Some people think they’re Christians but have never experienced a changed life. But the separation the Holy Spirit works in salvation is a transformation that will show up in the way a person lives. Prior to salvation a person is a slave of sin. After salvation he becomes a slave of righteousness (Rom. 6:16-18). A total change of nature takes place at salvation.
Galatians 4:6 says, “Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts.” The indwelling Holy Spirit makes Christians into different people. Some teach that a person can be saved but not believe in Christ. Others teach that separation from the world is unnecessary for Christians. Such teaching directly contradicts what Scripture teaches about the work of the Holy Spirit in salvation. {from John MacArthur’s sermon “Chosen from Eternity”}
~John MacArthur
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It amazes me when I hear the things that these people who profess to know Him say!
It never ceases to amaze me!
Thank the LORD for John MacArthur and men and women like him world wide who do in fact ‘contend earnestly for the faith’.