I'm An Unbeliever* - The Jesus Trip

It is impossible to drum up faith on your own. For centuries, believers have pushed and pulled to create faith - while attributing their own salvation and breakthroughs to the faith they apparently mustered up. But the gospel is overwhelmingly clear that - on our own - we are capable only of unbelief. It is Christ's own faith that has saved us. As the scriptures repeatedly state, we are saved by the "faith of Jesus Christ" and this is a gift!
We must stop looking at our own faith, or lack thereof and turn our eyes back to the person of Christ.
Jesus stepped in and became our own human response to the Father. Buckle your seat belts as John demolishes one of the most sacred cows of modern religion - the idea that your own human "faith response" plays any role in salvation whatsoever!

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Education

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• Faith
• response
• sovereignty
• choice
• free will
• grace
• Trinitarian
• Karl Barth
• TF Torrance
• Calvinism
• Arminian
• Martin Luther
• Holy Spirit
• Finished Work
• Cross
• Gospel

[jacksmack77]

Jesus died for us. Faith receives what Jesus has done for us! Jesus paid it all. Faith plays no part it; it just receives Christ as our only means of salvation John 1:12. God bless.

[tripdippfan14]

@min3stron3 I dont think its that he's saying anything is wrong with prayer, etc. what we cannot do is use these things as a means to acheive a right standing with God. Dont be fearful of sinning or being religious. Fear produces what we are afraid of. Love made perfect is absent of all fear. God has not given us a spirit of fear...TRUST, RELY ON, BELIEVE the words of Grace you have just received and trust me, they will manifest. Give up...Don't be afraid...God is already pleased with you :)

[Hillbillykid2000]

@min3stron3 one thing that I have accepted is I don't always get all the answers right away and its no big deal if i don't know or understand all .I don't really care about it all .John Crowder to me has alot of understanding about things like the cross of Christ and grace and faith and I really do appreciate what he has to say about these things .

[Hillbillykid2000]

@min3stron3 I,m still hearing to much like brain chatter from your comment , to me . I don't know [people have different personallities and stuff so maybe thats just the way you are .

[min3stron3]

@Hillbillykid2000 (Also I don't mind conflict I'm just telling it like it is because we only see eachothers text over the internet and don't know eachother. Hope you don't think I took your comment the wrong way.)

[min3stron3]

@Hillbillykid2000 If John Crowder is 'splitting hairs' over it why can't I? I'm just being honest and I believe God is the best minister. But sometimes people are different and ask questions about what they are meditating on if they have a question instead of being a mindless drone. As he said you can't drum up your own faith so I'm seeing where God's leading my heart not what someone else is telling me to do or what I fear I should be doing.

[theccmovement]

I wonder why we still say... 2000yrs ago.... I've heard that since I was born..... it should be close to at least 2035 yrs ago....

[Hillbillykid2000]

@min3stron3 try to learn medition so you won't think about it so much . TRy having a brain by pass LOL !

[hephzibam]

hahaha! what comes out of a but is poopoo! IT IS FINISHED! But....???! No butss!!

[min3stron3]

@min3stron3 It feels like I can't just do whatever because it will either turn into something sinful or religious. (I elaborated my point below) I feel like even being prophetic is mustering ups and tapping ins.. is that what you're supposed to do? If so/not, how do you 'communicate' with God properly? Ex: If I complain to God about my circumstances, I feel honest but meloncholy. If I trust in God, I feel better about trusting but maybe religious? Help identify this fine line?