Sometimes I'm so hesitant to click on your videos out of some sort of fear or insecurity that will be exposed, but your words and your perspective always wash over me and provide greater insight. Thanks pastor John! And thank you Jesus for using this ministery to feed us!
Come soon Lord! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!
Another beautiful example of God's timing, I've been wrestling with this question over and over recently and I'm not sure why I'm suprised to see this content handed to me at the right time on a plate, again.
I’m greatly encouraged when God reveals my sin to me… it means He’s stirred it up so He can remove it from me and make that area of my life more holy. Blessed are the poor in spirit and those who grieve over their sin… for theirs is the kingdom of God where they will be comforted.
The timing of this message could not have been more perfect for me. This is something I've been struggling with for the past few weeks and praying over without much solace or hope. Praise the Lord, and thank you to Christopher and Pastor John for handling this question.
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5 :48 Ask for the Holy Spirit to give us the Strength to be pleasing in everything we do, Thought, Word & Deed. It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that we are able to follow Him in His way. We fall short, He does not. Amen.
I think humbly bowing before God every night, on your knees, and from the bottom of your heart... That true, honesty, sincerity... God knows who is serious about HIM and who isn't... It's as 'perfect' and as 'holy' as you will ever get clothed in dust in this Cursed place... 🙋♂️ ✝️ 💜
Thanks Lord Jesus for the Shepard’s you give us for teaching us and for understanding the truth better and better. God bless you brothers and sisters.->„may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.“ Ephesians 3:18-19 NIV
Thank you ❗and have a blessed new year John Piper and and all those who are involved in making DESIRING GOD the blessing that it is...you are a blessing to millions of believers....❤
Walking in holiness or righteousness or in the light is seeing their sin immediately and repenting immediately and getting back on the righteousness path. 🎚️❤️🕊️
I have thought about this, and prayed about it often. The central thought must start here: Romans 7:4 “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.” A fundamental truth with the apostle Paul is that "where no law is, there is no transgression.” Paul regards being under the Law as the same thing as being under sin, and dying to the Law as the same thing as dying to sin. Grace cancels the guilt of sin. When you (and I) feel like you are not living up to the commands of scripture you must re-focus on the fact that we are no longer bound to the law. This is a very difficult concept to FULLY embrace because we are so accustomed to earning our way through life. Grace is the true definition of a paradigm shift. We sin, we confess our sins, and trust that God forgives us.
Boy! That last statement was just what I needed. But how can my confession of sin be sincere when I keep doing that very same sin. Either I’m lost or I’m not going to EXPERIENCE total victory over sin until I am standing before Christ……that would be a terrible time to find out that I was mistaken all along! 🥺
i have a question , is there souls in hell right now or do souls only enter hell after the second resurrection? because im really confused as i have seen and heard testimonies of people being shown what hell is like but at the same time bible talks about the wicked being resurrected after the millenium, which in turn is making me doubt if i have been lied to by those testimonies which is very discouraging as now idk what to believe and which people are speaking the truth or if God is showing them hell as a vision of what it will be like when hell gets its inhabitants in the future and not the exact current situation in hell. if anyone would clear this up for me that would be great.
Yes there are, let me explain there are two places that awaits the souls of people who have died, those who are Righteous will go to Abrahams Bosom And the unrighteous will go to Sheol which translates to hell in English. The place that keeps the unrighteous is a place of torment and punishment, However they will stay there waiting for the return of Our Lord And Savior to be judged for their sins, then they will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity. Luke 16:19-31 And revelations 20:13-15. Hope this helps.
His disciples aim to be like him. Jesus is perfect. When we sin (and we do) we are forgiven. If we confess our sins. 1 John 1:9 If we forgive others' sins. Matt 6:14
I love Pastor John explanation to perfection in Christ. Please let me know how I can send thanksgivings offering to your mission. Ie: Bank, acct number, and the address so I can bank transfer to you. Thank you.
Is it wrong to not want to do anything? I mean, anything other than bare essentials to survive. As I, and others I know of, feel the only way to stay safe these days is to not participate. Yet, am concerned this may not be godly?
No. How did you get saved? By believing and confessing, right? Have you quit believing what you believed before? Have you quit confessing what you confessed before? Can you, at this point in your walk with Him, deny Him to be True? Can you walk away from Him after you have tasted His goodness and His great love for you? He will never ever leave you and no one or thing can snatch you out of His hand. Is that not what the Word of God says? Because of what the Word of God says, I see Jesus daily with my spirit-man eyes. My spiritual eyes, that see Jesus. I use my spiritual ears to hear His voice. I use my spiritual mouth to speak in tongues and to prophesy. The Holy Spirit reveals Him to me. When I sit in my living room, Jesus usually sits across from me so we can talk face to face. Dimly, lol, but He's there. When I get up to go to the kitchen, He goes before me, in front of me. The Holy Spirit sits and walks beside me. I see Him closer to me because He's revealing things to me. Not to say I don't learn a lot when I talk to Jesus. It's Jesus' voice I hear and follow. I'm 65 and have been walking with God since I was five. He has taught me how to walk by my spirit man and not my old carnal self. He dead, and Lord willing, he'll stay that way, amen! We are spirit beings now. One third of me is spirit, one third of me is soul, and one third of me is body. The spirit can learn to lead the soul and the body by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He will transform us from the inside out, amen. We are blessed, amen! and Praise be to God, Hallelujah!!!
Without TRUE repentance you will not be saved. Many people believe they are saved but are not. The Bible says to work out your salvation with fear and trembling
"Is Sanctification the Pursuit of Perfection?" Well, "Sanctification" is Born Again "set apart" (Holy); from the non Born Again (who are NOT sanctified). Total "Perfection" is impossible since ONLY Jesus (who IS God) is perfect. However, the Born Again are "led, driven and guided" by the Holy Spirit; from the moment they become Born Again; until death; to seek perfection. However, satan's "constant" and quintessential power; to tempt us to sin; causes us often to not listen to that little "voice" saying "NO!". Thus, it is a battle until death. But...the closer we get to Jesus; in every endeavor we do, think or say; He will then run interference against satan's incredible, temptational powers. And believe me, it DOES work. But we must be close to Jesus ALL the time. (Remember that satan's power is 2nd ONLY to Jesus') The point is: We don't stand a chance on our own. But with Jesus...Praise His Holy Name... In any case Brethren, please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN!
