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1 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | JuanMas | 115160 | ||
Thank you for your response. I differentiate between what disciples like John, et. al have written on their own and those who quote Jesus directly. And so the central question has to be, Why did Jesus say what he did (in Mat 19:9, Mat 5:32, Luke 16:18 and 1 Cor 7:10-11) if it was not meant to be followed?. Are our religious leaders supposed to turn a "blind eye" and condone violations of Jesus' message? or are they suppose to show us the "right" way? The point of confusion I believe is, what is meant by "receiving" salvation? The Bible says you are a "new creature". That "all your sins are washed away". However what this actually means and what it implies is where the confusion lies. For example, if a wife who has committed adultery confesses her sin and receives salvation, what should she do from that point on? Jesus said clearly, "Go and sin no more". But what does "Go and sin no more" mean? In the context of this example, her sin was removed, but her marriage was still intact. Therefore to "go and sin no more" would imply that she should follow 1 Cor 7:10-11: "remain single or reconcile". This would remain in effect until and if she becomes a widow. Even in the context of an "illegal" divorce, the above would still be true and would preclude a relationship with another man. As I have pointed out previously, Christians advocating/using apparent loopholes in the Scriptures to justify committing sin are stuck in a "cycle of sin". It is not for me or anyone else to pass judgement - that's God's province. It's up to each individual to become educated and conduct himself/herself accordingly and take responsibility for their own decisions. It's difficult enough to do the right thing, but especially when so much misinformation is being diseminated by our religious leaders. I know quite a few ministers who are misleading their "flock" on this matter. These same ministers also want their "flock" to check their intellect at the door and never raise questions about their pronouncements. Whether it's out of malice or out of ignorance does not matter - the result is the same: destruction of the family. Everyone needs to become educated about God's "blueprint" for the family. After all, the family is the foundation of humanity and it has been weakened considerably since the time of Christ. Adherence to God's blueprint is the solution and it's time for everyone to get with the program. I'm not asking people to be condescending "busybodies". I'm asking people to be loving, kind, generous and patient as they convey their teachings. Those who stumble "out of ignorance" will not be held accountable. But those who deliberately mislead and cause others to fall; and those who continue in the "cycle of sin" will ultimately be held accountable for their actions. |
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2 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | justme | 115194 | ||
JaunMas: I am not sure that there a lot of Christians in the cycle of sin. Perhaps my deffination of being genuinely born again is more narrow than others, I do not know. Perhaps the most important concern is am I a faithful Christian? I suggest that if we as mature believers see a brother in a cycle of sin we would do well to follow Matthew chapter 18. I am not one to judge others sin, as much as I hope I am an encourager to those abiding in Christ. I again feel it's better to be an example, and lead others to Christ by establishing a genuine interest in them as persons. Jesus did so where ever He went. Jesus walked with sinners, and they were so attracted to His holiness and love the followed him and left what they were doing there and them. Perhaps people ate not attracted to Jesus because of our harsh unkind way of relating to them just as they are. Do you think that is possible? The saying that flys are drawn to sweet much more than sour is a wise saying. People will respond to genuine interest in their betterment, and needs being ment. What need do unsaved and blackslidden Christians have? Love, forgivness, and acceptance are essential elements we all have big needs for. If the people of Jesus Christ don't have these vertues than the world will die without knowing who and how Jesus is and changes lives. Perhaps we place so much emphasis on sexual sin being the "worst" sin and fail to see that greed, anger, gossip, and not abiding in Christ are all sins just as well, and are forgiven in the same way. My question is why spend all this effort on this pitucular sin? Is there not much mor upliftime things to bring to the Forum? I am sure many born again believers here in the Forum have been once in the slavery of the very sin that has been discussed. I wonder if they have any bad recall of their forgiven sin when so much time is spent on this subject? I personally feel that much more dialogue on this is mute. Why not praise the Lord for the Mercy we have so undeservingly received? What a wonderful topic! How unworthy we are, and how gracious our Lord Jesus is. Blessings. justme |
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3 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 115312 | ||
Justme, The reason this is important to some people is because they are in the midst of this issue being involved in a separation or divorce. People can be under a burden of guilt for what has happened. If there is cleansing and forgiveness they want to find it. Maybe we can go on without spiritual reconciliation. Where there is guilt, Jesus may have the answer. On the other hand if you talk to people who are going through this and if in their situation repentance is the biblical answer they need to know that so they can find God's path for them. We are discussing these scriptures that are here for us to use, as 2 Tim 3:16 says "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." tortoise |
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