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Originally Posted by Ohio
At my salvation, I was given 3 exceedingly precious gifts --- the love for Jesus, the love for His word, and the love for His people --- who could do such a thing in my heart?
My testimony -- the radical change in my life -- amazed literally hundreds of people -- nobody could even recognize me -- and you want me to believe that "HONEST SOULS CAN BE DECEIVED?" Before my salvation, I had no honesty to speak of! I was saved out of deceit!
I prefer to die for my faith, than to question the reality of Jesus Christ in my heart.
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Dear Ohio,
This is what Jessie Penn Lewis said, not me. (Just want to make sure you caught that.)
I'm not sure what you're saying. She is not talking about salvation or Jesus Christ being in your heart, but about what can happen to those who are intensely seeking and very serious about following God after they are saved. The point is that Satan is afraid of such people because of the impact they can have on His dark kingdom. He uses his wiles to trick them and render them ineffective.
Jesus warned us to take heed that we not be deceived. Her point is that just having good intentions as believers does not guarantee we will not be deceived. We have to take heed by watching and praying and always staying aware of the possiblity of deception.
Hey, I just put this out because it offers a plausible explanation for why real seekers sometimes get caught in the devil's snare.
I didn't quote her whole book obviously, so there is a lot more to it.
Whatever the enemy does, God uses to grow us up. Part of that growing up is being delivered from deception and coming to an understanding of how we got deceived.
Nothing personal meant ... I think you misunderstood, maybe ???
Peace, Love, Joy
Thankful Jane