quick devotional on losing faith...

[Christ_empowered]

forgive me my self-pitying, doom and gloom posts today. seriously. i -am- blessed and, above all else...i am forgiven, washed and made clean. where i live is fairly quiet, but some dude today did the talking very loudly (but not quite yelling) bit, so i could hear them talking about me 'getting too old' (Im all of 34) and "has SCHIZOPHRENIA" (im not sure that really exists, as a permanent 'illness'), etc. kinda...got me down. that and...i need good people in my life, but im a non-entity, socially, so...where to go? etc. etc. etc.


ok. https://www.ligonier.org/blog/early-symptoms-spiritual-danger/

another one from calvinist-oriented lingonier. now, here's one thing about the TULIP bit that I find...almost funny, because its kind of impossible to argue. if one falls away, permanently...apostate....then one was never truly saved. if one backslides and is brought back, thru repentance and faith, into fellowship...

then you're simply another imperfect believer. to be fair, Scripture is complicated on the issue, too. OK...


hope y'all enjoy the devotional.

 

[for_his_glory]

Hebrews 6:4-6 says it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Hebrews 10:26, 27 goes on to say, For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Many of us have backslided many times and even cursed Christ, but have come back to Him and are forgiven. It's only those who blasphemy the Holy Spirit that will not be forgiven ever, Matthew 12:31-33.

Now, those who willfully sin even though they have knowledge of the truth are walking in disobedience to God's commands and His judgement will fall on them as they allow themselves to be devoured.

We might wonder if another is truly a Christian, but we can only known them by the fruit they display as only God knows the heart. Matthew 7:15-20.