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1 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | sqkeener1955 | 198418 | ||
i felt it, every fear vanished, i know what price was paid for me and how undeserving i was. i know grace and the price paid. my heart was light, i wanted to go to heaven right then, i loved. then as i got older with children and work i got complacent it didn't press on me like it once did. when God took my 22 year old son home then i knew how i had failed my children, but in the same term i also saw what it meant to give up a son and it humbled me. Now i have 2 grandchildren and i have just got to make the difference for them. help me!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||||||
2 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 198433 | ||
Hi Sq, Where does the person of Jesus Christ fit into all that you have mentioned? Your first answer was that you were saved and you felt it. The problem is the Bible doesn’t back up what you say, were feelings; the Bible deals with facts and the feeling can’t be trusted! The process for forgiveness doesn’t include asking God to forgive you; it’s confession of your sins! God has already said He will forgive you so don’t insult Him by asking Him if He will, just do what He tells you. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. What is the Word of God telling you to do in that verse? Confess or admit your sins to Him and if you do that, what does God say He will do for you in return? He WILL forgive your sins and cleanse you from ALL unrighteousness. Do you believe what God says? The only reason why God can do this for you is because of what God did for those sins in the person of His Son Jesus the Christ. The problem with most believers that exercise the promise of 1John 1:9 is that 10 minutes after confessing their sins they commit another one and they are right back where they started before they confessed; out of fellowship again. On top of that most start having a guilt complex and that’s a sin as well and then they need to confess that sin to the Father! There are sins of omission and well as sins of commission that puts one out of fellowship. My advice to you would be to confess you sins to God the Father as soon as you sin then start forming some good study habits; like starting in the gospel of John and reading as much every day as you can right straight through to the end of the Bible. Buy yourself some marking pencils and start underline promises. Follow that with starting over and reading the whole New Testament from Matthew again to Rev. Then do it with a different translation and then start with Gen. and read to the end of the Bible! Always ask God to reveal the truth of His word before you read! 2 Tim. 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Let God talk to you through His Word; you need to get back to Square one while you still have a chance. If you are still alive, God still has a plan for your life, CDBJ |
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3 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 198439 | ||
Greetings Brother! The Lord Himself, in His instructions on prayer directed that one ask for forgiveness. Matthew 6:12 (NASB) And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Luke 11:4 (NASB) And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation. How can it be that it would be an insult to Him to then ask Him? Asking for forgiveness of sin is in fact confessing you have sinned is it not? Steve |
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4 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 198441 | ||
Hi Steve, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The word confess as found in the previous verse is the Koine Greek word HOMOLOGEO and its etymology originated in the courts where the accused was told to admit or state what was done even though he was caught in the act. When Jesus used the word “repent” He had not yet paid the price for sin. Now since the death of Christ on the cross, God is able to forgive the believers sin because of what Christ did to satisfy the righteousness and the justice of God. All of our pre salvation sins where handled the moment we believed in God’s Son Jesus Christ. The “penalty for sin” was paid for at the cross but our post salvation sins aren’t forgiven until we confess them to God the Father thus "restoring" fellowship. Any sin, in the believer’s life, quenches or grieves the indwelling Holy Spirit; and even though He will never leave us, since we are always indwelt by the Spirit from point of salvation, we can still lose His fellowship by neglecting to exercise the function of 1John 1:9. That was the big problem that was taking place in Corinthian church. 1 Cor. 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? They were neglecting to get back in fellowship and as a result they couldn’t grow because the Holy Spirit was grieved and couldn’t teach them, i.e. they were out of fellowship and needed to be filled. Ephes. 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; The word filled or, PLEROO, means to fill up a deficiency or get back in fellowship. All sin before the death of Christ could only be covered or atoned for, but not actually removed and dealt with. God's Messiah actually removed sin being the perfect Lamb of God. Before Jesus paid the awesome price for sin one needed to ask for God to forgive him on a different basis other then what we have, since his propitious work is "completed". Thus my implication that it is an insult to God to ask for forgiveness since God has already made the provision in the person of His Son. Now I suppose I have everyone confused, CDBJ |
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5 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 198456 | ||
Greetings Brother, If God were insulted, it would be by the sin and I would think never by the repentant heart seeking to restore a right relationship with him and asking for forgiveness. I find no biblical support the Lords instructions on prayer found in Matthew 6:12 and Luke 11:4 are applicable only until His death and resurrection and/or limited to a period of time. It is interesting that if the Lord intended Matthew 6:12 to be limited in it's application that he would comment even further in verses 14 and 15 and that we would find this teaching elsewhere (Mark 11:25; Luke 6:37; Ephesians 4:32; Col. 3:13; Matthew 18:35; James 2:13). Steve |
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6 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | Dr. Steeno | 198465 | ||
Forgive me. I am new here, but was not Christ's work on the cross sufficient for the forgiveness of sins...once for all? Hebrews 9:26 | ||||||
7 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 198476 | ||
Greetings Dr. Steeno, And welcome to the Study Bible Forum... And to your question, Absolutely! I for one firmly believe it to be true! And you? Steve |
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8 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | Dr. Steeno | 198482 | ||
Yes, which is why I am confused by your previous posts. Why would one have to ask for what they already have? | ||||||
9 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 198626 | ||
Greetings again Dr. Steeno! Sorry for the delay in responding. Long days on the job I have been so blessed to have! You said "Why would one have to ask for what they already have?" From scripture we clearly see there is a need to! For the Lord Himself said ""Pray, then, in this way..."(Matthew 9 NASB) ... "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." (Matthew 9:12 NASB). And in Luke 11:4 (NASB) "And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us..." It must be noted, the Lords instruction is not instructing one to pray for salvation. This is instruction for a child of God "Our Father who is in heaven ... (Matthew 6:9). Again, from scripture (1 John 1:8, Romans 7:14-25, ) we know we still sin! In 1 John 1:9 if there is need to confess our sin there is need for forgiveness. Again, 1 John 2:1 (NASB) "...And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous". John 13:10 (NASB) "Jesus said to him, "He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean..." Clearly, a Christian can and does still sin! If we have been born again, our salvation secured (Which I believe by the way), why then would we need to seek forgiveness when we continue to stumble and sin? As I understand it, we can stay right there in 1 John 1 to get a good idea of why? 1 John 1:5-7 (NASB) 1:5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. In Him there is no darkness! 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. Note in verse 6 the claim to fellowship and what it is we do not practice (Truth) when we "yet walk in the darkness". Ah, "but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship" with Him! What fellowship has light with darkness? I hope this helps clear up anything I may have confused you on! Steve |
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10 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 198627 | ||
Well said, Brother Steve! | ||||||
11 | salvation | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 198654 | ||
Thanks for the encouragement Brother! By His Grace, Steve |
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