Hi i am new here and would like to be around others who share similar beliefs
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Hello Darlene! Greetings and Welcome to Christian Chat.
Regarding your post above, remember, many people in the world are going to reject Christ. And those who do remain condemned unless or until they receive Christ. The word "hagios" translated as "saint" means:
hágios – properly, different (unlike), other ("otherness"), holy; for the believer, 40 (hágios) means "likeness of nature with the Lord" because "different from the world.
So, from the time you received Christ, the Holy Spirit began to transform your nature into the likeness of the Lord's nature, which is a life-long process. It is because you belong to Christ that you don't want to follow society, which are living according to the sinful nature. From what you have described above, the Spirit of God is definitely with you
I'm sure that you will find many friends and fellowship in Christ here.
We are always discussing and contending for the truth of God's word here, so if you have any concerns or questions we are happy to share.
My advice for you, which you may already be doing, is to continue studying God's word and continuing in prayer.
Myself, and I'm sure many here, look forward to speaking with you and sharing God's word.
Regarding your post above, remember, many people in the world are going to reject Christ. And those who do remain condemned unless or until they receive Christ. The word "hagios" translated as "saint" means:
hágios – properly, different (unlike), other ("otherness"), holy; for the believer, 40 (hágios) means "likeness of nature with the Lord" because "different from the world.
So, from the time you received Christ, the Holy Spirit began to transform your nature into the likeness of the Lord's nature, which is a life-long process. It is because you belong to Christ that you don't want to follow society, which are living according to the sinful nature. From what you have described above, the Spirit of God is definitely with you
I'm sure that you will find many friends and fellowship in Christ here.
We are always discussing and contending for the truth of God's word here, so if you have any concerns or questions we are happy to share.
My advice for you, which you may already be doing, is to continue studying God's word and continuing in prayer.
Myself, and I'm sure many here, look forward to speaking with you and sharing God's word.
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Hello again!
Regarding your husband who does not believe, we have the following scripture:
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I Corinthians 7:12
"To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. 16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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So, it may be that though your husband is rejecting Christ now, God may call him by seeing your love and faithfulness, your Christlikeness. On the other hand, the Father does not draw everyone to His Son. For God has mercy upon whom He will have mercy and He hardens whomever He hardens.
As believers in Christ, God's word also tells us that we should marry another believer in Christ. A believer married to an unbeliever will be unequally yoked and because of this there will be trouble between the husband and the wife because one is a new creation in Christ and is looking forward to eternal life and the other is living according to the sinful nature and the things of this world. The two are contrary to each other. You will not only be dealing with overcoming your own sinful nature, but you will be dealing with your husbands sinful nature as well.
We will be praying for the strengthening of your love and faith and for your husband, that God would unharden his heart and instill the fear of God into him and to draw him to Christ.
Regarding your husband who does not believe, we have the following scripture:
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I Corinthians 7:12
"To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. 16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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So, it may be that though your husband is rejecting Christ now, God may call him by seeing your love and faithfulness, your Christlikeness. On the other hand, the Father does not draw everyone to His Son. For God has mercy upon whom He will have mercy and He hardens whomever He hardens.
As believers in Christ, God's word also tells us that we should marry another believer in Christ. A believer married to an unbeliever will be unequally yoked and because of this there will be trouble between the husband and the wife because one is a new creation in Christ and is looking forward to eternal life and the other is living according to the sinful nature and the things of this world. The two are contrary to each other. You will not only be dealing with overcoming your own sinful nature, but you will be dealing with your husbands sinful nature as well.
We will be praying for the strengthening of your love and faith and for your husband, that God would unharden his heart and instill the fear of God into him and to draw him to Christ.
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thank you but we have been through a lot together and have known each other since we were kids and drastically changed our lifestyles to not have the lifestyles we grew up in. this is the next step for me and who knows he may follow in time. he’s very accepting of my ways to be who i am, i think its the hardships he’s faced alone while growing up.
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☺️ awe you are all absolutely amazing and so thoughtful, thank you so much for all of this and i feel funny for pouring my heart but i actually feel a huge sense of relief from all of this 🥰 i am a believer of God and always have been but there were times i didn’t turn to him when i should have. i remember when we were kids he use to be so happy and singing at bible camp so i know that there is a glimmer of hope somewhere in him. he had a very bad accident when he was 10 and was in a coma/unconscious for 3 days. he’s never been the same since. i won’t give up though and feeling like if i carry on doing my own things for our children and home, he will follow eventually. i haven’t really pushed faith on him before but since with this virus i have been terrified because of who it affects, elderly n sickly. all i can think about is my parents and my youngest daughter who has asthma. thank you so much for those verses. i have one bible and its the holy bible kjv. i always have it on our nightstand and he does respect me having faith. he actually listened to me today when i told him about the drummer from korn (famous metal rock band) who changed his life for Christ ❤️ it was different thank you all, to me that was the power of prayers💖
a song i heard today from zack williams “fear is a liar” and it came out on you tube on my birthday how beautiful is that and perfect timing for today!
thank you all, to me that was the power of prayers💖a song i heard today from zack williams “fear is a liar” and it came out on you tube on my birthday
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☺️ awe you are all absolutely amazing and so thoughtful, thank you so much for all of this and i feel funny for pouring my heart but i actually feel a huge sense of relief from all of this 🥰 i am a believer of God and always have been but there were times i didn’t turn to him when i should have. i remember when we were kids he use to be so happy and singing at bible camp so i know that there is a glimmer of hope somewhere in him. he had a very bad accident when he was 10 and was in a coma/unconscious for 3 days. he’s never been the same since. i won’t give up though and feeling like if i carry on doing my own things for our children and home, he will follow eventually. i haven’t really pushed faith on him before but since with this virus i have been terrified because of who it affects, elderly n sickly. all i can think about is my parents and my youngest daughter who has asthma. thank you so much for those verses. i have one bible and its the holy bible kjv. i always have it on our nightstand and he does respect me having faith. he actually listened to me today when i told him about the drummer from korn (famous metal rock band) who changed his life for Christ ❤️ it was different thank you all, to me that was the power of prayers💖
a song i heard today from zack williams “fear is a liar” and it came out on you tube on my birthday how beautiful is that and perfect timing for today!
thank you all, to me that was the power of prayers💖a song i heard today from zack williams “fear is a liar” and it came out on you tube on my birthday
how beautiful is that and perfect timing for today!
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Hi Darlene,
I am so glad you are here. I live in B.C. in the Kwantlen and Katzi area and our First Nations people deserve respect. There are no words for the shame and sorrow of the residential school experiences. No words at all, only tears. I am so sorry. Part of my family is from Ukraine and lived through times where the people were not allowed to speak their language or dance their dances, and more.
Our church here, had a blanket ceremony where part of the history of the church and First Nations people was explained. There was grief and humbling. I pray that today and moving forward that there can be healing in the generations to come. I have friends who are Cree, Ojibway and Nisga'a and their experiences are so varied. Their faith walks go from committed, to questioning to closed. I love them all.
Please know that like any family you will find people who get you, who will laugh with you, pray with you and will make you face palm. In other words, we are the typical jumble of a real family. My pastor did a series of sermons called "The Messy Church". I pray that as you explore C.C. you forgive us our faults and celebrate the beginning of some shiny new friendships. Welcome Darlene.
I am so glad you are here. I live in B.C. in the Kwantlen and Katzi area and our First Nations people deserve respect. There are no words for the shame and sorrow of the residential school experiences. No words at all, only tears. I am so sorry. Part of my family is from Ukraine and lived through times where the people were not allowed to speak their language or dance their dances, and more.
Our church here, had a blanket ceremony where part of the history of the church and First Nations people was explained. There was grief and humbling. I pray that today and moving forward that there can be healing in the generations to come. I have friends who are Cree, Ojibway and Nisga'a and their experiences are so varied. Their faith walks go from committed, to questioning to closed. I love them all.
Please know that like any family you will find people who get you, who will laugh with you, pray with you and will make you face palm. In other words, we are the typical jumble of a real family. My pastor did a series of sermons called "The Messy Church". I pray that as you explore C.C. you forgive us our faults and celebrate the beginning of some shiny new friendships. Welcome Darlene.
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Darlene, the reason you see this is because a lot of people who claim to be Christian’s are not. Just because they say they are does not mean they are. Satan knows how to get people to think Christians are mean and loveless. The bible states “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.” ~ 2 Corinthians 11:14-15
The way to know is how does the person act. Do they act like a Christian? If not then they most likely are not. Don’t let Satan fool you.
Paul writes, "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. . . . The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children" (Romans 8:9, 16). A true Christian has God’s Holy Spirit living within.
The evidence of a true Christian is displayed in both faith and action. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). James says, “I will show you my faith by my works” (James 2:18). Jesus put it this way: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). A true Christian will show his faith by how he lives.
Despite the wide variety of beliefs that fall under the general “Christian” label today, the Bible defines a true Christian as one who has personally received Jesus Christ as Savior, who trusts in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ alone for forgiveness of sins, who has the Holy Spirit residing within, and whose life evinces change consistent with faith in Jesus.
The way to know is how does the person act. Do they act like a Christian? If not then they most likely are not. Don’t let Satan fool you.
Paul writes, "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. . . . The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children" (Romans 8:9, 16). A true Christian has God’s Holy Spirit living within.
The evidence of a true Christian is displayed in both faith and action. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). James says, “I will show you my faith by my works” (James 2:18). Jesus put it this way: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). A true Christian will show his faith by how he lives.
Despite the wide variety of beliefs that fall under the general “Christian” label today, the Bible defines a true Christian as one who has personally received Jesus Christ as Savior, who trusts in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ alone for forgiveness of sins, who has the Holy Spirit residing within, and whose life evinces change consistent with faith in Jesus.
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