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All Have Sinned
Ray Evans • April 16, 2020
Admitting you have a problem is the first step of any twelve-step program...whether it's alcohol, drugs, porn, gambling or any other "addiction." Like any addiction, until we see "sin" as a problem, we won't ask for help.
We just don't see "sin" as a problem...and that's a problem.
Don't see anything wrong with taking a few office supplies home from work? It's called stealing. Addictions like alcohol, drugs, etc. may make your life a living hell; but a sinful lifestyle means you'll spend eternity in actual Hell. And, don't think Hell is only for murderers...liars, cheaters and thieves are Hell-bound too.
There are no special prayers or magical incantations...and no twelve steps. Just admit you're a sinner, repent of your sin, and turn your life and will over to God (not as you understand him, but the one true living God)...kinda like, "Jesus take the wheel."
If you want to change your life, pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, "God, if you're real, I want to know." That's it...nothing fancy. If you're sincere, God will reveal himself in his way, in his time, according to his purpose; and you will no longer hope, assume or even believe God is real...you will know it.
Because until you know, without a doubt, God is real...nothing else matters.
We just don't see "sin" as a problem...and that's a problem.
Don't see anything wrong with taking a few office supplies home from work? It's called stealing. Addictions like alcohol, drugs, etc. may make your life a living hell; but a sinful lifestyle means you'll spend eternity in actual Hell. And, don't think Hell is only for murderers...liars, cheaters and thieves are Hell-bound too.
How do the twelve-steppers do it? Admit your life has become unmanageable and you need help? Believe in a higher power and turn your life and will over to God (as you understand him)?
Sounds an awful lot like the "born again" experience.
There are no special prayers or magical incantations...and no twelve steps. Just admit you're a sinner, repent of your sin, and turn your life and will over to God (not as you understand him, but the one true living God)...kinda like, "Jesus take the wheel."
If you want to change your life, pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, "God, if you're real, I want to know." That's it...nothing fancy. If you're sincere, God will reveal himself in his way, in his time, according to his purpose; and you will no longer hope, assume or even believe God is real...you will know it.
Because until you know, without a doubt, God is real...nothing else matters.
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Believing in the "Rapture" relieves you of the responsibility to do anything except believe in Jesus...who will magically whisk you away to heaven. It's a lie, designed to keep you from preparing or being prepared for what's coming.
A lot of well-known and well-respected preachers talk about how long they have been preaching, as if the longer one preaches the more qualified one is to preach.
This may seem a strange question, but it never ceases to amaze me how few people allow God to play an active role in their daily lives. Why anyone would not want the creator of the universe to help them every second, every minute and every hour of every day, is simply beyond me.
The question in Psalms 15, "Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?" probably has as many answers as there are preachers, but they all stem from a common belief: "Everyone who believes in Jesus goes to heaven." Sounds great, but is it true?
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"
2 Timothy 3:16
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