Realizing Our True Purpose | 3.Our Response to God | Santosh Poonen
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Summary
The speaker emphasizes that while God has provided the solution to sin through Jesus, receiving that salvation requires a conscious response. This response involves three key actions: honestly admitting sinfulness, repenting by deciding to turn away from sin toward Jesus, and believing in Jesus's ability to save completely. Ultimately, true transformation comes when God replaces our 'stony heart' with a new, clean heart through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Outline
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Our conscience as the nerves of the soulGod made us different from the rest of creation by placing a conscience within us, which acts like the nerves of the soul to signal when we do something sinful.
The danger of ignoring your conscienceIgnoring the pokes of your conscience makes it insensitive over time, similar to the disease of leprosy which damages nerves.
Receiving God's solutionGod has already made a way of salvation in Jesus to clean our consciences, but having the solution is not enough; we must receive it for it to take effect.
The illustration of a financial checkJust like receiving a check in your name requires you to take and deposit it rather than just looking at it, we must actively receive what God offers.
First, honestly admit your sinYou must honestly admit that you are full of sin and need to be saved, starting with simple honesty before God.
Secondly, turn away from sin and turn to JesusYou must decide to turn away from sin in repentance, recognizing that while sin has temporary pleasure, it ultimately leads to frustration and disappointment.
Thirdly, believe that Jesus can save you completelyYou must believe that Jesus wants and is able to save you completely because He died and rose again, reaching out to take the check God holds out.
The pig and the cat illustrationBefore coming to Jesus, we have hard stony hearts like a pig that loves mud, but God offers to give us a new nature like a cat that hates filth.
God promises a new heartGod promises to take out the old stony heart and put a new clean soft heart inside you by placing His own Spirit within.Hebrews 8:10
Becoming a part of God's familySincere response makes you a part of God's family where He becomes your spiritual father and takes care of you.John 1:12
How to come to GodThere are no magic words needed; simply and quietly ask God in your own words to remove your sin and put His Spirit within you.John 6:37
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