Romans 1

Just make up your mind you "ain't gonna do that no more!"
And, walk away from it!
And know! To the "gene depth" level?
God will NEVER leave, nor forsake you!
Hold on to THAT! TIGHTLY! Even if you have to say that to yourself, over and over, and over!

Mine wasn't homosexuality. It was cocaine, and crack cocaine though.

You say you struggle huh? Welcome to the club. We ALL struggle. We still inhabit our dead flesh.
Think on this:

A ship sinks in the open ocean. Most people have drowned, and are floating very still, but a few are flailing about and struggling.

Which group of people are alive? The still ones, or the struggling ones?

The very fact that you still struggle proves that the Lord has not abandoned you.
Be at peace.

I think I get it logically that if I am depraved and reprobate that I would not even think of God or much about Him. My problem with being a Borderliner with black and white thinking, all good, all bad, tends to make me think otherwise. I'm trying to grasp and catch hold of what many of you have said about this, I will try and put it into practice. Mentally, I'm afraid I'll snap again at some point. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, along with the encouragement. Cologne

Hi Cologne, the Apostle Paul wrote this to/about Christians in the Church at Corinth (be sure to take special note of what he says about them in the opening of v11).


The Lord told us that, "all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter" .. Mark 3:28 (except for the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, which you did not commit), so it is the impenitent alone for which there is no hope. Quite frankly, if the Lord "gave up" on sinners, the New Earth would have no inhabitants.

But God hardly did that, yes .. e.g. Romans 5:8-10.

Praying for you!

~Deut
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Today is an especially hard day, I am so ashamed and feel guilty for all rhe bad I have done in my life. I just don't want to be here any longer. I don't know what the Lord will do with me, I just so much believe that He has long given up on me, once knowing the faith and then turning from Him into my depraved lifestyle and now trying to come back to Him, perhaps there are no remissions for my sins any longer. I just want to give up, if Hell awaits, then so be it I guess, I just don't know anymore.

Cologne, listen to me. You are just having a bad day. We all have those.

Try to ignore the "accuser" who is accusing you. Then you will be an overcomer.

Are you afraid your sins are so great that God will never forgive you?

If so, I have good news for you! God loves you, and Jesus Christ gave His life for you. Don’t stay away from Him any longer, but open your heart and life to Him today. God’s promise is for you: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Do you not believe Jesus paid the price?

If you do not think God will forgive you, in effect, it implies that Christ's death was not enough to pay for all sin.

It is as though you are saying, “Maybe His atonement covers the sins of the rest of the world. But Jesus’s death cannot cover this.” You have made your particular sin out to be uniquely bad and Christ’s payment to be inadequate.

What a far cry this is from the truth!

If any sin is an exception to God’s forgiveness, then Scripture lies because it declares, “Everyone who calls upon the name of the LORD will be saved” (Acts 2:21). No exceptions!

You cannot name a sin that Jesus did not die for.

I don't know what God knows, so I can't say for certain that he hasn't given up on you, but I don't think so.
You're right that you should try and desist from homosexuality but I'm not sure whether "the gay can be taken away". I honestly don't know where it comes from , but it's like any sin in that we can resist actually DOING it even if we still want to.
We've all got sins which we try not to do , but the temptation doesn't always go away entirely ,and then it's a test of your own faith.

I do know that there seem to be plenty of people here who love you and want to help and support you. I also know that you're a brave and good young man to listen to the voice of God when there are so many voices congratulating and encouraging sin of all sorts , including that one.

I think that the fact that you have challenged the popular culture on the question, even when you have been a victim of that temptation suggests that you will eventually overcome the situation.

I ask you this. If God has called to you, then is it likely that he's given up on you ? I shall pray that you find peace, which I think you will.

See how much more the people here care for you than those who defy God.

Have a look at the 'where there is remission of these.. there is no more sacrifice for sins ' ..

Check the context.. what kind of sacrifices are in this chapter ?

I think you'll find its animal sacrifice..

So if some one trips up in sinning.. they can't go back to the OT system of sacrificing animals to please God. Jesus is the ultimate lamb of God.

Perhaps I am just happy in some way with my misery. I need to grab onto those verses and the counsel here and not be indifferent. Right now, the inner child has come out with the Borderline feeling very abandoned and having a great need to be punished and disciplined. I'm on a waiting list for a trauma clinic, but the wait times are long. Experienced a lot of trauma as a child but have not gone to therapy for that. We'll see. Cologne, you need to stop being indifferent!

I just got finished with an appointment with my psychiatrist. I got one med increased and also got an anti depressant prescribed. In pretty bad shape right now, sorry to report.

Times are changing .Humbling times like never before picking up speed.. Makes me wonder when he does come will he find His faith working in the hearts of men (Luke 18:18) or the 3 avenues of the father of lies like in the says of Noah ?

Three finger pointing back . . .one law giver the just and justifier.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

The god of this world is a murderer from the beginning .He hates the human race. Abortion or other means like homosexuality is a means to the end. Laws changes make it easier to for him to make his goal .Harder for the Christian .Its one of those places.... increase my faith. . and the chances of reducing the avenues of the father of lies . . the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes. . can give us a living hope the valley of Achor for a door of hope being clothed with his righteousness. By it we can guard our hearts as he works with us in us .

John 3:29-31 King James Version (KJV) He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

One day, one moment at a time.. . . . One living confidence of hope

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

That was encouraging. The strong tablets have gotten me to feel better, we'll see how they work. I've been so down for such a long time and have beaten myself to a pulp over bad things that I have done. It made me very negative and extremely hard on myself, I have Borderline as well, so that doesn't make it easier. I need to willfully start off by just maybe getting to like myself a bit, the self hate and loathing have been with me for a long long time. So one moment after another, step by step, hour by hour,, day by day. Thanks.

Cologne said:

So one moment after another, step by step, hour by hour,, day by day. Thanks.

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Yes ... moment by moment ... step by step. That is this life. Keep your heart focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. He will help you through each moment, each step. He is faithful and He will hold your hand when you stumble, pick you up when you fall, place you on His shoulder and bring you back to the fold when you are too weak to carry yourself:

Luke 15:

4 "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.

6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'

7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!

I agree with hevsomies. If you were reprobate, I don’t think you would be grieved or confessing it to God and asking Him to take it away. Plus, you confessed it here, so we can pray for you,and you keep trusting and seeking God with all your heart, and healing will come

Hey, God made you and he doesn't make rubbish, so you mustn't dislike yourself.
Maybe you made mistakes, but so has everyone.
It's quite hard to get it right, but when you successfully invite the Lord Jesus Christ in, you probably won't need any tablets . I mean , don't just stop taking them right now because it'll take time.
The bad thing is the sin, not the sinner, so you're not stuck with it because you say you've sinned.

I hope you're feeling better and there are plenty of people here willing you success

Just had an inspiration when praying. I wasn't thinking about you ,( although I'd prayed for you earlier), but it came to me that you must forgive ,and truly forgive , those who hurt you.
I didn't think this out , it just happened so I think you should do it.

Can someone help me out with these two verses? I got really scared after reading them, keeping the unrighteous under punishment until the judgement day. This really worries me.


9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, (2 Peter 2:9-10, ESV)