Repent and Believe Podcast w/ Cynthia Smalls

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #674, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: Is your love for Jesus the real deal? Because beloved, we better make sure we know the answer to that question before He calls us out of these bodysuits! Let us not be mistaken, rejection of the Word of God is a serious matter for the believer and if we think we can continue to call on His Name and still live in sin, as a habitual lifestyle, and still inherit His Kingdom, we are deceived and are living in self-delusion!

Obedience to Christ’s commandments is both a sign and a test of our love for Him. Bottom line, the litmus test to whether or not your love for Jesus is real, is found right here: “Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will 👉🏾obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me’” (John 14:23–24). Amen!

💥 Therefore, the core of today's message is found in these verses: Romans 2, "5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done. 7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. 8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. 9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 11 For God does not show favoritism."

Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #673, Season 7.

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😊💥 Join me today as I discuss: What God Do You Serve? What Christ Do You Follow? There's a great deception amongst the brethren: that they can stay in their willful, blatant, unrepented and unconfessed sin, and STILL believe they have fellowship with God and with His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ..."doing mighty good works in His name!" They believe they will enter God's Kingdom! They are greatly deceived! The Word of God says in Psalm 7:12, "If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready."

Many who profess Christ Jesus as Lord, do not obey Christ Jesus as Lord! It is evident by their fruits (their behavior/lifestyle)! They "say" they serve Jesus, but they don't follow and obey His commands, essentially, ignoring His teachings and instructions! They want you to co-sign their sin and not bring correction to them that is based on the Word of God! They rather believe that the "Lord has told them" to stay in their sin and that they have "prayed on it" and, therefore, they are good to go with God! They believe they are in a good place with God and they're not!! They are deceived! I've said it many times on the podcast, Jesus will never NEVER authorize sin! FOR IF SO, HE DIED FOR NOTHING! You and I must not be deceived! For many self-professing believers are going to be shell-shocked on Judgment Day, because they truly believed their "good works" in the Lord, are going to gain them entrance! It's no wonder Jesus is going to say to them: "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity" (Matthew 7:23). What a terrifying Day that will be 😬! Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #672, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: By fearing God, we can avoid being trapped by the natural pull toward going our own way, defying God, and giving into the inviting ways of immoral behavior! 1 John 2:4 tells us: "Whoever says, “I have come to know Him,” but does not habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings), is a liar, and the truth [of the divine word] is not in him."

In light of this, we will be discussing at least five reasons why the Bible says many who claim that Jesus is their Lord and Savior, go on deliberately and habitually sinning. Take note, lest we forget, what the Lord says in Matthew 7:21, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." And He will be FULLY justified on the Day of Judgment when He declares, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity" (v. 23). Amen!

Many are playing Russian roulette, a dangerous game, with their salvation to think for one minute that holy God would wink at their sins and usher them into His Kingdom ANYWAY! Many doctrines of devils, coming out of these apostate denominational churches, are luring many into a false sense of "eternal security" and straight into apostasy! Many are on the broad way, that wide road, that leads to eternal destruction and don't even realize it! Do not be deceived, the testimony of Scripture is unanimous: "the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God!" In this last hour, there should be a keen awareness and eager expectation that our risen King is on His way back! And He's not coming back for a tainted unfaithful Bride!!

💥 Don't be caught in the sin of loving this "world" when He returns, or you go by the way of the grave, then have to stand before Him in judgment! You simply cannot love God and this present evil "world" and expect not to face the eternal consequence of abandoning Jesus! If you truly love Him, you will obey His commands and you will not find them burdensome to keep! Be not deceived, God won't be mocked!!

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

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #670 Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort from my 2021 archives: SINS THAT WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF HEAVEN. I'm giving us some Scriptures that the Bible WARNS us of who will not inherit the Kingdom of God: THE UNRIGHTEOUS! Those who refuse to repent will not make it in! But for those who have called on the Name of Christ Jesus, we must come out of sin! It's not a matter of merely confessing faith in Jesus, we must turn from all sin! We must be sober-minded; not feeble-minded, not compromising, back-slidden followers of Jesus'! We must gird up the loins of our minds and be prepared to fight the flesh! We are in a battle every single day against the "flesh man!" So then, you must "man up" and stop whining about how sin is still your struggle! No it is not! Jesus defeated sin at the cross on our behalf! We sin because we want to sin! But no longer! We must gird up and man up so that in the day of evil - in the day of temptation - we stand firm; and having done all to stand, we stand firm even then! GIRD UP! Man up! And be bold for Christ even unto death!

Amen!

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Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #669, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: WE are either slaves to sin and will inherit the punishment that is associated with it, or we are slaves to righteousness and inherit the rewards associated with it! Christ Jesus died so that our past sins can be forgiven and, therefore, God's wrath is no longer upon us! Going forward we obey Lord Jesus' commanded found in John 8:11 to, "Go, and sin no more." BUT a life lived in DELIBERATE BLATANT sin, does not lead to salvation and nothing in the Bible remotely suggests that it would. God has NEVER and won't EVER be happy with rebellion and blasphemy among His born-again children!!

📌 We are saved by the grace of God and by grace alone, the Bible is extremely clear on this, but many professing Christians seem to not understand grace or what it means to follow Jesus, and this is why they ask: "Why can’t they just live however they want and still be saved?" If you are being been saved, it is because you have given your heart and life to God, and a heart and life that has been given to Him, desires the things of Him and does not desire to sin! PERIOD!!

💥 STAY OUT OF SIN AND BE READY TO MEET JESUS!

Paul who was called to be an apostle by the Lord Jesus Christ and under the leading and influence of the Holy Spirit, teaches us in the New Testament what will disqualify us from inheriting the Kingdom of God. And we would all do well to study those epistles so that we don't find ourselves pictured in Matthew 22:1-14! In verses 13-14, Lord Jesus states, “13 Then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.14 For many are called, but few are chosen." Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #668, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: You've been set at liberty, so don't go back to sin and bondage!!! "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1). Amen! When you know you have been set at liberty, you have no problem in obeying Christ!! Why? Because, "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17)!!! Amen!

Why is there liberty where the Spirit of the Lord is? Because those who are in Christ—those born of God’s Spirit (John 3:5–6)—are freed from the law of sin and death! Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the liberty to deny the flesh and our own selfish desires for the purpose of obeying God, pleasing Him, and bringing glory to His name!!

💥 The word of the LORD came to me back on January 23rd 2023, and the LORD wants His people to rejoice in their liberation in Christ! Thus saidth the LORD, "you have been set at liberty. Freedom from sin is yours. Enjoy your liberation!"

However, in your liberation (aka your call to freedom), do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh (study Galatians 5:13) because many have! In other words, don't use your freedom to indulge the flesh! In Christ, we do not use grace as a covering to do evil! But rather, grace teaches us how to live godly and holy lives! Where the Spirit is, there will always be liberty and empowerment to overcome sin!

📣 So enjoy your liberation! You've been set at liberty, and whatever you do, don't go back to sin and bondage!!!

Listen, don't squander your liberation in Christ by living a life of reckless rebellion and in offensiveness to God by your unwillingness to walk in the newness of life! Do not be led astray by false doctrines that lure you away from the wholesome righteous teachings of Jesus Christ! Don't get tangled up and enslaved by sin again! Lest we forget: "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23)!

Amen!

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Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #667, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as we study: Romans 6:4, "...just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways]." We are embarking on a whole new life in Christ Jesus. A life of obedience, faithfulness, and endurance! Praise God that the old has died, and the new is alive!! Amen! That's the flavor of today's episode!

Beloved, have you ever said, "I wish I could have a "do-over?" Have you ever said, "If I get the chance to do it all over again, I'll do it differently?" Huh? I know for me, I've said that many times, ...many, many, many times! And sadly in this present evil age, not many times, if ever, do we have the opportunity to have a "do-over!" But guess what? God has given humanity a chance to have a "do-over!" In Christ, we can be born-again (reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified) as Jesus said in John 3:3 in order for one to inherit the Kingdom of God! We, in Christ, get to walk anew as a new creation! The old has passed away and all things have become new! Amen!!

Now that we have been born again and are saved from God's wrath, we walk HABITUALLY in the newness and appreciation of the spiritual new life we have been so graciously given by God through the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! WE HAVE BEEN REGENERATED AND MADE ANEW! THEREFORE, WE ABANDON ALL OF OUR OLD WICKED WAYS AND HABITS THAT OFFENDED GOD!

I love the way Paul, who was called to be an apostle, summed up this new way of living in Romans chapter 6. In explaining this, he reveals new information about what happened when we put our faith in Christ. In a spiritual sense, we died with Him, and to our sin. We were then resurrected to a new spiritual life. Now Paul instructs us to continue remembering that we are no longer slaves to sin. We must not offer our bodies to be used for sin, but we must offer ourselves as instruments of righteousness, instead. The summary of this chapter in a nutshell, is that Paul answers the question of whether Christians should continue to sin. His answer is emphatic: we absolutely should not. First, when we came to God by faith in Jesus, we died to sin. We are not slaves to it any more. Second, what did living for sin ever get us? It led to shame and death. The righteousness given to us for free by God in Christ Jesus leads to becoming like Jesus and to eternal life. We should serve righteousness instead of sin. AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE BELOVED! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #665, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (study Hebrews 10: 30-31). God is a God of Justice and Righteousness and He will repay all workers of iniquity and lawlessness! We cannot begin to understand God’s justice unless we first understand sin. Sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4) and iniquity (Daniel 9:4-5; Micah 2:1; James 3:6). It embodies everything contrary to God’s holy nature and is offensive to Him. Thus, sin is a crime against God, and justice demands a penalty of death and separation from Him for it (Romans 1:18-32; 2:5; 3:23). But God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to pay that penalty for us (Romans 5:8-11; 6:23) and made salvation available to all who believe in His Name!

Therefore, we live a life that is NOT characterized by sin, now that we are Spirit-filled and born-again! We do not look to take God's grace as a license to remain in habitual, deliberate, blatant sin! We respect and honor what Christ has done for us on our behalf - saving us from the wrath of God to come!

Beloved, you know the way is straight and narrow that leads to eternal life! Don't let anyone deceive you! The Bible tells us how to live post-salvation: 14" [Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation]. 15 But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage]; 16 because it is written, “You shall be holy (set apart), for I am holy" (1 Peter 1).

💥 We are promised that someday, when Christ physically reigns on earth, God’s righteous justice will FINALLY be on full display!! 💥

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

** DISCLAIMER - AT THE 1:20:21 MARK, I GAVE THE WRONG SCRIPTURE. IT SHOULD HAVE 1 JOHN 4, and NOT 1 JOHN 5, MY APOLOGIES! ALSO, WE NEVER DID GET AROUND TO ROMANS, CHAPTER 8! FEEL FREE TO STUDY THAT CHAPTER IN YOUR OWN STUDY TIME WITH THE LORD! 🤗** Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #664, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: How to know if you are a child of God, or a child of the devil! The question becomes, how are you living? Are you living to please God or are you living to please your flesh? Think long and hard! Because your eternal future depends on it!! The Bible makes the distinction very clear: "By this 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." Amen! THAT'S HOW!!

Bottom line: 💥 Anyone born of God, does not habitually sin (study 1 John 5:18)!! 💥 We stop willfully sinning against God!

Beloved, let us be uber, super clear: that as born-again children of the Most High God, washed and forgiven by the shed blood of Jesus, who died for our sins on the cross, and rose the third day... we walk in the NEWNESS OF LIFE!! We abandon our old sinful ways and live Spirit-filled lives that are transformed and renewed! Sin lost its dominating control over us when Christ, through His atoning sacrifice, released us from the bondage of sin; placating God's wrath, whose justice demanded punishment for sin! Christ Jesus suffered the penalty for our wrongdoing when He paid our sin debt in full, once and for all, when He was nailed to the cross in our stead!

🎯 Therefore, we consider ourselves to be dead to sin, and our relationship to it broken! We are alive to God!! (Study Romans 6).

Remember what John taught us in 1 John 3:6, "No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him." 👉🏾THAT'S HOW YOU CAN TELL WHO THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE, AND WHO THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL ARE!!

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

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #663, Season 7.

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort from: James 1:21-22, "So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls. 22 But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]." Amen!

Therefore, I'M CALLING ALL PRODIGALS TO COME ON BACK HOME! CALLING ALL THE FATHER'S LIGHTS (His born-again children) OUT OF THE "WORLD!!" We are dealing with an epidemic! Many who have confessed Jesus' Name, are not doers of the Word, but rather are careless listeners! They have gone back out into the "world" and have lost their way. While out in the "world," (that system ran by Satan, with its contrived and deceitful scheme of phony values, worthless pursuits, and unnatural affections, that is designed to lure us away from a pure relationship with God) they still claim they are children of God, but their lives and lifestyles are characterized by deliberate willful sin! So we are dealing with the topic of SPIRITUAL ADULTERY (WHOREDOM)! God hates for His children, both Israel and New Testament saints, to be attached to this "world," FORSAKING HIS LOVE, and defying His precepts and commands!

Also, we must not be deceived, believing in Jesus means OBEYING Jesus! Many who believe only and do not live changed lives, will not see, nor have any share in the Kingdom of God! They will not inherit eternal life! And I know for many of you, you are shell-shocked right now! Because your favorite beloved "Pastor" or "Bishop" keeps telling you all that you have "eternal security," and that no matter how you live life today, you are assured entrance into the Kingdom! But is that true? Do you automatically have eternal life just because you've said some unbiblical, unscriptural "sinners prayer?" Just because the "man of God" declared you to be saved when he called you to the altar to make a confession for Christ? But then you went right back home to your live-in lover. Back to your weed smoking. Back to your adultery and idolatry. Right back to you drinking like a drunkard, lying, stealing, gossiping, murdering, slandering and the like. Can you honestly say to God, you are His child and therefore you have inheritance of His Kingdom?

23 "For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets [c]what he looked like. 25 But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience]" (James 1).

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