Repent and Believe Podcast w/ Cynthia Smalls

🎯 Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #694, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: What does it LOOK like 👀 when you're on your WAY to ??? 🔥🔥 If you and I keep doing this one THING in the sight of holy God, we will all end up in a burning ! So what is this thing, if we keep on doing, we will not inherit God's Kingdom, but be thrown in the Lake of Fire, where the smoke of your torment will rise day and night and there will be no relief for you? SOWING TO YOUR FLESH!!

We, who followed Jesus, are called to holiness! 💥 2 Timothy 1:9 "for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose]..." Amen!

Read what the apostle Paul says about what happens when we sow to the flesh: "For the one who sows to his flesh [his sinful capacity, his worldliness, his disgraceful impulses] will reap from the flesh ruin and destruction, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life." Galatians 6:8

Therefore, today's podcast is over 3 hours long for the express purpose of going through the ENTIRE New Testament, reading those Scriptures that clearly shows the eternal consequence of those who carry unconfessed sin, who refuse to repent and turn from their wicked ways.

These Bible verses paints the portrait of the disposition and characteristics of the ungodly and a vivid sobering picture of as a place of torment, darkness, separation, destruction, and eternal punishment! It is described as a destination reserved for the devil and his angels, but also warns of the possibility of human souls being condemned there IF THEY DO NOT REPENT AND TURN BACK TO GOD!

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

* DISCLAIMER: my apologies, in the middle of the podcast, there will be a dramatic moment of silence 🤣 as I was pulling up a Scripture. I thought I hit "pause," but I didn't and therefore there's a little break in the middle of the recording.) ** Sorry!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #693, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: Are you living to be found worthy of the Kingdom of God, to spend eternity with the Lord Jesus Christ? Or are you living to please your flesh and be partakers of the "world's delicacies" (aka, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life) which flies in the face of holy God?

We all have to do some self-examination to make sure we are fit for the Kingdom - to stand before Jesus Christ without shame or blame! Paul’s whole thrust in life (as it should be ours) was to conduct himself in a manner worthy of the gospel: “ According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:20–21). Amen!

Beloved, Christ Jesus was very succinct that discipleship is costly; it will cost you everything to follow Him! And if you think being His disciple, His follower is going to be a cakewalk, a skate in the park, whereby you don't have to put that flesh under subjection... then you have been deceptively deceived "by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit" (study Ephesians 4:14)!

The hour is late my friend and the curtain is about to close on humanity. "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory and majesty of His Father with His angels, and then He will repay each one in accordance with what he has done" (Matthew 16:27). The Lord Jesus commands us, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Let us all be found worthy to enter the Kingdom of God, having overcome the "world" by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior! (Study Revelation 21:7).

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

🎯**DISCLAIMER - @ THE 01:13:42 MARK, THE CORRECT SCRIPTURE IS MATTHEW, CHAPTER 7. ** Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #692, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: Christ Jesus may it abundantly clear in Luke 13:3, "I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish." Amen!

Both the Lord Jesus Christ and John the Baptist both urgently called people to repent because the arrival of the Kingdom of God was at hand. Many chose this radical reorientation of their lives. They demonstrated repentance through baptism and profound changes in lifestyles. So, what does living a repentant life look like today in the 21st century for those who follow Christ Jesus? Because that's what we talking about today. But let us understand what repentance is. For there's a lot of misunderstanding about repentance.

Repentance in the Bible, involves a complete and irreversible change of mind, heart, and actions. Repentance recognizes that our sin is offensive to God. To repent means to make an about-face, heart-directed turn away from self to God, from the past to a future ruled by God’s commands, acknowledging that the Lord reigns supreme over one’s existence.

Living a repentant life is truly all about your love for Jesus Christ. Because He says if you really love me, you will obey and keep my commandments. It is living to glorify God, bringing honor and credit to Jesus' Name, and to live a life worthy of the Kingdom! It means to produce fruit of your repentance, living a lifestyle that reflects that you have changed your mind about sin, you no longer live in willful, blatant, habitual, deliberate sin. It means longing to please God. No longer wanting to do those things that offend Him. It means having a renewed mindset that you are no longer part of this sinful evil world that is influenced and ranby our enemy Satan!

💥 Sin no longer holds an attraction for you. 💥

It is truly about walking in the newness of life. It is all about the new birth! No longer do you sow seeds of unrighteousness, but of righteousness! No longer wanting to make provision for the flesh. It is now all about keeping your body under subjection, lest you become a castaway!

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #691, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: The Bible is explicitly clear about to whom the Lord Jesus Christ will give eternal life to! For starters, we know from Philippians 2:12 we are commanded to: "Work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ]." Amen! And with that being said let me ask you: Will God let 🤔 you "SLIDE" into Heaven??

Will Jesus say to the Father on the Day He judges the inhabited world in righteousness, "Although this one right here standing before You lived a life of SINFUL perfection, lived a life of hypocrisy, lukewarmness and rebellion, all the while professing that I was His Lord and Savior, come on Father, just let him in any way!

Beloved I asked you again, Will God let 🤔 you "SLIDE" into Heaven?? The answer is a resounding NO! The Lord Jesus Christ is not going to let any one of us just "SLIDE" into Heaven! The Bible tells us exactly who shall inherit eternal life, and it will not be the one who is banking on "sliding" into Heaven with their sinful, wicked lifestyles trailing behind them, claiming the Name!! For there was no renewing of the mind that we are no longer of this devil deceiving perishing world, with all of this superficial Luciferian values. Even though we are in it, the Bible tells us not to be part of it. There was no picking up their cross and diligently and faithfully and truthfully following Jesus. There was no putting off the "old man" and putting on the "new man." There was no "walking in the newness of life." There was no turning from sin. So, for those who are banking on "sliding" into Heaven, BE NOT DECEIVED: there will be no eternal life!

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #690, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort you from 2 Corinthians 7:1 - "Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God." Amen!

💥 "Do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved,...The Lord...is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance" (study 2 Peter 3:8-9). 💥

In the New Testament, we learn through the example of Jesus Christ that followers are called to a life of obedience. Our motivation for obedience is love: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments (John 14:15).

We are commanded to CLEANSE ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit! By the grace of God and the prompting of Holy Spirit, these Scriptures were given to us today keep us sober-minded! To be watchful. For we do have an adversary, the devil, "who prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour," so say 1 Peter 5:8. God has given us His wisdom written down in the Scriptures. This is what He wants us to know on this side of glory. And it is to our spiritual maturity and development and sanctification that we heed to His instructions.

For then and, ONLY then, we shall receive the gift of eternal life... having lived a righteous and obedient life unto Christ! To most professing "Christians'" dismay and ignorance, the Lord Jesus Christ will ONLY grant eternal life to those: "Who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating)" (Revelation 22:14-15).

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #679, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: The dictionary definition of “worldly” is: “relating to, or devoted to, the temporal world.” Worldliness, then, is the condition of being concerned with worldly affairs, especially to the neglect of spiritual things. The Bible has a great deal to say about worldliness, none of it good!

Paul equates worldliness with spiritual immaturity in 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, where he addresses the believers in the church of Corinth in regard to their worldly behavior. Likewise today, our nation is full of compromising "believers." They lie, they cheat, they deny the truth and authority of Jesus' teachings, they are full of greed, and they live like the unredeemed.

Scripture draws a clear distinction between friendship with God and friendship with the "world." James 4:4 tells us that “friendship with the world is hatred toward God.” He goes on to say that “anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.”

💥 Those who choose worldliness, choose to live in the enemy’s camp because all that is of the world is under the control of Satan!!💥

The choice is clear. To avoid worldliness, we must mature in the faith, growing up in all things in Christ so that we are no longer spiritual infants, tossed about by the lies of the "world," who's under the control and influence of our enemy - the devil! For otherwise, like Christ declares emphatically: "I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:5).

Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #678, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: What does it mean to be born of God? And why is it so crucial that we be born again? We got a lot of questions we need to get to today because Beloved, the hour of our soon coming King is fastly approaching! And if we are not found in Him, if our names are not written in the Lamb's Book of life, we will be thrown, hurled, tossed, cast into the Lake of Fire and that blazes with fire and brimstone, and we will be tormented day and night with no relief. (study Acts 17:30-31; Revelation 14:9-12; Revelation 20:10-15). In Christ, Scripture commands us to be holy, as He is holy!

Spiritual rebirth occurs when a person places faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection and receives God’s forgiveness of sin (1 Peter 1:3; 1 John 2:2). Salvation is the state of being reborn, as Jesus says, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” (John 3:3). When one is born again, he or she is a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).

BUT HOW CAN WE KNOW IF WE ARE TRULY A CHILD OF GOD? HOW CAN WE KNOW WE HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN? John teaches us the "calling card," an identifying characteristic of one who is TRULY a child of God in 1 John 3:9-10: "No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin" and "...the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God’s will in thought, action, and purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly] love his [believing] brother.

John also teaches in 1 John 5, "Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him. 2 By this we know [without any doubt] that we love the children of God: [expressing that love] when we love God and obey His commandments. 3 For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. 4 For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God]." AMEN!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, we, who are born-again, born of God, do not make it a HABIT TO WILLFULLY SIN AGAINST THE ONE WHO SAVED OUR WRETCHED SOUL! We are not to live lives characterized by sin! Romans 6:14 - "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

When tempted, we are to, "So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people]. 9 Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose]" (James 4:7-10). Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #677, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: What do you think would happen to the one who chooses the "world" over Jesus Christ? Your answer will determine your eternal future!! Are you willing 🤔 to ENDURE anything and FORSAKE all to follow Jesus?

💥 Mark 8:36-37: "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" 💥

For me, this may just be one of Christ Jesus' most sobering and frightening statements! This absolutely should keep us all reminded that if we want this pagan, satanic, hedonistic "world" and all the things in it: "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" (study 1John 2:15 -17), and reject Jesus as Lord and Savior, we will ALL PERISH! We ought not to forfeit what Christ has done for us: paying our sin debt in full through His atoning sacrifice on the cross (suffering a torturous, painful, and humiliating crucifixion), whereby, incurring God's wrath in our stead! He has saved us from the wrath to come that was deservingly headed our way!

So what does it mean to gain the whole world, but lose your soul? To gain the whole world, is to receive all the world has to offer—money, fame, pleasure, power, prestige, etc. To lose one’s soul, is to die without a right relationship with Christ and spend eternity in the Lake of Fire! Lord Jesus says that in order to truly become His disciple, one must be willing to “deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). To take up one’s cross, is a reference to being condemned to die. Jesus’ statement is symbolic of a total, final commitment! His call to “take up your cross and follow Me” serves to screen out the disingenuous, double-minded, and the counterfeiting pretender!

He requires that we count the cost before committing to following Him, because in following Him, we must give up everything and die (to the "flesh") in the process...and not look back! "But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62.

Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #676, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: Now what? Now that you have come to Christ and believe in Him, the Bible says you MUST walk as He walked!!! If you truly love Christ Jesus, then you will obey Christ Jesus!

According to Romans 12:1 we must not, "be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes]." Amen!

Beloved, the distortion of grace is out of control! It has gotten COMPLETELY out of hand with many a false teacher distorting the Gospel, twisting, and misinterpreting the grace of God that has been freely given to us. There seems to be no distinction between justification and sanctification. Grace justifies us, and grace sanctifies us! But these ungodly ones, while still practicing lawlessness, want to go straight from justification to glorification and eternal life, totally bypassing sanctification! Those who teach all we have to do is "believe" because Christ has set us free at the cross, these are they that want to bash THE SANCTIFYING WORK OF HOLY SPIRIT and reduce it as a "work" (legalism) unto salvation!

What we have here, is that most people want to be saved, but they don't want to obey! Listen, we are commanded to walk in obedience. So there's no need to try to get around the rudiments of the Gospel. If Christ didn't set us free from the bondage and control of sin, we will all be looking down the barrels of 's fire! It is a slap in His face to claim we know Him, that we love Him, and yet do not obey His teachings! Worse yet, turn our backs on Him by going back out into the "world," embracing the hedonistic superficial values that come from our enemy - satan! God forbid!

Our Father commands our obedience and faithfulness!

Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Thus saidth the Lord:

The only way to salvation is through repentance. Faithfulness and repentance comes from Heaven. Those who walk in it, will be saved. This nation is wicked! This nation of yours is wicked, vile, and detestable before My eyes. They are naked and ignorant. Evil pervades their hearts and the way of righteousness, they have not learned. They serve only their bellies. They do not serve Me, nor do they know Me. Many have come to Me, but have left me daughter. They came, and they left. But not so the righteous! They have not left Me. There's punishment in store for the unrighteous. Tell them daughter: there's punishment in store for the unrighteous. Repent and turn from your evil wicked ways, thus saidth the Lord. Turn to Me while there's still a chance and while there's still hope. Once I return, judgment will ensue and will be pronounced! All those who chose the path of wickedness and idleness, will certainly perish. Those who chose righteousness, will certainly receive eternal life and inherit my Father's Kingdom. But all those who live for self and the things of this evil present world, will most assuredly perish! Tell the people to repent for the Day of Judgment is near. I will not delay! The Day is fastly approaching when I, Jesus, will judge the inhabited world in righteousness. Tell them again daughter: REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!

Thus saidth the Lord.