Today,
reply is on the spiritual condition and sacred tools sinners must
acquire in order to approach divinity, and be granted eternal
fellowship with GOD. A sinner's walk with GOD may begin when they
choose, listen, and carefully reflect on the word of GOD while it is
preached. Also, their repentance and transformation may begin when
they ask GOD to come into their own life by speaking to divinity in
either private or public prayer. One of the fighters in the “Yahoo!
Answers” Religion and Spirituality forum who uses the ID
“Anonymous” (no profile data appears) posted the following:
How
do I humble myself and come to Jesus?
My
issue is pride. I admit that I am a sinner. I get these sharp
sensations reading Romans 5:8 and when I read the gospel of Christ. I
even get scared sometimes thinking about Jesus.
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the
holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he
hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw
near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure
water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us
consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some
is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more,
as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we
have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more
sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment
and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (Hebrews
10: 19-27, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: On Facing The Future (01/17/2018); Discernment, Focus
and Meekness? (07/07/2017); Fellowship With the Father (06/13/2017);
Endurance, Humility and Obedience? (06/04/2017); The Gift of Humility
(02/19/2017); Humility and The Cross? (03/15/2016); Sabbath, Power,
and Rest? (07/17/2015); Humility Needed for Salvation? (08/15/2014);
False Angels of Light? (08/16/2014)
“Anonymous”,
what you seem to be speaking of as “coming to Jesus” are
obedience, “holy boldness,” and “humility” that are required
to stand before GOD in final judgment. Because they are relying on
aspects of the flesh (e.g., appetite, sensation, emotion/mind), and secular knowledge (e.g., intellect, logic, carnal
reason), rather than sacred knowledge (e.g., divine law,
prophecy, revelation), both sinners and developing Christian
believers often mistakenly think that they themselves may reverse
their separation from GOD caused by sin through their own efforts.
They regard their spiritual condition as the result of their own ego,
pride, and self-importance. Correctly understood, however, the
operations of sin may dominate awareness and self-will within the
living, for through Adam (the first pair), created beings and living
creatures all have become subject to vanity (i.e., things that lack
divine substance and sacred value). There now must be a process of
transformation whereby the living are provided with spirit substance
imparted from the makeup of GOD. Sinners who become “born again”
receive fresh endowments of inseparable spirit content. Included are
balance, completeness, faith, holiness, holy boldness, humility,
longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without sameness, personhood, wisdom, and wrath against sin. A
born-again believer must “grow up again” by facing life
challenges, growing pains, and even suffering while living on the
earth. Through discovery, fellowship, gradual growth, learning,
practice, and unselfish service, the believer must become mature and
ripe for harvest by Jesus Christ (we say, the Advent; his appearing;
the Rapture; the Second Coming). Consider again the following that
uses language from the Bible:
(1.)
Isaiah 41: 10-11, King James Version (KJV): 10 Fear thou not; for I
am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I
will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that
were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they
shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
(2.)
Isaiah 40: 28-31, KJV: 28 Hast thou not
known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth,
fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his
understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that
have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall
faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But
they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
(3.)
Proverbs 21: 3-4, KJV: 3 To do justice and judgment is more
acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 4 An high
look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is
sin.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.) 1st John 4: 15-19,
KJV: 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed
the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in
love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made
perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because
as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that
feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he
first loved us.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be
it unto you according to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
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