Statements of Faith - I'm A Whosoever

 

JOHN 3:16

 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

ROMANS 10:13

For whosoever shall call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved. 

WHO ARE THE "WHOSOEVERS/WHOEVERS"?

Revelation 22:14 and 17 tell us they are the people who have washed their robes; who have had their sins washed away by the blood of God's Lamb Jesus Christ. 

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

1 John 5:11, 12

And this is that Testimony: God has given us Eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.  Whoever has The Son has life; whoever does not have The Son of God does not have life. 

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in The Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Titus 3:4-7

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by The Holy Spirit. This is The Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life. 

John 6:40

And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees The Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My Word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

Romans 10:13

For whosoever shall call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved. 

1 Timothy 1:16

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst. 

    I'm a whosoever. (Romans 10:13). I am a sinner saved by grace. (Ephesians 2:8-10). Back in my youth I lived for the pleasures of sin: I overdosed and died at least once, but God brought me back: it wasn't my time yet. I am a delivered blackout alcoholic. I say delivered because when God filled me with His Holy Spirit, I no longer desired the taste of alcohol, and the smell of any of it was nauseating. So I knew that God had delivered me out of it. 

    Before receiving this Spirit of Discernment, I was gullible: I believed lies told to me and acted upon them. But God. But God filled me with His Love and His Wisdom and I began to realize I am not a stupid woman. I am intelligent. I can do the things I was told I could not do. I am not who I was, nor am I yet who I will be. I am a 'work in progress' because God is still working on me. I am a whosoever.

    Wouldn't you like to be a "whosoever", too? This is only an example of how to pray. Be honest and truthful and sincere when you talk to The Almighty God of heaven and earth. He already knows your hearts: He just waits for us to open the doors of our hearts and invite Him in. (Revelation 3:20)

Dear Lord, 

I admit I am a sinner. I am sorry for the sins I have done against Your Word. Forgive me and wash me clean. Fill me with Your precious Holy Spirit and lead me in Your Ways, that I might glorify You with my thoughts, my words, my behavior and my actions. 

Thank You, Father God, for coming to rescue me from that which would have destroyed me. Thank You, thank You, thank You. 

I praise You and worship You, Lord God. May my every breath be a testimony of Your saving grace. 

In Jesus' Name,

Amen. 

LIVING HOPE  - Abigail Ginsterblum 

THERE IS A PLACE - Nathaniel Bassey

SINNER SAVED BY GRACE - Gaither Vocal Band 

Statements of Faith - Not Ashamed

 

ROMANS 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

    Romans 1:17

For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” (Exodus 18:9).

    SENT TO THE JEWS (ISRAEL) FIRST

Acts 3:26

"When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

    THE POWER OF THE CROSS

1 Corinthians 1:18, 21-24

(18) For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

(21) For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

(22) For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 

(23) but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 

(24) but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

 

    Without the mark of the cross (the atoning blood of Christ)  and the resurrection (born into a new life in Christ) upon the church (the born again believers who live a Christ-filled life) as a whole, nor without the baptism of The Holy Spirit dwelling within her (Comforter and Guide) and upon her (the power of God), there can be no unity in God's church, Christ's bride. 

Hebrews 9:22

And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. 

Luke 24:49

And behold, I am sending The Promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

True repentance is an acknowledgement and confession of our sins to God that we may receive His forgiveness. Without repentance (acknowledge sin in my life, confess my sins to God and stop doing those sins) there can be no forgiveness. 

Luke 24:47-48

(47) And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 

(48) and in His Name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. 

Romans 4:25

He was delivered over to death (torture and the cross and the grave) for our trespasses (rebellions against God) and was raised to life for our justification (righteousness).

    

    CALLED TO SALVATION THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

Acts 4:11-12

(11) This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

(12) "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 

Romans 5:6

(6) For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Acts 10:43

"All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His Name."

Romans 10:8-10

(8) But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

(9) that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

(10) For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

    I am not ashamed of being a Christian, a Christ-filled Christ follower. I am not ashamed of His gospel of salvation for it is the power of God saving me, changing me into His reflection, His image. For in the beginning when God created Adam, He created him in His image. And because He created Eve from Adam's rib, she became created in His image, too. 

    But sin entered in Eve's heart and she doubted the Truth of God's Word, causing her to eat the forbidden fruit, which she then handed off to Adam who also ate of it. Since then sin has reigned upon this earth and each person born has been born with the nature of sin within it. One of the first words we learn is "No", closely followed by a rebellious nature: doing what we want to do instead of doing what is best for us. 

    But God in His infinite mercy, which He extends to a thousand generations, made a Way for us to be forgiven and saved: John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" 

I am a whosoever. 

WINDS OF WORSHIP 10 - New England Worship Songs - Vineyard Music

NO WAY, WE ARE NOT ASHAMED - Carman 

THE JOY - The Belonging Co