Results 1 - 4 of 4
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121235 | ||
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. . ." (Hosea 4:6) I won't "revile again" because I know who I am and Whose I am. . . Hank, BradK and yourself can continue to believe what you want to because it satisfies your flesh. To believe that you don't have to confess and repent for your sins says either of two things: 1) You don't know God 2) You believe you no longer sin I don't say this to put you down or try to make you feel bad, but to expose the spirit of error that is deceiving you. "IF we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) John was not talking to unbelievers. He goes on to say in 1 John 2:1-2, "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." The reason I say you may not know God is because the very ministry of the Holy Ghost is to convict, reprove, teach, and guide (John 14:26, 16:8-11, 13). While we confess those known sins when we first received salvation, there are other sins that we commit, and at first, we either have no control or we didn't know it was a sin. But God says in James 4:17, "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." The Holy Ghost shows us the difference between good and evil, why? So we can shrug and say it has all been taken care of by Jesus?? What a lie to say we know Him and love Him, knowing that it was our sin that He died for, knowing that sin offends Him, and then to sin and not even ask for forgiveness???? What kind of relationship with God do you have? One that's justified in your own minds, I'm afraid! If you believe you no longer sin - you are simply a liar! I don't call you a liar, God does! (1 John 1:8) Brothers and Sister, be not deceived. God said, "The soul that sin, it shall die." Yes, I have Godly fear of God in that He is serious when it comes to sin. Please don't take sins lightly. As believers, we have more of a responsibility not to sin (we are written epistles, read among men). Don't be deceived to think that you are going to enter into a Holy place with a Holy Being with unconfessed and unrepented sin. Sin doesn't make salvation null and void, but the one who sins blots his/her own name out of the book of life. With sincere concern and love, WalkingTalkingBible |
||||||
2 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | Rowdy | 121255 | ||
As a friend, I would only encourage you to consider Hank's words as wise counsel. I read the post in question and it does seem you've come down a little harder than is warrented. When I re-read how incredibly patient our Lord was with his disciples, even after He went to the cross, dying for THEIR sins (as well as yours and mine) these disciples still wanted to make Him an earthly King. So you can see that all of us humans need a great amount of patience and forebearance (that means bear up under). I'm quite certain there are some things in your life of which the Lord is quite ashamed just like there is in my life. It's absolutely ONLY by the Grace of God that any of us make it to Heaven. I don't think any of us even come close to the righteousness as exhibited by Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Melchazidek, the Apostles or any of the other heros in the Bible. Personnaly, I think it's literally impossible because of all the modern distractions of our progressively sinful world, but that's just my opinion. Finally, I would urge you to pray and see if God endorses mine AND Hank's words. I feel sure you'll end up regretting saying those words. I know I did, after the few words of anger and frustration I've posted. I do enjoy sparring with ALL of the Forum's participants, including you so I don't want to see you go. I do hope this message helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
||||||
3 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121265 | ||
Hi, Rowdy! I don't regret saying any of my words because they were not in vain. Please read my post after you've read theirs and you'll find that I was asking them questions just like they asked me. I don't think God brings us together so that we can continue to live in error, but we are helpers one to another, learning from each other. I merely responded to "What a sad thing it is to view God's precious gift of eternal life as a maddening cycle of salvation...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...etc. ad infinitum. I have never been given to understand how or why honest and sincere Christians can espouse and promulgate a belief like this that is so foreign to sound scriptural doctrine. –Hank" and "Do you love God? Are you afraid of Him? What is your motivation for obedience? What kind of life is it if one is constantly wondering if they "measure up" - combing through every thought and action, looking for some possible sign of sin? Sadly, we don't know how to "wash one another's feet." mommapbs" WalkingTalkingBible |
||||||
4 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | Rowdy | 121313 | ||
I can only remind you of a few things I didn't include in my previous post. In spite of all the bad stuff Christ went through, there was one single thing that made Him angry and that was the abuse of His Father's Temple so we should align ourselves with our Lord's priorities. Further we can gather much from his parable in Matt 13. There the Lord provides one of His most famous parables about the wheat and the tares growing up together AND He provides a bonus, His very own interpretation so we can't possibly misunderstand. We really must remember that God's Word is subject to interpretation and some people focus on those scriptures that emphasize Grace. Yes, I tend to agree with you on this subject but we must let God's Truths seep into other people's consciences at their own rate of speed. One more point and I'll hush. God's Word is a sword and its power to divide right and wrong should be used judiciously. We also should remember Jesus' last reaction when one of His disciples drew a sword in His prescence. He had Peter put the sword away and healed his victim's ear. God's Word reveals itself to people when they open both their hearts and minds. Our job is to just keep showing God's Truths in our lives so as to reflect that about which they're reading. I do hope you'll reconsider about your position. Usually, it's the bigger person in such a scenario to realize their need to be more like God and be patient like our Father in Heaven. But regardless of your decision or that of the Forum, I pray for God's richest blessings on you during this phase of your life. --Rowdy |
||||||