Im afraid im actually not saved

This fear is very complex cause it comes from 2 extreme side, one being that the only thing you have to do to be saved is to believe in Christ and accept him as your saviour, and the other one is that it's not enough but it makes me spin then cause i feel like im not saved, cause i question many sins if they are really sins, and i feel like i do it to still act on it and its a way to speak myself into doing them so i dont feel bad about myself which is pride i think. But the first one makes me angry, cause people are abusing Jesus death. In my opinion the "Just accept Jesus and you're saved" view is false, yeah you dont have to do anything, but if it doesnt show up in your life that youre accepted Jesus, you're not saved... It makes me angry cause i see people who claims that are christians and they still act the same way as before, they still live in sin, and these people would say they are saved cause Jesus paid it all... thats abusing his sacrafice... There are things that are hard to leave like drug or alcohol addiction i understand, but its an excuse to still act on it cause Jesus already paid the price for future sins too... I even heard someone saying " a christian who is abusing at home like beating his wife and childrens, but he accepted Jesus in his heart he is saved" this is so wrong. This sounds like its made up just to make you feel better. Its like an excuse to still live by sin cause you will be im heaven cause you accepted Jesus. I just cant accept this view it sounds really wrong. I feel bad for those people, i feel bad that i judge them, but it still not right. Then its like we dont have to fight sin, just accept Jesus... But as a said the other side makes me go crazy, im afraid im not really saved cause i still question which sin is actually a sin. Im watching Mark Dejesus, he has good videos, but when he talks about feeling like everything is sin, he brings up things that are clear that arent sins like doing something you like, going for a hike, drawing, or i read that some thinks that taking a shower is a sin, or going to school. You can tell this is ocd, for me, im obsessing about the grey areas. About joking, watching scary things,saying bad words but not in a harmful way to others, just randomly say one if i accidentaly hit myself or something,thinking about sex(this was a big one) and with this i realized it might not be a sin cause how you educate yourself about sex? You have to think about it. It seems like its a sin when you do it to satisfy your feelings or youre thinking about someone else. But in a normal way, it seems like its not a sin. But im overthinking this too.

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Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 27w ago

I am strong believe in Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone. I have suffered with horrible OCD all my life and I know what it’s like to have these thoughts, but let me tell you, when it comes to the Bible, you have to go by scripture and not your feelings, your ocd feelings are lying to you, can someone live like trash and be saved ? Yes, you know why? Because them Bible says the moment you accept the free gift and believe you are SEALED until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13-14) NKJV. If someone chooses to live badly after being saved, there is of course consequences in this life and loss of rewards in heaven, but loss of salvation will never be one of those consequences, because Jesus paid it all on the cross. All past, present, and future sins have been paid for, otherwise you could never be sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption. Do you know why you cannot be saved by faith and works together ? Because the law of the knowledge of sin! If you try to be acceptable by following the law, you will be judged by that law, and not by Grace. Read 1 Corinthians chapter 3, it talks about the judgment and rewards and loss of rewards. At the end of the day salvation is simple Acts 16:31 “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved”. That may seem unfair and like people abuse it but it’s not about what we see as fair and it’s not for us to decide whether we think those rules are right, it’s about what God says, and what he says is truth despite our feelings. He paid for all your sins… even your doubts and fears and every OCD thought and compulsion you will ever do. Don’t fight it, accept this truth and rest in it :) Roman’s 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Username: NerdynerdNerdynerd

Date posted: 27w ago

@Jesuslovesme777 AMEN!

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 26w ago

Im sorry but i dont believe in that. When people hear about "works" they quickly say "you can't be saved by works" and that "you are saved if you accept or believe in Jesus". When the bible says its not works that will save you, it means that you dont have to think about what good i should do to be saved which is useless, and when you do this you trust in yourself not God. But faith without works is dead and the bible says this. It still doesnt means that you have to work to be saved, it means if youre saved it will show up in your life. You will do good because you rely on Jesus. Also people misunderstand what "having faith in Jesus" is, its not just that i accept there was Jesus and i can do anything cause He paid it all. Paul talks about this. If we are saved we shouldnt go back to sinning. So no, someone who says "i accept Jesus" but kills people, lives in adultery and do drugs, arent saved, this is not how it works. Jesus sacrifice is not an excuse, thats abusing his sacrifice. People think its like this cause its easier to live in sin. I dont believe someone who kills people and abuse others or even r*pe is saved, this makes people angry. If you have a wife, and yall got married, you said you love her, but you keep cheating her and even beat her sometimes, you dont love her really... It's like saying she should forgive you cause yall are married... Again this is not works. God will work on you and will help you move from sin, you wont become sinless, but you cant live a horrible life and be a son of God. Accepting Jesus is you relying on him, giving your life to him, living as he wants to, we wont be perfect in it, but still living in sin is not accepting Jesus in your life.

Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 26w ago

@PRIV8 Well I am sorry to say then that you do not believe in the true Gospel… God bless.

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 26w ago

@PRIV8 The best example is marrige or love. If you love someone it will show up in your life. Now doing things for her/him wont make you love her or wont make yall married. But loving her will make you do things. But if you hurt her and abuse her thats not love

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 26w ago

@Jesuslovesme777 This is Gospel... then youre saying what Paul said its not true...

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 26w ago

@PRIV8 The bible says many times faith without works is dead... but then you say its a lie... So Jesus not said "Go and dont sin" he said "accept me and live how you want" in your view

Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 26w ago

@PRIV8 The problem is you don’t understand dispensations, if you’re really seeking truth, watch “dispensational truth by Gene Kim” it’s a lot of informations, but it explains all those verses you mentioned, if you don’t want to watch, there’s nothing more to say, God bless

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 26w ago

@Jesuslovesme777 I searched it, so you think faith without work is dead, but Jesus did all the work so we dont have to do anything... well

Username: NerdynerdNerdynerd

Date posted: 27w ago

“For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” It’s interesting because I can relate, but in opposite terms. I feel like everyone could do wrong (it doesn’t matter what) and they could be forgiven, but not me. But what the previous person said is very right, it’s not justice or fairness, it’s grace through faith. It really is that simple. No one can take away the power of the cross, not even OCD. This walk with Christ was never about perfection, if it was than that means we wouldn’t need Jesus. As for the sins you’re worried about, take them to God. But this doesn’t mean your salvation hangs in the balance. He’s paid it. We are all a work in progress. “Jesus came to the world, not to condemn it, but to save it” No need to resist it, you can allow yourself to accept peace. You are allowed to live in peace

Username: PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

I just cant deal with this... its too much

I cant find anything about this on the internet, i found religious ocd and all that...but not what i have. I do suffer with some kind of obsession, i about how should a christian behave. Whatever i do i always have a guilt that this isnt what a christian should do... like i make jokes, i flirt with girls or just have fun, think about something and living my life. I just cant handle it anymore. I want to enjoy my life as a christian but i have guilt for wanting to behave how i want too... i even thought about losing my faith and move on without God... offcourse i dont want it but i cant handle this anymore, i do t enjoy my life constantly worrying about how should i behave or feeling guilt cause i maybe did a sin like watching girls, loving myself, care about how i look, want to be liked by girls and more... I think this is not ocd, it feels like i have desires of doing sinful acts and i dont want to not think about it or idk...

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Username: PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

How you accept that you are sinful?

If i try to accept i feel so much guilt and sad and even depressed like im a bad person and i have to fix this, but i realize to that then i become perfectionist, and its really exhausting to always be perfect for God, and you become obsessive with that, its not healthy. But i cant accept im like this and this is okay cause God still loves me... i still feel bad about being sinful... so then i say to myself that maybe im not sinful cause i really avoid many bad things, so i might be good but then i get guilt again cause "who i am to say that im not sinful, im a human too, i cant say that"... This might come from me not knowing what is really a sin, there are alot of things people call sins, but i want to understand why is it a sin. This really makes me not enjoy my life cause i call sin many things i enjoy doing and now i feel guilty about doing them...

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Username: PRIV8

Date posted: 38w ago

Questioning why try to be a good person

This question is from a religious perspective. I know we have to be good, but we cant be all good, we have to stop sin, but we cant stop sinning fully and we are saved either way, cause its not our actions that sends us to heaven, its God's grace. So anyone who accepted Christ as their saviour its saved, he can still sin, he can still be a bad person, unkind with people, have sex before marriage, do bad things, he is still saved. This makes me angry cause i try everytime to eb a better person and sometimes i just get tired cause i get alot of temptation and i fight to not act on it and be kind person but then i get tired of it cause of many things, and i see people that accept Jesus but they still live an earthly life and enjoy their life better than I do, and they will be in heaven too. Im not saying thes shouldnt, im just talking about whats the point of all of this? If i try to be a better person i get hit by how sinful i am,i feel guilt and i want to avoid being sinful but it doesnt work, and i feel guilt repenting, and there are others who just live their life like others. I have really bad sexual temptations, i dont know if i will be able to not have sex with my girlfriend(when i will have one) im always thinking that i will fight somehow, but there are other christian who doesnt wait till marriage and nothing bad happens, they feel a little bad but they still do it, they are happy, and i will be there struggling to not sin, and maybe it will even do bad for the relationship... What's the point? I struggle with this alot, if im saved why do i have to fight so hard to not sin if im unable to be fully sinful but im still saved? It's like we know its bad to steal food from a store but they would say " you wont get fined or penalty for that but pls dont do it" you will say okay but what happens if youre starving and you dont have money? You dont get any penalty, of course you will steal instead of dying by starvation, and then you live freely... they still welcome you to the store. I know this shows how God really loves us and its beautiful, but then why try to be soo good, why try to be like Jesus if we can never be like that... and as i said many "sins" doesnt seem like its really hurted someone, like i know christian people who had sex before marriage and they still live happily. Or i heard people saying they dont feel bad or guilt having sex with random girls and they are christians... Im struggling with having thoughts that many things i do is a sin and i want to think its okay Jesus saved me, but i feel like a bad person, that i use Jesus pain to just sin...

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