Interesting conversation
Here's part of a post under a previous topic. Wanted to move it up front so it'd get seen. I certainly have experienced this in my interactions with my family still in "the church". They believe they'll be saved because of their "forgiveness of sins" in "the church" (assuming they've asked forgiveness recently enough). They're still worried we might not be saved since we left because we no longer have the "forgiveness of sins".
I have really been bothered about something, I recently spoke to my sister-in-law & we ended up talking about "the church" & so I asked her to be up front with me if I asked her some questions & thankfully she was willing so I shared with her my heart for her people & asked if she ever wanted more as far as christianity goes & she said no. Then I asked her if she were to die is she completely confident she is going to heaven & she said 100% I said why? because you know Christ as your savior or because your sins are forgiven & she answered so fast I am still amazed that she was going to heaven because her sins are forgiven. Wow. Also I asked her if she felt that other church going people could be saved & she said well they preach that there is only one true church so I would have to say no. I said that means the church of Christ!! Not a building....I wanted so badly to get into her head & dig more but she has no desire to learn more or for growth she said my mom& dad went all their lives & they were good moral people...but there are lots of good moral people out there but more importantly do they know our Jesus?? I am doing the bible study "A woman after Gods own heart" And it really is opening my eyes to what we are supposed to be as christians, after Gods own heart do we truly know what that is? Complacancy is not good enough, just being good people is not good enough, being Apostolic is not good enough!!! Again I quote "my people perish for lack of knowledge." Obeying God is a life change & not half way. Look at Saul, he was a powerful king chosen by God himself! And still he didn't obey with all of his heart only partly & God took his kingdom away & Chose little David instead, David did not lead a great testimony in a lot of ways but he was a man after His fathers heart & always went to Him as we should. Anyway enough of my goings on but pray for our people. Until next time may God bless all of us. In Christ, BoysinHeaven
