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For Those Who Feel Too Guilty To Come To Christ
Many
feel, because of their bad habits and sins they commit in their lives, that Jesus Christ
would never accept nor forgive them. Some who are ready and willing to accept our Lord
Jesus as Savior, feel they must get their lives under control before they can come to Him.
They might even say to themselves, "Jesus would never accept me; I mean, look at all
the bad things I've done in my life. Every time I just think about what I've done in my
past, it depresses me." All of us, including those who have accepted Jesus
Christ as Savior, have done things in our past that we now surely regret. Much of those
sins are the way of the flesh, caused by the 'flesh thinking'. There never will be enough
time to get your life together by yourself. It will not happen. There is no Salvation
through the flesh, as it is destined to perish. As Paul the Apostle would teach:
Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the
things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace.
(KJV)
That spiritual mind of 'life and peace' is not of
the flesh, as the flesh will always let us down, falling in sin. All have sinned. None are
perfect in the flesh, and this flesh body will still continue to cause sin
requiring a further need for repentance through Christ Jesus.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it
is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
(KJV)
Our spiritual nature in Christ can only be perfect to the
Law of God, not our flesh. The flesh always fails in following God's Law. The fleshy
life cannot inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, because it is carnal, and condemned to death.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead
because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in
you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His
Spirit that dwelleth in you.
(KJV)
The flesh body will always fail, as said before, its destiny
is to die and perish. The flesh cannot have eternal life and eternal peace
(1 Corinthians 15:50). The reason why
your soul was placed inside your flesh when you were born, was so you could make a
'choice', to either eternal life through Jesus Christ, or to eternal death, which is the
casting into the 'lake of fire'. That's not a threat, but Truth. Eternal 'death' means
'blotted out', gone, just like you never ever existed. It can be no other way, as GOD's
Divine Nature is Life and there is no darkness of death in Him, as in the
future death will no longer exist (Revelation 21:4). Our heavenly Father does
not wish to lose any of His children which He created. That's why we are all here born in
the flesh, and appointed once to die and then the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).
When you accept Jesus Christ as The Only One Who can offer
Salvation from this bondage state of flesh, believing on Christ as Savior, then His
Spirit will begin to dwell in you, quickening your soul and spirit, while you are still walking
upon this earth. By His Spirit giving you that 'quickening', He gives you strength and
peace, to help overcome this evil world of flesh bondage. And it's yours for the asking.
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the Scripture saith, "Whosoever believeth on Him shall not
be ashamed."
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek [as for Gentiles]: for the same Lord
over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.
(KJV)
What
Happens When You Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior?
1) When you realize the flesh always dies, you realize that
your flesh cannot save you from its terrible state of death, and that
there must be some other Way by a Higher Authority with all Power.
2) When you believe that
Jesus Christ is The Son of God, and GOD's Savior, you ADMIT He is That
Higher Authority with all Power, and there is none else.
3) When you believe:
A) that Jesus Christ is The Only Begotten Son of God:
B) that He came in the flesh to offer Salvation to all who would only
believe;
C) that He only was without sin in the flesh;
D) that He died on the cross and resurrected; and now sits on the right
hand of God, and by this act Christ became The Victor over Death;
E) then you recognize that Jesus Christ paid the price for us so that we
might obtain Salvation.
4) When you repent to
Jesus Christ, and ask forgiveness, confessing to Him that you are a
sinner, and believe that He only has the Power to save you from this flesh
state of death, and believe all the previous three statements, then you
will have received His offer of Salvation. Then Christ's Spirit will dwell
in you, even now as He promised His (1 John 4; Ephesians 3:14-19).
These
are the steps each must take, and in sincerity, as God knows all hearts
and all thoughts. Then after accepting Christ's offer of Salvation,
believing on Him, repenting to Him of yours sins and asking Him
forgiveness,then go get baptized in Christ's Name.
Our Lord and Savior set the example for us
as He Himself was Baptized of water (Matt.3:13-17). So we need to do
likewise in obedience to His command (Matt.28:19; Eph.4:4-8; Col.2:11-12;
1 Pet.3:21; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38-39).
John
3:15 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he
that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in
the name of the only begotten Son of God.
When
Christ begins to spiritually dwell in you, He will help you to gain better
control over the flesh. His Holy Spirit will guide and direct you in
sincerity and in Truth as you seek Him further. Get to know His
Letter called The Word of God. God personally wrote That Letter to you,
which The Holy Spirit will help you understand as never before. Remember
to ask our Father through His Son Jesus Christ for His Spirit of guidance
in your study of His Word.
The offer of Salvation by Christ is given
freely, as our Heavenly Father does love us. He wants us to return to Him
as 'sons of God'. Don't wait until you can get your life in order, going
it alone. It won't happen. The flesh bondage was created to make sure you
can't do your own salvation (Galatians 3:22), ensuring we must rely on
Christ Jesus as our Salvation to have eternal Life.
Peace be with you in Christ
Jesus,
Dave Ramey.
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