The writer of this Blog states, "They don't give "all" to Christ. They weave in and out of an Eternal Salvation. One day they're converted the next day they're lost. God's Grace is always there however; the problem is...man's faith from the heart is lost and unconnected to God through the Spirit. The heart of a natural man is governed by the flesh...not the Spirit. There are many things that nurture the flesh (the mind, will, and body) of man...and here are a few comments about such.
Men can lose faith for many reasons but often times its because of erroneous Bible doctrine that has been drilled into their thinking. Hopes and futures have been crushed in unlimited numbers through the modern day prosperity messages that deceive. Erroneous doctrines are only able to satisfy mans emotions and interest levels for a short period...then the newness of knowledge wears off and these unstable men veer back into the old life and the old ways. They were slighted of truth from God or the truth was perverted which in turn deceived them. The point is...shallow knowledge about the person of Christ and the Bible causes men to lose faith and thus can cause them to depart from conversion received at Salvation. Personal interests and personal ambitions have caused men by the hundreds to lose faith and lose the converted heart.
Sound doctrine from the Bible mixed with faith from the heart puts Christ above all these things and keeps man from losing Salvation and the clean heart. Wavering faith allows man to reason within himself rather than fully trusting the Grace of God. When self rules the heart, man will be opposed to the truth and ways of God. This conflict in the heart of man opens doors and allows major problems to arise in the personal life of a beliver in Christ. These major problems create the war within the heart of man. This internal war has caused many men for centuries to depart from Christ. Why? Sinful conduct alone...not ignorance.
True faith from the heart is mans trust in Christ's death alone for the forgiveness of sins. True faith renders holiness of heart and conduct in the eyes of God. A faithful man puts obedience to Christ above disobedience that causes men to give up the converted heart. If man becomes powerless in disobedience to God rather than obedience to God the inner struggle will cause man to fall so much, that he will lose his God given desire to live holy and right. When holiness is lost, time and time again...unholiness is found and man loses his true hope of future salvation. This kind of turmoil can take place over and over again like a pig wallowing in the mud or a dog returning to his vomit.
2 Peter 2:20-22...For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Man in this unstable condition will agree with society and even compromise the Word of Truth with his own will and his own intellect. Man thus believes in his own deception so much... that he departs from the new birth through sinful conduct. There is no excuse that a faithful man can ever find to give one single reason to God to leave an eternal holiness of heart and eternal Salvation found in Christ Jesus our Lord. This abundant life I write about is received… when conversion is made through the forgiveness of sins. This abundant life can be maintained with a holy heart.
I reiterate, reasons are many why men lose faith. They lose faith when they quit giving consent to Christ for the forgiveness of sins that brings conversion of the human soul. Conversion from the new birth found in Christ must be realized, accepted, and acted out in your personal walk with Christ. Without constant recognition of the moral change that comes from the new nature found in Christ...man has nothing to hold to except his own intellect, his great achievements, or his personal habits that society condones and accepts. Within these natural faculties man will find no earthly reason to maintain faithfulness to Christ who saved his soul. Man thus allows fleshly desires to outweigh a conversion granted by the Grace of God.
Temptation oftentimes causes men to depart from the faith. Swelled egos cause men to depart from the faith. Faith in Christ is constantly tried by the world, the flesh, and the Devil. That’s why the Bible teaches to “hold firmly” to your faith in Christ. Never let faith go, remain faithful, and God will bless your heart and life richly.
I can't help but to recognize the great cloud of witnesses that were recorded in the Bible for our edification, even in 2009. Holy and faithful men of God were written about and recorded in the Bible for you and I. I'm glad Christ, the Word of truth, and the Holy Spirit are available to us all...even in a present evil world! Glory to Christ who is the author and finisher of our faith! As taught in the Bible...we are kept by the power of God through faith...
1 Peter 1:5... Who are kept by the power of God through faith
From the Churches on Trial...Fight the good fight of faith.
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