless.
@@2Chronicles714_ The entire book of John says believe about 99 times no mention of confession or repentance. Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
Thank you for this- I came across your channel a few days ago and have listened to lots of the videos. Can you help me understand the difference between knowing the facts of the gospel and believing them vs saving faith? Very long story, but I came under very heavy and horrible spiritual attacks a few years ago from an occult thing a family member did. In Gods mercy, I learned the gospel over the course of a year and a half, but I still experience spiritual attacks and not really any peace- questioning whether I’m saved or not. This is also very, very scary. Thank you for your help and for the clear message of God speaking truth through you.
Saving faith is when you trust in what Jesus did for you - He, as God in the flesh, is able to forgive your sins and He paid the price on the cross in fill for them all. He bore the wrath of God so that you don't have to. He was forsaken by the Father so that we won't have to be. He arose from the dead to show He has power over death and the grave and has promised that anyone who trusts in Him, in who He is and what He did on the cross, is saved. If you trust in this, in Him, you're saved. "And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" Acts 16:30-31 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." John 5:24 "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" 1 Cor 15:3-4 "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." 1 John 5:13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" John 1:12 "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." Gal 3:26 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:14-15 There are so many more verses like this. Satan and the demonic want nothing more than to confuse you and keep you in doubt. When your eyes are on yourself, you'll always have room to worry and question because none of us is able to be do this perfectly. Fix your eyes on Jesus, and you'll have zero doubt because He did it perfectly, and His righteousness is transfered to us at the point of faith (2 Cor 5:21, Rom 4:5). Do NOT walk by your feelings, emotions, or fears. Walk by faith (2 Cor 5:7). God's Word is truth (John 17:17), and if it says you're saved once you trust in Jesus and His sacrifce, then you're saved. Not only that, but you're already positionally perfected in His sight. "He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses" Col 2:13 "For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified" Heb 10:14 Spend time with God in prayer, in scripture, in worship, and with other believers and churches that build you up and help you in your walk with Christ. God bless!
@@myflourishingfam thank you so, so much for your thoughtful and encouraging response. I live with so much fear because I haven’t experienced change in my heart and still have major spiritual warfare going on- including blasphemous thoughts in my mind against God, so I just question salvation all the time because it’s scary what’s happening. I just keep praying, Lord I believe help my unbelief. It feels like I’m in a terrible war, still, but I just want to experience His peace that I am His and get on with life walking with Him. It just seems like I’m the same as before. I’m going to pray through the verses you shared. If you can, please pray for me - and that God would help me to fully surrender to Him and trust completely His promise to save me and redeem my life. I don’t want to just have head knowledge about the gospel and not truly be saved and be lost. I want to love Jesus and I know I can only do that by the power of His Spirit. And I know the Word says where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom, but I don’t feel free yet. I am so glad I came across your channel- you guys have so much wisdom and it’s so clear you love Jesus. Thank you for all you do.
Sin no more because we love Jesus!!! If you truly believe, you will follow Him and obey him! Pray everyday for His forgiveness and do you best to follow His Word. I don't have all of the answers. The one thing I know is Jesus loves us, sin separates us, He paid for us through His suffering and blood, and we are now in dweller by His Holy Spirit who keeps us on the narrow path. I caution to not willfully leave Jesus and fall into unbelief. I think the Bible says if we have tasted His grace and then rejected it there is no more salvation for such, for would He be crucified again? But what do I know. I am holding onto Jesus for dear life and walk out my life in fear and trembling lest I fall into willful sin. I cannot save myself. I don't want to add to the pain of my Lord. Be obedient to Him. Why because told us to obey his commands! Do it because if you believe he is Lord, how could you know better than your Lord King of the universe and all of the Heavens. Fear Him with love and reverance.
I respect how you have a humble heart and admitting you don’t know it all and your learning I think that’s great and I agree with a lot of what you said. But I noticed and think it’s interesting how you said the Holy Spirit keeps us on the narrow path yet at the same time right after you say you don’t want to willfully leave Jesus (which would imply it’s possible to) Either He will keep us on the narrow path or He won’t right? Is our flesh and the power of the enemy stronger than the Spirit of the Lord to keep us? Just some thoughts. I have to say this discussion of willful sinning and salvation, in other words the once saved always saved vs forfeiting your salvation is definitely a tough debate considering various scriptures so I can relate. Let’s continue to stay in the grace of God simply by continual belief in the gospel (by which obedience will follow) and not by placing confidence on our obedience to keep us right with God. He will guide us and teach us!
@@colonalklink14 why do you falsely accuse me of that? I never said you need to produce works to be saved. All is required is faith. I’m just saying basically that in one way or another whether to little or great extent, whether immediately or after a long time, one who has believed will obey the Lord Jesus’ words. If that is unbiblical then I don’t know what Bible you read because there are many verses that get at the effects of believing God will have on a person.
One is saved according to the bible if : 1-You are born again and therefore you have a relationship with God, if you dont have a relationship with God you are NOT a born again christian, (so not saved) 2-You love the word of God , I Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. (The born again loves the word of God, if you think you have a relationship with God but you dont love his word you are NOT a born again christian,period.) 3-born again christian must love God and Jesus , I John 5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. (If you dont love Jesus and his father you are not saved) 4-You do not practice sin,period, I always hear people say that once saved always saved with people who are in sin and saying things "this man is from God", "this man gave himself to God a long time ago", nonsense, Brothers, once a drunk came to me and started talking to me about God to my surprise, he said, "because God, my father...", and I said to him "stop, don't continue, you have been taught a false gospel, God is not your father" he says "what?", I say to him "God does not have drunk or drug addict children, God has children who repent of that and in Christ", the Bible says it and I want to believe what the Bible says, not what people think or say,[ I John 3:6-10 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother] So you see John was not going midterm nor halfway, he went full ballistic, all in, and people always say "well,sometimes" or "once in while I get high, drunk etc", nope, who practise sin is not a born again christian , John was very clear on that, period 5- the one who is born again has an unshackable faith and keep his commandments,[ I John 5:1-5 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.For whatever IS BORN of God OVERCOMES the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our FAITH. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who BELIEVES that Jesus is the Son of God?] , so take note of this and examine your life because I cannot born again for you and neither you can born again for me, so to summarize the signs for the ones who are born again christians: 1-have a relationship with God 2-love the word of God 3-love God father and Jesus 4-do not practise sin 5-have an unshackable faith in Jesus, you believe that Jesus is the son of God
We don’t overcome sins until we are young men in Christ. Little by little we overcome. If you get drunk you don’t lose being child of God. You aren’t teaching correctly sadly and you are the one who needs to repent bc you are lying. But often religious spirits in us make us blind and we can’t see our own sins. And we judge and condemn others as the Pharisees did. Dangerous game you are playing with the word of God.
@@Rileyed Paul said on II Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Pretty much he also tell all the above, if you just believe that you can pass to sinner to believer and keep doing the same thing and not change anything you are more lost than the devil my friend, 2 Peter 2 and Jude 1 for example, read the bible, if you just believe and keep sinning like nothing "cause I believe therefore Im saved despite keeping sinning like always" well good luck my friend, my advice READ the bible, the whole new testament, Paul also says that, you cannot be the same person before believe cause christ make you free from sin Romans 5 and 6
@ not your place to condemn or judge others or tell anyone who is saved and not saved. You need to repent. The Lord is at hand. Read whole books not pick and choose. Do you tell 8 year olds they are children of Satan bc If they knew God they wouldn’t ever sin. You guys are sick people. 2000 years later still doing the same errors.
I've seen a lot of people highlighting ezekiel 36:26 and I'm wondering if this verse has been pulled out of context massively by pretty much every teacher i thought was reliable, because of this: it is about Israël... I know next to nothing, so the context of the context may point to everyone, but i don't know that
It was written to Israel, but when God saves someone in New Testament times (including us), He gives us a new spirit/heart as well. So this verse is universal in the Bible, ib both the Old and New Testament. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of REGENERATION and renewing of the Holy Spirit" Titus 3:5. This means that He regenerates us on the inside (we still don't have our glorified bodies yet), which would be the new spirit.
Im autistic and having a hard time understanding how the death and resurrection of Jesus saves us... I honestly don't understand. I KNOW he died and rose again, but how does that process save us?
He died in our place for us, taking the wrath of God that we deserve on Himself. He was our substitute, and He not only paid the price for our sins but also came back from the dead to prove He has power over death and the grave. He will raise us up too, and offers us eternal life if we truly trust in what He did for us.
No preacher should compromise their call to repentance toward this class of sinner in the name of "mercy" or "love." When preachers fail to exhort those living in sin to CEASE from their sin, and when they negligently hold back the saving truth from those who need to hear it, then they actually end up "loving" people straight to hell by making them feel safe in their sin. Repentance is more than godly sorrow. Godly sorrow is not good enough because it doesn't go far enough. Just feeling bad about your sin while remaining IN your sin does not make you right with God, but repentance necessarily results in amendment of life (i.e., fruits of repentance). forsaking all Sin and to carry a cross daily denying ungodliness and Worldly lust to live Holy! (Titus 2:11-14) 2 Cor 7:10--"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death."
Godly sorrow is realizing that you are a sinner in need of a saviour. Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
You are confusing salvation with discipleship not the same thing…did you skip what he was talking about in John 4? The Samaritan woman at the well became a believer not a follower. She and her people left the disciples and went away with Jesus. The samaritans got saved but did not become disciples….
I love the 2 malefactors truth. You can see it as a depiction of judgement, justice, condemnation etc. One thief did not believe on Jesus at all. The other thief acknowledged that he was a criminal (sinner) and his condemnation was justified - he was deserving of death. He also acknowledged that Jesus had done nothing wrong at all, he was the sinless Messiah, God in the flesh and asked Jesus to remember him when Jesus enters His kingdom. Asking Jesus to remember him in heaven proves he has believed in Jesus and is promised salvation. Absolutely no chance to turn from sin, baptise, go to church, worship or anything.
Though it's maybe fine to use that parable to illustrate God's forgiveness, the real meaning of the parable is hidden to many. The parable of the prodigal son is actually related to the previous 2 parables of the same chapter. It mainly describes the relationship between God, the angels, and the human race that got separated from God because of Adam's sin. Some of the angels (who were deceived by Satan) didn't like how the salvation of men merits a glorious heavenly celebration, while the angels who have been obedient since the beginning never had any celebration in their honor. These are the third part of the angels which Satan tricked into joining him, while Jesus was on earth. And Satan's overconfidence lead himself to believe he could tempt the Son of God into joining him as well (Luke 4:6-7). Satan was planning a coup against God. Satan is a calculating person. If there's any time he could "dethrone" God, it's this time when he's got an angelic army, and while the Son of God (now son of man) is away in a "weak" earthly body He "can't seem to escape" from. And we know the result of Satan's coup attempt (Luke 10:18 and Revelation 12:8-9). Satan miscalculated the situation badly, because there are crucial information which God kept hidden from him. God's power did not diminish even with His Son away. He just allowed Satan to take those rebellious angels with him. Getting cast down to earth and never to enter heaven again drove Satan crazy, all he wants at this point is to kill the Son of man. Imagine how Satan became even more mad when he realized that Jesus Christ's death at the cross actually fulfilled God's plan (Revelation 12:10-11).
@@nathan_kulit5852 hi there. Although I can see how that could potentially apply to this in some ways, I believe the meaning is different. The elder brother is the religious elite of that day. The prodigal is the lost sheep of Israel. Both entitled to the same inheritance, both with the same Father, but one has gone his own way.
@Kris, Those religious leaders did not believe in Jesus as the Messiah. No way God would say to them... "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." (Luke 15:31) The 3 parables in Luke 15 describe God's special treatment of men compared to the angels. The 99 sheep represents the angels of heaven and the lost sheep represents men who are elected for salvation.
@Kris, I have already pointed out why that interpretation is wrong. The elder brother does not represent the religious leaders, though they share a similar attitude.
The demons don’t believe in Jesus. It says the demons believe there is one God. There’s a difference between believing God exists and believing IN God (in other words, trusting God). Mere intellectual belief that God exists or there is one God won’t produce any works, but trusting in Him will!
The demons already believe (and tremble), because they are not like us who are limited by our physical eyes to see only the physical world. And what you believe guides your action. That is how Christians recognize fellow Christians....thru their acts. I won't believe you are a Christian if you hate God's Word. Your action reveals who you really are and what you truly believe.
Demons don't believe in Jesus for salvation. For us one must put faith in the shed blood 🩸and finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross✝️ when He died in your place 👇for your sins!⚰️
Demons don’t believe the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4), not that salvation is offered to them anyway. They know there is one God and that’s it’s Jesus, and even that makes them shake! If that monotheist belief they have causes them to move, how much more should our saving faith in the finished work of Christ move us to act on our faith! That’s the point of the verse. God bless!
The Holy Spirit convicts, the devil condemns. When it's the Holy Spirit, as strong as the conviction feels you'll have peace in your heart about it (even if your mind is freaking out). God draws you, but the devil pushes you. Those are some distinctions I'd make.
We must also realize sometimes that it is God who chastises us as well for our sins but he only does this because he loves us and wants us to do better. Christ will always make a way though for those who believe on him this I know !
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
You’re not teaching repentance correctly. If someone has truly come to faith in Jesus Christ they will repent of all their sinful living. Repentance is not just a change of mind from unbelief to belief. Paul said before Christ revealed Himself to him he was formerly a blasphemer but God had mercy on him because he acted ignorantly in unbelief. Paul told the Corinthian church that they were all those types of sinners before they got saved but not anymore and he also said they were separated from God when formerly they followed the course of this world and were controlled by the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. Paul said “do not be deceived do you not know they the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Yes trying to make it heaven based on good deeds doesn’t save but true belief in Jesus Christ is the result of Jesus Christ revealing himself to someone and giving them His Holy Spirit and this is when a person becomes born again and if a person is born again they will not continue to practice sin. There will be a radical transformation in their life and they will now follow Jesus and abide in Him in obedience to the Spirit. Telling people all they have to do is believe and how they live doesn’t matter misleads people. It does matter how people live. It is important to tell people that if they continue to practice sin they will die and go to hell. Repentance is a change of living to from disobedience to obedience to Jesus Christ and His commandments. If a person has truly believe in Jesus then they also believe He is Lord.
@ I understand but we also must tell people that we are commanded to repent of disobedience towards God. That’s what the one son did in the story. He makes the jump saying that the one son that went to go work the field after all had a change of mind and that was true but he changed his mind about obedience to his father. Read Luke’s gospel. John the Baptist tells us what true repentance is. True faith in Jesus Christ that saves will result in a change of behavior too.
God gave Israel the 10 commandments . Under the law . If you mix law and grace you’re dead in sin. Salvation comes solely by faith . The commandments were simply A means to make sin vivid unto mankind . It’s saves no one today in the dispensation of the grace of God .
@@kathleenwharton2139 Yes but you still don't understand : we obey His commandments AFTER becoming His Children, and not TO become. It's like, you trying to become a student of a school by respecting it's rules first. It makes no sense. Instead you must first be registred and then obeying the rules.
A thought i'm having listening to this... (i've found some of your previous videos very good and this one too) ..even the demons and evil spirits believe in who Jesus Christ is?
James 2:19 says, "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble" The demons believe there is one God (monotheist), and they know Jesus is Lord. They don't trust in His finished work for salvation, not that they could because salvation is only offered to humanity. Knowing that there's one God and that Jesus is God doesn't save anyone. Trusting in the finished work of Christ saves. Monotheists are Muslims, Jews, etc, but faith in His finished work is what saves. Glad you liked the videos! God bless!
"You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble!" James 2:19 Demons believe there is one God (monotheist), it doesn't say they believe in Jesus Christ for salvation. They are monotheist, like Jews and Muslims. They even know that Jesus is God, but acknowledging Jesus as God, doesn't save. You have to trust in His finished work on the cross. Not that demons could be saved (the offer is only to humanity), but this passage doesn't teach its not enough to simply believe. In fact, the Gospel is as simple as believing! The face they tremble shows that even their faith that there is one God moves them to fear. How much more should our faith in Christ move us to serve Him! Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" "We are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus" Gal 3:26 The Gospel is as simple as 1 Cor 15:1-4, that Jesus died for our sins and arose on the 3rd day to offer us eternal life through His sacrifce, if we trust Him.
Biblical repentance (body of Christ church ): In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. - 2 Timothy 2:25-26 Those who are believers are dead to the flesh because we have been risen with Christ because of his spirit . Leave the kingdom gospel where is belongs which is what Jesus taught during his time here on earth . The body of Christs doctrine for salvation and living is found in Roman’s through Philemon. The entire Bible is for our understanding and learning , but not doctrine
What I (and most) mean by rock bottom is you've hit a new low and it made you turn your eyes to God. There's always someone who's had it worse than you, but this is relative to your life experiences thus far.
What Jesus said He said under the law. Peter was sent to the Jews. Paul was sent to the Gentiles. Paul taught the gospel of grace that Jesus died on the cross to give us. Jesus found me in my doubt and disbelief and saved me anyway. Nowhere in the new testament are we commanded to build alters or church buildings. Acts of the Apostles is a transitional book going from law to grace. Some books in the new testament are describing what happened in the old testament. Christianity isn't something you do, it's something that's done to you by the Holy Spirit. His Grace His Faith
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
Matthew 7:21 KJV - "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord (vain belief), shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in heaven (real faith)." Matthew 21:29 KJV - "He answered and said, I will not: but afterward HE REPENTED, AND WENT (true believer). And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not (easy believeist)." Repentance is action not words. Faith is faithfulness and obedience. Beings saved from sin means you're redeemed from slavery to sin and made righteous. Nobody is saved from hell, it's not even in the Bible! Being righteous and holy is the salvation.
The will of the father first and foremost is John 6:40, to believe on Christ. Not acknowledging him, but trusting in the finished work. That’s the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4). Repentance for salvation is turning from unbelief to belief, whereas repentance for the believer is turning from sin to righteousness. Repentance means a changed heart/mind in both Greek and Hebrew, and yes it results in action but the repentance for salvation is turning from whatever you trusted in before, if anything, to trusting in the finished work of Christ. You cannot earn a righteous status with God by our work, all our righteousness is ad filthy rags Isa 64:6. There is none righteous, rom 3:11. Our righteousness comes from faith in Christ (gen 15:6, rom 3:21-28, 4:5, 2 cor 5:21, etc). If you’re counting on your works to save you, you’re not going to make it. You need the imputed righteousness of Christ. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us. Titus 3:5
@myflourishingfam Jesus finished his personal work, but your salvation is a process. It is only through faith by God's grace, not by your works but by the Spirit of God. Salvation and eternal life is not in us, it's in Christ, outside of him we are lost. John 15:5-6 KJV - "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." You believe that Jesus as the way, that's good! But the way will only get you there if you walk it.
God saw the end from the beginning John 6:44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. Once the Father has drew you into excepting his Son. You confess your sin and accept Jesus as your Savior John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. Once you've said the sinners prayer the holy spirit seals you. Ephesians 4:30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Just remember Jesus said I John 6:39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.
Works cannot and will not justify sinners before God. Once we are saved Christians should repent to keep fellowship. Keep short accounts with God. If you sin confess immediately repent and get back on the road looking at Jesus. People who claim Christians have to live under law to stay saved dishonor Jesus and the sacrifice he made for sinful man. The people who say once saved always saved inevitably leads to living like the devil make me a bit angry. There was a time in my life where i was doing things and embracing living to satisfy the lusts of my flesh. And the reason it lasted as long as it did was unwilling to repent. But God chastises his children, and the Lord had to take me to the woodshed so to speak. In closing keep your eyes on Jesus and don't feed your sin nature. As long as me and you are on this earth we will have to contend with the flesh.
God's grace isn't a license to sin (Rom 6:1-2, 15-17). If you think that God's grace empowers that and you need threats of loss of salvation to keep people in order, it shows you don't understand God's grace at all. "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, TEACHING us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;" Titus 2:11-12. God's grace not only saves us, but ALSO teaches us to turn from sin and towards righteousness. If you aren't doing that, then you didn't understand His grace. His grace is His goodness, and "the goodness of God calls men to repentance." Rom 2:4. Understanding grace doesn't leave you thinking, "Great, now I get to sin all I want!" It does the exact opposite. You can see by a believer's life how much they truly understand God's grace.
He talked about hell quite a bit, but it's technically the Lake of Fire. Hell is a word we use for it. Matt 25:26, "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life"
@@shadowmuted-d4h check out Luke 16:19-30 “There is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.” And the rich man says if only someone would go and tell his brothers of their fate due to unbelief, they’d repent. But Abraham says “they wouldn’t be persuaded even though one rise from the dead.” Those who don’t believe in the risen Jesus and abide in His word are in hell. Where’s the love? John 3:14-17. What more love can there be?
So your purpose was to wake up with zero knowledge of scripture by choice scroll youtube then casually post child like ignorant comments just for a reaction? Does that about sum up your social media motivations?
@AyyyQue a clip of a well know heretic claiming to have gone to hell and hung out there all so that he could come back and inform us common folk what scripture already says.
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? It means give your WHOLE heart and follow Him. If you believe, Jesus will ask you to work in the fields - obey Hiscommands. If you refuse to follow Jesus, you are not a believer in Him. If you believe in Jesus, Jesus Word will instructed you to turn from sin. You are not saved by your works, but by the Work of Jesus on he Cross. You cannot be double minded. If you are holding onto the world and sin, not willing to give it all to follow Jesus...you cannot be a true believer in Christ. The belief is that Jesus is the way...He and only He can restore us a relationship with the Father. Give Him 100% of your life, your whole body,mind and soul then He will wash you clean, you will hear His voice. Abide in Him and He will abide in You! If you are not willing to abide in the vine (Jesus), then you will not have life and die like a dead branch and Gods word says then thrown into the fire.
To believe in Jesus is to believe the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4), and all who place their faith in that are children of God by faith (gal 3:26). He gives all believers a new heart with new and right desires (ezk 36:26), which inclines you toward righteousness and creates a tension in you when you sin. We also have the Holy Spirit to convict and help us. Following Jesus is a consequence of growth and maturation. When we mature in Christ, we pursue discipleship, which isn’t salvation itself. Salvation is a free gift, discipleship is costly. Salvation Jesus paid the price, discipleship the believer pays the price. Salvation has one requirement, discipleship has multiple. Salvation is not of works, discipleship involves works. Salvation results in justification, discipleship results in sanctification. Salvation gives eternal life, discipleship brings rewards and authority. Salvation is God’s work for us, discipleship is our works for God. Salvation happens in a moment, discipleship happens over a lifetime. To not discern these differences leads to a mixing of the two and a works-based system where works get or KEEP you saved, and without them you won’t get to heaven. Since we’re not saved by works (eph 2:8-9), we need to discern this. 1 Corinthians 1-15 deals with the sin, carnality and heresy in that church. None of it was allowed, permitted or endorsed. It brought consequences, punishment and a loss of rewards. Yet not once did Paul tell them that their sin and lack of full dedication to Christ cost them their salvation. Instead, he affirmed it in 1 cor 1:2, 7-8 and told them they would ALL go in the rapture (1 cor 15:51-52). He even called them carnal in 1 cor 3:1-3). It is possible that a believe can walk in sin and still be saved, as David said of his sin with Bathsheba, “restore the joy of your salvation” psa 51:12. Not restore my salvation, but the joy of it. Your child is always your child, regardless of how badly they can fail, but consequences,blessings, punishment, rewards, etc all depend on behaviour. If someone says they’re saved but never had a conviction over sin, no inward inclination towards righteousness, no change in them over time, no indication of the Holy Spirit, they haven’t experienced the new birth. They need the gospel and true faith in Christ. The more you give to Jesus, the more He can work in you. Even from personal experience the more I gave to Jesus, the more He did. Lordship salvation puts the cart before the horse, expecting the results of discipleship (and to be a disciple means to be a student, learner or pupil. Not the same definition as salvation), to be the requirement for salvation. The end of John 15:1-8 says “so shall you be my disciples.” Not, so shall you be saved. Luke 9:62 Jesus said if you put your hand to the plow and look back, you aren’t fit for the kingdom. The word for fit in Greek means useful. To be useful in the kingdom you need to stay focused. It doesn’t say you won’t be there, just you won’t be useful in it. You must be born again to enter it (John 3:3), not be a disciple to enter it.
Their Hebrew names, but I don't think pronounciation is worth debating. If a child doesn't know their parents real names (or mispronounces their name), but calls them mom or dad, are they still children?
@ Nay. The Holy Bible says in the name, not names. The man Christ Jesus came in his Father’s name. John 5:43, Deuteronomy 18:18-19. We speak English sir, and to the faithful we believe that God will preserve his words. Inserting other languages into an English conversation is confusion.
@@rickcampanella4254 Greetings Rick! The Holy Bible says if any man speak, let him speak as the Oracles of God. Do you have any verses of scripture that directly support your statement?
There are believers that are not followers. Jesus says, go and SIN no more! Not go and try not to sin. God says obedience is better than sacrifice. Turning from sin is the fruit of belief.
You are just backloading works into the gospel message and attributing them to God. If the works have to be there anywhere then by default they are necessary for salvation.
John 6:40 does not apply to the Parable of the 2 sons in Matthew 21:28-32. There are more verses of The will of the Father. What is the will of the Father? God wants you saved,He wants you Spirit controlled,and He wants you separated from sin. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 It is God’s WILL that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; 6and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. 7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 8Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and acceptable and PERFECT WILL OF GOD. 1 John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the WILL of God lives forever. The Will of the Father is to obey the Son. Luke 6:46.
I simply pointed out what the will of the Father is because it mentioned the father's will in the parable. To be saved is to trust in Jesus, and God's will for believers is that they live according to His righteousness. If we fail to, we are still saved as a disobedient child is still part of their family, but negative consequences follow. Punishment, loss of rewards, ruined testimony, pull down weaker believers, etc. To say works are necessary to get/stay/prove you're saved is to add works to salvation (Eph 2:8-9). 1 Cor 3:10-15 shows our future evaluation at the Judgement/Bema seat of Chirst. In 1 Cor 3:15 some believers have all their works burned (they suffer a loss of rewards), yet are still saved. If they had a life characterized by righteousness, how did they suffer loss? They lived lives of insincere service for God, idleness, or sin, all of which was consumed in the fire. They were still saved, as their salvation didn't depend on their lives lived. There'a difference of what MUST I do to get saved, and what SHOULD I do now that I am saved.
@myflourishingfam The point Jesus is making in the Parable of the 2 sons is the need for repentance. In this case Jesus is speaking of obedience, that's why John 6:40 doesn't apply here. The parable is of a man with two sons who told them to go work in the vineyard. The first son refused, but later obeyed and went. The second son initially expressed obedience, but actually disobeyed and refused to work in the vineyard. The son who ultimately did the will of his father was the first son because he eventually obeyed. Jesus then likens the first son to tax collectors and prostitutes-the outcasts of Jewish society-because they believed John the Baptist and accepted “the way of righteousness” (v. 32). Jesus said the (outcasts) repented and believed. This is the order we find in other scriptures. Repentance always precedes Faith (Belief) So often we hear people teaching that only belief in Jesus is how to be born again, but never teach to repent (of their sinfulled life ) which was Jesus's first command when He started His earthly ministry.
@myflourishingfam Obedience is not works its required. So many use Ephesians 2:8-9 inaccurately. The works Paul is speaking about here as he does in other areas is don't add the works of trying to follow the Mosaic Law to grace. He is not saying no works at all as some claim. Ephesians 2:10 clairifies the difference Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Another time Paul states grace first then purifying us, teaching us to be obedient and then we will be motivated to do good works.
What we call hell is the Lake of Fire in the Bible, a place of eternal punishment. "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life" Matt 25:46
@@myflourishingfam What the Bible calls the LoF is the ‘second death’ (Rev 20:14; 21:8), which cannot endure forever bc all death will one day be abolished (I Cor 15:26-28; Rev 21:4). “Everlasting” comes from the Greek word ‘aionios’ which means age-enduring, not eternal. “And these shall be coming away into chastening eonian, yet the just into life eonian." (Concordant Literal NT).
A true brother in Christ , God bless you and thankyou 🙏
Amen! It’s SO hard to find a church that actually gets salvation correct. It’s VERY discouraging.
Glad I found your channel.
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Salvation from what?Serious question, I am yet to find a pastor who knows the answer.
Spot on, bro! Very well said. Holy Spirit speaking through you. Subscribed
Thank you! God bless!
Beautifully spoken - scriptual. The word. Simple. New desires - turn from sin. Changes as you grow as a Christian. Repentance restores fellowship with the Father! Amen.
It's too simple for me that I can't understand. Ive tried for a year but still can't believe faith is all it takes because ive tried and just cant
God will not hold them guiltless who change his words...and who hold the truth in unrighteousness. Some people wrest against the righteous teachings of Christ to promote ungodliness..
You have a gift. Keep up the good work🙏
I just found you. You make these things so understandable.
Thank you!! God bless!
Amen brother!!...you have no idea how this just blessed me. This helped me tremendously. God bless you and keep going strong for the Lord in winning souls and letting the believers know there is no condemnation🙌🙌🙌🙏♥️ thank You Lord Jesus for all that You do for us♥️🙌🙌🙌♥️
I'm so happy to hear! God bless!
Nvm I think you covered that the longer I listened. Awesome video man, nice work!❤
Love it Brother!! Thanks for this clarification
Someone who believes but changes nothing...is what? How can you believe and not change?
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:14-15)
And:
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. (John 12:32)
An unsaved person can turn, even when filled with sins, and can “behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). The turning isn’t going over a list of sins, or even knowing what they all are. It is admitting they are sinners and need what Jesus has offered freely: forgiveness, salvation, eternal life and being added to God’s family.
“Repentance, as it relates to Christ, means to change our minds about Him, who He is and what He's done to provide forgiveness, and deliverance from our sins. When we place faith in Jesus as having taken our place personally on the cross and borne the penalty due our sins, then we're automatically repenting, because we couldn't accept Him in this way without having to change or minds in some way concerning Him.” (From the Liberation of the Planet Earth, by Hal Lindsey. (p. 133).
You imply you can change? You are more powerful than sin….? Do not confuse the snapshot in time of a believer with their ultimate destination. Our change is only by the work of the Holy Spirit in us by us yielding in faith. Those who are taught work’s salvation do not do this they are still trying to change themselves….which does not work. It is simply cosmetic to convince others that the outside of their cup is clean, why prune a dead tree? Jesus was more concerned with uprooting the dead tree and only he could do it. Stop trusting in self and trust in Jesus more.
@@gsxrfem5180 Two Natures by Ralph Yankee Arnold
@@gsxrfem5180 Two Natures by Ralph Yankee Arnold. A good study on our Sin Nature.
Is changing a work? Indeed it is , salvation is not of works . Typical false teaching for salvation . If you believe anything other than just faith on the finished work of Christ , you are in danger of entering hell/laker of fire .
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
- Ephesians 2:8-9
You are spot on with what you are saying 🎉Thank you for this content! One thing I have always had a hard time understanding is the unforgivable sin… blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
I have come to understand this as refusal to accept Jesus when the Holy Spirit tugs on your heart and to continually push the Holy Spirit away.
I would be super grateful to hear your perspective and understanding of this!
Thank you
God bless you brother!
Thanks for sharing!!
Hey man, I see all these top comments criticizing what you’re speaking about and it’s like they don’t even read the bible and didn’t even watch your video.
I just wanted to say that because I like your videos and they’re very helpful and encouraging for me as a believer. Don’t be discouraged and frustrated by people. If you speak the truth expect some kick back always! Just means you’re doing good for God!
God bless, In Jesus Name Amen
Thank you for the encouragement!! You'll never please everyone, aim to please God. God bless!
Amen brother you explained this perfectly and that’s exactly what most so called Christians don’t want to believe because it hurts their pride like the pharisees, Faith alone in Christ alone, salvation is a gift it’s God’s grace undeserved favor for ALL who believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, God made it simple, the self righteous love to complicate things. God bless brother keep preaching the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ ✝️🙏🏽🕊️
100% agree, and thanks for the encouragement! God bless!
I love how you can see the sincerity and real confidence in a true Christian, speaking truth from the KJV (God's actual Word). I just spent the better part of a day trying to explain eternal security to false Christians on John Bevere's channel, and you can clearly see the doubt, pride, and lies on John and his buddy's face as they taught damnable heresy from the NLT. This guy is such a breath of fresh air. I'm glad to see a brother out there sharing the truth. Thank you for your work Flourishing Fam. I pray blessings and protection for you and yours🙏 Subscribed for sure👍
God bless you thank you for the kind words!!
SCRIPTURES ON BIBLICAL REPENTANCE:
1. Passages showing that men must turn from all sinful ways, or repent toward God from the very bottom of their hearts, before God can extend His merciful forgiveness. This is directly asserted in both the Old and New Testaments. Some examples are:
De.30:19-20 Ezek. 14:6 Lk. 24:45-47 Eph. 5:14
Josh24:14-15 Ezek. 18:30-32 Acts 1:18 I Th. 1:9-10
II ki. 17:12-14 Ezek. 33:11 Acts 2:37-38 Titus 2:11-14
Prov. 28:13 Zech. 1:3-4 Acts 3:19, 26 Jas. 1:21
Is. 1:16-18 Mk. 1:14-15 Acts 17:30:31 I Pe. 3:12
Is. 55:6-7 Lk. 5:312-32 Acts 20:20-21 II Pe. 3:9
Jer. 4:14 Lk. 3:3, 5 Acts 26:18-20
Jer. 36:3 Lk. 5:7, 10 Ro. 2:4
2. Passages showing that men must fear God or have a reverential attitude toward God, with proper respect to the austere dignity of the Godhead, if they are going to be saved. Thus there
must be repentance. Some passages declaring this are:
Ps. 103:13 Mt. 10:28 Phil. 2:12-13 I Pe. 5:5-6
Ps. 138:6 Lk. 1:50 He. 12:28-29 I Jn. 4:16-18
Is. 57:15 Acts 10:34-35 Jas. 4:6, 10 (Reverential)
Is. 66:2 II Co. 7:1 I Pe.1:17 (confidence)
3. Passages showing that men must turn from a state of disobedience to a state of obedience, and continue therein, if they are going to be saved. Men must repent in such a way that they remain in a state of repentance, because it is founded in true intelligence.
De. 13:17-18 Mt. 3:8-10 Acts 26:20 He. 5:9
II Chr. 30:8-9 7:21-23 Ro. 2:6-11 I Jn. 2:4, 17
Ps. 84:10-11 Lk. 11:28 6:16-18 I Jn. 3:10
Micah 6:8 Acts 5:32 Titus 2:11-14
4. Passages showing that men must turn to love God and man if they are to partake of the only salvation that God offers, thus there must be a repentant renunciation of the life of selfishness if God's mercy is to be exercised:
Ex. 20:6 De. 11:1 Lk. 10:25-28 Jas. 2:5
Le. 19:18, 34
De. 30:15-20 Jn. 15:6, 9-10, 12 I Jn. 3:14De. 6:4-6 Josh. 22:5-6
Ro. 5:5 I Jn. 4:7-8, 20 Neh. 1:4-51 Co. 16:22
De. 7:9-11
I Jn. 5:2-3 Ps. 145:20 Ga. 5:22 Jude 21
5. Passages showing that men must turn to a benevolent forgiving state of mind if God is to exercise mercy in the forgiveness of sin, and must remain in this state as a condition of continued mercy. Thus repentance or a revolution of mind is imperative:
Mt. 5:7 Mt. 18:32-35 Lk. 6:36, 37 Col. 3:12-13
Mt. 6:12, 14-15 Mk. 11:24-25 Ep. 4:32
It would be completely wrong for God to forgive an unforgiving spirit, and thus such a state prevents God from extending mercy. Repentance sees the immensity of our debt toward God as compared to any man's debt to us and freely forgives (Mt. 18:24, 28). Notice that no former state will void the consequences of Mt. 18:35.
6. Passages showing that God is no respecter of persons, and therefore it is man's reactions to God's pleadings in mercy that enables God to make a difference between men in forgiving one and not another. Man's reaction determines God's reaction:
De. 11:26-28 Jer. 32:17-19 Mt. 22:16 Ep. 6:9
Josh. 24:15 Eze. 18:30 Acts 10:34-35 Col. 3:25
Ps. 62:12 33:17-20 Ro. 2:6, 11 I Pe. 1:17
Prov. 24:12 Mt. 16:26-27 Ga. 2:6
7. The following Scriptures indicate how all men must seek the Lord in penitence before pardon of all past sins can be granted:
De. 4:29-31 Ps. 145:18-19 Mt. 7:7-8 II Co. 6:2
II Chr. 7:13-14 Is. 45:21-23 Lk. 13:23-25 II Co. 7:9-10
Ps. 25:6-7, 11 Is. 55:6 Lk. 18:13-14 He. 11:6
Ps. 32:3-5 Jer. 29:12-13 Acts 2:21 Jas. 4:8-10
Ps. 34:18 Hos. 10:12 Acts 17:24-27, 30 I Jn. 1:9
Ps. 41:4 Joel 2:12-14 Ro. 10:13
Ps. 51:1-4, 17 Jonah 3:5-10 I Co. 14:24-25
WHAT IS NOT REPENTANCE?
1. Not remorse, regret, sorrow, or penance, although these elements of experience will always precede repentance. Repentance is more than this (II Co. 7:9).
2. Not a change in subordinate choices or the means of self-gratification, but only a renunciation of the supreme choice of selfishness.
3. Not a partial change in ultimate supreme intention or purpose in life. We cannot partly repent and partly not repent, or be partly selfish and partly not selfish at the same time.
4. Not a professed reversal of life under emotional pressure or fear of the consequences of our sins. While these elements are always present in the process of moral awakening, we are intelligent beings and must decide to forsake sin because it is wrong and love God supremely and our fellowmen equally because it is right. We must not only submit to truth but must "receive the love of the truth so as to be saved" (II Th. 2:10).
5. Not an endeavor partially to merit salvation by turning to live in such a way as to commend ourselves to God and make it easier for God to forgive us. This is a natural tendency for an awakened sinner before he realizes how selfishly corrupt his life has really been. He thinks that by doing a little extra for God or giving a sum of money his situation with God will be eased.
SCRIPTURE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE REPENTANCE
A. OLD TESTAMENT WORDS COMMONLY USED:
1. TO REPENT (naw-kham', S-5162 )-The word basically implies 16 difficulty in breathing and properly means to sigh, to Pant, to groan, to breathe strongly or draw the breath forcibly. The word came to signify to be sorry, to grieve, to lament, to regret, to suffer remorse or to repent because of one's actions; also to grieve on account of the misery of anyone, hence to pity, console, or comfort. It is translated repent about 40 times,17 of which about 33 times refers to the actions of God in an aroused state of emotion (as Ge. 6:6-7; Ex. 32:12, 14; I Sam. 15:11, 35; Jer. 18:8, 10; Jonah 3:9-10; 4:2). Some of the instances where it is used in this sense of man are: Ex. 13:17; Jud. 21:6; Job 42:6; Jer. 8:6; 31:19.
2. TO TURN (shoob, S-77251)-To turn about, to return, to turn back, thus metaphorically to be converted, as a sinner; to turn one's self to a person or thing, to have a radical change in one's attitude toward sin and God, with a complete turn to righteousness. The verb is very extensively used in various structures and renderings. It is used many times concerning God's actions (as Ps. 90:13). Examples concerning man turning from sin are: De. 4:30-31; I Sam. 7:3; II Chr. 6:24-25, 37-39; Neh. 1:9; Is. 55:7; Jer. 3:12-14;18:8; Hos. 14:1-2; Jonah 3:8, 10; Zech. 1:3-4; Mal. 3:7. In Eze. 14:6 and 18:30-32 we have a double use of the same verb: "Return ye and turn yourselves" , giving idea of grief and altered relation.
B. NEW TESTAMENT WORDS COMMONLY USED:
1. TO REPENT (metanoe'o, S-33401)-To change one's mind or purpose, to undergo a change in frame of mind and feeling, to make a change in principle and practice, to reform, equivalent to the Old Testament word "turn;" derived from "meta', expressing the idea of change, and "noeo," to think, understand, conceive, apprehend. Some usages are: Mk. 1:15; 6:12; Lk. 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10; Acts 2:3 3:19; 17:30; 26:20; Re. 2:5, 16, 22; 3:3, 19.
2. REPENTANCE (me anoya, S-33411)-A change of mind or mode of thought and feeling, the noun form from above verb: from "meta" and "noya, which is from "nous," the intellect, mind or understanding in thought, feeling, and will. Some usages are: Lk. 3:3, 8; 5:32; 24:47; Acts 5:31; 11:18; 20:21; 26:20; Ro. 2:4; II Co. 7:9, 10; II Pe. 3:9.
3. TO TURN ABOUT (epistre'pho, S-1994 )-To turn back, around, 1 or towards, to return, to convert, to turn one's self about or around; from "epi, upon, also used for emphasis, and "strepho," to turn or change (used in Mt. 18:3). See the following usages: Mt. 13:15; Lk. 22:32; Acts 3:19; 9:35; 11:21; 14:15; 15:19; 26:18, 20; I Th. 1:9; Jas. 5:19-20; I Pe. 2:25. The noun form appears only in Acts 15:3. A kindred verb, "apostre'pho" (S-6541), to turn away, appears in Acts 3:26.change of Action. REPENTANCE IS CHANGE OF MIND PRODUCING CHANGE OF ACTION WHICH ONE IS TURNING FROM SIN! Proverbs 28:13
King James Version👇
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso ((confesseth)) and ((forsaketh)) them shall have mercy. Romans 6:12-23👇
King James Version
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Galatians 5:16 -👉 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Amazing work. Thank you.
So please explain the simplicity that is in Jesus.
@ 1)zero of me. 2)all Jesus. Repent -> believe -> receive.
@@gregorylatta8159...
simply, come as a child,.
put away all childish ways. mature as a man thoroughly equipped.
@@RileyedYou are just backloading works into the gospel message and attributing them to God.
Amen for salvation it's just going from unbelief to belief. For the Christian life, we should confess and repent of our sins so we can grow in maturity.
I want to study where you studied. Love your mind and the way you explain, thank you so much.
If you believe in Jesus Christ with your heart, you are now one of God's children (John 1:12). Just ask God to give you (Matthew 7:7-8) the deeper understanding of His Word and His Holy Spirit shall help you.
@@nathan_kulit5852
What about repenting of sin as Jesus commanded?
Repentance is part of your faith in Jesus. A person is born in spirit the moment he experience spiritual understanding while hearing the gospel. That moment of illumination makes the person realize he/she is a sinner and come short of the glory of God. This is the work of the Holy Spirit which leads a person to repentance.
If you're one of those who were lead to pray the "sinner's prayer", you're already born again even before you started the prayer. Your prayer is simply a manifestation of what has already happened in your heart. This is the reason why in Acts 10:44 the gentiles, while listening to Peter, received the Holy Spirit without saying a prayer or saying "we believe", or "we repent".
@@2Chronicles714_ That is still very important, but it's part of the sanctification process. Why would someone want to turn from sin before they have the Holy Spirit?
Thank you! Aside from getting in the Bible, I learned a lot from Andy Woods, Oronato Diamante, Charlie Bing, Charles Ryrie and a few others. They have a ton of content on RUclips. God bless!
If you are following channels or hear anyone say ‘Repent of your Sins’ - RUN. This verse is not in the Bible. We will never be without Sin in this life nor are we able to do so. Thankfully Christ paid that debt for us. Faith in Christ is Salvation. Faith Alone. God Bless
How about dozens of scriptures that say repent of your sins?
How about Jesus and Paul warning that if you don't repent of your sins you will perish.
Obviously you heard that from a false teacher and you have never read the Bible.
Mr. Chronicle, he is correct. 33 years ago at the very lowest point in my life. I cried out with a very simple prayer. I became a new creation in Christ at that very moment. I didn’t know the vocabulary at that time. I could just sense that something was different. I have never been lost for even two minutes in 33 years. I hope you find the same peace. That’s one reason I have actively been sharing the gospel for 33 years. It is GOOD NEWS!I know where I’m going!
Mr. Chronicle, he is correct. 33 years ago at the very lowest point in my life. I cried out with a very simple prayer. I became a new creation in Christ at that very moment. I didn’t know the vocabulary at that time. I could just sense that something was different. I have never been lost for even two minutes in 33 years. I hope you find the same peace. That’s one reason I have actively share the gospel for 33 years. It is GOOD NEWS!I know where I’m going!
Or she?🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
Hello! Acts 2:36 KJV God made Jesus Lord and Christ!
This was awesome! All Glory to God our Heavenly Father!!
Thank you!! God bless!
Hey brother I just stumbled upon your website and I beleive God did this I agree with you and I thank you for your words
Thanks! God bless!
Amen ❤. Confess ❤. Believe ❤. Receive. ❤
Thank you God bless you 🙏 💖
God bless you!
Mark 1:15 Repent and believe the gospel
Amen to the true gospel 🙏
Mark 1:15
The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent AND believe the good news!”
That's the order we find in a couple of other places in the new testament,
the words repent or repentance first then belief or believe occur in the same verse and each time repent comes first believe comes second.
You cannot repent without believing, you cannot believe without repenting.
You make a decision (of the will) to turn away from sin and turn to God. That's repentance. By turning away from sin and turning to God, that's an act of faith. You're putting your trust in the Lord Jesus to save you.
IF you're going to look to the Lord to save you, then you have to turn away from sin and look to Him. When Jesus says Repent and believe He is saying repentance and faith are 2 sides of the glorious salvific coin. One a turning away from sin and a turning to God. The other putting our faith and trust in God to save us. To save us from those sins which we are turning away.
Repentance means having a changed heart/mind. Towards what? That needs to be clarified. God repented of making man (Gen 6:6), of destroying Ninevah (Jonah 3:10), so if God repented, then repenting can't be exclusive to sin or else God was turning from sin (which He cannot sin). In relation to Mark 1:15, repentance from sins was preached to Israel to accept the Messiah on His terms, which would usher in the Kingdom of God (Dan 2:44) where Jesus would reign from the throne of David over the earth. That was the gospel (good tidings/good news) of the Kingdom of God/Heaven. Israel had that opportunity, and turned it down. Now that Kingdom is postponed until His millennial reign after the Tribulation period.
When you evangelize someone, do you say, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"? That's not the gospel of salvation, but of the Kingdom. A man must be born again (saved) to enter the Kingdom (John 3:3). The type of repentance needed for salvation is turning (repenting) from unbelief in Jesus, to faith in Jesus.
Unbelief is a sin but its certainly not the only sin.
When Jesus said to repent over and over again IF all He was commanding, was to believe then no reason to say repent He would've simply said believe each time instead.
Mark 1:15
The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent AND believe the good news!”
Repent of your sins and believe.
Repent comes from metanoia, meaning to change your mind from unbelief to belief.
@dilbertfish
It means to change your mind. Nowhere does it say to Repent of unbelief to belief.
IF true then Jesus Peter and Paul would have simply said Believe each time rather than repent.
Not to mention the Scriptures that say repent and believe.
@dilbertfish
Repenting and turning away from sin means a recognition of my sins, which involves Godly sorrow,
brokenness and a commitment on my part to change the direction of my life. Repentance is not an emotion. Its more than being grieved or feeling sorry about my sin and even having remorse.
It springs from the will.
God wants you to humble yourself make a decision of the heart and mind [the will] to turn away from sin. Your life was going in one direction [sin] and you make a decision by faith to take your life in the opposite direction with His help.
It is making a genuine 180° change of heart recognizing that sin(s) is against God.
By turning from our sins to God we acknowledge we have disobeyed God. We have violated His law, offended his moral purity, tried to cast off his yoke of authority. It requires that we admit we have turned from God to sin.
Repentance is the consequence of faith.
Repent means change your mind about your sinfulled life ALL SINS INCLUDING
UNBELIEF, false gods, sexual immortality,witchcraft, self righteousness,hate idols etc.
After repentance there must
be a genuine change of life because living in sin is disobedience and rebellion against God and the end result will be
destruction of the soul in hell.
There must be a change in conduct and how you live.
You don't have to remember every sin, Jesus knows them all. Confess ongoing sins, and ask for deliverance of them and forgiveness of all sins.
[1John 1:9]
Repentance turning from sin - is a prelude to holiness.
Hebrews 12:14
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy, without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Walking in holiness begins with repentance.We should think about it as a lifetime daily discipline of our faith,
necessary for a holy life as Jesus says in
Luke 11:3-4.
None of us are sinless.
All our sins stem from unbelief
@@2Chronicles714_ The entire book of John says believe about 99 times no mention of confession or repentance.
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
Good word, man.
Thank you! God bless!
Thank you for this- I came across your channel a few days ago and have listened to lots of the videos. Can you help me understand the difference between knowing the facts of the gospel and believing them vs saving faith? Very long story, but I came under very heavy and horrible spiritual attacks a few years ago from an occult thing a family member did. In Gods mercy, I learned the gospel over the course of a year and a half, but I still experience spiritual attacks and not really any peace- questioning whether I’m saved or not. This is also very, very scary. Thank you for your help and for the clear message of God speaking truth through you.
Saving faith is when you trust in what Jesus did for you - He, as God in the flesh, is able to forgive your sins and He paid the price on the cross in fill for them all. He bore the wrath of God so that you don't have to. He was forsaken by the Father so that we won't have to be. He arose from the dead to show He has power over death and the grave and has promised that anyone who trusts in Him, in who He is and what He did on the cross, is saved. If you trust in this, in Him, you're saved.
"And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" Acts 16:30-31
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." John 5:24
"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" 1 Cor 15:3-4
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." 1 John 5:13
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" John 1:12
"For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." Gal 3:26
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:14-15
There are so many more verses like this. Satan and the demonic want nothing more than to confuse you and keep you in doubt. When your eyes are on yourself, you'll always have room to worry and question because none of us is able to be do this perfectly. Fix your eyes on Jesus, and you'll have zero doubt because He did it perfectly, and His righteousness is transfered to us at the point of faith (2 Cor 5:21, Rom 4:5).
Do NOT walk by your feelings, emotions, or fears. Walk by faith (2 Cor 5:7). God's Word is truth (John 17:17), and if it says you're saved once you trust in Jesus and His sacrifce, then you're saved. Not only that, but you're already positionally perfected in His sight.
"He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses" Col 2:13
"For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified" Heb 10:14
Spend time with God in prayer, in scripture, in worship, and with other believers and churches that build you up and help you in your walk with Christ.
God bless!
@@myflourishingfam thank you so, so much for your thoughtful and encouraging response. I live with so much fear because I haven’t experienced change in my heart and still have major spiritual warfare going on- including blasphemous thoughts in my mind against God, so I just question salvation all the time because it’s scary what’s happening. I just keep praying, Lord I believe help my unbelief. It feels like I’m in a terrible war, still, but I just want to experience His peace that I am His and get on with life walking with Him. It just seems like I’m the same as before. I’m going to pray through the verses you shared. If you can, please pray for me - and that God would help me to fully surrender to Him and trust completely His promise to save me and redeem my life. I don’t want to just have head knowledge about the gospel and not truly be saved and be lost. I want to love Jesus and I know I can only do that by the power of His Spirit. And I know the Word says where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom, but I don’t feel free yet. I am so glad I came across your channel- you guys have so much wisdom and it’s so clear you love Jesus. Thank you for all you do.
Nice. Biblical accuracy.
Thanks! God bless!
Very good teaching. Thank you.🤍
Sin no more because we love Jesus!!! If you truly believe, you will follow Him and obey him! Pray everyday for His forgiveness and do you best to follow His Word.
I don't have all of the answers. The one thing I know is Jesus loves us, sin separates us, He paid for us through His suffering and blood, and we are now in dweller by His Holy Spirit who keeps us on the narrow path.
I caution to not willfully leave Jesus and fall into unbelief. I think the Bible says if we have tasted His grace and then rejected it there is no more salvation for such, for would He be crucified again?
But what do I know. I am holding onto Jesus for dear life and walk out my life in fear and trembling lest I fall into willful sin. I cannot save myself. I don't want to add to the pain of my Lord.
Be obedient to Him. Why because told us to obey his commands! Do it because if you believe he is Lord, how could you know better than your Lord King of the universe and all of the Heavens.
Fear Him with love and reverance.
Truly believe will automatically produce works?
You are just backloading works into the gospel message and attributing them to God.
I respect how you have a humble heart and admitting you don’t know it all and your learning I think that’s great and I agree with a lot of what you said. But I noticed and think it’s interesting how you said the Holy Spirit keeps us on the narrow path yet at the same time right after you say you don’t want to willfully leave Jesus (which would imply it’s possible to)
Either He will keep us on the narrow path or He won’t right? Is our flesh and the power of the enemy stronger than the Spirit of the Lord to keep us?
Just some thoughts.
I have to say this discussion of willful sinning and salvation, in other words the once saved always saved vs forfeiting your salvation is definitely a tough debate considering various scriptures so I can relate.
Let’s continue to stay in the grace of God simply by continual belief in the gospel (by which obedience will follow) and not by placing confidence on our obedience to keep us right with God. He will guide us and teach us!
@@nigelreid186 obedience will follow belief?
You are just backloading works into the gospel message.
@@colonalklink14 why do you falsely accuse me of that? I never said you need to produce works to be saved. All is required is faith. I’m just saying basically that in one way or another whether to little or great extent, whether immediately or after a long time, one who has believed will obey the Lord Jesus’ words. If that is unbiblical then I don’t know what Bible you read because there are many verses that get at the effects of believing God will have on a person.
@nigelreid186 How many works are necessary to prove your salvation?
How many works confirm genuine belief?
You may or may not have a changed life.
How do I get to chat with you I'd love that opportunity
Feel free to email us directly!
Thank you
God bless!
Hello! Yes Paul tells us the headship order 1Corinthians 11:3 KJV
Thank you! God bless ❤️🙏
One is saved according to the bible if :
1-You are born again and therefore you have a relationship with God, if you dont have a relationship with God you are NOT a born again christian, (so not saved)
2-You love the word of God , I Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. (The born again loves the word of God, if you think you have a relationship with God but you dont love his word you are NOT a born again christian,period.)
3-born again christian must love God and Jesus , I John 5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. (If you dont love Jesus and his father you are not saved)
4-You do not practice sin,period, I always hear people say that once saved always saved with people who are in sin and saying things "this man is from God", "this man gave himself to God a long time ago", nonsense, Brothers, once a drunk came to me and started talking to me about God to my surprise, he said, "because God, my father...", and I said to him "stop, don't continue, you have been taught a false gospel, God is not your father" he says "what?", I say to him "God does not have drunk or drug addict children, God has children who repent of that and in Christ", the Bible says it and I want to believe what the Bible says, not what people think or say,[ I John 3:6-10
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother]
So you see John was not going midterm nor halfway, he went full ballistic, all in, and people always say "well,sometimes" or "once in while I get high, drunk etc", nope, who practise sin is not a born again christian , John was very clear on that, period
5- the one who is born again has an unshackable faith and keep his commandments,[ I John 5:1-5 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.For whatever IS BORN of God OVERCOMES the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our FAITH. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who BELIEVES that Jesus is the Son of God?] , so take note of this and examine your life because I cannot born again for you and neither you can born again for me, so to summarize the signs for the ones who are born again christians:
1-have a relationship with God
2-love the word of God
3-love God father and Jesus
4-do not practise sin
5-have an unshackable faith in Jesus, you believe that Jesus is the son of God
We don’t overcome sins until we are young men in Christ. Little by little we overcome. If you get drunk you don’t lose being child of God. You aren’t teaching correctly sadly and you are the one who needs to repent bc you are lying. But often religious spirits in us make us blind and we can’t see our own sins. And we judge and condemn others as the Pharisees did. Dangerous game you are playing with the word of God.
@@Rileyed Paul said on II Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Pretty much he also tell all the above, if you just believe that you can pass to sinner to believer and keep doing the same thing and not change anything you are more lost than the devil my friend, 2 Peter 2 and Jude 1 for example, read the bible, if you just believe and keep sinning like nothing "cause I believe therefore Im saved despite keeping sinning like always" well good luck my friend, my advice READ the bible, the whole new testament, Paul also says that, you cannot be the same person before believe cause christ make you free from sin Romans 5 and 6
@ not your place to condemn or judge others or tell anyone who is saved and not saved. You need to repent. The Lord is at hand. Read whole books not pick and choose.
Do you tell 8 year olds they are children of Satan bc If they knew God they wouldn’t ever sin. You guys are sick people. 2000 years later still doing the same errors.
@ your tag name is “Dante” who do you think you are going to fool or condemn?
@@Rileyedtag name does not mean anything bad, just a name I put so many years ago, for me its just a nickname thats it, nothing more nothing less.
Good Gospel Message.
I've seen a lot of people highlighting ezekiel 36:26 and I'm wondering if this verse has been pulled out of context massively by pretty much every teacher i thought was reliable, because of this: it is about Israël... I know next to nothing, so the context of the context may point to everyone, but i don't know that
It was written to Israel, but when God saves someone in New Testament times (including us), He gives us a new spirit/heart as well. So this verse is universal in the Bible, ib both the Old and New Testament.
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of REGENERATION and renewing of the Holy Spirit" Titus 3:5. This means that He regenerates us on the inside (we still don't have our glorified bodies yet), which would be the new spirit.
Im autistic and having a hard time understanding how the death and resurrection of Jesus saves us... I honestly don't understand. I KNOW he died and rose again, but how does that process save us?
He died in our place for us, taking the wrath of God that we deserve on Himself. He was our substitute, and He not only paid the price for our sins but also came back from the dead to prove He has power over death and the grave. He will raise us up too, and offers us eternal life if we truly trust in what He did for us.
No preacher should compromise their call to repentance toward this class of sinner in the name of "mercy" or "love." When preachers fail to exhort those living in sin to CEASE from their sin, and when they negligently hold back the saving truth from those who need to hear it, then they actually end up "loving" people straight to hell by making them feel safe in their sin. Repentance is more than godly sorrow. Godly sorrow is not good enough because it doesn't go far enough. Just feeling bad about your sin while remaining IN your sin does not make you right with God, but repentance necessarily results in amendment of life (i.e., fruits of repentance). forsaking all Sin and to carry a cross daily denying ungodliness and Worldly lust to live Holy! (Titus 2:11-14)
2 Cor 7:10--"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death."
I smell a rat!
Godly sorrow is realizing that you are a sinner in need of a saviour.
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
@@colonalklink14Precisely.
You are confusing salvation with discipleship not the same thing…did you skip what he was talking about in John 4? The Samaritan woman at the well became a believer not a follower. She and her people left the disciples and went away with Jesus. The samaritans got saved but did not become disciples….
You are correct. 1John3:6
Hello! God Almighty Exodus 6;3 KJV and his name alone is the most high Psalm 83;18 KJV so Praise JAH Psalm 68;4 KJV
I love the 2 malefactors truth. You can see it as a depiction of judgement, justice, condemnation etc.
One thief did not believe on Jesus at all.
The other thief acknowledged that he was a criminal (sinner) and his condemnation was justified - he was deserving of death. He also acknowledged that Jesus had done nothing wrong at all, he was the sinless Messiah, God in the flesh and asked Jesus to remember him when Jesus enters His kingdom.
Asking Jesus to remember him in heaven proves he has believed in Jesus and is promised salvation.
Absolutely no chance to turn from sin, baptise, go to church, worship or anything.
@ByronAllis
Yes the thief repented of his sinfulled life.
I love that he used this parable. Notice how the prodigal is restored and doesn’t go back to live in debauchery after being forgiven and restored. 😅
Though it's maybe fine to use that parable to illustrate God's forgiveness, the real meaning of the parable is hidden to many. The parable of the prodigal son is actually related to the previous 2 parables of the same chapter. It mainly describes the relationship between God, the angels, and the human race that got separated from God because of Adam's sin.
Some of the angels (who were deceived by Satan) didn't like how the salvation of men merits a glorious heavenly celebration, while the angels who have been obedient since the beginning never had any celebration in their honor.
These are the third part of the angels which Satan tricked into joining him, while Jesus was on earth. And Satan's overconfidence lead himself to believe he could tempt the Son of God into joining him as well (Luke 4:6-7). Satan was planning a coup against God.
Satan is a calculating person. If there's any time he could "dethrone" God, it's this time when he's got an angelic army, and while the Son of God (now son of man) is away in a "weak" earthly body He "can't seem to escape" from.
And we know the result of Satan's coup attempt (Luke 10:18 and Revelation 12:8-9). Satan miscalculated the situation badly, because there are crucial information which God kept hidden from him. God's power did not diminish even with His Son away. He just allowed Satan to take those rebellious angels with him.
Getting cast down to earth and never to enter heaven again drove Satan crazy, all he wants at this point is to kill the Son of man. Imagine how Satan became even more mad when he realized that Jesus Christ's death at the cross actually fulfilled God's plan (Revelation 12:10-11).
@@nathan_kulit5852 hi there. Although I can see how that could potentially apply to this in some ways, I believe the meaning is different.
The elder brother is the religious elite of that day. The prodigal is the lost sheep of Israel. Both entitled to the same inheritance, both with the same Father, but one has gone his own way.
@Kris, Those religious leaders did not believe in Jesus as the Messiah. No way God would say to them...
"Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." (Luke 15:31)
The 3 parables in Luke 15 describe God's special treatment of men compared to the angels. The 99 sheep represents the angels of heaven and the lost sheep represents men who are elected for salvation.
@
God the Father = Father in the story
Elder Brother = Religious elite in Jesus day
Prodigal = lost sheep of Israel
@Kris, I have already pointed out why that interpretation is wrong. The elder brother does not represent the religious leaders, though they share a similar attitude.
You should break down belief, like demons believe in Jesus and does belief involve action?
The demons don’t believe in Jesus. It says the demons believe there is one God. There’s a difference between believing God exists and believing IN God (in other words, trusting God). Mere intellectual belief that God exists or there is one God won’t produce any works, but trusting in Him will!
The demons already believe (and tremble), because they are not like us who are limited by our physical eyes to see only the physical world. And what you believe guides your action. That is how Christians recognize fellow Christians....thru their acts. I won't believe you are a Christian if you hate God's Word. Your action reveals who you really are and what you truly believe.
Demons don't believe in Jesus for salvation.
For us one must put faith in the shed blood 🩸and finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross✝️ when He died in your place 👇for your sins!⚰️
Demons don’t believe the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4), not that salvation is offered to them anyway. They know there is one God and that’s it’s Jesus, and even that makes them shake! If that monotheist belief they have causes them to move, how much more should our saving faith in the finished work of Christ move us to act on our faith! That’s the point of the verse. God bless!
Hello. Ive learned this topic jsut some days ago. Hoe can I tell its the Holy Spirit conviction or the Devil?
The Holy Spirit convicts, the devil condemns. When it's the Holy Spirit, as strong as the conviction feels you'll have peace in your heart about it (even if your mind is freaking out). God draws you, but the devil pushes you. Those are some distinctions I'd make.
We must also realize sometimes that it is God who chastises us as well for our sins but he only does this because he loves us and wants us to do better. Christ will always make a way though for those who believe on him this I know !
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
You’re not teaching repentance correctly. If someone has truly come to faith in Jesus Christ they will repent of all their sinful living. Repentance is not just a change of mind from unbelief to belief. Paul said before Christ revealed Himself to him he was formerly a blasphemer but God had mercy on him because he acted ignorantly in unbelief. Paul told the Corinthian church that they were all those types of sinners before they got saved but not anymore and he also said they were separated from God when formerly they followed the course of this world and were controlled by the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. Paul said “do not be deceived do you not know they the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Yes trying to make it heaven based on good deeds doesn’t save but true belief in Jesus Christ is the result of Jesus Christ revealing himself to someone and giving them His Holy Spirit and this is when a person becomes born again and if a person is born again they will not continue to practice sin. There will be a radical transformation in their life and they will now follow Jesus and abide in Him in obedience to the Spirit. Telling people all they have to do is believe and how they live doesn’t matter misleads people. It does matter how people live. It is important to tell people that if they continue to practice sin they will die and go to hell. Repentance is a change of living to from disobedience to obedience to Jesus Christ and His commandments. If a person has truly believe in Jesus then they also believe He is Lord.
Thats not what he said, he said salvation is based on believing ❤
@ I understand but we also must tell people that we are commanded to repent of disobedience towards God. That’s what the one son did in the story. He makes the jump saying that the one son that went to go work the field after all had a change of mind and that was true but he changed his mind about obedience to his father. Read Luke’s gospel. John the Baptist tells us what true repentance is. True faith in Jesus Christ that saves will result in a change of behavior too.
@@gsxrfem5180
To believe un Jesus as Lord and Savior means to obey.
You have a lot to understand about the flesh vs the spirit….you are so off it is sad. Not even gonna waste my time with you go study!
@@2Chronicles714_
We are not slaves and the correct understanding of obey is to believe not to do…..we are not saved by works at all.
God Gave us Ten Commandments. Jesus Gave us similar commandments and Forgiveness. They apply to EveryOne and the Way to Salvation 😊❤
The commandments are what God wants for His children once they're saved.
Obeying the commandments SAVES Anyone from Sin who obeys them 😊❤
God gave Israel the 10 commandments . Under the law . If you mix law and grace you’re dead in sin. Salvation comes solely by faith . The commandments were simply
A means to make sin vivid unto mankind . It’s saves no one today in the dispensation of the grace of God .
You have made Paul your god. Jesus Said..”If You Love Me..Obey My commandments.” Jesus is my God 😊❤
@@kathleenwharton2139
Yes but you still don't understand : we obey His commandments AFTER becoming His Children, and not TO become.
It's like, you trying to become a student of a school by respecting it's rules first. It makes no sense. Instead you must first be registred and then obeying the rules.
A thought i'm having listening to this... (i've found some of your previous videos very good and this one too) ..even the demons and evil spirits believe in who Jesus Christ is?
James 2:19 says, "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble" The demons believe there is one God (monotheist), and they know Jesus is Lord. They don't trust in His finished work for salvation, not that they could because salvation is only offered to humanity. Knowing that there's one God and that Jesus is God doesn't save anyone. Trusting in the finished work of Christ saves. Monotheists are Muslims, Jews, etc, but faith in His finished work is what saves.
Glad you liked the videos! God bless!
@myflourishingfam 💗
So what about "even the demons believe"????
"You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble!" James 2:19
Demons believe there is one God (monotheist), it doesn't say they believe in Jesus Christ for salvation. They are monotheist, like Jews and Muslims. They even know that Jesus is God, but acknowledging Jesus as God, doesn't save. You have to trust in His finished work on the cross. Not that demons could be saved (the offer is only to humanity), but this passage doesn't teach its not enough to simply believe. In fact, the Gospel is as simple as believing!
The face they tremble shows that even their faith that there is one God moves them to fear. How much more should our faith in Christ move us to serve Him!
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved"
"We are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus" Gal 3:26
The Gospel is as simple as 1 Cor 15:1-4, that Jesus died for our sins and arose on the 3rd day to offer us eternal life through His sacrifce, if we trust Him.
@@myflourishingfamamen 🙏
Biblical repentance (body of Christ church ):
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
- 2 Timothy 2:25-26
Those who are believers are dead to the flesh because we have been risen with Christ because of his spirit .
Leave the kingdom gospel where is belongs which is what Jesus taught during his time here on earth . The body of Christs doctrine for salvation and living is found in Roman’s through Philemon. The entire Bible is for our understanding and learning , but not doctrine
Rock bottom is not the bottom. If you've ever had the bottom drop out from underneath your feet then be thankful you're on the bottom.
What I (and most) mean by rock bottom is you've hit a new low and it made you turn your eyes to God. There's always someone who's had it worse than you, but this is relative to your life experiences thus far.
What Jesus said He said under the law. Peter was sent to the Jews. Paul was sent to the Gentiles. Paul taught the gospel of grace that Jesus died on the cross to give us. Jesus found me in my doubt and disbelief and saved me anyway. Nowhere in the new testament are we commanded to build alters or church buildings. Acts of the Apostles is a transitional book going from law to grace. Some books in the new testament are describing what happened in the old testament. Christianity isn't something you do, it's something that's done to you by the Holy Spirit. His Grace His Faith
I agree!
And yet: God parts to each the measure of faith: Romans 12:3.
And yet: All will be saved. EVENTUALLY.
"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal" Matt 25:46
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
@@colonalklink14 🙏
Amen!
Matthew 7:21 KJV - "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord (vain belief), shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in heaven (real faith)."
Matthew 21:29 KJV - "He answered and said, I will not: but afterward HE REPENTED, AND WENT (true believer). And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not (easy believeist)."
Repentance is action not words. Faith is faithfulness and obedience. Beings saved from sin means you're redeemed from slavery to sin and made righteous. Nobody is saved from hell, it's not even in the Bible! Being righteous and holy is the salvation.
The will of the father first and foremost is John 6:40, to believe on Christ. Not acknowledging him, but trusting in the finished work. That’s the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4). Repentance for salvation is turning from unbelief to belief, whereas repentance for the believer is turning from sin to righteousness. Repentance means a changed heart/mind in both Greek and Hebrew, and yes it results in action but the repentance for salvation is turning from whatever you trusted in before, if anything, to trusting in the finished work of Christ.
You cannot earn a righteous status with God by our work, all our righteousness is ad filthy rags Isa 64:6. There is none righteous, rom 3:11. Our righteousness comes from faith in Christ (gen 15:6, rom 3:21-28, 4:5, 2 cor 5:21, etc). If you’re counting on your works to save you, you’re not going to make it. You need the imputed righteousness of Christ.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us. Titus 3:5
@myflourishingfam Jesus finished his personal work, but your salvation is a process. It is only through faith by God's grace, not by your works but by the Spirit of God. Salvation and eternal life is not in us, it's in Christ, outside of him we are lost.
John 15:5-6 KJV - "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."
You believe that Jesus as the way, that's good! But the way will only get you there if you walk it.
God saw the end from the beginning
John 6:44
For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.
Once the Father has drew you into excepting his Son. You confess your sin and accept Jesus as your Savior
John 14:6
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Once you've said the sinners prayer the holy spirit seals you.
Ephesians 4:30
And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
Just remember Jesus said I
John 6:39
And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.
Works cannot and will not justify sinners before God. Once we are saved Christians should repent to keep fellowship. Keep short accounts with God. If you sin confess immediately repent and get back on the road looking at Jesus. People who claim Christians have to live under law to stay saved dishonor Jesus and the sacrifice he made for sinful man. The people who say once saved always saved inevitably leads to living like the devil make me a bit angry. There was a time in my life where i was doing things and embracing living to satisfy the lusts of my flesh. And the reason it lasted as long as it did was unwilling to repent. But God chastises his children, and the Lord had to take me to the woodshed so to speak. In closing keep your eyes on Jesus and don't feed your sin nature. As long as me and you are on this earth we will have to contend with the flesh.
God's grace isn't a license to sin (Rom 6:1-2, 15-17). If you think that God's grace empowers that and you need threats of loss of salvation to keep people in order, it shows you don't understand God's grace at all.
"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, TEACHING us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;" Titus 2:11-12.
God's grace not only saves us, but ALSO teaches us to turn from sin and towards righteousness. If you aren't doing that, then you didn't understand His grace. His grace is His goodness, and "the goodness of God calls men to repentance." Rom 2:4. Understanding grace doesn't leave you thinking, "Great, now I get to sin all I want!" It does the exact opposite. You can see by a believer's life how much they truly understand God's grace.
@@myflourishingfam I agree
Did Jesus ever even talk about Hell?
I don't think he did.
I think others invented that vile concept after him.
He talked about hell quite a bit, but it's technically the Lake of Fire. Hell is a word we use for it. Matt 25:26, "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life"
@@myflourishingfam There's no love to be had here.
We must be following a false translation.
@@shadowmuted-d4h check out Luke 16:19-30
“There is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.”
And the rich man says if only someone would go and tell his brothers of their fate due to unbelief, they’d repent. But Abraham says “they wouldn’t be persuaded even though one rise from the dead.”
Those who don’t believe in the risen Jesus and abide in His word are in hell.
Where’s the love? John 3:14-17. What more love can there be?
So your purpose was to wake up with zero knowledge of scripture by choice scroll youtube then casually post child like ignorant comments just for a reaction? Does that about sum up your social media motivations?
@AyyyQue a clip of a well know heretic claiming to have gone to hell and hung out there all so that he could come back and inform us common folk what scripture already says.
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? It means give your WHOLE heart and follow Him. If you believe, Jesus will ask you to work in the fields - obey Hiscommands. If you refuse to follow Jesus, you are not a believer in Him.
If you believe in Jesus, Jesus Word will instructed you to turn from sin. You are not saved by your works, but by the Work of Jesus on he Cross.
You cannot be double minded. If you are holding onto the world and sin, not willing to give it all to follow Jesus...you cannot be a true believer in Christ.
The belief is that Jesus is the way...He and only He can restore us a relationship with the Father.
Give Him 100% of your life, your whole body,mind and soul then He will wash you clean, you will hear His voice. Abide in Him and He will abide in You!
If you are not willing to abide in the vine (Jesus), then you will not have life and die like a dead branch and Gods word says then thrown into the fire.
To believe in Jesus is to believe the gospel (1 cor 15:1-4), and all who place their faith in that are children of God by faith (gal 3:26). He gives all believers a new heart with new and right desires (ezk 36:26), which inclines you toward righteousness and creates a tension in you when you sin. We also have the Holy Spirit to convict and help us. Following Jesus is a consequence of growth and maturation.
When we mature in Christ, we pursue discipleship, which isn’t salvation itself. Salvation is a free gift, discipleship is costly. Salvation Jesus paid the price, discipleship the believer pays the price. Salvation has one requirement, discipleship has multiple. Salvation is not of works, discipleship involves works. Salvation results in justification, discipleship results in sanctification. Salvation gives eternal life, discipleship brings rewards and authority. Salvation is God’s work for us, discipleship is our works for God. Salvation happens in a moment, discipleship happens over a lifetime. To not discern these differences leads to a mixing of the two and a works-based system where works get or KEEP you saved, and without them you won’t get to heaven. Since we’re not saved by works (eph 2:8-9), we need to discern this.
1 Corinthians 1-15 deals with the sin, carnality and heresy in that church. None of it was allowed, permitted or endorsed. It brought consequences, punishment and a loss of rewards. Yet not once did Paul tell them that their sin and lack of full dedication to Christ cost them their salvation. Instead, he affirmed it in 1 cor 1:2, 7-8 and told them they would ALL go in the rapture (1 cor 15:51-52). He even called them carnal in 1 cor 3:1-3). It is possible that a believe can walk in sin and still be saved, as David said of his sin with Bathsheba, “restore the joy of your salvation” psa 51:12. Not restore my salvation, but the joy of it. Your child is always your child, regardless of how badly they can fail, but consequences,blessings, punishment, rewards, etc all depend on behaviour.
If someone says they’re saved but never had a conviction over sin, no inward inclination towards righteousness, no change in them over time, no indication of the Holy Spirit, they haven’t experienced the new birth. They need the gospel and true faith in Christ.
The more you give to Jesus, the more He can work in you. Even from personal experience the more I gave to Jesus, the more He did. Lordship salvation puts the cart before the horse, expecting the results of discipleship (and to be a disciple means to be a student, learner or pupil. Not the same definition as salvation), to be the requirement for salvation.
The end of John 15:1-8 says “so shall you be my disciples.” Not, so shall you be saved. Luke 9:62 Jesus said if you put your hand to the plow and look back, you aren’t fit for the kingdom. The word for fit in Greek means useful. To be useful in the kingdom you need to stay focused. It doesn’t say you won’t be there, just you won’t be useful in it. You must be born again to enter it (John 3:3), not be a disciple to enter it.
Do you know the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost? Peter did!
Their Hebrew names, but I don't think pronounciation is worth debating. If a child doesn't know their parents real names (or mispronounces their name), but calls them mom or dad, are they still children?
@ Nay. The Holy Bible says in the name, not names. The man Christ Jesus came in his Father’s name. John 5:43, Deuteronomy 18:18-19. We speak English sir, and to the faithful we believe that God will preserve his words. Inserting other languages into an English conversation is confusion.
The Father = The Soul of God. Jesus = The Body of God. The Holy Spirit = The Spirit of God.
@@rickcampanella4254 Greetings Rick! The Holy Bible says if any man speak, let him speak as the Oracles of God. Do you have any verses of scripture that directly support your statement?
@@Betrothed2LambKJV Are you implying that the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is 'Jesus'?
There are believers that are not followers. Jesus says, go and SIN no more! Not go and try not to sin. God says obedience is better than sacrifice. Turning from sin is the fruit of belief.
When did you reach perfection and receive your sainthood?
for me, it was the moment i repented, 'changed my mind' i didn't see myself as perfect, (Spiritually mature).
MY FATHER DID!@@dianneadair1132
You are just backloading works into the gospel message and attributing them to God.
If the works have to be there anywhere then by default they are necessary for salvation.
@colonalklink14
So striving to obey Jesus is works?
Show us where it says that?
GO AND SIN NO MORE = Don't be a Prostitute anymore? Or is it don't sin anymore? Because every wrong judgment you do is equal to sin.
John 6:40 does not apply to the Parable of the 2 sons in Matthew 21:28-32.
There are more verses of The will of the Father.
What is the will of the Father?
God wants you saved,He wants you Spirit controlled,and He wants you separated from sin.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
It is God’s WILL that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; 6and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. 7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 8Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction is not rejecting man
but the God who gives His Holy Spirit
to you.
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and acceptable and PERFECT WILL OF GOD.
1 John 2:17
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the WILL of God lives forever.
The Will of the Father is to obey the Son.
Luke 6:46.
I simply pointed out what the will of the Father is because it mentioned the father's will in the parable.
To be saved is to trust in Jesus, and God's will for believers is that they live according to His righteousness. If we fail to, we are still saved as a disobedient child is still part of their family, but negative consequences follow. Punishment, loss of rewards, ruined testimony, pull down weaker believers, etc.
To say works are necessary to get/stay/prove you're saved is to add works to salvation (Eph 2:8-9).
1 Cor 3:10-15 shows our future evaluation at the Judgement/Bema seat of Chirst. In 1 Cor 3:15 some believers have all their works burned (they suffer a loss of rewards), yet are still saved. If they had a life characterized by righteousness, how did they suffer loss? They lived lives of insincere service for God, idleness, or sin, all of which was consumed in the fire. They were still saved, as their salvation didn't depend on their lives lived.
There'a difference of what MUST I do to get saved, and what SHOULD I do now that I am saved.
@myflourishingfam
The point Jesus is making in the Parable of the 2 sons is the need for repentance.
In this case Jesus is speaking of obedience, that's why John 6:40 doesn't apply here.
The parable is of a man with two sons who told them to go work in the vineyard. The first son refused, but later obeyed and went. The second son initially expressed obedience, but actually disobeyed and refused to work in the vineyard.
The son who ultimately did the will of his father was the first son because he eventually obeyed. Jesus then likens the first son to tax collectors and prostitutes-the outcasts of Jewish society-because they believed John the Baptist and accepted “the way of righteousness”
(v. 32). Jesus said the (outcasts) repented and believed. This is the order we find in other scriptures.
Repentance always precedes Faith (Belief)
So often we hear people teaching that only belief in Jesus is how to be born again, but never teach to repent (of their sinfulled life ) which was Jesus's first command when He started His earthly ministry.
@myflourishingfam
Obedience is not works its required.
So many use Ephesians 2:8-9 inaccurately. The works Paul is speaking about here as he does in other areas is don't add the works of trying to follow the Mosaic Law to grace. He is not saying no works at all as some claim.
Ephesians 2:10
clairifies the difference
Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Another time Paul states grace first then purifying us, teaching us to be obedient and then we will be motivated to do good works.
@myflourishingfam
Yes to be saved we must repent of our sins to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Hello!Jesus is the son of the highest Luke 1;32 KJV he is not God
1 Corinthians 11:14
“Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?”
Sampson most likely had long hair. Don't be legalistic please
Is he a Corinthian where it is their culture for husbands (man) to shave their head and their woman (wife) to have a head covering when in public?
Jesus came to save us from the power of sin and death, not a mythological place called hell.
What we call hell is the Lake of Fire in the Bible, a place of eternal punishment. "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life" Matt 25:46
@@myflourishingfam What the Bible calls the LoF is the ‘second death’ (Rev 20:14; 21:8), which cannot endure forever bc all death will one day be abolished (I Cor 15:26-28; Rev 21:4). “Everlasting” comes from the Greek word ‘aionios’ which means age-enduring, not eternal. “And these shall be coming away into chastening eonian, yet the just into life eonian." (Concordant Literal NT).
Just found you today - thank you brother great teaching 🙏🩵
God bless!