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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join Hidden in Him and For His Glory for discussions on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/become-a-vessel-of-honor-part-2.112306/
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Final Straw =+=+=>?<=+=+=
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Nathan
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There is. Do not let anyone fool you. However, no one, not even yourself, can dictate when that is.
God gives repentance. We cannot conjure it up. If He is calling you to repentance, accept it, and turn from your sin. Point your faith and obedience back to Him, and just follow.
Rom 6:1-7 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.
Repentance is 'agreeing' with the Lord that you are not heading the same way He is. Its you saying your 'agreeing' that you are wrong. Its 'agreeing' that you have sinned. Its turning from that sin, and walking in the faith that Christ has set you free from sin in TOTALITY. Let no one fool you, the flesh is sinful. But as you grow, sanctification is how the Spirit works through you to bring your body into submission until the time when you put it off for the incorruptible one.
That is the whole idea Paul is trying to express in Romans 6. We are free, we do not have to live in it, and our hope has been seen in Christ who rose from the dead, and if He did so shall we who are in Him.
Too late? I doubt it if you are questioning yourself. But do not give into the weakness of your flesh to try and tell you its ever too late if God is drawing you inside. Only you can tell the difference between the two.
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Elijah674
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You say 'I FEEL' ..'
Faith does not FEEL. One who has Saving Faith moves on from rut to rut by PRINCIPLE. (2 Cor. 12:9 - Phil. 4:13) It is only then that 'you have inner spirtual peace'! Remember that Christ died 'feeling' miserable! Excitement, emotion, noise, +, does not bring 'spiritual' peace of mind! OBEDIENCE to your Master only does that! (see Rev. 3:16 for who are in a deep rut!)
And if you go by 'feeling'? Just waite until you get up in age!
Make up your mind that you are going to move by Moral principal & then when you do that, then you will find the 'deep' ruts disapear. And remember that the 'Born Again' mind is to control the body and not the other way around.
--Elijah
stovebolts
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Amen!
I can't tell you how good it is to hear such a practical, and Biblical approach to living one's life.
Amen!
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Elijah674
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Amen!
I can't tell you how good it is to hear such a practical, and Biblical approach to living one's life.
Amen!
:wavingHi, 'i' thought when I saw your post that you were going to give my age away!;) (just kidding)
Vic C.
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I'm not really sure what exactly you mean by "a final straw", but Jesus says in Matthew 12:31-32 that the only sin which can never be forgiven is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
What exactly this means is open to some debate, I suppose. The common explanation for it seems to be that "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" is essentially saying or believing that God is not capable of doing essentially everything, including forgiving people of their sins which sort of gives it a kind of ironic twist, I suppose. I have no idea if this is related to what you're talking about, but it's an interesting little tidbit of Biblical trivia so now at least you know the answer if anyone ever asks you a question like, "What sin does the Bible say can never be forgiven?"
31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
What exactly this means is open to some debate, I suppose. The common explanation for it seems to be that "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" is essentially saying or believing that God is not capable of doing essentially everything, including forgiving people of their sins which sort of gives it a kind of ironic twist, I suppose. I have no idea if this is related to what you're talking about, but it's an interesting little tidbit of Biblical trivia so now at least you know the answer if anyone ever asks you a question like, "What sin does the Bible say can never be forgiven?"
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Elijah674
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No debate!;)
Just a comment to the original post material thought??
In Psalms 19:13 we do see David telling us what leads toward the Great Transgression. (as I see it) Presumptious sin is known sin & leads one down a deadly path! 1 John 5:16-17. Each sin commited when known to be sin, just harden's the conscience. A filled up quenching & Grieving away of the Holy Ghost.
End result as seen in James 1:15's FINISH.
Perhaps when one reach's full maturity he is given 'seven times' (years) to get it right or else. As in the Day Of Atonement of Lev. 16's blood applied in the seven spots & for both Jew or Gentile as seen in chapter 17, or be cut off. (Most Holy Place)
And with the pre/flood ones & the Eccl. 3:15 repeat ones of Rev. 17:1-5 both had 120 years of the Holy Spirits Striving and did not change in any way! (only a remnant always left)
---Elijah