"PROVE BY THE WAY YOU LIVE that you have repented of your sins and turned
to God."
How can you or others be sure that you have repented of your sins and turned to God? If there is a question, you may be asked to PROVE IT BY THE WAY YOU LIVE. Our One Truth Today is a clear direction to any believer. You are the living proof of your repentance, if you have turned from your sinful ways and now are following the path to God. If you are still committing the same habitual sins and have never changed your carnal nature, that is also proof of your never being Saved! If you have truly repented of your sins and turned to God you will have a new heart and a new mind. The old you will have passed away and the new you will be worshiping the Lord and you will be a new creature in Christ Jesus. The proof is in the way you live!
Sometimes we can be confused when we see supposed believer's turn their back on God. Some suppose that they are backslidden, and the question can be have they ever really been Saved?
The real question is have they ever really repented of their sins and turned to God for Salvation! Once you have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, where can you go? Once you have been Saved from death and given new life, how could you return to you carnal nature? Is that not like a dog returning to his vomit? Maybe many have put on a good show for the Lord and others, but the truth will always out them. You PROVE BY THE WAY YOU LIVE, where your heart truly is. If they are not on the path to God, they are on the wrong path, and they have never really turned to God and they have never repented and been Saved.
Your life is a real story that others can see and understand. What you say and the way you live and act have to be in concert with one another, if you are to be believed. The evidence is your life. If you asked the Lord into your heart and were Saved you will be a new and different person then the one that died to its sin. This is not to say that believer's never sin, that is a lie.
Saved believer's repent and turn from their habitual sinning and walk in a new direction on the path to God. The Pharisees and Sadducee's were warned by God that they would not escape the wrath and indignation of the Lord unless they repented of their sins and turned to the Lord for their Salvation. Their lives were the proof of their belief's. Have you repented and have you been Saved? PROVE IT BY THE WAY YOU LIVE!
