I have written extensively that God met me when I was in my late teens and gave me mental illness because I would not humble myself and admit to him I was a sinner.
I have found out during Christian discipling that that is a lie.
I was fooled by satan.
God is exactly represented by Jesus. And Jesus loves me. He delights in me. He is for me. He will never leave me. He would never punish me. All the punishment due me was poured out on Jesus when He was on the cross.
When Jesus died and went to the grave my “old man”, my dead spirit, went to the grave with Him. When Jesus rose from the dead He gave me a new spirit that loves Him. His Spirit and mine joined and we became one. God, through Jesus, did everything for me. All I have to do is receive His love.
Jesus made my spirit perfect but my soul is not regenerated, nor my body. My mind, will, and emotions and my physical body draw me to sin. If I sow to sin I reap bad feelings, fear, isolation, jail, disease, death. If I sow to Jesus’ Spirit I reap good feelings, joy, love, peace, life. Sin is its own punishment. Love is its own blessing.
My depression is being replaced by love through forgiving others and what they have done to me.
If your theology is not bringing you love, joy and peace, you do not know the truth about Jesus. You are believing a lie. Have the courage to seek Jesus and the truth. Regardless of the lies that some well meaning people or institutions have told you, Jesus does love you, completely, as you are, right now. The choice of spending eternity with His love is NOT HIS. He has given it to you. He will not force Himself on you. He has not predestined you to heaven or hell. The Bible says, “Those He foreknew He predestined.” The Greek for “foreknew” does NOT mean “chose”. It means “knew before.” He predestines based on YOUR CHOICE, NOT HIS. He has given you free will and self-determination. He will not take it back. YOU are responsible for your choice. By answering “No” or “No answer” you are rejecting His eternal love and forgiveness. By answering “Yes” you are in His arms forever. He will never reject you even if you lose faith in Him later.
Satan will feed you the lie of “you don’t have to choose, you can blame God.”
The truth is, that Jesus would rather die than spend eternity without you. . . And He did.
“Today is the Day of Salvation, NOW is the accepted time.”
Thank you God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit,
Jim McNaughton
I AM for You! 