A True Christian is not Converted They are Transformed

True Christians are not "converted" they are transformed into a completely new creation opposite of what they were before and it is Christ Who does it.

Ephesians 2:10

"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

No one becomes a Christian by deciding to do it. Only those who have confessed they have a sinful nature and cannot change themselves and who have trusted Christ Who paid their debt of sin for them, AND, desire to be changed by Him into a completely new person opposite of what they were before, will be saved.

Those who join Christian gatherings because it will enhance their own lives or because of pressure from family members are not born again. Motive is everything, desire to be cleansed of our sinful nature is everything.

Psalm 51:10

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

Psalm 100:3

"Know that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."

If someone says they are a Christian their life should be transformed completely, if it is not, if they remain exactly as they had been before they claimed to be a Christian then they were never born again.

When Christ changes us we no longer think the same way and because we don't think the same way we act differently. We hate the sin we used to love and love the righteousness of Christ we used to despise.

Those who fight against the truth of God's Word are not born again. Those who are hostile toward and embarrassed about Christians are not born again.

John 13:35

"35 By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”

1 John 2:15-17

"15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

1 Corinthians 2:14-15 "14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.…"

Another indicator that someone is saved or not is whether or not they have the fruit of the Spirit and the Love of Christ is demonstrated in their lives.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. 6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

The fruit of the Spirit is the qualities of Christ Who lives in the born again believer. Love is seen in the responses to people and situations as described in 1 Corinthians. Every born-again believer is the fruit of Christ.

When we encounter someone who lacks this fruit and this love then we have met someone who is a pretender, an unsaved person who has not repented and trusted in Christ.

Matthew 7:16-18 "16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit."

May anyone reading this self-reflect and pray to know for sure if they have the fruit and love of Christ.

The New Covenant

The Bible says that under the New Covenant, GOD will put His law in the minds and hearts of every Christian, Additionally, whether or not they know the Law of Moses or receive the Holy Spirit, all people receive the gift of conscience from God to distinguish between right and wrong. According to Romans 2:14-15, " When Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are the law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them" Since the Spirit of God indwells every true Christian, we possess new desires and new capabilities to do His will. " This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them in their minds." Hebrews 10:16. He prompts you to desire and to do His will. "....for it is GOD who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" Philippians 2:13. He provides you with the power to do what He calls you to do. " The one who calls you faithful, and he will do it" 1 Thessalonians 5:24. #LOVE #TRUST

Forgiveness God's Way

Luke 17:3-4 says, "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him".

Let's not ignore the words; "if he repents you must forgive him." It is amazing how modern Christianity short cuts God's ways and purposes causing evil and sin to grow. God's way holds out for the proper responses so that total healing and growth can occur.

 
Relationships and friendships can only heal and become stronger when the offender deeply regrets the pain they caused. If there is no regret there is no change and thus the relationship remains broken.

 
If we say "I forgive" before the offender is sorry we are enabling the bad behavior and preventing cleansing, spiritual and emotional growth. We are not helping the offender by "just letting it go." And, we have no reason to trust someone who is offensive when they come back acting friendly hoping they will never be accountable. We know someone who is so prideful they cannot be sorry will not change. After the "sweet cycle" to appear like a good person they will at some point come back again with their old ways because they have not been cleansed by God through confession of their sin.

 
God forgives those who are repentant, and the relationship remains broken for those who will not confess their sin.

 
Let's live God's way so that true cleansing and healing can happen.

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Expunge the Frenemies

There is a a pervasive circumstance now, for people to be surrounded by others who have no love for them.

There is a new term now, "frenimies", these are people who are friends but act like enemies. This is just how bad the world is becoming, so many keep friends who are enemies merely to have someone to hang out with. I prefer to be alone than to be surrounded by frenimies.

The world is becoming so evil that it is difficult to find those who are actual friends who love you. Friends who weep with you, laugh with you and desire to be with you. The world had to devise a new term to fit the world we live in, "frenimies."
As born again believers we never have to settle for "frenimies" we can have real friends. They will be few and we will not be with them often because they are so far from where we live often. They are precious to us, they walk with Christ and love us the way Christ loves us.

Expunge the "frenimies" from your life, they will work against Christ and bring chaos and torment continually for no other reason than to watch you squirm.
These "frenemies" have redefined many of the words in the Bible to mean what they wish them to mean.

Forgiveness has been redefined to mean we absolve wicked people of their sin even when they are not sorry so they will like us.

Marriage has been redefined to mean one man and woman at a time. And, between sames genders.

Sin has been redefined to mean anything that makes someone else feel bad about their behavior.

The truth is this:
God said forgiveness is only for those who are repentant and willing to confess their sin.

1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Marriage is between one man and one woman for life, no one such thing as dissolving a marriage that God made into one.

Mark 10:9 …8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Meaning no man can separate what God joined.

Sin is what God says it is, not what man decides.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
What are God's commandments? Answer: Everything God had written down in His book, the Bible.

1 John 5:3
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."

When we are born again we have a teachable heart. We love the things of the Lord and desire to be pleasing to Him. John 14:21

"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

When we see arrogance, resistance to correction and continual contempt for those who speak the truth, this is a very big clue that the person who does this was never born again.

John 16:8 " 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;…"

When a nonbeliever is convicted by the Holy Spirit in someone else their response is to rage and execute revenge.

1 Corinthians 14:24
"But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,"

We are not to call out the unbeliever, but we are to call out the person who claims to be a believer so that they do not come into the body with false doctrine causing unholy division.

1 Corinthians 5:12-13 "…12 What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”"