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Do not lose faith. Sin separates us from God until we are lost, and even then can we be found again. But I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. And Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah said.
Jesus promises a full salvation. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Some people want to pray away sin or wait for the Lord, they saw someone who was delivered from something in a single day, or they think they need to overcome. But Jesus has already saved us in His words, He did not say to pray it away or believe harder, but believe His words now: And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Even we have believed Jesus and cast off the filthy things of the world, and cut off those things that cause us to sin. Whatever it is. You cannot have access to any sin addiction. And who wants to face Jesus with only half-repentance. True repentance is one where we no longer take any longing look back. If we are worse than when Jesus found us than we should have nothing to look forward to as the Apostles warned, For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But you will find: you have not been overcome by the world. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench.
Rather we believe Jesus will bring us to perfection and present us blameless by the end. Without that faith, what salvation is there without union in the holy Spirit, as Paul says God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. Believe in a true life changing salvation in Jesus Christ. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
By His Gospel will we be brought to be blameless on the final day, by our Lord's redeeming blood and His ways, His path. And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, even now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight, if ye continue grounded and settled in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard.
This world will end, our lives will end soon and I'm not going to go to hell for the sake of alcohol or porn or unforgiveness. Sin issues left to fester, will destroy our faith and eventually we will chase them into the lake of fire. But we are still alive praise God I love you, For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. We still have time. This is my prayer for everyone, that we take Jesus' words to heart and follow Him and His truth which will set us free.
If you struggle to read the Bible because you've been far away from it; try reading Pilgrim's Progress or Imitation of Christ or Shepherd of Hermas. Those are I think by far the best christian books ever written. And audiobook forms are always there. But if your problem, your core issue is a repeated sin issue, in other words an addiction, Jesus Christ has given us salvation: cut off what causes sin. How to go about that depends on the issue so I can say no more, but this does work when you fully commit, and I know it is hard. And never let the Gospel become mundane, we may serve in heaven because Jesus the Messiah the Holy One and His atonement on the cross has paid it all, only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh. And as John, being the first to reach the full end of the christian life, said: if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. His perfection and not our own. We will make it because He will lead us there. Let us make it there in a presentable state for sure.