pearlz said:
Heidi,
I have read many of your posts, here and as Carico on another forum. It really amazes me how you continually say how you are a christian but are so self contradictory even in your own statements. Here are just a few.
(these are also from the other OSAS thread)
Again, trying to get people to doubt their salvation does nothing to increase their faith in God, Sputnik. Satan comes to me on this forum everyday with people trying to erode my faith. But again, the Holy Spirit is stronger than the devil. Sorry
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Again, trying to get others to doubt their salvation is from the devil. The devil tries to keep us from God. The Holy Spirit embraces our faith in God. We either have faith that we are saved or we don't. There seems to be many on this forum who do not have that faith.
Again, I can always tells those who call themselves Christians but have not received the Holy spirit because of their complete lack of faith in the Holy Spirit. They do not believe the Holy Spirit empowers them to believe, nor that God is strong enough to keep them from the evil one. Only when you receieve the Holy Spirit, guibox, will you know his power & that He will guide you into all truth and is much stronger than the devil. The devil leads us away from God and the Holy Spirit leads us towards God. I'm sorry your faith in the devil's power is stronger than your faith in God's power.
Trying to pass along doubt instead of faith, guibox is from the devil. Fear and doubt are not fruits of the Spirit which is another reason it is obvious you are not born again of the Spirit. 1 John, "he who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." But you don't believe that, guibox. You believe you are greater than the Holy Spirit, which is the sin of pride and deceit. Therefore, since your understanding of free will is comes from sin, it is a false interpretation. Only understanding that comes from the Spirit, not sin, is a true one.
But I see a lot of people on this forum who like to boast about their ability to believe. They give credit to themselves for that ability, instead of to God alone. That is the sin of pride which comes from the devil. Pride does not come from the Holy Spirit! The bible is very clear about where faith comes from-not from ourselves, but from God. People either believe the bible or they don't.
Do you even know who God is and what he provides for you? If you did, you wouldn't ask such questions!
May i suggest you look at your statements and read from your own mouth that the devil is indeed working through you since you are so willing to condemn others faith so loudly but are also saying doing just that is the work of Satan.
This last is just a Jewel i thought i would throw in.
I witness here every single day, volunteer at my church, nursing homes, for Hospice, & witness to people about Christ everyday. In fact, I consider that the most important thing in life. And that certainly doesn't come from my wonderful nature, loving heart, & superior intelligence.
Heidi,
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Heidi is a real sweetheart, and her comments that you have stated are not contradictory.
A believer or one who purports to be a believer should examine themselves to validate whether they are saved or not. When one brings the question of whether one is saved or not due to recognizing a place of no fruits, a believer should question the intent of such a one. That is not bringing into doubt the salvation of one, but is instead warning one of their possible need for salvation.
On the other hand, one who causes others to doubt their salvation and/or faith in God could very well be led by satanic influence, if not just walking in the flesh, or conformation to the world.
One may think it a very thin line between the two, but then satan's counterfeits would not be counterfeit if it didn't look like the real thing.
As far as the last quote that you posted, Heidi stating that in her volunteer work and witness to people was not of her own nature, loving heart, and superior intelligence, but instead from the indwelling Spirit of God who has a divine nature, agape loving heart, and supreme intelligence.
At least this is how I read Heidi's posts and am in agreement with her in what I have read from her posts.