Sentences with phrase «died for a sinner like»

Is there a step of faith in believing that Jesus is the Son of God and that He came and died for a sinner like me and that He rose again to prove that He is God and that He defeated Satan, sin and death and has given eternal life to all who believe in Him?

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You can start this kind of prayer by taking a verse like Romans 5:8, «But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.»

Holly its not about how we feel its the decision you made to accept Jesus so you are saved and you are now part of Gods family and the body of Christ.The enemy likes to play mind games to make us doubt our faith especially as a new believer.The word tells us that when we believe in Jesus we are saved.John 3:16 Personally i do nt believe we can lose that as it is a free gift not based on what we do right or do wrong.As he died for us while we were still sinners..

You know, something like — «I believe there is a hell, and I believe lost sinners will go there when they die, but I don't know for sure, since my only source of information concerning hell is the bible.»

I agree with what you have written from the biblical perspective and would like to take it further in the sense that that we are all sinners whether fornicators liars homosexuals the difference is that if we decide to follow Jesus we not only repent of our sin but we turn away from continuing to sin Remenber the woman caught in adultery Jesus said go and sin no more that applys to all of us that have accepted Jesus.But unless we die to our desires we cant live for him.brentnz

Jesus died for sinners in whom I am cheif and Saul being a murder like Hitler was to the Jews but instead to Christians did convert, but Christians still feared him for a while.

Jeremy i am surprised you never countered my argument Up till now the above view has been my understanding however things change when the holy spirit speaks.He amazes me because its always new never old and it reveals why we often misunderstand scripture in the case of the woman caught in adultery.We see how she was condemned to die and by the grace of God Jesus came to her rescue that seems familar to all of us then when they were alone he said to her Go and sin no more.This is the point we misunderstand prior to there meeting it was all about her death when she encountered Jesus something incredible happened he turned a death situation into life situation so from our background as sinners we still in our thinking and understanding dwell in the darkness our minds are closed to the truth.In effect what Jesus was saying to her and us is chose life and do nt look back that is what he meant and that is the walk we need to live for him.That to me was a revelation it was always there but hidden.Does it change that we need discipline in the church that we need rules and guidelines for our actions no we still need those things.But does it change how we view non believers and even ourselves definitely its not about sin but its all about choosing life and living.He also revealed some other interesting things on salvation so i might mention those on the once saved always saved discussion.Jeremy just want to say i really appreciate your website because i have not really discussed issues like this and it really is making me press in to the Lord for answers to some of those really difficult questions.regards brentnz

Janet i think what you have said is quite insightful and you are right and there is another meaning to Go and sin no more and that speaks to me of repentence making a decision to Follow Christ the one who saves.The words Go and sin no more is referring to a continual ongoinging process of living for Christ rather than dying in our sins daily there is no comparison.I thought that was awesome pointing the law back to all of us for we all have sinned and the judgement is death but Jesus came that we might have life in its fullness.Many people only see the adulterer when she portrays who we are as sinners that he came to save all of us sin is sin and the punishment is death so again you are quite right people use the scriptures to judge and that was never Jesus intention.I hope that helps when someone uses that scripture incorrectly and you can you use it like Jesus did to point it back at those who judge i hope that helps.brentnz

Jefferson in his many words is todays paul by basically testifying to a lost society by preaching «The heart «that is what God wants not the shell which will rott away.I can stand with this truth until the day I die because I also have had disagreements in my church about this same topic.I dispise religion and encourage salvation which come from having a relationship with Jesus.Many may ask how do i have a relationship with him?by simply asking God through prayer, not what we know as pray but simply given up and telling God he win.That is what being righteous means saying «lord your're right and i will believe and obey that.Last i will like to thank jefferson for this clip, becuase for so long I have been feeling like todays churches in not like the first churches.They are stuck into their four cornered walls preaching to those who already obtain the word and people who already think they are perfect, but what about the weak and the sinners who we are suppose to love, go after, preach to, help and deliver the same way as Christ camed for the sinners so do we also be like him.Jefferson basically telling all us young people and old no matter who have suffered in the world, the church, or no matter what party or the past that there is hope and «God wants that person» not the sin but the person.Jefferson wants us to know that God can become personal with us and we do exist or can exist in the christian world not because we are perfect but because «he is perfect and he saw our broken spirits and rescued us!

My justification for thinking He did not is the revelation we have about God in Jesus Christ, who never sent destruction on anyone, but always forgave and even died for rebellious sinners like us.

He ends up looking like Jesus dying on the cross for the sake of sinners.