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Struggles by Non-Christians
I think I'm unregnerate, reprobate, vessel of wrath, despairing, tried all I can think of
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<blockquote data-quote="aiki" data-source="post: 75453631" data-attributes="member: 178791"><p>These two things - narcissism and sin - go together like birds and feathers. In any case, you aren't alone in your narcissism and sin. It is because we humans are <u><em>all</em></u> of us sinful narcissists that we so desperately need a Saviour who can free us from ourselves and save us from the just, eternal punishment of our sin. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you confusing the prick of your conscience with the conviction of the Holy Spirit? They aren't exactly the same thing. The former is common to all people, the latter only to those who are truly born-again. It is possible, regardless, to blunt the prick of one's conscience and to grow dull to the conviction of the Spirit. But God can overcome both states; with Him, all things are possible. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Every person not yet born-again is the person Paul the apostle described in <strong>Ephesians 2:1-3</strong>. It's a pretty dark picture he paints of the lost person, "dead in trespasses and sins," bound under the power of the World, the Flesh and the devil. But Paul uses this great phrase in <strong>verse 4</strong>: "but God." Out of this phrase arises a description of the awesome saving and transforming work of God upon those impotent to free themselves from the bondage in which they live. What is powerfully evident in what Paul wrote is that no one - not even you - is beyond God's power to redeem. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, what is "saving faith," exactly? How is it distinguished from the belief of demons? </p><p></p><p>A fear of Hell may have a place in bringing a person to the Gospel, but when the Gospel is properly understood, fear gives way to love and gratefulness. Your fear, then, is indicative of a misunderstanding of the Gospel. Read <strong>1 John 4:16-19</strong>. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bible makes it clear that we are all created by God to know and serve Him. And when we live in accord with our created purpose, we find the fulfillment, and joy, and peace of being who we are meant to be. But in order to walk with God and enjoy Him fully, as we were created to do, we have to do as the Bible teaches: yield (<strong>Romans 6:13</strong>), surrender (<strong>Romans 12:1</strong>), submit (<strong>James 4:7-10</strong>), humble ourselves (<strong>1 Peter 5:6</strong>) and die (<strong>Matthew 16:24-25; Galatians 2:20</strong>). In doing these things, we find the life for which God made us, a life properly centered and anchored in Him, a life of meaning and joy. It is not possible, though, for us to bring <em>ourselves</em> to a place of surrender and self-denial. <u><em>God</em></u> must do it. And He will, as we ask Him to - and keep asking 'til He does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aiki, post: 75453631, member: 178791"] These two things - narcissism and sin - go together like birds and feathers. In any case, you aren't alone in your narcissism and sin. It is because we humans are [U][I]all[/I][/U] of us sinful narcissists that we so desperately need a Saviour who can free us from ourselves and save us from the just, eternal punishment of our sin. Are you confusing the prick of your conscience with the conviction of the Holy Spirit? They aren't exactly the same thing. The former is common to all people, the latter only to those who are truly born-again. It is possible, regardless, to blunt the prick of one's conscience and to grow dull to the conviction of the Spirit. But God can overcome both states; with Him, all things are possible. Every person not yet born-again is the person Paul the apostle described in [B]Ephesians 2:1-3[/B]. It's a pretty dark picture he paints of the lost person, "dead in trespasses and sins," bound under the power of the World, the Flesh and the devil. But Paul uses this great phrase in [B]verse 4[/B]: "but God." Out of this phrase arises a description of the awesome saving and transforming work of God upon those impotent to free themselves from the bondage in which they live. What is powerfully evident in what Paul wrote is that no one - not even you - is beyond God's power to redeem. So, what is "saving faith," exactly? How is it distinguished from the belief of demons? A fear of Hell may have a place in bringing a person to the Gospel, but when the Gospel is properly understood, fear gives way to love and gratefulness. Your fear, then, is indicative of a misunderstanding of the Gospel. Read [B]1 John 4:16-19[/B]. The Bible makes it clear that we are all created by God to know and serve Him. And when we live in accord with our created purpose, we find the fulfillment, and joy, and peace of being who we are meant to be. But in order to walk with God and enjoy Him fully, as we were created to do, we have to do as the Bible teaches: yield ([B]Romans 6:13[/B]), surrender ([B]Romans 12:1[/B]), submit ([B]James 4:7-10[/B]), humble ourselves ([B]1 Peter 5:6[/B]) and die ([B]Matthew 16:24-25; Galatians 2:20[/B]). In doing these things, we find the life for which God made us, a life properly centered and anchored in Him, a life of meaning and joy. It is not possible, though, for us to bring [I]ourselves[/I] to a place of surrender and self-denial. [U][I]God[/I][/U] must do it. And He will, as we ask Him to - and keep asking 'til He does. [/QUOTE]
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