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2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Raise Your Expectations

Good Mornin ! Autum Oaks is comin soon ,I will be on vacation up there in Richmond Indiana.If the good LORD is willin. Its always nice visitin with yer friends ,and just enjoying the moment.and fellowshiping with others . lets get to the message for the day. Raise Your Expectations!
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say to you, Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.

Charles Spurgeon a great evangelist wrote "Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give a yank an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might."

Some might take this to mean that we need to beg and plead desperately for God to answer our prayers. I don't think so.

I believe that we must pray, expecting for God to bring the answer and do the work because, among many other reasons, He is faithful, just and loves us with an everlasting love!

Raise your expectations today! Expect God to do something great and we'll believe along with you to see mighty breakthroughs! Sit down say a prayer and see what happens,somethin will,,,God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,,Have a Blessed Day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron ... Need prayers? Just ask.Prayer is more powerful in numbers ,,,Prayers sent for all.

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

2 Corinthians 10:17-18

But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

An Offering Of continual Praise

Hello all ! Its so foggy here in the riverbottoms you can cut holes in it with a knife Its a good day not to drive anywhere. Lets get on to the message for the day.. An Offering of Continual Praise

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” - Romans 12:1

In the Old Testament, the priests would offer an animal sacrifice to God. What do believers offer today? Romans 12:1 tells us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices.

And just as the altars of old had two flesh hooks to keep the sacrifice from slipping off, we have two hooks that hold our bodies there—discipline and devotion. Are you disciplining yourself and devoting yourself as a living sacrifice to the glory of God?

In the Old Testament, the priests would burn incense as a fragrant offering to the Lord. What do we do today? Hebrews 13:15 says we continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise.

Our incense of praise should be going up out of our body, as we are the temple of the Holy Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 3:16). Are you giving God a continual offering of praise every moment of every day? Its as easy to praise God as it is to pray,We can do it anywhere at anytime ,We should never stop praiseing him,Thank you JESUS for all that we have!as we walk through life you are there for us,Giving us everything that we have and you ask very little in return,We know we should tell others about you and how much better life is with you . Thank You,,I love you with all my heart..Amen God Loves Yas,,,We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,,From The Riverbottom,,,Ron ..JESUS is my KING ,I ask him to be with each of yous reading this today,Touch yous and Bless yous and answer your prayers,That he will in his time....amen

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

1 John 5:12

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Plain and simple....


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

His Peace and Joy in Suffering

Good Mornin! Life is good when we have Jesus Christ in our lives . I know that for a fact.I think back when I wasnt a Christian.What a unfullfilled,empty.dull life I was living.Worrying about what tomorrow would bring.Let me tell yas this ,If thats the way your life is right now .You need Jesus Christ in your life .All Ya gota do is as him to come in. Hes there waiting for your knock to come on his door.Change your life today,Lets get to the message. His Peace and Joy in Suffering

“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps.” - 1 Peter 2:21

Christ suffered for you.

“But I don’t want to suffer for Him.”

You’re going to suffer anyway—whether you are saved or lost. That is life in a fallen world.

When you submit to Jesus Christ and obey the Word of God, He is going to arch a rainbow of hope over your suffering. He is going to write Romans 8:28 over what you are going through. You will know that your current trial is for your good.

Surrender and submission to God is the only way to get His grace and power over your life. Joy, peace, and worry-free days are ahead for the one who lays his life down for the glory of God. Suffering will come, but joy will follow. Why ??? because ,,God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron Prayers for all.

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all; how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Ask and you shall receive..... knock, and the door shall be opened unto you! Praise the Lord!


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Two Days That Will Steal Your Joy

Good Mornin ! I hope ya all had a good weekend,Ive only got a couple more days and I will be on vacation.I cant wait I need one bad.At Autum Oaks,Im just gona kick back and take it easy.Lets get on tot the message for the day Two Days that Will Steal Your Joy

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14

There are two days that can steal your joy and the fulfillment of today. One is tomorrow and the other is yesterday. Both are days in which we as Christians should refuse to live.

So many of us have never learned how to separate ourselves from yesterday. We are still dragging it around with us and it is stealing our joy. Paul could have lived there in the realm of guilt, but he refused.

Maybe you, like Paul and countless others and me, have committed some horrible sins. But friend, what God has called cleaned, let no man call unclean. If you have confessed that sin and given it to God, it is buried in the depths. Don’t let it contaminate your day. Learn to live in the present. God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed Day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron...Prayers for all.

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Psalm 94:18-19

When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

The Lord is our great comforter..... seek shelter in him as you walk daily here on Earth. God Bless.

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Submitting To One and Other

Yeeeeee Haaaaa! Another day is here that the LORD has given us. It felt like a fall mornin here in the riverbottoms this mornin. Fall is right around the corner. Its hard to believe that teal duck season comes in , in a couple more weeks.For those of you that dont know Teal is a type of duck.Its the first of the ducks that migrate south for the winter.That is tellin us winter isnt far away. Before it starts snowin ,Lets get to the message for today. Submitting to One Another

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” - Galatians 3:28

If we are going to survive in the tough times of our lives, we must learn to submit. That’s right. Now, I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but let me explain.

The Word of God teaches us that no one is inferior to anyone else. We are one in Jesus Christ. Submission is something we do to one another “in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21). Through submission comes power and victory.

Do you want to know a good definition of submission? Here it is: Submission is one equal willingly placing himself under another equal that God may therefore be glorified.

We are never more like Jesus than when we submit. And never more like the devil than when we rebel. Do we wana be like Jesus ? or do we wana be like the Devil ? Thats a no brainer,,, I wana live in Heaven doin good things workin for JESUS lovin everyone and smileing all the time with no tears, sorrow, pain ! JESUS is the only way ! God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,,From The Riverbottom,,,Ron... Prayers work ! Prayers are powerful ! Im sendin one for you .

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

Call upon the Lord for he shall never forsake thee!

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Be Vigilant --You Have an Enemy

Good Mornin! The last few days have been great. Ya know it wont be long til were say,{ Man were suppose to get 10 inchs of snow today.} That sorta sounds good right now. lets get to todays message. Be Vigilant—You Have an Enemy

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” - 1 Peter 5:8

Your adversary the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion. Don’t underestimate his power.

Satan is an enemy you need to respect like an electrician who has respect for the wires that carry deadly voltage. He knows where the insulation is and he knows how to handle electricity. If an electrician loses his respect for this power, he is going to be in serious trouble.

Everything may be going great for you right now. You’ve got money in the bank, a good job, good health. You’re dancing through the forest and picking wildflowers. But behind a bush is a lion so deadly, he can pounce on you and swallow you whole. You’ve got to be vigilant.God can make things better for ya though,,,If you have him in your life . God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed Day ,,,Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom ,,Ron... Prayers for all

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Psalm 119:165

Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

Rock solid is our foundation in JESUS CHRIST our LORD!


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

God Sees Both The End and The Beginning

Hello All ! Well I will be leaving for Autumn Oaks in a few hours. Im excited.I get to see my many friends and enjoy fellowship with lots of different people.Its always a great time for me .I thank God for giving me another oppritunity to attend.If you are going to be there and see a big tall bald guy with a Hulk Hogan mushtashe It might be me say hi !,we better get on to the message for the day. God Sees Both the End and the Beginning

“For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to beconformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” - Romans 8:29

God’s wisdom is supreme. Now, we know after the fact, but God knows before the fact. The word “foreknow” is from the Greek word proginosko. God’s foreknowledge can best be illustrated like the viewing of a parade.

If you watch a parade from the ground level, you will see the floats as they come past one at a time. But suppose you could go up in a 30-story building and look down upon the parade? Then, you would not only see the float directly in front, but quite possibly the first and last float. You now have a different vantage point.

We live in history. We see events as they come by one at a time. But God dwells in eternity. And He sees the beginning, the end, and everything in between. And God knows everything. I know somethin too ! God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed Day,,, Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron... Till we meet again, Prayers for you all and I love each of you in Christien Love .

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Romans 12:4-5

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Amen!

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Ephesians 2:19

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Psalm 95:6-7

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice....


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Psalm 119:64

The earth is filled with your love, Lord; teach me your decrees.


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

John 14:23 NIV

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."

Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

Re: 1 John 5:12

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Originally posted by BRAD E. ISAACS
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Plain and simple....


Brother in CHRIST,

Brad E. Isaacs

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John3:16

AWSOME AUTUMN OAKS

What A Awsome A.o.

I HAVE TO TELL EVERYONE THIS .THIS WAS MY BEST A.O. EVER. ALL PAST OAKS WERE GREAT ! BUT A LITTLE SOMETHIN HAPPENED THERE THAT MADE IT AWSOME ! AS MOST OF YOU KNOW ME AND SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS GO TO AUTUMN OAKS EARLY EVERY YEAR. EVERY WEDNESDAY AT A LITTLE TOWN SOUTH OF RICHMOND CALLED BROOKVILLE THERE IS A VERY LARGE FLEA MARKET THAT WE GO TO . THERE IS A COUNTRY GOSPEL SINGER AND EVANGILIST, PREACHER THATS THERE NOW AND THEN THAT SINGS AND SELLS HIS C-D'S AND OTHER RELIGIOUS THINGS.HIS NAME IS MR HOY BUSSEL HE SOUNDS LIKE GEORGE JONES WITH A LITTLE JOHNNY CASH ADDED IN,IF YOU NEVER HEARED HIM ALL HIS SONGS ARE HIS ORIGINALS THAT HE WROTE AND ARE ALL ABOUT {JESUS }, NOW TO THE BEST PART MANY OF YOU KNOW LARRY DEGROAT FROM NEW YORK.HE OWNED DEGROATS BLACK ART AND SEVERAL OTHER NICE HOUNDS ,HOY AND LARRY THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE DEVELOPED A FRIENDSHIP ALL WHO KNOW LARRY KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU MEET LARRY YOU NEVER FORGET HIM . LARRY IS A BIG FAN OF HOY BUSSEL JUST AS I AM AND MANY OTHERS. AS LARRY AND I AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE STOOD AROUND LISTENING.LARRY ASKED HOY TO PLAY THIS CERTAIN SONG THAT LARRY LIKES .AFTER HE SANG THAT SONG.I TOLD HOY TO SAY A PRAYER FOR LARRY BECAUSE LARRY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING ABOUT IF THERE WAS A{ GOD },{JESUS CHRIST } AFTER HOY TALKED TO LARRY FOR A FEW MINUTES LARRY WANTED TO ASK JESUS CHRIST INTO HIS LIFE AS LARRY IS 81 YEARS OLD .HOY LEAD HIM THROUGH THE SINNERS PRAYER AND MY FRIEND LARRY IS NOW A CHRISTIAN AND BELIEVER IN CHRIST AND HAS HIS ROOM RESERVED IN HEAVEN.THAT IS WHAT MADE THIS AUTUMN OAKS AWSOME FOR ME . I CRYED,, SEVERAL PEOPLE AROUND US WAS CRYING AND SHAKING LARRYS HAND .PRAISE THE LORD ,THANK YA JESUS,I KNOW WHERE MY FRIEND LARRY WILL BE WHEN ITS HIS TURN,,IT IS NEVER TO LATE ,AND YOU NEVER GET TO OLD TO ASK JESUS INTO YOUR LIFE. ONE MORE THING TO TELL YOU,,, LARRY ALWAYS CUSSED LIKE 3 SAILORS AND A MARINE HE HAD A FEW CHOICE WORDS THAT HE SAID ALL THE TIME,,I HAD TO LAUGH A LITTLE AT LARRY AND IT PUT A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE. LARRY DID THIS ON WEDNESDAY THE 31ST OF AUGUST AT 9:00 IN THE MORNIN IN A FIELD WITH ABOUT A 100 VENDERS SELLING THINGS,,,ON SATURDAY MORNIN AS WE WERE EATING BREAKFAST LARRY SAID ,HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR ME ,RON,,LARRY SAID I HAVENT CUSSED IN 4 DAYS!.. I SAID TO LARRY,,IT WASNT ME THAT DID IT ,,IT WAS THE GOOD LORD ABOVE THAT DID IT.THAT PUT THAT SMILE ON MY FACE.. HIS WIFE DIANA AND ME CRYED A LITTLE AS SHE HAD BEEN PRAYING A LONG TIME THAT LARRY WOULD ASK JESUS INTO HIS LIFE AND HE FINALY DID AND SHE KNOWS NOW THAT LARRY WILL BE IN HEAVEN ONE DAY. GOD LOVES YAS,,, WE LOVE YAS,,, HAVE A BLESSED DAY,,, YOUR FRIEND IN CHRIST,,, FROM THE RIVERBOTTOM,,,RON PRAYERS FOR YOU ALL ! ASK GOD INTO YER LIFE

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!

Asking Jesus into Your Heart

Good Mornin! Were getin some much needed rain here this morninn.Were startin to make a dent in cutin the corn.Lots of work will be done soon then we will start all over again. I enjoy it though. lets get on to the message for the day,,,,, Asking Jesus into Your Heart


If there were a world record for the “number of times asking Jesus into your heart,” I’m pretty sure I would hold it. I’ve probably “prayed the prayer” more than five thousand times. Every time was sincere, but I was never quite sure I had gotten it right. Had I really been sorry enough for my sin that time around? Some wept rivers of tears when they got saved, but I hadn’t done that. Was I really sorry? Was that prayer a moment of total surrender? Did I really “get” grace?

So I would pray the sinner’s prayer again. And again. And again. And maybe get baptized again., Every spring revival. Rinse and repeat.

I used to think I was alone in this, that I was just a neurotic oddball. But when I began to talk about this, I would have such a slew of people tell me they had the same experience that I concluded the problem was endemic. Countless people in our churches today are genuinely saved, but they just can’t seem to gain any assurance about their salvation.

The opposite is the case, too. Because of some childhood prayer, tens of thousands of people are absolutely certain of a salvation they do not possess.

Both problems are exacerbated by the clichéd, truncated, and often sloppy ways we present the gospel in shorthand. Now, shorthand is fine insofar as everyone knows what the shorthand refers to. It is obvious, however, that in the case of “the sinner’s prayer,” most people don’t anymore. Surveys show that more than 50 percent of people in the U.S. have prayed a sinner’s prayer and think they’re going to heaven because of it even though there is no detectable difference in their lifestyles from those outside of the church.

On this issue—the most important issue on earth—we have to be absolutely clear. I believe it is time to put the shorthand aside. We need to preach salvation by repentance before God and faith in the finished work of Christ.

This does not mean that we stop pressing for a decision when we preach the gospel. The greatest Reformed evangelists in history—such as George Whitefield, C.H. Spurgeon, and John Bunyan—pressed urgently for immediate decisions and even urged hearers to pray a prayer along with them. Each time the gospel is preached, that invitation ought to be extended and a decision should be called for (Matt. 11:28; John 1:12; Rev. 22:17). In fact, if we do not urge the hearer to respond personally to God’s offer in Christ, we have not fully preached the gospel.

Furthermore, repentance and faith in Christ are in themselves a cry to God for salvation. The sinner’s prayer is not wrong in itself—after all, salvation is essentially a cry for mercy to God: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner” (Luke 18:13). In Scripture, those who call on God’s name will be saved. I’m not even categorically opposed to the language of asking Jesus into your heart, because—if understood correctly—it is a biblical concept (Rom. 8:9–11; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17).

For many, however, the sinner’s prayer has become a Protestant ritual they go through without considering what the prayer is supposed to embody. God doesn’t give salvation in response to mere words; faith is the instrument that lays hold of salvation. You can express faith in a prayer, but it is possible to repent and believe without a formal prayer, and it is possible to pray a sinner’s prayer without repenting and believing.

This finally clicked for me when, almost in desperation, I read Martin Luther’s commentary on Romans. Luther points out that salvation comes by resting on the facts God revealed about the death of Christ. Just as Abraham was counted righteous when he believed that God would keep His promise, we are saved by believing that He has done so in Christ.

The gospel is the declaration that Jesus is Lord and has made an end to our sins. We are saved by submitting to those two truths. Conversion is a posture we take toward the declarations that Scripture makes about Jesus. The point is not how we felt or what we said at the moment of conversion; the point is the posture we are in now.

Think of conversion like sitting down in a chair. If you are seated right now, there was a time at which you transferred the weight of your body from your legs to the chair. You may not remember making that decision, but the fact you are seated now proves that you did. Your decision was necessary, but when trying to discern where your physical trust is— legs or chair—present posture is better proof than past memory.

Does this mean that backsliding Christians are not saved? No, believers can still backslide. Technically, any time you sin you are backsliding. As a believer, you will struggle with indwelling sin for the rest of your life. You will fall often, and sometimes you will fall hard.

But each time you fall, you get up again, looking heavenward. A person in the midst of a backslide may be saved, but assurance is only the possession of those in a present posture of repentance and faith (Heb. 6:9–10).

Ultimately, the world is divided into two categories: many are “standing” in rebellion against the lordship of Jesus, standing in hopes of their own righteousness to merit favor with God; others are “seated” in submission, resting on His finished work. So when it comes to assurance, the only real question is: Where is the weight of your soul resting? Are you still standing in rebellion, or have you sat down in the finished work of Christ? God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed Day ,,, Your Friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron ,,,Prayers for all.

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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!