The Difference Between Professing Faith and Possesing Faith.

In the last post, I mention that there was 150-200 people now have a professing of Faith in Christ. I wanted you to pray that it becomes a possessive faith. Some might not know I mean when I use these terms. First, let me began with what I believe of salvation. This will help a little to understand where I am coming from. I will use scripture to show the difference.

I do want to note that people might not have the same view. They are not heretics, we just do not believe in the same. They are still saved.

First, I believe that you are either saved or not saved. There is no middle ground called carnal Christian. The term comes because we have people who profess to have faith but do show signs. This happens because the church will pronounce them saved. We do not know if they are truely saved unless God tells us that person is saved. I know the promises and if they true repent and trusted there is more.

So a person who professes to be a Christian just says that they believe. They will have faith without works.

So a possessing Christian is a Christian that professes with their mouth and HAVE works to back up their claim. NOTE: WORKS DID NOT SAVE THEM, but merely prove that one is saved. We see this clearly in James 2:14 and surround verses.

The main reason I do not like it when people pronoun people saved when they first convert is because 98% of evangelicals will not be part of a church within 1 year. The sad part is that we proclaim to them that they are saved.

I hope this cleared up what I mean. Any Questions, please comment. I will do my best to answer but remember I am no preacher or a theologian. I am merely a college student with a desire to see people saved and to study the word of God.

A blog that will Cause people to hate me ...

... will not be written because of wrong motives. It was going to be about God's wrath against the USA that is already being poured out because of the abortions, adultery (pornography included), homosexuality, etc. But my motives were wrong and I should present a more gospel orientated message of the complete depravity of men. The fact that no one is good, that is right no one is good (Romans 3:11, Isaiah 64:6). The fact is that every human will and be judged according the Law of God. Since everyone is deprave, everyone deserves to go to hell. So if your were to die to today, you should deserve hell. God must not have sinners enter heaven because he is sinless. That is why sinners go to hell but God has a merciful side. 2000 years ago God watched his very own Son named Jesus die on a cross. According to Isaiah 53, God's wrath was poured out on Jesus. "God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) It would be something like this:

Imagine that you were charged for murdering a close family member. You were found rightly guilty and now the judge has to punish for your crimes. The judge sets a punishment of $10 millions or life in prison. You do not have anything close to $10 million even with help of friends (if you had anymore) and family members. So you would have to take the life in prison. Just as the judge is about to sentence you to life in prison, a man walks in with a briefcase and hands it to the judge. The judge opens it and sees a check for $10 million. Since this man paid your fine and justice was served, the judge lets you be free.

In that story replace the judge with God the judge of the universe. Replace the man with Jesus who was fully God and fully man. Your little lie to God is like murder but Jesus paid the price for your salvation. What you must do is Repent and Trust in Jesus for your salvation. Some religions tell you that you can work towards heaven. They are wrong because you can not bribe God with your good works. God says that your good works are like polluted garments. So do not trust in your works to save you but instead transfer that trust in to Jesus for your salvation. Repentance is turning 180 degrees around. Repentance must be first before God forgives your sins.

I say this because to fix America, we need God back into our government. We need absolute morality that comes from the Bible.

One last statement, homosexuality has been the end of most empires and countries. Just something to think about.