Repent and Believe Podcast w/ Cynthia Smalls

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: 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!

**DISCLAIMER** At the 19:26 mark, I'd inadvertently said James was the one who declares who the liar is. I meant to say John as he describes one who say they have no sin is a liar as illustrated in 1 John 1:8. My apologies.) ** Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: The Gospel beckons us into repentance and offers grace as we are transformed more and more into the image of God. Ultimately, Jesus empowers us through the sending of the Holy Spirit to fight sin and temptation until He returns or He brings us home.

So How Do We Resist Sin?

When we are born again (John 3:3), the power of the Holy Spirit breaks the power that sin once had over us (Romans 6:6). Once we lived only to please ourselves, but when we have been forgiven, our motivation changes. We now live to please God!!

The Bible describes sin as something that must be fought, fled from, and confessed and repented of. As the Holy Spirit works in our lives, we experience grace and become convicted of sin. The Lord Jesus Christ calls us to “repent and believe in the gospel” in order that we may turn away from our sin and turn to God for forgiveness. We fight sin through the power of God’s Word. Both applying the Scriptures to our lives daily and clinging to them as we take every thought captive. We discipline ourselves to study the Bible with diligence and fight against temptation as Jesus did in the desert!

In closing, we will take a riveting look at 2 Samuel 12 where King David sinned with Bathsheba and God pronounced judgment on David and the baby he had with Bathsheba died. King David had her husband killed in battle, on the front lines nonetheless, and God was angry with the king. But David while the child was dying, stayed in prayer with the LORD and offered one of the best repentance prayer, in my humble opinion in Psalm 51! David shows us what to do when we sin against God: we admitted it and turn to God in contrite repentance! We don't try to hide it, justify it, nor condone it! We go to God seeking forgiveness and going forward, we sin not! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

🙋🏾‍♀️ Hey everyone! 😊💥 Join me today as I discuss: 1 John 3 because I have a question: Why self-professing Christians are still sinning, when Scripture is unanimous, "The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God?"

Beloved, our Lord and Savior tells us in John 8:31-32, "...If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples. 32 And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin].” Amen! Therefore, if you are NOT abiding in His word, by obeying His teachings and living according to them, you ARE NOT His disciple! It's as simple as that! They simply do not fear the LORD! They continuously, willfully, deliberately, and shamefully take His grace as a license to sin! They increase in sin, rather than righteousness!

They are NOT studying the Word of God! Because it will tell them that they are living foul! It is in there, they will see that they are living a life of blatant immorality and the GUILT of their consciences pushes the Bible away, in effect, pushing Christ away! Instead of digging into the Scriptures like we ought for holy living, THEY make excuses for their wanton behavior! They hang onto the false doctrine of "once saved/ always saved," believing that they can live any kind of way NOW and still get to go to Heaven LATER because of the MANY false teachings and doctrines of devils that are coming out of these apostate churches! Do not be deceived beloved, we are COMMANDED to live holy lives in appreciation of what Christ has done for us at the cross! Amen! Live clean. Be holy. Stand firm until the end. Consider all your ways before the Lord! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: What does the Bible say about being a busybody?

A busybody is a person who meddles in the affairs of others. Sometimes this meddling is under the guise of “helping,” but usually the “help” is unwelcome and uninvited. They are oftentimes divisive, slanders, jealous, gloating from others crisis and seemingly downfall. They love to throw darts and take potshots! They always come with the "breaking news" about what their target is doing! They take someone's else's crisis spotlight and make it about them! Busybodies are often people who are dissatisfied with the level of drama in their own lives and gain satisfaction by becoming involved in the problems of other people. Gossip is usually a staple of every busybody, but it is usually camouflaged as a “prayer request” or given under the pretense of asking for advice.

The Bible has strong words for busybodies (2 Thessalonians 3:11; 1 Timothy 5:13). First Peter 4:15 warns us, “Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler.” It is noteworthy that Peter lists meddling as prohibited right along with murder and theft. Busybodies within the church, often camouflage their nosey meddling as compassionate concern! The difference between meddling and concern, however, is whether or not the intrusion is beneficial or productive in the lives of others.

Some people have difficulty recognizing themselves as busybodies, so a few questions can aid in determining whether or not attempts to “help” are in fact meddling. A potential busybody should ask him/herself the following questions:

1. Is this any of my business?

2. Has God given me this assignment?

3. Am I qualified to involve myself with this?

4. Is my true motivation to bring help, or do I only want to feel needed?

5. How much of my “discussion” about the situation could be classified as gossip?

6. What was the result the last time I intruded in a situation that was not my problem?

7. Has my opinion been sought by those involved?

8. Am I motivated by love for this person or by a sense of my own importance?

9. Am I basing my “help” on Scripture or on my own opinion?

10. Do I respond with anger when my “advice” is not accepted or found to be flawed?

The answers to these questions can help us determine whether our involvement in the affairs of others is, in fact, meddling. And if we are we need to repent and come out of this sin before we die and be judged! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: From Scripture, we know that the word “Heart” includes the entire human personality—mind, will, and emotions. The core of one’s being where there is no pretense. THE REAL YOU! So what happens when a person's heart turns, abandons, FORSAKES, falls away from the living God; who turns from the way of righteousness?

The answer is found in these two passages:

👉🏾Proverbs 15:10, "There is severe discipline for him who turns from the way [of righteousness]; and he who hates correction will die."

👉🏾Proverbs 10:29-30, "The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, but it is ruin to those who do evil. The [consistently] righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth."

Those who have set their affections on things above and have given the Lord the place He deserves in our hearts, are on the way of the Lord! Those who walk in the way of the Lord, find that they are in the way of strength and safety. The Lord promises to lead and guide us in that way. God preserves the way of His saints, and He gives them wisdom and discernment enough to stay ON that right way… that good path that leads to eternal life!

🚩🚩 Be warned: the believer who departs from the way of the Lord, opens the door for ruin and destruction to enter his/her life.Those who chose the life of sin, will soon find themselves in a mess… a mess of their own making!

Wisdom says: “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you— when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you. “When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes. For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm" (Proverbs 1:24-33).

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

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today as I discuss: Jesus said to be saved, you must REMAIN FAITHFUL/ENDURE UNTIL the END! So is salvation conditional? Do we have to work it out with fear and trembling? The answer to both is YES! This lesson will most certainly go against everything your "pastor" has told you about "eternal security." They have said, "You're going to go to Heaven with Jesus Christ NO MATTER what you do!" Well, we know that to be untrue and unscriptural. There's no possibility of anyone who has tasted the heavenly gift, tasted the good word of God, having become partakers of the Holy Spirit (study Hebrews 6:4-6), only to have willfully, through betrayal, fallen away from Christ, can expect to hear Him say to them on Judgment Day, "...‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matthew 25:34). Not possible! Is eternal security available? YES!! For the ONE WHO REMAINS FAITHFUL to Lord Jesus and ENDURES UNTIL THE END! For THAT one, there is most certainly eternal security! Jesus said of His true sheep, "... I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand" (Study John 10:28-29). Amen! It makes perfect sense! The one who endures until the end, the same shall be saved; Christ Jesus tells us this in Matthew 24:13. Scripture is unanimous, in order to have eternal life, we must remain faithful to the One who shed His blood on a Roman's cross for the sins of the world. Reconciling us back to God through His atoning sacrifice. Going forward, we sin not!! By grace we are saved, through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, no one can boast, through their works/merits, they've earned salvation. It is a free gift from God alone. On the same token, genuine faith produces works of righteousness as good bearing fruit in the life of a believer. Therefore, if we do not continue to abide in Christ Jesus, we will become withered branches that will be cut down by God, bundled together, and thrown into the fire to be burned (study Matthew 15:6). Salvation is conditional and it can be lost, IF if we DON'T hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end (study Hebrews 3:6). In other words, if we turn away from Christ by going back out into the "world," getting tangled up, and enslaved by sin all over again we... FORFEIT OUR SALVATION! We have fallen from grace! What makes the false doctrine of "Once Saved/ Always Saved" so damnable, appealing and erroneous? It teaches that you can stay stuck in your willful, deliberate, settled, blatant, practicing sin and still get favor and blessings from God - receiving eternal life ANYWAY. This appeases the guilty conscience and strokes the ego. Lulling rebels that they are still "good" with God; when in fact, they are not! They are deeply deceived and need to repent, for they are back on the broad road to ! The Word of God is replete with warning after warning about not living holy, not remaining faithful and diligent, and not taking care that we don't fall away from Christ in high treason. Jesus said we must remain faithful until the end! PERIOD! We can't live this life in Christ being in sin, and expect to get in! Not happening! Amen! Be holy. Live Clean. Consider all your ways before the Lord! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: God says, “Therefore thus will I do unto thee O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, Prepare to meet thy God” (Amos 4:12). This verse states an eternal principle with God. The words are an invitation and a warning to every generation—Prepare to Meet Thy God!

There is one thing certain—all must meet God. The rich and the poor, the old and the young, the learned and the unlearned—all will meet God. Therefore, we got to put away all sin. We must come out from amongst this "world" with its satanic occultic practices and corrupt value systems. We must come away from the apostate church - paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons. We must come away from false teachers, pastors, bishops and prophets who teach for doctrines, the commandments of men, making the Word of God of no effect through their handed-down traditions! We must walk in love. We must preach the Gospel to the lost. We must wake up the sleeping religious brethren who thinks that we can still stay in sin and still meet God in Glory. LET'S JUST SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF PREPARING & WORK TO DO!!

No need in procrastinating the inevitable: CHRIST JESUS IS ON HIS WAY BACK TO JUDGE THE INHABITED WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS! WE MUST BE READY AS THAT "DAY" FASTLY APPROACHES! Jesus says, 12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie" (Revelation 22). Amen!

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: Drowning victims who are fearful of dying, strike panic mode and, therefore, when one who tries to rescue them, they fight their rescuer and both end up drowning! Likewise, those who are perishing, also kills the "rescuer"/servant who was sent by the Lord to preach them the Gospel. They "kill" them with their hate for Christ! They strike panic mode because their conscience tells them that the way they are living is wicked before God and they try to deflect that prick in the heart by lashing out when you bring the Good News that can save a sin sick soul!! Those who are in darkness hate the Light and they hate those who come in Jesus' Name with the message of the cross! 1 Corinthians 1:18, KJV: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."

What this means in blunt terms, Paul is saying that to the unsaved world, those who preach the gospel look like idiots. Broadly speaking, ungodly people think believers, and their faith, are stupid.

Why is it that they are so blind to the glory of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Well, Paul identifies for us in 2 Corinthians 4:4 two sources of spiritual blindness: sin inside of unbelievers and the work of Satan to keep them spiritually blind.

The Gospel message of Christ's death on the cross is weak and foolish to the world, but God has given faith in Christ to those who believe it and find God's power and wisdom. AND THAT IS WHY WE CONTINUE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION AND PERSECUTION, TO PREACH THE GOSPEL NONETHELESS! AMEN! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: Do not be deceived! We are living in a world where our enemy, satan, has many agents! They come in all ages and stages! They come with smiley faces and crooked smiles! They come inquiring of Jesus, but the hidden motivation behind it is satanic. That is why this is not the hour nor the day to be asleep at the wheel! We can't be off in drunkenness, nakedness, debauchery and sin! If you and I are not alert and sober-minded, we will be easily led astray by our enemy who accuses us day and night before the Father. The Lord Jesus is telling us do not give the devil a foothold or any reason for accusation. Just like Satan didn't have a hold on Jesus, neither should he have a hold on you. There should be nothing Satan accuses you of. So don't give him the ammunition he craves: your willful disobedience against the God who created the Heavens and the earth and the sea and all therein! Do not give him a foothold! His agents are everywhere! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!