Questions that probe the soul.

I found a great blog entry that is worth quoting. It discusses the two different ways of reflecting on our salvation and faith. Here are the two groups of questions for you:

The weaker questions-

*Do you know you are a sinner?
*Do you want to go to heaven?
*Have you asked Jesus into your heart?
*Do you remember a time when you prayed to receive Christ as your Lord and Savior?
*If not, would you like to do that now? Repeat after me. “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I’m a sinner. . .”

Questions of strength-

*Do you believe that you are sinner who has fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)?
*Do you believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:16; Acts 8:37)?
*Do you believe that He died for your sin according to the Scriptures, that He was buried and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (I Corinthians 15:3-4) and that apart from His substitutionary, atoning work on the cross you would spend eternity in hell according to the Scriptures (John 3:16; II Corinthians 5:21; I John 4:10)?
*Have you confessed Him as Lord (Romans 10:9-10)?
*Do you hate your sin (Ezekiel 36:31; Romans 7:15-20)?
*Do you treasure Christ more than anything or anyone else (Philippians 3:7-10)?
*Is your life characterized by a spirit of continual repentance (Romans 2:4; II Cor. 7:9-10)?
*Do you strive to be holy in all your behavior (I Peter 1:15)?
*Do you long for the Word of God (Psalm 119:20; I Peter 2:2)?
*Do you bear fruit in keeping with repentance (Matthew 3:8)?
*Do you love your Christian brothers and sisters (I John 3:14-16)?
*If not, come to the cross. Repent of your sin and believe the gospel (Mark 1:15). Turn from the darkness to the light, from the dominion of Satan to God and receive the forgiveness and inheritance God offers in Christ (Acts 26:18). Confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9-10), go and sin no more (John 8:11), and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace (II Timothy 2:2; Hebrews 12:14).