MrsDragula

saved by grace, kept by Christ ✞

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

My reading buddy 🥹📖🐿️🥜

[autocorrect2.0 @autocorrect2_0]

Lord please give me an abundance of oil in my lamp, that I not be caught lacking when You appear. In Jesus name.

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

The story in the Bible that rattled me before I converted to Christianity from Islam:

The two thieves crucified next to Jesus. I never knew about them. Bro. They’re the whole Gospel in one scene.

Two men. Same sin. Same cross. Same dying breath. Same distance from Jesus — mere feet away on either side.

One mocks Him. One turns to Him and says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

And Jesus tells the second man: “Today you will be with Me in paradise.” Luke 23:43.

That man did ZERO good works. He couldn’t. His hands were nailed down. He never prayed five times. Never fasted. Never gave to the poor. Never got baptized. He had nothing to offer but a dying glance toward Jesus.

And Jesus saved him... on the spot.

In Islam, that man was doomed. No time to balance the scale. No deeds to weigh. Game over. A horrible life with a horrible punishment ahead.

I wonder if that would be me…

Yet in the Gospel, that man was in paradise the same day — because salvation was never about his works. It was about WHO he turned to in his last moment.

Two criminals. Same cross. One simple difference: which one turned to Jesus.

That’s why the Gospel is offensive.

And Jesus asks everyone: who do you say I am?

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@5SolasMissy Isn’t it crazy? They forget that there was only ONE person who could live a sinless life because we literally can’t.

[Missy @5SolasMissy]

Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, not us

That’s why scripture tells us to look to Him, not ourselves

Yes, we’re told to examine ourselves to see whether we’re in the faith, but self examination isnt meant to be the source of our assurance. We look to ourselves for evidence, we look to Christ for assurance

When I examine myself, I see failures, weaknesses, and sins I still struggle with.
When I look to Christ, I see a perfect Savior who lived the life I couldn’t live, died for all my sins, and promises to lose none of those who come to Him

My confidence isn’t that I’m holding on to Him well enough, my confidence is that He’s holding on to me

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@farmingandJesus I think he’ll be found guilty of manslaughter, sadly.
I absolutely think it was murder but I think the jurors will give him the lesser charge out of fear or maybe they will sway the others jurors.
I pray I’m wrong.

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@Joel7Richardson Amen 🙏🏼

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@moody64556609 @5SolasMissy lol what a dumb question. Nowhere in all her posts does she ever say grace is a free pass to sin all you want. When you are given a new heart, you don’t want to sin all you want.
Obedience starts to flow out of a born again believer out of love. Do we always obey? No.

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@sola_chad The Lord meets us where we are.
Lost, broken, dirty, trans and all.
Christians today seem to forget that there’s this thing called sanctification and it’s not the same for everyone. All walks with the Lord are different.
Or did you just become perfect at conversion?

[Joel Richardson @Joel7Richardson]

People often say silly things like this. Of course, the Israel of today is the same as the Israel of the Bible. In the first century, during Jesus' day, Israel was largely not faithful, living in their land. It's no different today. Same people, same land.

[Mike Winger @MikeWingerii]

You’re more likely to believe that men can be women if you already swallowed the lie that babies are clumps of cells.

[Scott Roberts @ScottRoberts]

When a man marries, his wife becomes his standard of beauty.
Not Instagram. Not p*rn. Not the world. Not his memories. Her.

Her smile. Her shape. Her laugh. God didn't call you to compare. He called you to cherish.

Be a husband who reflects Christ's love for His bride.

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, man, this verse used to mess me up.

Jesus on the cross saying, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

As a Muslim, I used to think: how does God feel forsaken by God? That sounds like weakness. That sounds like a prophet in pain.

But then I dug deeper.

And I realized Jesus was not speaking randomly. He was quoting Psalm 22.

That entire Psalm, written by King David centuries before Christ, is a prophecy about the crucifixion:

“They pierce my hands and feet.”
“They divide my garments among them.”
“All who see me mock me.”

In Jewish culture, quoting the first line of a Psalm pointed people to the entire passage.

So Jesus was not crying out in confusion.

He was declaring fulfillment.

He was saying: “This is that.”

And at the same time, He was carrying the full weight of sin, shame, abandonment, and suffering for humanity.

Every moment humanity has cried out, “God, where are you?” Christ stepped into that pain Himself.

That is not weakness.

That is intentional.

That is prophecy unfolding in real time.

That is the King bleeding on purpose so humanity could be brought near to God.

That is the Gospel.

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@farmingandJesus I see this guy on my feed sometimes and he has nothing good to say about women. It’s obvious that his weakness IS women and he hates it.
Women control him and he despises them.

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Okay. So the gospel (which means good news) is the answer to the bad news.

The bad news is (Roman’s 3:23) all have sinned and fallen short. And since the wages of sin is death this means we all deserve the second death which is eternal separation from God.

That’s the bad news.

So to have hope we need good news.

Hear it is: God put on flesh and came to earth as a man - Jesus
Jesus lived a perfect life fulfilling over 300 prophecies

He died for our sins (as our Passover lamb, a blemish free sacrifice) according to scriptures

Was buried and rose on the third day, according to scriptures.

Because He rose He is the first fruits of our promised resurrection that death will not hold us either, all that have accepted the gift of grace through faith.

Ephesians 2:8-10 says “for by grace you are saved through faith, this is a gift of God not of yourselves so that no man may boast”

So we accept that Christ saved us by dying for our sins by faith.

So if we say “I may not actually be saved” what we’re actually saying is “I don’t have faith that what He did is enough, I have to add to it and I may fail.”

But that would mean salvation is by works not grace through faith.

And we could boast.

So we can know we are saved, because it depends on what He did. That’s where my faith is.

My faith is Him and the work He did for me.

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

@needGod_net I was reading Judges last month and thought the exact same thing when I came across this passage.
God leaves no room for man to boast and shares His glory with no one.

[MrsDragula @itsDragula]

“If creation sings your praises, so will I..” 🥹🙌🏼

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

Justification gets you out of Egypt, but sanctification gets Egypt out of you.

[Pastor Rich Bitterman @w_bitterman]

When a church makes herself the gate of heaven, she has forgotten who the Door is.

[Immortal Tessy @TheresaArueyin1]

Spoiler alert:

This whole thing ends with every knee bowing to Jesus and every tongue confessing His name.

[🌷 LIZZIE🌷 @farmingandJesus]

The world is full of lies , Jesus Christ is the truth.