GreenBlossom
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I am either in a place of realizing a terrible truth or I am deceived and in which case both are really affecting my life. I am seeking counsel, and asking for truth to be revealed and settled within me. Thank you.
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Firstly, the verses in Hebrews 6 about impossible to be restored, is completely different to someone who has just fallen into sin or backslid. I cannot go into the interpretation of those verses now. In Hebrews 10, Jesus died for yours and my sins once and for all, and there is no need for any more sacrifices, compared to annual sacrifices people in the old testament had to do on a yearly basis for forgiveness of sin. Jesus paid the price once and for all. If you sin, look to Jesus for forgiveness.Okay. Well I suppose I will post here because the counsel of many might be effective.
I thought I had truly come to Christ. I had a load of sins that I had a lot of guilt over and believed only Christ can forgive them and make me right with God the Father. So I gave them to Him and prayed and got up to walk a new life and do good. I was in church and in prayer and study but I was not quite ready to handle the tough stuff, or just wasn't willing. I tried and then I got bitter as trials came and was enticed by the joys of this life. My faith grew bitter and cold, confused and angry. Eventually I was not wanting to go to church and have been in that state for several years. Justifying it and many sins. I was willfully sinning and also sinning in ways that really upset me.
My eyes were opened to my lack of fear of God and came to Him for forgiveness and started to go back to church and grow and learn. I am trying to live forgiven but I am deeply shaken. Was I really saved? I was deceiving myself. I was apparently a bad seed?
Anyhow I have ready Hebrews 6 and 10 and I see that it is impossible to be restored and there is no more sacrifices for my sin, so hope of return. I have gone from terror to distraught to hope and peace back to fear as no matter what anyone says about me being able to return, I just do not see that in the text.
I realize this is a deep question and concern. Not sure where is best to post it if not here?
praying - imo if you are sorry about a sin or deeply concerned about a sin you are not in danger of that sin - you have a soft heart toward God and His way of doing things -Okay. Well I suppose I will post here because the counsel of many might be effective.
I thought I had truly come to Christ. I had a load of sins that I had a lot of guilt over and believed only Christ can forgive them and make me right with God the Father. So I gave them to Him and prayed and got up to walk a new life and do good. I was in church and in prayer and study but I was not quite ready to handle the tough stuff, or just wasn't willing. I tried and then I got bitter as trials came and was enticed by the joys of this life. My faith grew bitter and cold, confused and angry. Eventually I was not wanting to go to church and have been in that state for several years. Justifying it and many sins. I was willfully sinning and also sinning in ways that really upset me.
My eyes were opened to my lack of fear of God and came to Him for forgiveness and started to go back to church and grow and learn. I am trying to live forgiven but I am deeply shaken. Was I really saved? I was deceiving myself. I was apparently a bad seed?
Anyhow I have ready Hebrews 6 and 10 and I see that it is impossible to be restored and there is no more sacrifices for my sin, so hope of return. I have gone from terror to distraught to hope and peace back to fear as no matter what anyone says about me being able to return, I just do not see that in the text.
I realize this is a deep question and concern. Not sure where is best to post it if not here?
I think many of us at times willfully sin as we all fall short of His glory at times, especially when we let the flesh have its way. I know I do by the words I speak in anger at times as I can rip you a new one. You are right as there is no more sacrifice for sin as we can not continue to crucify Christ over and over again and we will pay whatever consequences that might come about with willful sin, but it does not mean that God will not forgive us our sin as we come to Him with a humbled heart of repentance. Jesus said to the woman to go and sin no more your sins are forgiven, or in others words stop that which caused you to sin in the first place. It's kind of like asking God to help us with our stupid self. You are feeling conviction for those willful sins as the Holy Spirit will convict us when we mess up. It's like bringing our attention to those things we need to quit doing and setting our mind on those things from above, Colossians Chapter 3.Okay. Well I suppose I will post here because the counsel of many might be effective.
I thought I had truly come to Christ. I had a load of sins that I had a lot of guilt over and believed only Christ can forgive them and make me right with God the Father. So I gave them to Him and prayed and got up to walk a new life and do good. I was in church and in prayer and study but I was not quite ready to handle the tough stuff, or just wasn't willing. I tried and then I got bitter as trials came and was enticed by the joys of this life. My faith grew bitter and cold, confused and angry. Eventually I was not wanting to go to church and have been in that state for several years. Justifying it and many sins. I was willfully sinning and also sinning in ways that really upset me.
My eyes were opened to my lack of fear of God and came to Him for forgiveness and started to go back to church and grow and learn. I am trying to live forgiven but I am deeply shaken. Was I really saved? I was deceiving myself. I was apparently a bad seed?
Anyhow I have ready Hebrews 6 and 10 and I see that it is impossible to be restored and there is no more sacrifices for my sin, so hope of return. I have gone from terror to distraught to hope and peace back to fear as no matter what anyone says about me being able to return, I just do not see that in the text.
I realize this is a deep question and concern. Not sure where is best to post it if not here?