tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578776009544073272.post5283060898390189347..comments2021-09-17T08:09:38.960-05:00Comments on Faith That Takes: How Does God Speak to Us? 33 WaysDavid John Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10188117932471284009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578776009544073272.post-80065136632281182662017-07-04T07:31:41.857-05:002017-07-04T07:31:41.857-05:00No one is safe when it comes to depression.Even th...No one is safe when it comes to depression.Even the most joyful person could also experience such situation when the time comes. What matters most is that we have to deal with it the positive way with the help of GOD.<a href="http://www.resumeplanets.org/">cv writing service</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09405505442642733937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578776009544073272.post-71071691779168552832013-09-23T19:44:56.537-05:002013-09-23T19:44:56.537-05:00My experience with Baptist/evangelical theology ca...My experience with Baptist/evangelical theology can best be described as a wild Roller Coaster ride: a lot of great psychological, emotional, and spiritual highs and a lot of deep psychological, emotional, and spiritual lows. Why?<br /><br />In Baptist theology, your Justification and your Sanctification---your essence as a follower of Christ...if you boil it all down...is really dependent on you and your feelings. <br /><br />Do I feel saved? Do I feel I really repented in my born again experience? Do I feel that I truly had faith when I made a decision for Christ; when I prayed a version of the Sinner's Prayer? If I am really saved, why do I feel at times that my faith is so weak? Maybe I need to do the born again experience again; maybe I need to pray the Sinner's Prayer again, just to be 100% sure that I am saved. I want to know without any doubt that I am saved, and if I do not feel saved, I begin to doubt my salvation.<br /><br />Baptist/evangelical theology tells me that I will always feel Christ's presence and strength inside me, if I am a true believer. But what if I don't feel him there sometimes? If it is true that I should always be able to hear God speak to me, in an inner voice or feel his inner presence move me/lead me to do his will, what is going on when I don't hear anything or feel anything? Have I committed some unknown sin and he is refusing to hear me? Or is the reason that I don't hear or feel him present within me... is because I'm not really saved!<br /><br />I was so incredibly happy to find orthodox (confessional) Lutheranism and find out that my feelings have nothing to do with my Justification, my salvation, nor with my Sanctification, my walk with my Savior and Lord! My salvation was accomplished 100% by God. My assurance of salvation is based on what HE did, not on what I did, or what I currently feel.<br /><br />http://www.lutherwasnotbornagain.com/2013/09/tired-of-baptistevangelical-roller.htmlGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578776009544073272.post-631559799023437452013-05-18T10:44:46.988-05:002013-05-18T10:44:46.988-05:00BELIEVE THAT EVIL IS ALL AROUND AND PRAY FOR THOSE...BELIEVE THAT EVIL IS ALL AROUND AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T~<br />BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD AND ASK FOR HIS FORGIVENESS~<br /><br />LOVE< PRAYER> FORGIVENESS= ETERNITY<br /> <br />GOD BLESS THE WORLD~!<br /><br />:)<br />TripsDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565353336040370045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578776009544073272.post-42316746036899459872011-12-30T10:04:26.252-06:002011-12-30T10:04:26.252-06:00Great post!
He speaks to me through His internal ...Great post!<br /><br />He speaks to me through His internal voice, music and His Word that is so amazing how He brings examples in the Bible to me on a daily basis. It's amazing how that happens.<br /><br />Areas of Spiritual growth - I would have to say His Word. I find that He helps me gather insight or bring encouragement through all his wonderful people, knowledge and direction in the Word. Like I get so encouraged knowing that Lot descendants weren't complete losers because of Ruth and the hope that she brings because she was grafted into the lineage of Christ. No matter where you come from or your family line God can pluck you out and bring you into HIS family.~Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366638512986139498noreply@blogger.com