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My copy and paste feature doesn't keep the words that are supposed to be italicized, so instead of me doing it manually, refer to a Bible to see which words are italicized.
Several weeks ago, I did the following message -
Luke 17:11-19
11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. (Every leper was healed, because they believed Jesus would heal them if they showed themselves to the priests. On their way, they were healed, but one man received more than physical healing; Jesus forgave and erased his sins (became a Christian). This man's heart was prepared to receive Jesus, because Romans 1:21 reveals, "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Jesus understood that the man's heart was prepared to receive Him (become a Christian), and Jesus knew the man believed He was the Savior. As a result, Jesus forgave his sins and gave him a future home in heaven. The other men, however, didn't have thankful hearts as described in Romans 1:21, so their hearts weren't prepared to receive Jesus. They more than likely believed Jesus was the Savior, but like many today, they wouldn't have received salvation. They would have believed Jesus was their Savior, but they would have turned from living the Christian lifestyle. This proves someone wasn't a Christian in the first place. For information on this, see chapter 16 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com)
On a personal level, I can relate to those truths: I have attempted to lead some people to the Lord by telling them how they can become Christians, and after explaining and leading them in prayer, they basically showed no emotion and had no thankfulness to the Lord. They pretty much went on their way like the nine lepers in Luke 17:11-19. At the time, I wandered if they really received Jesus into their hearts, and I can now see they more than likely didn't.
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