Being born again doesn't guarantee success or protection from consequences. God required his own death on the cross because justice demands accountability, not a waiver of sin. An apostle's prayer before a job interview showed the practical power of prophetic ministry.
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Let me ask you a question. The fact that you're born again, Spirit-filled, present in church— is that a guarantee that you succeed in life? No. Let me tell you the way God thinks. The thinking of God is so perfect and set that even when it was clear that the only way humanity could be saved was for God to become flesh and die, there was no argument in the Godhead that the route Jesus will go through was to be stripped naked, hung on the cross. And sometimes you ask yourself, could God not just swallow his pride and decide, all of you saved? The God who didn't do that, who watched Jesus die, will not waive irresponsibility. I don't overrate myself. I'm very honest with myself, and I'm going to give you the balance. Oh, praise God! I want to thank God. While I was, you Going for the interview, Apostle was— he prayed with me and prophesied.