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1 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | Morant61 | 204662 | ||
Greetings Tam! The easiest way to understand this passage is to think of it in terms of the ministry of reconciliation as Paul describes it in 2 Cor. 5. 2Co 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 2Co 5:12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 2Co 5:13 If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 2Co 5:14 For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 2Co 5:15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2Co 5:16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 2Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2Co 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 2Co 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 2Co 5:20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2Co 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[1] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. It is not so much that we have the individual right to forgive sins as it is that we each have the individual right to proclaim forgiveness of sins to all, since Christ died for all. So, I, with complete confidence, can kneel with someone at the altar and assure them of salvation if they will call on the name of the Lord. This ministry has been given to us to proclaim to the world. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | Val | 204818 | ||
Pastor Tim, so do you have an altar call? The reason I ask is 99.9 percent of the churches I have attended do. How do you view the argument about decisional regeneration in relation to the altar call? Do you believe that some power is transferred to the person who makes a decision to accept Christ? That somehow this negates the work of the Holy Spirit? Thanking you in advance. Val | ||||||
3 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | Morant61 | 204890 | ||
Greetings Val! Yes, our congregation does give altar calls. My understanding is quite simple. Christ said that He would draw all men to Him and it the Holy Spirit Who convicts of sin. So, an altar call is just one way of allowing a person the opportunity to respond to God's call. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | Val | 204912 | ||
Thank you. Blessings Val |
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