Yes, it is true Jesus did not stand infront of the 5,000 and read out of the Bible. But the Word of God says ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and THE WORD WAS GOD.’

So since we don’t have the physical manifestation of God anymore, we are to use the Scripture to understand and confirm or disprove what we feel in our hearts. ‘lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATHS.’

So if one claims Christianity, but has little to no desire to spend time in the Word of God, he is merely going by what his heart is instructing…and how imperfect and wayward our feelings are as humans, it simply cannot be our sole reliant.

From the Bible:

“For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.” (Psalm 5:4-6)

There’s a fundamental problem with your reply though. You seem to have conflated the relationship of God as Judge toward sinners and the relationship of God as Father towards His people.

God of course, loves those who are His. And as Romans 5:1 testifies, “therefore having been justified by faith we have peace (we have ‘Shalom’) with God.”

And in looking at the “context of the whole Bible”, that same inspired text of Scripture that tells us of God’s love towards His people tells us of His wrath against moral insurrectionists and all who hate God:

“Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?’” (Revelation 6:15-17)

That, is not an attitude of love. But since God is love He must hate what is evil. He must hate and pour out His justice against idolaters, rapists, murderers, the sexually immoral and liars.

We do not suggest however that God’s hate burns even against His sheep. Not at all. As God speaks to Israel so does He speak to His saints: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” (Jeremiah 31:3)

This is God’s love towards His chosen people. Though they are just as worse sinners and rebels than the lost world, if not more so, still, in the steadfastness of His love in Christ, the Son died for us to the praise of His glorious grace.

*But then if you are suggesting that God loves the saint in heaven just as much as the sinner screaming in hate towards Him on the parapets of Hell, then that’s another issue altogether.

Perhaps you can ask the author of the blog about the source of the quote and if it’s still available in print or online reading.

I cannot find the title (“Manifestions of God…”) other than on your blog. Can you give me more so I can find it?

Do you perhaps think that this is true of you?

There is no salvation in seeking evidences of salvation. But the Word of God tells us that it is by our looking unto Christ, by receiving Him with the empty hand of faith that we are justified.

I bid you, Michael, LOOK UNTO HIM. It is He who is Savior. It is He who is Lord. It is He who saves sinners. Look unto Him and never cease to look unto Him, despite any evidence in your own soul. Look! Cast yourself wholly upon Him! He is mighty to save!

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On election:
Unless you’re God, you have no business considering whether or not you are one of His elect. But I’m convinced that if you’re not, He wouldn’t even bother bringing you to this process and revealing your desperate need for a Savior.

On believing the Bible I suggest listening to this sermon by Voddie Baucham, Jr.:
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=530914253

Once you get that down and establish in your heart as true. Then you have a decision to make, whether you will willfully reject Christ and cling to self or surrender all of self to His gracious lordship.

And I also keep battling doubts about the Bible, God, and the like. I have several resources that have helped me (like Josh McDowell’s ‘The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict,’ parts of Lee Strobel’s books ‘The Case for Faith,’ ‘The Case for Christ,’ ‘The Case for the Real Jesus,’ and some Answers In Genesis materials)

I hate having doubts. I think the doubts keep getting in the way. I keep thinking things like “Well, what if God isn’t really there?” I know my doubts are completely irrational, but that doesn’t make them stop.

Are you willing to give up all self will? All self-righteousness? Are you willing to give up all confidence of self? All trust in human ability?”

I think so. I know I can’t earn my way to Heaven and can’t give God any reason to love me.

“Are you a bad person Michael? Do you see yourself as the vile, wicked, moral insurrectionist that you really are? Have you finally seen, by the grace of God, what a great monster of iniquity you have ever been?”

On some level, yes. I just hope it’s not head knowledge though. I know my heart is wicked, but I guess what I’m looking for is a feeling of major remorse toward God. Sometimes I think I have it. Sometimes I don’t.

There are times when I feel utter terror, and there are times when I have a worried-but-apathetic state (although that could be due in part to depression, not sure).

I have times of hating myself to the point of wanting to beat myself up, but I also have times of pride.

But I keep getting back to this: Is it possible that, despite my worrying, I’ve committed an unpardonable sin and can never be saved????????? I’m very worried about that.

Are you willing to give up all self will? All self-righteousness? Are you willing to give up all confidence of self? All trust in human ability?

I believe that the difficulty that arises why we cannot truly cast ourselves in faith in Christ, and repent from sin towards Him is not that somehow we can’t, but it’s somehow we won’t.

Do you really, really believe that He is a perfect Savior? And as David testifies in the 51st Psalm, that though our sins are as scarlet, He can make us whiter than snow?

Are you a bad person Michael? Do you see yourself as the vile, wicked, moral insurrectionist that you really are? Have you finally seen, by the grace of God, what a great monster of iniquity you have ever been?

Then take heart, the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, the God-man, came to save bad people. He came to save sinners like you and me.

Would you then begin to cease to look to self, and begin to look upon Him with the empty hand of faith?

Please read this: http://newdemonstration.com/quotes/ch-spurgeon/how-can-i-get-my-sins-forgiven

Basically what I’m worried about is the unpardonable sin. Have I committed it, and now God won’t save me? (If I’m not saved)