this is my last post...ive posted 3 in one night. I dont mean to be posting so many in one night but its just im trying to learn to preach and everyday ive been talking to people about god and so i keep learning more each day. For example heres my post. This guy today told me he confessed jesus as lord and savior, hes repented and hes read the bible a bunch. he did seem to know about it. the only problem is that he lives in sin. He doesnt show any fruit and for example, he has a kid and he doesnt care about his kid. he goes out and gets drunk.
what can i do with a person like this? i seem to run into them alot.

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jesse

Preach the truth in love and let God do the judging.

The bible says that if a man won't work and support his family, he is worse than an infidel.

Lahry

My response I think would be, "Well Sir it sounds like you havent repented..."

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Adam Fell

To continue what hredii has said, it's impossible to repent and still live in sin. You should show him from the scriptures that the true believer doesn't live in sin or else he's a false believer.

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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Jeremy Hulsey

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jesse

You should tell him humbly and in a spirit of love but it's still going to offend there's no getting around that.

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Jeremy Hulsey

Wow, I know so many people just like that.

A friend of mine cusses all the time. He rarely prays and never reads his bible. I asked him one time if he was a Chrisitan and he said 'Yes'. I talked to him about prayer and repentance and he said he 'has done all that'.

I have a lot of friends and family who say they are christians but there is no fruit! I always pray that God will convict AND THAT THEY WILL LISTEN to the spirit as he convicts.

I watched a Ray Comfort video (let's please not get into a debate over him) in which a guy was witnessing to a drunk guy. The drunk guy was very outspoken, cussing and giving the Christian a hard time.

***This blew me away!***

When the Christian asked him what would happen to him when he died, he said that this might be a surprise, but he believed that he had a spot in Christ's kingdom when the Lord returned. These verses comes to mind over and over:

Matthew 7:

[22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

[23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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Hal Bachman

If you are saved... you will repent.

If you have not repented... you are not saved.

Repentence isnt being sorry, it's changing your behavior. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to change our behavior. If there isnt at least a [i]desire[/i] to change your behavior and attitudes then you dont have the Holy Spirit (i.e. not saved).

Krispy

I had an old math teacher that would always say," I don’t want apologies, I want changed behavior."

As much as I despised hearing her say that, God doesn’t want apologies, he wants repentance.

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Josh Parsley