Examine Yourself

Romans 5:6 "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."

 Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

Romans 6:4 "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

 Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"

1 Peter 1:18-20 "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,"

Colossians 3:1 "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."

Psalm 45:11 "So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him."

We can do NOTHING to receive His love.  We can never earn His favor.  Jesus Christ is perfect, the perfect sacrifice, the perfect God, the perfect Savior and Lord and King.  He is Lord and King weather or not He is Savior to you.  He has been since before the foundation of this world, He has always been with the Father, God.  You can never do enough good, since all of your good works are as filthy rags before Him.  Our hearts are wicked before Him, no good dwells in us, none.  Do you see your heart the way He sees it?  If you don't see yourself as He does (check the Scripture on what He says about us, about our heart wicked and deceitful, about our good works as filthy rags, how Jesus rebuked Pharisees who saw themselves as religious and good and righteous, when in reality Jesus says if your righteousness does not exceed theirs you will not see the kingdom of God) you have not seen God.  Ask Him to show you your heart.  

NO amount of knowledge is going to help you know Him more.  No amount of studying accomplishes anything without being born again.  You study the Scriptures because you think that in them you have salvation; this is empty and vain.  The real question is, have you been washed in the blood of Christ?  Has He changed you?  Has He come in to turn your life upside down.  If He comes in to dwell with you by the Holy Spirit your life cannot remain the same.  You cannot say a pray and presume life as you did before Him.  This is impossible.  This would mean you did not meet Him and you do not know Him.  When Christ comes, He gives a joy and peace unsurpassing.  He gives compassion, mercy, broken-heartedness for things you were hard hearted against before.  He allows you to see yourself as He sees, as a wicked evil sinner, in which He came to save.  He is not a religion.  He is not a standard to live up to.  He does not want good people, moral people.  He wants the sick, the blind, the lame, the sinners so He is redeem, so He can heal and set free, give sight and forgive and revive.  He is a Person, to know, to gnanosko, to experience.  The Spirit of God must quicken His Word to you, the Father must call you, all it takes is a word and He can save you, He saves by faith because of His grace.  But if it is knowledge and religion this is not faith, the Spirit of God has not convicted you of sin and righteousness and judgment, the Spirit has not given you a new heart, you are not born again.  Salvation belongs to the Lord, He saves.  This is not a decision of man, but a calling of God.  Seek God, the Living God, the True God.  Don't listen to what anyone says about Him, pastors, teachers, family, friends, check the spirits, examine, seek God yourself and the Bible for every form of belief that is birthed in you.        

Do you see Him, truly SEE Him with eyes of faith?  Is He precious to you?  Do you serve the true Jesus Christ of the bible?  Do you serve Jesus Christ or do you serve the world?  Do you love Jesus Christ the Son of God or do you love the things of this world?  Do you joy in Jesus or do you joy in traditions of men and celebrations of this world?  There are many anti-christs, many false prophets who have come into this world, preaching a false jesus, not Jesus, not god at all, seek God to see if you are in the faith.  This is not to be taken lightly.  Satan wants to take everyone he can to hell with him, he will not fail to stoop so low as to put on a disguise to appear as light and truth when really it is a lie.  He is the deceiver, out to kill, steal and destroy.  Do not be deceived.  Seek the true God, Creator of everything, Greater than all other powers.  He desires that all should come to know Him and none shall perish.  Seek Him in truth. 

Matthew 7:13-15 "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

Psalm 73:25 "Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee."   

Psalm 26: 2 "Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart."

2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"