I'll pray for you, as someone who has struggled with this for years and has gotten me in trouble I can fully understand how much it can twist and corrupt your mind and flesh. Once I broke down and fully gave my heart to God most of that vanished, yes temptations still appear but I can brush em off easier and plan on staying celibate (masturbation and porn watching included) until I find the one.
This is working for me so far every time you are feeling like commiting the sin remember that the moment you sin you added more pain that jesus felt on the cross
In my struggles with sin, I always fear the consequences when standing before the Lord. Though I do not live in this sin, it sometimes rears its ugly head. I am thankful for the grace of God that both grants me God's unmerited favor, and his guidance from day to day. I always say, the good that is done through me is the Spirit of God at work. I can only take credit for my sin. It is by grace through faith alone. I am ever grateful for his mercy, that is renewed every morning.
I feel the same way. And the worst part is that I immediately recognize that I'm in the wrong right after I do it. So thankful for His grace. It has also helped me to remember that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." I can't know anything apart from Him. To Him be the glory.
Son of Nun When I think of the sovereignty of God, and how he allowed Adam to make the wrong choice, my question was: why Lord? His response was clear. 1Jn. 4:19. If love is to be true, it must be a willing response. The scripture teaches us that we love him because he first loved us; so we know our love for God is responsive and never forced. If he made Adam obey, we would never have known his great love for us. How would we know healing if sickness never existed? How would we know love without hatred? Without evil, would there be any good? The difference between the believer who sins occasionally, and the sinner who lives in sin is the finished work of the cross. We can only take credit for our sin, any good that we do, it is the Lord doing it through us. If we continue to study his word and seek his mercy for our sin, we will find the grace and mercy we need. Heb. 4:14-16 When we fall, we should get up and go to him, confess our sin and believe he has forgiven us. My prayer is always a plea, to take that desire from me, or teach me to master it. The latter is our course in life. This is the sanctification process. It is called growth, and we can only learn by experience. Praise God for his mercy! Pastor Brett
Pastor Brett We are free from the curse of sin. We stand blameless before our Father at all time’s. We still sin, yes, but a repentant heart, He will never deny. I shall keep you in my heart and prayers my friend.
When I am tempted to lust, I remind myself that this is God's daughter and He is watching every thought I am having about her. When we are truly saved we are given a new heart and the desires of the world fade away.
I have sinned a lot in my past, but I want to live the rest of my life wholly devoted to the Lord. So then I will finish the race well, with God's help.
You dont need 5o stay anything you need to grow and seek and find You.millennnial narcissists in a me bubble are clueless to self awareness Look up what a true disciple is and you will see none of us on youtubw are anywhere close. There is a lot of work to do and the fake idea of internet strangers praying is a crazy fantasy. You nees real life real walk real doctrine real knowledge of God Read the bible and spend time with Him everyday get off the internet
Hi Brianna, hope you are doing well. I pray God will bless you and strengthen your faith as you seek to serve Him. The pull of the world is very strong; surround yourself with friends who are fellow believers and remember, "Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Isn't that absolutely wonderous.❤❤❤❤🙏 JESUS is the only sinless, pure, acceptable, sacrificial lamb of GOD...and because of HIM alone, we too are justified. How amazing is GODS love and grace ❤❤🙏❣
Romans 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
This is such a fantastic insight to this topic. I am struck by his comments at the end. @4:00 "Lord, if I had really understood this I would have wanted to serve you even better." May I serve him even better now.
Once forgiven it is forever forgotten by God.....gone!... granted, we might never forget or perhaps worse, never forgive ourselves for what we done, but God can.....why?...because we have the Savior He sent sitting right beside us when facing the judgment seat as our sacrificial Lawyer.....our Savior will then stand up and say in that courtroom...."I paid the penalty, let him/her go"....eternal gratitude is all we can muster cos we are all guilty before the Throne.
I think that in some mysterious way, the degree of our faithfulness as believers will somehow translate to the degree to which we can enjoy Christ in heaven. Edwards taught something similar- that everyone’s joy will be full, but some will have the volume of a thimble and others a lake. Praying for Gods grace to remain faithful daily!
You are correct. There are different levels in heaven and hell based on your deeds or performance on Earth. "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19)." "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater damnation (Matthew 23:14)."
All of this is speculation on your part, give scripture to back this up or don’t say it please. And KWEEN you completely destroyed those verses. That is what you call eisegesis, you read that into the text. Context is key and then weighed against the whole Word of God is necessary for interpreting scripture.
@@kweenpunasabi4146 Being called great or least is not equivalent to levels. Reputation and honor, perhaps, but we will share the same space because we are Christ’s one body. Remember, The Divine Comedy is fiction, not fact.
@@Window4503 It actually is and is substantiated clearly and FACTUALY in biblical scripture, but you are entitled to your erroneous beliefs. To each their own. Your personal opinion doesn't supersede anything God has made clear in his word.
@@CatfishHeaven777 I maintain what I said. I study the bible in depth and have read the entire book annually for several years now. Just because you lack biblical comprehension does not mean what I stated is incorrect. I am very well versed in the utilization and application of context, which you clearly lack. As the bible says, "My people perish for the lack of knowledge," and " You do err, because you do not know the scripture." You are free to believe as you wish. Most ppl that argue with what I state normally do not and have not read the bible in entirety for themselves, nor do they know the word well and they (YOU) read it looking for things to substantiate their own personal desires, not the truth...because they don't desire the truth since it hurts. Your efforts here on Earth will determine your level of reward in Heaven and level of damnation (punishment) in hell...PERIOD. Ask God for direct confirmation of what he put in the scripture regarding that. Moses, who worked very hard to lead many to Christ as opposed to the thief who waited until the very last minute to repent (and therefore more than likely failed to do God's work) are definitely not enjoying the same LEVEL of experience in Heaven, although getting into Heaven is a blessing regardless. This same concept biblically applies on Earth as well. However, believe what you like.
When we sincerely repent and ask for forgiveness, Jesus Christ has given His life for us and our sins are forgiven and no more remembered as far as the east is from the west...it's in the Bible
How happy I am to receive the grace of God in my life. Honestly I give glory to the Love and willingness of God to be my guide and teach me awesome things from his Word.
On one hand it does sound arrogant, on the other hand it is the most humbling thing bc we come before Holy God with nothing from ourselves but it is all by His Grace that we have faith in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. And I am 100% sure that I will approach the Great White Throne with fear and trembling bc of who I am and who God is.
New mercies every morning. Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Praise the Lord that it is all by Grace! All Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, amen 🙏
All Power And Praise And Glory And Thanks And Gratitude , And Blessings And Honor Be To Almighty GOD , In HIS SON JESUS CHRIST Name Who When He Forgives Our Sins , He Also Forgets Them !
@@rockhopper01 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 john 1:9. What verse do you have to PROVE the "idea" that we (Christians) cant be forgiven of ALL sins( aside of blasphemy of The Holy Ghost) as THE WORD CLEARLY STATES?
For there is no longer any condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. God will not hold our sin against us anymore else that would mean his sacrifice was not enough
Oh thank you FATHER !!!🙏🙏🙏🙏❤..... i am righteous ONLY because of YOUR PRECIOUS SON JESUS CHRISTS absolutely HOLY righteousness. ❤❤Praise GOD!! Praise GOD.!!!
This proves how easy it is to be saved…how simple god made it for us sinners. I fail god daily and he still gives me the right to heaven by putting my faith in him. We should want to be better and grow in his love but even without a perfect life we can see the father! Such a great message
I wish I could hear more exposition on the role of sin and forgiveness along the way to sanctification. I've been asked to explain the call to seek forgiveness for our daily sins by those who fear that they have not confessed all their sins before they appear before the judgment seat. If we are called to confess our sins, what is the potential for unconfessed sins to be judged when Christ returns? And if I explain that Christ's righteousness is imputed to us, I am asked why we are called to confess our sins at all.
When you are chosen by God and do as Jesus commanded, your name is written in the Lambs Book of LIfe. Repent, be baptised, get filled with the Holy Spirit, walk in Christ.
Paul makes it clear, that while we are in the flesh, sin works in it. If you think it, you have lusted for it, even if it's just for an instance, so you might as well done it. Those are the Words in the gospel, from the Word. If you have accepted Him, and truly believe the Gospel in your heart, and you are not ashamed of Him, then God, also, will not be ashamed of you. WHILE WE ARE ON OUR KNEES, we will hear, My great and mighty servant. This is not because we deserve it, we did not earn it, because we all are deserving of Hell, for there is no one good, no, not one, including me. But, it was earned, and bought and paid for, in Blood, by the Crowned Lord of Righteousness. Lay your treasures up in Heaven, because receiving eternal life, being given the Gift of Salvation, is the Treasure!! Any other crown I'm given, I definitely, will be laying mine, at the feet of Jesus, and that will mean more to me, than keeping it for myself.
Go for a walk, and realize all these are simply thoughts to sooth your soul. You don't need to do anything for God's love, especially the wretch. You are Loved and when you die, you will return to his best creation, dirt and water. ❤
It's these often wet messages that never convict anyone of the Lord's detestation of sin. If we do not abhor our sinful condition and continually ask the Holy Spirit to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, we sit on the fence. Therefore hoping God will intervene with His Grace, we become slothful and even complacent. As for the crown, we cast it staring back to the throne as unworthy worms before Him.
What Sinclair said was perfectly valid, but he didn't actually answer the question at all! That's a great pity because I've had that particular question in my head for years.
I’m not sure I can agree with this at the moment. There are a number of verse as to why but primarily the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Some were hired in the morning to face the brunt of the day, and some were hired in the afternoon and worked much less. At the end all received the exact same payment regardless of the amount of time they worked or the amount of work they gave. If our righteousness is Christ’s then regardless of the fruit we produce we are all still equal in righteousness and standing through the righteousness of Christ being given to us. And if we are all equal under the banner of his righteousness then how can some receive any more crowns or different crowns than the other? If you say by what you’ve done with what you were given here on earth then the merit of a distinguished crown comes from your works and not by the Christ’s. I could be wrong.
St. Anselm would tell us that God is better than we can possibly imagine. We will weep before His throne at how we had not trusted in His overwhelming, eternal goodness more while on earth. Lets be joyous about Him NOW instead!
Yes, for with sin, there is both Eternal and temporaral punishments, such as King David, who was forgiven, but punished for his sins by having his firstborn child die to Bathsheba. Here on earth, we can atone for the temporaral punishments due to our sins, ( 1 Perer 4:8, Daniel 4:27, Proverbs 16:6, James 5:20), as Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, teaches, "Give alms and all shall be clean within ", ( Luke 11:41), as we must all strive for that holiness without which no one shall see the Lord, ( Hebrews 12:14), for after death, we shall each be held accountable for every careless word we have uttered and shall be judged as we have judged others, ( Matthew 12:36, Luke 6:37,48), for after death, some shall suffer loss and be saved Only as through fire, ( 1 Corinthians 3:15), where the Spirits of the just are MADE PERFECT,, ( Hebrews 12:14). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
NO-ONE should compare themselves with the Lord Jesus Christ irrespective of your justification. We are SAVED BY the GRACE of JESUS NOT by anything we have DONE. I would NOT DARE say that in front of God!!!
Jesus Christ went to the cross and now lives to set sinful you free from death and hell. Repent and turn your heart to Him before it’s too late. If He calls your heart, say yes!
Most Christians who teach about sin ignore that not all sin is forgiven, and (2) that serious sin which is forgiven shall without fail receive proper punishment or discipline. 1. 1Jn 5:16-17 DRC 16 He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. 17 All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death. 2. 1Co 11:32 Darby But being judged, we are disciplined of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. Heb 12:5-6 Darby 5 And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him; 6 for whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives. It is through such discipline that the Christian learns to avoid sinning. 1Pe 4:1 Darby Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, do *ye* also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in the flesh has done with sin, If the Christian does not learn to avoid sin, but practices serious sin, damnation occurs. Heb 10:26-27 Darby 26 For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries. This is where Jesus' words to cut the offending body member off applies since some sin may be as hard to avoid as if one had to cut off a physical body member: Mat 5:29 WEB If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. Of course, the point of damnation is decided by the Lord. Though it might be obvious to an individual.
If You Have Been Forgiven For Your Sins Why would Almighty GOD Make You Answer For Them ? If You Owe me a hundred Dollars And I Forgive You The Debt ! Do You Still Owe me A Hundred Dollars ? No ! And When Almighty GOD Forgives Your Sins They Are Completely Forgotten !
Who is the Judge at the judgement? It is the Lord Jesus Himself. Who has died to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself? The Lord Jesus. Who has bore our sins in His own body on the tree? The Lord Jesus. Who is coming Himself to catch us up to the Father's house, changing us into bodies of glory like unto His own? The Lord Jesus. Who is going to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy? The Lord Jesus. Now . . . tell me . . . How could I possibly have to even mention sins when in the presence of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ?
and 21 This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies and hated him and were separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, yet now he has brought you back as his friends. 22 He has done this through the death on the cross of his own human body, and now as a result Christ has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are standing there before him with nothing left against you-nothing left that he could even chide you for; 23 the only condition is that you fully believe the Truth, standing in it steadfast and firm, strong in the Lord, convinced of the Good News that Jesus died for you, and never shifting from trusting him to save you. This is the wonderful news that came to each of you and is now spreading all over the world. And I, Paul, have the joy of telling it to others. Colossians 1:21 TLB
1 Corinthians 11:26-32 KJVS [26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. [27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. [29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. [30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. [31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. [32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Will we be rewarded at the Bema for the good things we did BEFORE we were saved? Or does the rewards clock start running from the moment of our salvation?
God already knows, so...is there really anything anyone can say before Him? will you try to utter something? I'm not saying anything. In fact, are we really going to be "standing" before God? I don't think so...on my knees and trembling is probably what will occur.
What makes you think you will say one word to our father, at that time, as by then, your time to speak will have been over, judgement day you will listen, not talk..
Adam sins. The tree of life is removed. Death is eminent. He goes on to live 930yrs. Gift or Punishment? Had sin NOT entered into the World, this might be a penalty. But, with sin now pressing in from every side, on all that God had called good, we see the death of Adam as an act of God's lovinglindness. His mercy. His grace towards the 1st sinner. Yet, we have no record of Adam's repentance. Go figure. Amen. I'm SK & I Approve This Message (ATM) Amen
Babylon manipulated them to sin. The only thing they answer for is their strength to resist the inclination of defilement. God just wants us all to get some gains. The devil is the force in which we push back, maximizing our gains each time. Do you even lift? (Lift your brothers, sister and elders up) god stretches down his hand and it’s swole with spiritual strength
The speaker does not mention the very beginning: Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? And: KJV Romans 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. ACV Romans 6:7 For he who has died has been made righteous away from sin. All members of the body of Christ are dead, buried and raised with Christ. The question is: Do you belong to his body?
Two different Judgements. One for the unbeliever where there is certainly "terror". Another for the Believe where our "works" will be judged according to the Gospel of Christ.
The Lord Jesus suffered approximately 2000 years ago, long before any of us were even thought of in life, never mind committed any sin. Christ His own self, bare our sins in His own body on the tree. When He had by himself purged our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The Lord Jesus has bore the wrath of God against sin, and He has purged them. That means they are gone for good. God who foreknew the sins, laid them on Christ, so there are none that God did not know about. The Christian is judged for his service, as to whether in the flesh or in the Spirit, whether good or bad. Sin is not in the question. There is a condition however in Life. We reap whatsoever we sow. If we steal, and become a Christian, that deed must be owned and paid for. If we commit murder and become a Christian, then we must confess it to the police and suffer the consequences. We reap what we sow.
We won't be judged for sin that has been dealt with at the cross but we will judged for the quality of our Christian lives at the judgement seat of CHRIST we will ether receive rewards or suffer loss but we will still be saved 1corrinthians chapter 3 2 corinthians chapter 5 Romens chapter 14.
I understand it as a job that will be given to us. Scripture hints of different rewards for us and that those who received great reward will humbly serve those who was rewarded less. This does not mean that lesser rewards suck. I have always imagine it as different roles within a city (whatever they would be).
Why do none seem to be able to grasp the true "moral of the story" in the parable of talents/minas/pounds?? One reason is because that parable is so simple everybody gets it or so it seems, and that is just it, people think they get it, and in thinking that they look no further and, if need be, most will settle for the preachers interpretation as was expressed in the video by Ferguson because it seems to make "minas/cents " to them. Whoa now, not so fast. In verse 21 the man referred to by his Lord as a wicked servant mentions some unfavorable things about his Lord in honesty which would require a good amount of courage. such as gathering where he does not lay down and reaping where he does not sow. Does this not seem indicative of corruption present in his Lord's ways to anyone?? in the following verse the servant's Lord verifies this by his own words and even reveals that his Lord is also a partaker in obtaining gain by engaging in usury as well!! The so called, "wicked servant called his Lord a cheat and a thief and his Lord verified it and then some!! And, what does it profit a man, as seen through the eyes of God, to be raised and praised by the immoral and corrupt??
Because he repented with a contrite heart and abandoned himself to the mercy of Yahweh, who is slow to anger and abounding in mercy. Contrast that with Saul , who when faced with his sin, chose pride over humility, and was stripped of his kingship. Yahweh weighs the heart of people.
We all answer for our sins.. The consequences are intrinsic to the sin..There is no escape..Except that we Repent. You cannot be saved from sin until you stop sinning! Jesus Righteousness Does Not Cover ours. Jesus Came to Teach us and Help us Not to Sin..and gave us Forgiveness in the meantime..because He knew this would be difficult. When we Obey Jesus Sayings and Seek Jesus and His Righteousness..as He asked us..He will Give us everything we Need and Deliver us from evil." The question is: are you Humble enough to Do it Jesus Way? Or are you looking for easy ways, substitute ways, and excuses?
I think you might have missed the mark. Obviously, as believers we all strive to get better and better each day. But the idea that a person can stop sinning is impossible. He knows all our sins, past present and future. We ARE covered by the righteousness of Christ.
Kathleen you are SPOT ON. Once saved always saved doctrine can VERY dangerous. We MUST walk as Jesus walked, obey Him in all things, repent of our sins DAILY and remember the road is NARROW!!!
@@joeiiiful If we repent and truly mean it then he will forgive us. But if we are choosing to live in sin and not trying to change our ways then we won't inherit the kingdom.
Works will be burnt up and suffer loss but person saved Obviously if the persons works Haven't pleased god David was still saved but suffered For his murder and adultery
We will give an account at the time of the Bema seat in heaven which is rewards and loss of rewards. Our sins are cast as far as the east is from the west, Jesus took our sin judgment. True believers are not going to the white throne judgement. We will be shown our life since we received Christ. Everything will be explained on the how and why we failed the Lord and how and how well we served him. It is not judgement for punishment
please pray for me to break the chains of sexual sin in JESUS name!
I'll pray for you, as someone who has struggled with this for years and has gotten me in trouble I can fully understand how much it can twist and corrupt your mind and flesh. Once I broke down and fully gave my heart to God most of that vanished, yes temptations still appear but I can brush em off easier and plan on staying celibate (masturbation and porn watching included) until I find the one.
Please pray for me as well, I don't want to be this way anymore
I struggle with the same thing, you are not alone. But if you are actually struggling to fight sexual sin is evidence that God is working in you.
This is working for me so far every time you are feeling like commiting the sin remember that the moment you sin you added more pain that jesus felt on the cross
@@mathisr.44 Amen!
In my struggles with sin, I always fear the consequences when standing before the Lord. Though I do not live in this sin, it sometimes rears its ugly head. I am thankful for the grace of God that both grants me God's unmerited favor, and his guidance from day to day.
I always say, the good that is done through me is the Spirit of God at work. I can only take credit for my sin.
It is by grace through faith alone. I am ever grateful for his mercy, that is renewed every morning.
Brondena Fanning
Thank you, and may his grace and mercy cover you and yours, from day to day.
much love in Christ,
Pastor Brett
I feel the same way. And the worst part is that I immediately recognize that I'm in the wrong right after I do it. So thankful for His grace. It has also helped me to remember that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." I can't know anything apart from Him. To Him be the glory.
Son of Nun
When I think of the sovereignty of God, and how he allowed Adam to make the wrong choice, my question was: why Lord? His response was clear. 1Jn. 4:19. If love is to be true, it must be a willing response. The scripture teaches us that we love him because he first loved us; so we know our love for God is responsive and never forced. If he made Adam obey, we would never have known his great love for us. How would we know healing if sickness never existed? How would we know love without hatred? Without evil, would there be any good?
The difference between the believer who sins occasionally, and the sinner who lives in sin is the finished work of the cross.
We can only take credit for our sin, any good that we do, it is the Lord doing it through us. If we continue to study his word and seek his mercy for our sin, we will find the grace and mercy we need. Heb. 4:14-16
When we fall, we should get up and go to him, confess our sin and believe he has forgiven us. My prayer is always a plea, to take that desire from me, or teach me to master it. The latter is our course in life. This is the sanctification process. It is called growth, and we can only learn by experience. Praise God for his mercy!
Pastor Brett
Amen! Praise the Lord!
Pastor Brett We are free from the curse of sin. We stand blameless before our Father at all time’s. We still sin, yes, but a repentant heart, He will never deny. I shall keep you in my heart and prayers my friend.
Despite our failure he remains steadfast faithful. Thank God for his mercy.
Amen
Your only failure is believing a fairy tale is real.
@@deeschoe1245 He is real and Jesus is coming soon repent
Amen brother
@@deeschoe1245 Are you ready for Judgment day?
When I am tempted to lust, I remind myself that this is God's daughter and He is watching every thought I am having about her. When we are truly saved we are given a new heart and the desires of the world fade away.
gradually, yes.
The Holy Spirit reminds you ofl love
Yesss so true
I have sinned a lot in my past, but I want to live the rest of my life wholly devoted to the Lord. So then I will finish the race well, with God's help.
praying for you Brother
@@jonanthony6179 Thank you brother. I will pray for you as well.
Me too.
Praise the Lord ✝️ God bless you
Please pray for me as a teen! that my faith will stay strong! 😁😁
You dont need 5o stay anything you need to grow and seek and find
You.millennnial narcissists in a me bubble are clueless to self awareness
Look up what a true disciple is and you will see none of us on youtubw are anywhere close. There is a lot of work to do and the fake idea of internet strangers praying is a crazy fantasy. You nees real life real walk real doctrine real knowledge of God
Read the bible and spend time with Him everyday get off the internet
Hi Brianna, hope you are doing well. I pray God will bless you and strengthen your faith as you seek to serve Him. The pull of the world is very strong; surround yourself with friends who are fellow believers and remember, "Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Over the past two years, after losing a dear loved one. I have experienced the grace of a loving Savior.
Isn't that absolutely wonderous.❤❤❤❤🙏 JESUS is the only sinless, pure, acceptable, sacrificial lamb of GOD...and because of HIM alone, we too are justified. How amazing is GODS love and grace ❤❤🙏❣
“We never escape His graciousness...” Excellent!!!!
Romans 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
@@bernhardbauer5301 That is not from salvation, it is from blessing, just like Israel.
Dear Lord thank you for your mercy Amen ✝️
amen! the Christian life: from grace to grace, all in Christ and Christ in all
This is such a fantastic insight to this topic. I am struck by his comments at the end. @4:00 "Lord, if I had really understood this I would have wanted to serve you even better." May I serve him even better now.
I actually love the fear I have towards God it almost like I’m scared to receive a beating for getting in trouble at school 😂
You all mean so much to all of us! The wisdom passed forward is truly treasured here on earth!
We sincerely thank all at Ligonier Ministries 🥇
Yes! Gods grace is undeserved, nothing in us . All of Him! Hallelujah!!!
Once forgiven it is forever forgotten by God.....gone!... granted, we might never forget or perhaps worse, never forgive ourselves for what we done, but God can.....why?...because we have the Savior He sent sitting right beside us when facing the judgment seat as our sacrificial Lawyer.....our Savior will then stand up and say in that courtroom...."I paid the penalty, let him/her go"....eternal gratitude is all we can muster cos we are all guilty before the Throne.
I think that in some mysterious way, the degree of our faithfulness as believers will somehow translate to the degree to which we can enjoy Christ in heaven. Edwards taught something similar- that everyone’s joy will be full, but some will have the volume of a thimble and others a lake. Praying for Gods grace to remain faithful daily!
You are correct. There are different levels in heaven and hell based on your deeds or performance on Earth.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19)."
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater damnation (Matthew 23:14)."
All of this is speculation on your part, give scripture to back this up or don’t say it please. And KWEEN you completely destroyed those verses. That is what you call eisegesis, you read that into the text. Context is key and then weighed against the whole Word of God is necessary for interpreting scripture.
@@kweenpunasabi4146 Being called great or least is not equivalent to levels. Reputation and honor, perhaps, but we will share the same space because we are Christ’s one body. Remember, The Divine Comedy is fiction, not fact.
@@Window4503 It actually is and is substantiated clearly and FACTUALY in biblical scripture, but you are entitled to your erroneous beliefs. To each their own. Your personal opinion doesn't supersede anything God has made clear in his word.
@@CatfishHeaven777 I maintain what I said. I study the bible in depth and have read the entire book annually for several years now. Just because you lack biblical comprehension does not mean what I stated is incorrect. I am very well versed in the utilization and application of context, which you clearly lack. As the bible says, "My people perish for the lack of knowledge," and " You do err, because you do not know the scripture." You are free to believe as you wish. Most ppl that argue with what I state normally do not and have not read the bible in entirety for themselves, nor do they know the word well and they (YOU) read it looking for things to substantiate their own personal desires, not the truth...because they don't desire the truth since it hurts. Your efforts here on Earth will determine your level of reward in Heaven and level of damnation (punishment) in hell...PERIOD. Ask God for direct confirmation of what he put in the scripture regarding that. Moses, who worked very hard to lead many to Christ as opposed to the thief who waited until the very last minute to repent (and therefore more than likely failed to do God's work) are definitely not enjoying the same LEVEL of experience in Heaven, although getting into Heaven is a blessing regardless. This same concept biblically applies on Earth as well. However, believe what you like.
incredible! such a great teaching with amazing clarity and encouragement to Christians all over, thank you Ligonier!
When we sincerely repent and ask for forgiveness, Jesus Christ has given His life for us and our sins are forgiven and no more remembered as far as the east is from the west...it's in the Bible
I love you sweet Jesus, my savior forever
The mercy of god is amazing i love it
*God
but indeed it is🤍
How happy I am to receive the grace of God in my life. Honestly I give glory to the Love and willingness of God to be my guide and teach me awesome things from his Word.
On one hand it does sound arrogant, on the other hand it is the most humbling thing bc we come before Holy God with nothing from ourselves but it is all by His Grace that we have faith in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. And I am 100% sure that I will approach the Great White Throne with fear and trembling bc of who I am and who God is.
New mercies every morning. Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Praise the Lord that it is all by Grace! All Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, amen 🙏
Thank you for this video. What a comforting message from a man of God! God bless you all my brothers and sisters in Christ!
That was really good. Encouraging and drawing us to God's holiness, not our works. Thank you Dr. F
Ultimately the crowns are thrown at Jesus's feet and that is where the Righteousness belongs. Rev 4:10.
Beautifully said.
Lord have mercy on me the worst of your Children, an alcoholic, but I love you so.
Sinclair Ferguson is an excellent teacher
All Power And Praise And Glory And Thanks And Gratitude , And Blessings And Honor Be To Almighty GOD , In HIS SON JESUS CHRIST Name Who When He Forgives Our Sins , He Also Forgets Them !
Thank you for that encouragement.
If we sin we are to repent.
david crane true, but on our own we’re utterly unable to sufficiently repent for ALL our sins.
@@rockhopper01 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 john 1:9. What verse do you have to PROVE the "idea" that we (Christians) cant be forgiven of ALL sins( aside of blasphemy of The Holy Ghost) as THE WORD CLEARLY STATES?
david crane how do you guys repent?
@@Anon-uv9mj turn from sin(try not to sin in the first place) and when we sin we ask The Lord to forgive us.
david crane oh ok, same as in islam then. But I heard that you don’t have to feel sorry, you won’t be punished anyways in christian belief or smth
For there is no longer any condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. God will not hold our sin against us anymore else that would mean his sacrifice was not enough
Oh thank you FATHER !!!🙏🙏🙏🙏❤..... i am righteous ONLY because of YOUR PRECIOUS SON JESUS CHRISTS absolutely HOLY righteousness. ❤❤Praise GOD!! Praise GOD.!!!
This proves how easy it is to be saved…how simple god made it for us sinners. I fail god daily and he still gives me the right to heaven by putting my faith in him. We should want to be better and grow in his love but even without a perfect life we can see the father! Such a great message
No they will not...there is no condemnation for those who are in CHRIST
I wish I could hear more exposition on the role of sin and forgiveness along the way to sanctification. I've been asked to explain the call to seek forgiveness for our daily sins by those who fear that they have not confessed all their sins before they appear before the judgment seat. If we are called to confess our sins, what is the potential for unconfessed sins to be judged when Christ returns? And if I explain that Christ's righteousness is imputed to us, I am asked why we are called to confess our sins at all.
Grace throughout, so no one could boast.
When you are chosen by God and do as Jesus commanded, your name is written in the Lambs Book of LIfe. Repent, be baptised, get filled with the Holy Spirit, walk in Christ.
Man i find that wild, if I am judged how can I answer for alll thissss sheeeesh.
Thank God for Christ.
Truly marvelous 😢
Amazing GRACE🙌🙌
Paul makes it clear, that while we are in the flesh, sin works in it. If you think it, you have lusted for it, even if it's just for an instance, so you might as well done it. Those are the Words in the gospel, from the Word. If you have accepted Him, and truly believe the Gospel in your heart, and you are not ashamed of Him, then God, also, will not be ashamed of you. WHILE WE ARE ON OUR KNEES, we will hear, My great and mighty servant. This is not because we deserve it, we did not earn it, because we all are deserving of Hell, for there is no one good, no, not one, including me. But, it was earned, and bought and paid for, in Blood, by the Crowned Lord of Righteousness. Lay your treasures up in Heaven, because receiving eternal life, being given the Gift of Salvation, is the Treasure!! Any other crown I'm given, I definitely, will be laying mine, at the feet of Jesus, and that will mean more to me, than keeping it for myself.
Go for a walk, and realize all these are simply thoughts to sooth your soul. You don't need to do anything for God's love, especially the wretch. You are Loved and when you die, you will return to his best creation, dirt and water. ❤
It's these often wet messages that never convict anyone of the Lord's detestation of sin. If we do not abhor our sinful condition and continually ask the Holy Spirit to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, we sit on the fence. Therefore hoping God will intervene with His Grace, we become slothful and even complacent. As for the crown, we cast it staring back to the throne as unworthy worms before Him.
The Judgment Seat of Christ, is for rewards, or lack thereof . Not whether or not your headed for hell. About rewards!!! 1 Corinthians 3.
What Sinclair said was perfectly valid, but he didn't actually answer the question at all! That's a great pity because I've had that particular question in my head for years.
I’m not sure I can agree with this at the moment. There are a number of verse as to why but primarily the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Some were hired in the morning to face the brunt of the day, and some were hired in the afternoon and worked much less. At the end all received the exact same payment regardless of the amount of time they worked or the amount of work they gave. If our righteousness is Christ’s then regardless of the fruit we produce we are all still equal in righteousness and standing through the righteousness of Christ being given to us. And if we are all equal under the banner of his righteousness then how can some receive any more crowns or different crowns than the other? If you say by what you’ve done with what you were given here on earth then the merit of a distinguished crown comes from your works and not by the Christ’s. I could be wrong.
I was hoping this would make me feel better
This channel is always so helpful.
Thanks
If i am happy in heaven, than what i get or don't get wont matter. But if i get times times, and not happy i see no reward in that. We will find out.
If we confess our sins he is faithful to forgive us and the blood of jesus christ cleanses us from all sin
The once all sufficent offering
Thank you I was so worried God bless.
St. Anselm would tell us that God is better than we can possibly imagine. We will weep before His throne at how we had not trusted in His overwhelming, eternal goodness more while on earth.
Lets be joyous about Him NOW instead!
I Am covered by the Blood of Jesus Christ! He is my Savior and I stand upon His Salvation.
Please don't believe all this nonsense there is more meaningful to life
Jesus made YOU!!!
Yes, for with sin, there is both Eternal and temporaral punishments, such as King David, who was forgiven, but punished for his sins by having his firstborn child die to Bathsheba.
Here on earth, we can atone for the temporaral punishments due to our sins, ( 1 Perer 4:8, Daniel 4:27, Proverbs 16:6, James 5:20), as Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, teaches, "Give alms and all shall be clean within ", ( Luke 11:41), as we must all strive for that holiness without which no one shall see the Lord, ( Hebrews 12:14), for after death, we shall each be held accountable for every careless word we have uttered and shall be judged as we have judged others, ( Matthew 12:36, Luke 6:37,48), for after death, some shall suffer loss and be saved Only as through fire, ( 1 Corinthians 3:15), where the Spirits of the just are MADE PERFECT,, ( Hebrews 12:14). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
If judgment Day comes and we are saved and we have committed a sin what will happen
NO-ONE should compare themselves with the Lord Jesus Christ irrespective of your justification. We are SAVED BY the GRACE of JESUS NOT by anything we have DONE. I would NOT DARE say that in front of God!!!
Ah thank you so much for this refreshing truth
Jesus Christ went to the cross and now lives to set sinful you free from death and hell. Repent and turn your heart to Him before it’s too late. If He calls your heart, say yes!
If we are righteous then why can't we do the same miracles? Other than that, respect. And God bless.
Yes, good video. Thought provoking
Most Christians who teach about sin ignore that not all sin is forgiven, and (2) that serious sin which is forgiven shall without fail receive proper punishment or discipline.
1. 1Jn 5:16-17 DRC 16 He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. 17 All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death.
2.
1Co 11:32 Darby But being judged, we are disciplined of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
Heb 12:5-6 Darby 5 And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him; 6 for whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
It is through such discipline that the Christian learns to avoid sinning.
1Pe 4:1 Darby Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, do *ye* also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in the flesh has done with sin,
If the Christian does not learn to avoid sin, but practices serious sin, damnation occurs.
Heb 10:26-27 Darby 26 For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries.
This is where Jesus' words to cut the offending body member off applies since some sin may be as hard to avoid as if one had to cut off a physical body member:
Mat 5:29 WEB If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
Of course, the point of damnation is decided by the Lord. Though it might be obvious to an individual.
Excellent answer
As far as East is removed from West so far has He removed our sins from us.
Please Jesus I don’t want what I got coming to me
If You Have Been Forgiven For Your Sins Why would Almighty GOD Make You Answer For Them ? If You Owe me a hundred Dollars And I Forgive You The Debt ! Do You Still Owe me A Hundred Dollars ? No ! And When Almighty GOD Forgives Your Sins They Are Completely Forgotten !
That was spot-on very well put. If ever at any point your salvation depends on your behavior then it is not of Christ that we are saved.
We don't behave well to be saved we behave well because he has changed our heart and dwells inside of us. Thank you Jesus my Savior 😇
If they do then what was the point of Jesus dying on the cross?
So you can be as richous as him man was and is so evil Animal sacrifices could not hold your sin anymore
Who is the Judge at the judgement? It is the Lord Jesus Himself. Who has died to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself? The Lord Jesus. Who has bore our sins in His own body on the tree? The Lord Jesus. Who is coming Himself to catch us up to the Father's house, changing us into bodies of glory like unto His own? The Lord Jesus. Who is going to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy? The Lord Jesus.
Now . . . tell me . . . How could I possibly have to even mention sins when in the presence of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ?
Amen and amen
and 21 This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies and hated him and were separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, yet now he has brought you back as his friends. 22 He has done this through the death on the cross of his own human body, and now as a result Christ has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are standing there before him with nothing left against you-nothing left that he could even chide you for; 23 the only condition is that you fully believe the Truth, standing in it steadfast and firm, strong in the Lord, convinced of the Good News that Jesus died for you, and never shifting from trusting him to save you. This is the wonderful news that came to each of you and is now spreading all over the world. And I, Paul, have the joy of telling it to others. Colossians 1:21 TLB
1 Corinthians 11:26-32 KJVS
[26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. [27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. [29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. [30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. [31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. [32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
No one will have to answer for his sins. That is what forgiveness means.
He never really answered the question.
I hope his explanation is right.
Will we be rewarded at the Bema for the good things we did BEFORE we were saved? Or does the rewards clock start running from the moment of our salvation?
After were saved
God already knows, so...is there really anything anyone can say before Him? will you try to utter something? I'm not saying anything. In fact, are we really going to be "standing" before God? I don't think so...on my knees and trembling is probably what will occur.
Surely Jesus would be punishing Nathan to give him Canberra?
this helped alot
You answered your own question,If they are forgiven through the blood of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins,then they or we are forgiven.period.
Why would God have levels of reward in heaven if we are all equal and saved?
Amen
What makes you think you will say one word to our father, at that time, as by then, your time to speak will have been over, judgement day you will listen, not talk..
Adam sins. The tree of life is removed. Death is eminent. He goes on to live 930yrs. Gift or Punishment? Had sin NOT entered into the World, this might be a penalty. But, with sin now pressing in from every side, on all that God had called good, we see the death of Adam as an act of God's lovinglindness. His mercy. His grace towards the 1st sinner. Yet, we have no record of Adam's repentance. Go figure. Amen. I'm SK & I Approve This Message (ATM) Amen
Babylon manipulated them to sin. The only thing they answer for is their strength to resist the inclination of defilement. God just wants us all to get some gains. The devil is the force in which we push back, maximizing our gains each time.
Do you even lift? (Lift your brothers, sister and elders up) god stretches down his hand and it’s swole with spiritual strength
Well said :)
The speaker does not mention the very beginning:
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
And:
KJV Romans 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
ACV Romans 6:7 For he who has died has been made righteous away from sin.
All members of the body of Christ are dead, buried and raised with Christ.
The question is: Do you belong to his body?
So, What is God talking about when he says that among the saved at the judgment there will be “terror”?
Could you please share that passage in the Bible?
Two different Judgements. One for the unbeliever where there is certainly "terror". Another for the Believe where our "works" will be judged according to the Gospel of Christ.
I'd perhaps avoid Canberra if I were you Nath.
The Lord Jesus suffered approximately 2000 years ago, long before any of us were even thought of in life, never mind committed any sin. Christ His own self, bare our sins in His own body on the tree. When He had by himself purged our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The Lord Jesus has bore the wrath of God against sin, and He has purged them. That means they are gone for good. God who foreknew the sins, laid them on Christ, so there are none that God did not know about.
The Christian is judged for his service, as to whether in the flesh or in the Spirit, whether good or bad. Sin is not in the question.
There is a condition however in Life. We reap whatsoever we sow. If we steal, and become a Christian, that deed must be owned and paid for. If we commit murder and become a Christian, then we must confess it to the police and suffer the consequences. We reap what we sow.
We won't be judged for sin that has been dealt with at the cross but we will judged for the quality of our Christian lives at the judgement seat of CHRIST we will ether receive rewards or suffer loss but we will still be saved 1corrinthians chapter 3 2 corinthians chapter 5 Romens chapter 14.
Why would we want to be the mayor or a city, or several cities ? That is something ego would want and theres no ego after death, right ?
I understand it as a job that will be given to us. Scripture hints of different rewards for us and that those who received great reward will humbly serve those who was rewarded less. This does not mean that lesser rewards suck. I have always imagine it as different roles within a city (whatever they would be).
It is a reward.
Why do none seem to be able to grasp the true "moral of the story" in the parable of talents/minas/pounds?? One reason is because that parable is so simple everybody gets it or so it seems, and that is just it, people think they get it, and in thinking that they look no further and, if need be, most will settle for the preachers interpretation as was expressed in the video by Ferguson because it seems to make "minas/cents " to them. Whoa now, not so fast. In verse 21 the man referred to by his Lord as a wicked servant mentions some unfavorable things about his Lord in honesty which would require a good amount of courage. such as gathering where he does not lay down and reaping where he does not sow. Does this not seem indicative of corruption present in his Lord's ways to anyone?? in the following verse the servant's Lord verifies this by his own words and even reveals that his Lord is also a partaker in obtaining gain by engaging in usury as well!! The so called, "wicked servant called his Lord a cheat and a thief and his Lord verified it and then some!! And, what does it profit a man, as seen through the eyes of God, to be raised and praised by the immoral and corrupt??
King David lusted his best friends wife..had his best friend killed..and then took his wife..And still got to be King!
Because he repented with a contrite heart and abandoned himself to the mercy of Yahweh, who is slow to anger and abounding in mercy. Contrast that with Saul , who when faced with his sin, chose pride over humility, and was stripped of his kingship. Yahweh weighs the heart of people.
@@toonnaobi-okoye2949 ....Your correct.... Repentance is the key....a coming back to the Lord
Actually, he was already king when that happened.
You're not David
We all answer for our sins.. The consequences are intrinsic to the sin..There is no escape..Except that we Repent. You cannot be saved from sin until you stop sinning! Jesus Righteousness Does Not Cover ours. Jesus Came to Teach us and Help us Not to Sin..and gave us Forgiveness in the meantime..because He knew this would be difficult. When we Obey Jesus Sayings and Seek Jesus and His Righteousness..as He asked us..He will Give us everything we Need and Deliver us from evil." The question is: are you Humble enough to Do it Jesus Way? Or are you looking for easy ways, substitute ways, and excuses?
I think you might have missed the mark. Obviously, as believers we all strive to get better and better each day. But the idea that a person can stop sinning is impossible. He knows all our sins, past present and future. We ARE covered by the righteousness of Christ.
Nita i agree
Kathleen you are SPOT ON. Once saved always saved doctrine can VERY dangerous. We MUST walk as Jesus walked, obey Him in all things, repent of our sins DAILY and remember the road is NARROW!!!
@@kerrijohnstone7588 Both of you need to buy a Bible and read it and stay away from false Teachers.
@@joeiiiful If we repent and truly mean it then he will forgive us. But if we are choosing to live in sin and not trying to change our ways then we won't inherit the kingdom.
Works will be burnt up and suffer loss but person saved
Obviously if the persons works
Haven't pleased god
David was still saved but suffered
For his murder and adultery
And what about lukewarm?
we'll give them to you to beat!!
We will give an account at the time of the Bema seat in heaven which is rewards and loss of rewards. Our sins are cast as far as the east is from the west, Jesus took our sin judgment. True believers are not going to the white throne judgement. We will be shown our life since we received Christ. Everything will be explained on the how and why we failed the Lord and how and how well we served him. It is not judgement for punishment
Absolutely not!!!
"As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions."