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Christians, do you have the true gospel message?
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The apostasy is so far gone as to be complete at this point, the flock is scattered and probably very confused. Don't worry about finding the right church, find the right way to honor God in your life so that you will be ready and awake when He returns to avoid the hour of testing that's coming upon the whole world.
First and foremost: Do you have the right gospel message?
Believe: The only way anyone can have access to Father God is to trust Jesus and His work of the cross for their righteousness. This is called justification. Jesus did what no man could do (walk sinless) and died on a cross for our sins, rose again three days later, and ascended to the right hand of Father God until He returns.
Repent: In simple terms, this means to humble yourself recognizing you cannot live life your way, but we must do things God's way. This starts as an attitude of humility before God's plain word which clarifies what it means to do things God's way, but always continues on in a change of actions on the part of the believer.
But what about things you cannot overcome, addiction sins and the like. Things you know are abhorrent to God? 1 Corinthians 10:13 states that when the temptations come, Jesus will make a way of escape. Call upon His name when the temptations come and He will help you get through it.
Eventually, He will set you free completely from that sin as long as you don't turn back to it and continue to call upon Him. That way, Jesus gets the glory and you get freedom from slavery to sin.
Follow Jesus: Being a Christian means you've got a lot of trouble coming your way from Satan. But let's face it, life is full of trouble, anyhow. The Bible teaches it's better to suffer for righteousness' sake than to suffer for doing what's wrong.
Following Jesus also means "abiding in His word." This means you maintain a high standard for truth and love the truth enough to read the word of God like you eat food (daily, understanding the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth).
Pray regularly, knowing He cares for your every need, but beware of mystism and experiential Christianity. That's the playground the devil has created for unwise believers. God wants you to love the truth, and that's cognitive. Goosebumps, warm fuzzies, or any other physical manifestations are most certainly demonic.
Trust the word of God explicitly, it is the truth (NASB is the best translation available today).
When we stumble or fail, we go boldly to the throne of grace recognizing it's only Jesus' righteousness that has gotten us access to Father God. We wear Jesus' righteousness like a robe, and Father God accepts us because we've put our faith in His only begotten Son.
Being spiritually lazy with a low standard for truth makes you easy pickings for Satan, especially at the end where God's test is whether or not you love the truth. You will surely be counted as a foolish virgin when the Lord returns if you take a haphazard approach to your walk with Jesus. The Bible exhorts us to stay sober, be vigilant, and be on your guard against the schemes of Satan.
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