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Originally Posted by Mellow
We are saved if we believe that Jesus died for our sins, and that He rose on the third day. But the bible says the drunkards, homosexual offenders, thiefs, liars, and the adulterers will not inherit the kingdom. That confuses me. We must believe in Jesus, but if we are any of the things that God hates while we believe in Jesus, we cannot get into heaven? So then we cannot get into heaven for the mere belief in Jesus, thus we also have to have moderate sin. So if that is true, how do we know what is moderate? This is confusing.
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What are your thoughts on the subject?
I had the opportunity to sin (drink) this weekend, the 4th and all. BUT turning my back to the Lord and chugging a few beers would have broke my heart. Yet I still sinned in other ways, I'm human. It is the forgivness and strength God has given me to repent with all my heart, turn my life from sin and to Him, that is my rebirth in and through the Lord.
I think there is a definite list of do's and don'ts, but I'm not the judge and never will be. If my Dad commited adultery in action or in his mind and has stopped with a sincere heart, repented, and eliminated this behavior from his life now that he agree's it is against God, he is forgiven.
My brother is a Christian and keeps drinking. Deep down he knows it is against God. Is he saved? I'm not the judge, but he is yelling Lord Lord and not following the Way. He could be a stronger Christian than me, more saved than me, and love God more than me. Yet it doesen't look that way due to his actions. If he died tomorrow my heart would greive in a profound way because he didn't give a 110% to God on earth, but I know he loves the Lord, and his actions are tearing him apart. Man, when he gives his life to God the earth and Heaven is going to shake with joy, I can't wait to see it. He had a dream this weekend that I got baptized, I hadn't told him I was praying for guidance on being baptized again (I was as a baby). I'm going to give it all I got when I give my testimony to get him to raise that hand and walk with the Lord. I think I just hijacked this thread...