I found my final (I think) WWJD? bracelet in a drawer this week and tossed it. The fad is dead - and perhaps so should the theology be.I'd like to speak for a new fad bracelet - WHJD? - 'What has Jesus done?'
This is the essence of the Good News that has set us free as followers of Christ. We desperately need to recover this truth and internalize it down to both our soles and our souls.
And be blessed.
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PK, I have the most serious question to ask of you. You know how God gives us a new heart when we are saved? We are supposed to be new people. If we still struggle with the same old sins does that mean that we haven't truly been changed? Was it that I didn't take my salvation as seriously as I thought I had? I know Satan tempts us, but how much should I blame him and not accept my own responsibility?
I guess my question lies with can I lose my salvation if I still sin in the same ways? It all seems so muddy. I have never done anything so terrible as David or Saul, but would Jesus say, "I never knew you." when I die? How does one know these things?
I don't want God to give up on me. I want Him to help me be more righteous. I tend to get more frustrated with myself, but right now I just feel irritable that God might reject me when I am the same sinful person that He has loved all along.
You told me a long time ago that you would rather see me figuring all of these things out at JC. Not away from church. I don't know if I can ever truly get past the idea that if I jump through enough hoops I will make it to heaven. There is a lot hinging on my behavior...it seems a little too precarious to feel a sense of comfort. Do you think I am going to Hell? I ask this of myself continuously.
In spite of my personal issues, I have one beautiful ray of sunshine in my life now. My daughter has given birth to my third grandchild. A beautiful son, Landon Sean Ngo. He is perfect and just a wonderful mixture of the family. He looks just like his big brother. Mom's mouth and hair...sister's nose...Dad's skintone. He is so adorable, seriously! I am so proud of her and her family. I must have done something right in life. I just wanted to share that. Hope you don't mind. It is just one thing that makes my heart melt.
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