If I were Daciple I wouldn’t have another one of those episodes...He fell hard but then he also thinks once saved always saved..
Hebrews 3:12
Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.
Again, be careful who you follow and what you believe..it is a big deal!
I pray you never have a crisis of Faith, ever, because if you do you will think you are lost and well then you will also falsely believe that God cant bring you back to Himself.
I just wonder how you feel about Peter? Peter who said to Jesus I will stand by you no matter what. Peter who even went and tried to attack the people who were bringing Jesus to the Cross. Where was Peter found in the next few chapters?
Where was Peter when Jesus was crucified?
Do you think Peter was slower to the tomb because he disavowed Jesus 3 times even after saying to him he would die to protect him?
You must think Peter had no possible value to the Lord, that he was a wretch because he not only turned away from Jesus in his moment of need but he 100% disacknowledged even knowing Him at all.
Praise the Lord that Jesus is nothing like you in this aspect, even after turning completely away from Christ, to the point of saying he doesnt even know who He is, Jesus still came to restore their relationship back again.
Who was the first person to preach the Gospel after Christ ascended? Wasnt it Peter, the one who rejected Jesus outright, three different times? Why wasnt it John? The most beloved of Christ? The one who had his head on Christ chest, so close he could literally hear the heartbeat of God. Why wasnt he chosen?
Of all the Apostles it was Peter who was chosen to give the first sermon, to preach the Gospel first. I think it is wise to never judge a person who is going thru a crisis of Faith, you never know how God is going to move on and in them for His Glory.
Let me ask Lisa, what ability do you have to relate to those who are in the position where they are struggling in their Faith, or may have had something horrendous happen in their lives and they are not able to cope so they fall into Sin? What real help can you have to those people if you tell them what you tell everyone on this site. That since they are struggling and not doing the "works" that they are now Lost and going to Hell and they cant get their Salvation back?
Your doctrine would only cause the hurt and wounded person to fall farther away, and may even cause them to completely shipwreck their faith, refusing to turn because they wrongly believe God doesnt care anymore and is sending them straight to Hell for their doubts and heartaches.
Praise the Lord that your doctrine is completely false and incorrect and I can tell you, with zero doubts that I am not the only one who has had a Crisis of Faith, but then seen God do straight up miracles to restore and revive the relationship between the struggling in Faith person and their Lord and Creator.
Your message offers literally no hope to people, again Thank God that your message is incorrect and even the person that feels completely rejected by God, that is struggling with things you or I can not comprehend, and being brokenhearted has turned into the World and Sin, they still have hope in Christ. Christ can and will restore them, I am a living testament of it, and I know others that are as well.
If you who are reading this are in that position today, I am here to tell you that if you seek Gods face, He will be found, you can have everything you Lost restored and even greater than you can imagine given afterwards. God isnt mad at you, God hasnt turned away from you, He is just waiting for you to turn your heart back to Him. God Loves you and is wanting to pour His Goodness and Blessing upon you.
Dont listen to others who try and tell you that you are too far gone, your not, Jesus literally gave up everything all for you, all because He loves you. Everything is by Grace and Faith, even if you have done terrible things you are ashamed of, that you feel God wouldnt ever condone, Jesus literally died to free you from that and to give you hope and bring you back into Relationship with the Father.
Turn back to God, let Him show you just how much He loves you, I promise that He does and He will, all you have to do is Repent in your heart towards Him and He will be found. God loves you and so do I, if there is anything I can do to help or pray please let me know...
