PIC: Young Original band 2022 – All from Christian home schooled families. Just sayin’
Well, you may be
the sweetest thing
to grace your town bench,
a professing Christian,
a sweet old lady
who’s gone to church all your life,
one of the many
who raised their hand
and walked the aisle
to receive Christ as your Savior,
a professional with a resumé
saying your religious preference is
Methodist or Presbyterian (or any of them),
someone who loudly proclaims
to be a Christian,
a politician
that loves to have pictures taken
as you are exiting “your” church, or
a local yokel
raised by good Christian parents,
so close to Jesus (you think)
His Spirit talks through you,
…but,
if you are practicing sin in your life —
Scripture says,
“What the hell good does that do?!”
– Based on 2 Corinthians 13:5 and James 2:14-26
FOR MORE:
Is it a big deal to have some sin in my life? I was saved way back when. What difference does it make? After all, Jesus saves sinners – right?
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Practicing Sin – Not Following Christ
Me, When I Die…still in my sin…not forgiven by Christ
Balancing-out my faith with my practice Excerpt: You cannot balance-out your faith with practices that are heinous to God and expect God to change His ways for you. God does not use a balance scale. I cannot “balance-out my faith” by practicing sin.
“Test and evaluate yourselves
to see whether you are in the faith
and
living your lives as [committed] believers.
Examine yourselves
[not me]!
Or do you not recognize this about yourselves
[by an ongoing experience]
that Jesus Christ is in you
—unless indeed you fail the test
and are rejected
as counterfeit?”
– 2 Corinthians 13:5
The Bible is the standard for Christian thought and practice. Not me. Not you.
Staying alive. James 1: verses 2-4. Excerpt: The faithful have a faith that is staying alive day by day.
Faithfulness is a process. We live, we try, we fail, we sin – but the faithful then repent, turn to God again, and move on in faith, believing God that we will be stronger next time. The faithful develop a pattern of an overcoming faith. The pattern we strive towards, each day, is: we live, we conquer, we act by the power of the Holy Spirit. Believers do not accept sin in their life as normal and acceptable before God.
What clearly saves and what obviously does not save
Specific salvation parameters to get saved
More Resources on how to give your life to Christ:
ItHasBeenWritten.com – The Basis of Salvation: https://www.ithasbeenwritten.com/salvation
Pastor JD Farag – The Abc’s of salvation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEk8C6qe960&t=7s
Robert Breaker – How to get saved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbb4xwYj19g
Robert Breaker – The Gospel of Salvation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H124iZiyGUs
Got Questions – What is salvation?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jgWmDM0wZw
Got Questions – What is the way of salvation?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYFl5JnUrmI
Got Questions – How can I become a Christian?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44DUULoHI6U&t=150s
John Ankerberg show – How can someone receive Jesus’ gift of salvation?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5O4M9TbMI
Pastor Jack Hibbs – Now is the time to give your life to Christ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bozc-fzvYyo
Learn more about God’s plan of Salvation – Pastor Jack Hibbs – All about your salvation part 1a:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg0Za-BTm6A&t=2796s
Pastor Jack Hibbs – The realest sermon you’ll ever hear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaDeBEnp5iw&t=262s
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