I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Since I began to live only by believing Jesus is the Christ and I am forever saved by Him and also began to exercise myself in always believing that while awake, then I now live a life completely different than before.
I am no longer doubting my faith nor salvation. My mind is much better off than all the arguments and confusions and doubtings of before.
I still care what others believe about it all, but not enough to allow it to intrude on my faith every waking part of my day.
So long as I am living by believing all the time in Jesus as my Savior, then my life is now my own and no one else's.
Other Christians can choose to live however they want and to follow others as they like, and I also do that, but only if I personally agree with it.
I can really say now that the life I live is by constantly believing Jesus is the Christ and I am saved forever. I call it my guiding light and walk of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
I am no longer looking for someone else to be there around me or to tell me, but I now do it all for myself. I care what Christians think, believe, and teach, but I must live my way as a Christian, and I am now doing that by following my light of Jesus, while constantly naming His name in me.
I do not read the Bible to prove anything to me in how I live. I do look to the Bible to see how my faith is compared to it. And now I am finding much of the Bible agrees with my faith Jesus gives me while I believe He is my Savior all day long.
Since I began to live only by believing Jesus is the Christ and I am forever saved by Him and also began to exercise myself in always believing that while awake, then I now live a life completely different than before.
I am no longer doubting my faith nor salvation. My mind is much better off than all the arguments and confusions and doubtings of before.
I still care what others believe about it all, but not enough to allow it to intrude on my faith every waking part of my day.
So long as I am living by believing all the time in Jesus as my Savior, then my life is now my own and no one else's.
Other Christians can choose to live however they want and to follow others as they like, and I also do that, but only if I personally agree with it.
I can really say now that the life I live is by constantly believing Jesus is the Christ and I am saved forever. I call it my guiding light and walk of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
I am no longer looking for someone else to be there around me or to tell me, but I now do it all for myself. I care what Christians think, believe, and teach, but I must live my way as a Christian, and I am now doing that by following my light of Jesus, while constantly naming His name in me.
I do not read the Bible to prove anything to me in how I live. I do look to the Bible to see how my faith is compared to it. And now I am finding much of the Bible agrees with my faith Jesus gives me while I believe He is my Savior all day long.
