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Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Is it better or worse to avoid the sacrament of the Lord's Supper during these times?
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Gabriel,
Do you mean falling away in the sense that:
1. A reprobate who is falling away from the Church that will never be restored.
2. A real believer who is in a temporary state of rebellion.
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Gabriel,
Do you mean falling away in the sense that:
1. A reprobate who is falling away from the Church that will never be restored.
2. A real believer who is in a temporary state of rebellion.
How could you possibly know the difference?
Gal 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Gabriel,
Do you mean falling away in the sense that:
1. A reprobate who is falling away from the Church that will never be restored.
2. A real believer who is in a temporary state of rebellion.
How could you possibly know the difference?Gal 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
It says His Spirit is the one that cries out. While I agree that self-deception is possible, the spirit of self-deception is not of the same quality as the Spirit of sonship.Originally posted by Scott Bushey
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by SemperFideles
Gabriel,
Do you mean falling away in the sense that:
1. A reprobate who is falling away from the Church that will never be restored.
2. A real believer who is in a temporary state of rebellion.
How could you possibly know the difference?Gal 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
Is it possible that one could be self deceived?
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Can one sense when they're falling away from the faith?
Is it possible you may need to read something like this:Originally posted by alwaysreforming
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Can one sense when they're falling away from the faith?
I think I've been "sensing" it for several months now. My "appetite" for the things of God and of His Son are at a 5-year low.
The worries and anxieties of life have done that to me in the past, and are doing so again now.
My signature line should be: "What a wretched man I am!"
As for taking the Lord's Supper, these days I either avoid the service that contains the sacrament, or pass on the elements as they're being distributed. I remember several weeks ago as I let the elements pass me by, as soon as they left my hand my inner voice kept thinking, "Who am I to PASS on the body and blood of Christ???" If it is indeed what I need, how could I possibly pass them up?