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1 | Seventh Day Sabbath | Ex 20:10 | Hank | 164596 | ||
Luke, you ask "Where in the New Testament are we commanded to ask forgiveness for our sins?" .... In the prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) He set down as a pattern for His disciples, Jesus said "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." Truly this refers to sins, which are our moral and spiritual debts to God's righteousness. The request for forgiveness of sin in this passage is made by the believer (Jesus' teaching was to His followers). In order to be saved, one need not nececessarily name every one of his sins that he has ever committed (who could do that anyway?). But he must confess that he is a sinner. This is not works-based salvation by any means. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ, and by that alone (Ephesians 2:8-10). --Hank | ||||||
2 | Seventh Day Sabbath | Ex 20:10 | Saint Luke | 164708 | ||
Hank, And a few book later Christ uttered the words recorded in John 19:30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. Heavenly Father then saw that the all sufficient sacrifice for sin had taken away the sin of the entire world. Must we then continue to go before our Heavenly Father and ask him, and some do continually, for forgiveness for what has already been forgiven by the perfect sacrifice, the only sacrifice that could TAKE AWAY the sins of the world? Reference John 1:29 and 1 John 3:5 Is this saying that we need another sacrifice for sin and the propitation offered was not enough for your sin? Is this truly trusting Christ as your SAVIOR, or is he just enough of a savior to get to your initial salvation, then it is it all dependent on the belivers actions? Which of your sins did GOD forget to forgive when Christ was sacrificed for the world? The TRUTH will set you FREE Luke |
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3 | Forgiveness,Repentance,Fellowship. | Ex 20:10 | lionheart | 164711 | ||
Luke, Good day brother. What Jesus did for us on that day was a one time Good deal,after that there was no need for further sacrifice on Gods part.Once was enough. Does this mean we dont sin any more? We both know thats not true. 1 John 3:6 I dont think we have a contradiction here although it may pose a delima for some. This is where repentance comes in, In light of 1 JN3:6 we dont willfully choose to stay in sin,we deal with our sin 2 Cor 7:1-13,James 5:13-16,1 Jn 1:9,and Mtt 6:9-15. Forgiveness and repentance go together. Quick example, If I wronged you in some way would it not be proper for me to appolegise to you and ask you to forgive me? Yes we have been forgiven our sin past present and future. With the above referenced scriptures in mind would it not be proper to go to God with the same attitude of heart? I know I blow it on a daily basis in one way or another and I need to go God every day,it's part of our ongoing fellowship with God and each other.If we are not dealing with our sin are we walking in fellowship with God and each other? In Christ, lionheart |
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4 | Forgiveness,Repentance,Fellowship. | Ex 20:10 | Saint Luke | 164748 | ||
Lionheart, You ask would it not be proper to go to God with the same attitude of heart? In reading further in 1 John 2:1-2 It does not say anything about asking for forgiveness. It says we have an advocate with the Father, the very sacrifice that took away our sin has bridged that gap of separation between God and Man. We believers now have PEACE with GOD, through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom 5:1 I do approach GOD with a similar attitude of heart that you described. I thank my GOD on a daily/hourly/minute/ even second basis for the forgiveness I have received. Should we continue to insult our Heavenly Father by asking over and over and over for Him to forgive the sins that have already been forgiven? Doesn't show a lack of faith, and a reason for weak believers to question their salvation? Maybe we think we have to remind GOD that he is supposed to forgive us. After all GOD is really old, maybe he forgets...... The last to sentences are fasicious, of course. Col 1:13-14 says "For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." We need to get away from this attitude that keeps dragging us down into condemnation. GOD sent Christ so we can have ETERNAL LIFE, not the bondage of never getting out of the starting block because of our condemnation we put on ourselves because we have truly never relied on the finished work of Christ. I have a desire for a deeper relationship with my Heavenly Father because I have Christ in me. Col 1:27 says "to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Is there a better reason to walk in a manner worthy of our calling? The TRUTH shall MAKE you FREE Saint Luke |
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