"Not by works" - false!

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jackrosie said:
That is what I believed at the time..Reformyourself.........I have been thinking a lot about that..since I posted it.

I can actually remember hardening my heart up to something that God showed me.....i was a new babe and what he showed me was alien to me at the time I didn’t understand it.

So I guess over time without me even realising it....God softened my heart in that area......now I welcome what he showed me......so maybe I wasn’t being disobedient.

For me my journey with God.....has been an amazing walk.......developing a relationship with him over 28 yrs.....I am so close to him in spirit.....I couldn’t live without him.

Sorry to those who don’t understand what I say.......if I sound foolish I don’t mind..........I love being a fool for the Lord.
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I can also remember it hurt like hell....when I hardened my heart...looking back I reckon that was God hurting inside of me.....how it must hurt God when we harden our hearts to God.....but I did it unknowingly at the time....only now do I realise what I did......God has showed me that...not myself.....so he got me through....all Glory goes to God.
 
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jackrosie said:
That is what I believed at the time..Reformyourself.........I have been thinking a lot about that..since I posted it.

I can actually remember hardening my heart up to something that God showed me.....i was a new babe and what he showed me was alien to me at the time I didn’t understand it.

So I guess over time without me even realising it....God softened my heart in that area......now I welcome what he showed me......so maybe I wasn’t being disobedient.

For me my journey with God.....has been an amazing walk.......developing a relationship with him over 28 yrs.....I am so close to him in spirit.....I couldn’t live without him.

Sorry to those who don’t understand what I say.......if I sound foolish I don’t mind..........I love being a fool for the Lord.
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Amen sister...when The Lord humbles me...I actually end up with more peace 😁
 
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jackrosie said:
I can also remember it hurt like hell....when I hardened my heart...looking back I reckon that was God hurting inside of me.....how it must hurt God when we harden our hearts to God.....but I did it unknowingly at the time....only now do I realise what I did......God has showed me that...not myself.....so he got me through....all Glory goes to God.
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jackrosie said:
That is what I believed at the time..Reformyourself.........I have been thinking a lot about that..since I posted it.

I can actually remember hardening my heart up to something that God showed me.....i was a new babe and what he showed me was alien to me at the time I didn’t understand it.

So I guess over time without me even realising it....God softened my heart in that area......now I welcome what he showed me......so maybe I wasn’t being disobedient.

For me my journey with God.....has been an amazing walk.......developing a relationship with him over 28 yrs.....I am so close to him in spirit.....I couldn’t live without him.

Sorry to those who don’t understand what I say.......if I sound foolish I don’t mind..........I love being a fool for the Lord.
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Your love for our LORD is so refreshing...
To be honest by your previous post , I thought you was a babe in Christ because the love you have for Him shines so much through your post , so to hear you have been walking with Jesus for 28 years is very encouraging indeed , your post inspires me...
...xox...
 
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Rosemaryx said:
Your love for our LORD is so refreshing...
To be honest by your previous post , I thought you was a babe in Christ because the love you have for Him shines so much through your post , so to hear you have been walking with Jesus for 28 years is very encouraging indeed , your post inspires me...
...xox...
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Thank you sis!......I fell in Love with God all of those yrs ago......I was on honeymoon for yrs.....to know his Love in my heart overwhelmed me.....that I believe was the Love I was searching for all of my life,.no man or woman can Love us as God does.....it is such a powerful Love......I thank him every day for it and the precious Holy Spirit...
 
jackrosie said:
Have I read this correct

Why would a believer/follower of Jesus..have to keep believing the gospel to be saved?

To me that doesn’t make sense....the Holy Spirit has taken up residence in our spirit....he has testified to our spirit that we are his child....?.....once saved you automatically know....in your heart.
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You also have experience Gods unfathomable love,

there is no possible way you would deny Christ after this
 
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eternally-gratefull said:
One verse should never persuade anyone, the Bible is one message from front to back

if your only proof is one scripture, you should rethink your beliefs
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For brevity I posted one scripture.

My beliefs come from scripture in total.

Thanks for your concern.

Besides, I know by experience that multiple scriptures do not persuade anyone taken in false doctrines either.
 
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eternally-gratefull said:
One verse should never persuade anyone, the Bible is one message from front to back

if your only proof is one scripture, you should rethink your beliefs
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As long as your understanding of a verse or passage does not make other verses or passages wrong, you can indeed base what you believe about something from that single verse or passage.
 
jackrosie said:
John:6:37:40 All that the Father gives me will come to me and I will never drive away.
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me,that I shall lose none of all that he has given me,but raise them up at the last day.
For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life,and I will raise him up at the last day.
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jackrosie said:
We were given to Jesus by God almighty...he knew and knows the born agains ,we are his children....which is the biggest honour anyone can receive!......Praise His Holy Name!
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this sounds like "good news" !

:D
 
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