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I accepted Jesus when I was about twelve. However, now in my early 60s, I have never felt differently. I have reiterated that prayer several times since and have never had a definitive feeling that I was saved. The Bible says one must be born again. I can't tell one way or the other. Help!
Dear Andrew, God's truth doesn't depend on our emotional feelings. Feelings change and aren't reliable indicators of truth. Truth comes from studying God's word.
Do you consider yourself a follower and pursuer of Christ? Link
If so, may I ask why you don't feel like you will be saved?
Andrew, you are BORN AGAIN by the TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD.
Christ came as SINFUL FLESH, YOU ANDREW, SINFUL FLESH, died on that cross, You ANDREW, rose with CHRIST, the LIKENESS OF CHRIST, being in union with Christ, he is the LIFE, you are the BODY.
Colossians 1:27 ....this mystery....CHRIST IN YOU ........you are the body, Christ is the LIFE
Philippians 2:13 For it is God (the life) that WORKETH IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is BORN OF GOD (born of truth, because God is truth) doth not commit sin....
TRUTH: you (the body) CANNOT sin because you ARE NOT the LIFE, but God is the LIFE, and God doth not commit sin.
Being born again by the truth of God's word.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and Holy is he that hath his part in the first resurrection (YOU and CHRIST rose as a new creation).......
Truth will set you free.
When you depart this flesh, you are instantly in the presence of Christ because YOU and CHRIST are ONE, joined TOGETHER.
His sacrificial death not only took the fullness of God's wrath that we each and every one deserves, but also ransomed us from sin, death, and hell. His death broke the power of sin so that we who believe can be forgiven of our sins and also be freed from the condemnation that comes from God for our sin.
Jesus, God's Son, was buried and in the grave dead for three days until He was raised by the Godhead to life again in the same body He died in. He conquered death for all eternity and opened the way for those who believe to receive eternal life in Him. Even if we die, we will also be resurrected in our bodies when He comes back again. Because He is the true and only judge of all the earth, He will come again to judge every person that ever has lived. Those who believe that He alone is the Savior and
Way to be forgiven, justified, and attain eternal life will be considered righteous before God and receive eternal life with God. Those who do not believe in Jesus for salvation will be judged guilty for their sins and be judged to eternity in hell.
Andrew, If you believe these things, you can know that you are indeed saved (born again) because on the Holy Spirit can regenerate a person (who is dead in sin) to become alive to God and give one faith to believe the Gospel. One who is unregenerated cannot come to God in faith and believe the Gospel without the work of the Holy Spirit. so if you believe the Gospel message concerning Jesus, you have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and believe because God has chosen You and brought to You faith and eternal life.
We are never instructed to "feel" saved or reborn. Rather we are instructed to believe and trust that God does what He promised to those who call on Him to be saved.
I know I have written a lot here, but, since you say you became a believer at 12 and believed then according to the knowledge your 12 year old person could understand. As an adult, it is good to have a fuller knowledge of your belief
Being born again does not have to be an emotional experience, although for some it is. Someone at twelve does not have as much sinful baggage as one who is 50. Though one sin makes us in need of rescue from God's righteous wrath. We do need to acknowledge our sinfulness before God as well as repent of known sins that we have committed. This means that we admit that we are guilty of sinning against God and acknowledge that God is just in judging sin as contrary to His will for any person and that His wrath for sin is justified. We should be sincerely sorry that we have chosen to sin in so many ways and seek mercy from God, knowing that even one sin in us earns us the just judgment of eternity in hell and everlasting agony. This should compel one to seek to know how to be rescued and obtain mercy from God if it is available to us. This is where the Gospel is "Good News".
The Gospel tells how God did not want mankind to perish forever in hell according to His justice, but planned from before the creation of the world to save those who believe His way of salvation in His Son Jesus Christ. God the Father sent His divine Son, Jesus to become man for our salvation. Jesus was conceived in Mary (a virgin) by the Holy Spirit and developed within her with human DNA, flesh, bones and blood. He was born as a human baby who but also retained His divine nature as the Son of God.
He lived and grew up with full humanity, but He never sinned, as He did not have the sinful corruption in His being that Adam did. He knew at a young age what His mission and purpose was for His life as well as being aware as a full human that He was also fully God.
As a grown man, He still had never sinned, yet the Jews of His time desired to have Him killed. He suffered, was crucified, and died by the will of God as the only One who could take upon Himself the wrath of God for sin as a sinless sacrifice for all mankind and their sins. He died as our substitute for our sins.
Do you consider yourself a follower and pursuer of Christ? Link
If so, may I ask why you don't feel like you will be saved?
If you believed the gospel you are saved, doesnt matter how you feel.
The gospel is in 1. corinthians 15
Christ came as SINFUL FLESH, YOU ANDREW, SINFUL FLESH, died on that cross, You ANDREW, rose with CHRIST, the LIKENESS OF CHRIST, being in union with Christ, he is the LIFE, you are the BODY.
Colossians 1:27 ....this mystery....CHRIST IN YOU ........you are the body, Christ is the LIFE
Philippians 2:13 For it is God (the life) that WORKETH IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is BORN OF GOD (born of truth, because God is truth) doth not commit sin....
TRUTH: you (the body) CANNOT sin because you ARE NOT the LIFE, but God is the LIFE, and God doth not commit sin.
Being born again by the truth of God's word.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and Holy is he that hath his part in the first resurrection (YOU and CHRIST rose as a new creation).......
Truth will set you free.
When you depart this flesh, you are instantly in the presence of Christ because YOU and CHRIST are ONE, joined TOGETHER.
God Bless You as you LIVE IN TRUTH.
His sacrificial death not only took the fullness of God's wrath that we each and every one deserves, but also ransomed us from sin, death, and hell. His death broke the power of sin so that we who believe can be forgiven of our sins and also be freed from the condemnation that comes from God for our sin.
Jesus, God's Son, was buried and in the grave dead for three days until He was raised by the Godhead to life again in the same body He died in. He conquered death for all eternity and opened the way for those who believe to receive eternal life in Him. Even if we die, we will also be resurrected in our bodies when He comes back again. Because He is the true and only judge of all the earth, He will come again to judge every person that ever has lived. Those who believe that He alone is the Savior and
Way to be forgiven, justified, and attain eternal life will be considered righteous before God and receive eternal life with God. Those who do not believe in Jesus for salvation will be judged guilty for their sins and be judged to eternity in hell.
Andrew, If you believe these things, you can know that you are indeed saved (born again) because on the Holy Spirit can regenerate a person (who is dead in sin) to become alive to God and give one faith to believe the Gospel. One who is unregenerated cannot come to God in faith and believe the Gospel without the work of the Holy Spirit. so if you believe the Gospel message concerning Jesus, you have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and believe because God has chosen You and brought to You faith and eternal life.
We are never instructed to "feel" saved or reborn. Rather we are instructed to believe and trust that God does what He promised to those who call on Him to be saved.
I know I have written a lot here, but, since you say you became a believer at 12 and believed then according to the knowledge your 12 year old person could understand. As an adult, it is good to have a fuller knowledge of your belief
Being born again does not have to be an emotional experience, although for some it is. Someone at twelve does not have as much sinful baggage as one who is 50. Though one sin makes us in need of rescue from God's righteous wrath. We do need to acknowledge our sinfulness before God as well as repent of known sins that we have committed. This means that we admit that we are guilty of sinning against God and acknowledge that God is just in judging sin as contrary to His will for any person and that His wrath for sin is justified. We should be sincerely sorry that we have chosen to sin in so many ways and seek mercy from God, knowing that even one sin in us earns us the just judgment of eternity in hell and everlasting agony. This should compel one to seek to know how to be rescued and obtain mercy from God if it is available to us. This is where the Gospel is "Good News".
The Gospel tells how God did not want mankind to perish forever in hell according to His justice, but planned from before the creation of the world to save those who believe His way of salvation in His Son Jesus Christ. God the Father sent His divine Son, Jesus to become man for our salvation. Jesus was conceived in Mary (a virgin) by the Holy Spirit and developed within her with human DNA, flesh, bones and blood. He was born as a human baby who but also retained His divine nature as the Son of God.
He lived and grew up with full humanity, but He never sinned, as He did not have the sinful corruption in His being that Adam did. He knew at a young age what His mission and purpose was for His life as well as being aware as a full human that He was also fully God.
As a grown man, He still had never sinned, yet the Jews of His time desired to have Him killed. He suffered, was crucified, and died by the will of God as the only One who could take upon Himself the wrath of God for sin as a sinless sacrifice for all mankind and their sins. He died as our substitute for our sins.
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