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1 | child made during adultry | John 3:16 | sgosh | 167001 | ||
Ocelot, Thanks for the response, from talking with others outside of this forum, you are not the only one with your views. Here is where I am having difficulties in all of this. As I said, I am very young in the LORD and am looking to do the right thing and follow HIS word. Here are my questions. 1) You said "As for all the finality mentioned by BradK in those verses, I don’t have a problem with them at all. I believe that Christ DID make the FINAL sacrifice. He paid it ALL. We pay NOTHING. All we do is accept the grace that God offers to us free of charge." If he paid it all, and forgave me for ALL of my sins, then why do I have to ask forgiveness for what has already been forgiven? 2) Is a sinless life here on earth, whle living in this human body, obtainable? 3) In 1 Corinthians 15:50, it says "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." If our sins are forgiven and we are seen as perfect and reconciled to GOD, in can't be our flesh that was reconciled, the two natures warring against one another thing, why are we so worried about confessing every sin to GOD, and am I going to go to hell if I forget to comfess one? Thanks, Sam |
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2 | child made during adultry | John 3:16 | Ocelot | 167002 | ||
Hi Sam. Here’s my understanding of the issue. First of all I believe that Christ DID die for ALL sins. Does that mean that everyone will be saved? No, only the ones who accept His forgiveness. So is it possible for Christ to die for ALL sins and yet NOT all sins to be forgiven. Obviously it is. A person may then quote a verse like 2 Corinthians 5:17, that says “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” Once again we run into a difference of beliefs as far as once saved always saved goes. So I’ll just move on. Secondly you asked, “Is a sinless life here on earth, while living in this human body, obtainable?” This is another area where I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with me. I believe that it is, but not by any human power. I believe that when 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. I believe that when we confess our sins and accept Christ’s grace, we are sinless before God. I believe that the Bible calls us MANY times to holiness and perfection. But we certainly can’t do it of our own power or ability. 2 Corinthians 7:1 “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” I’m not quite sure what you asked on your last question, but I’ll do my best to respond. I believe that the Holy Spirit will convict us of sin that we need to confess. John 16:8 "And He[The Holy Spirit], when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin…” So that’s what I believe on the subject. As you pointed out, I’m not the only one who believes this way. But then again, I’m probably not in the majority either. I hope that answers your questions. If you have any others, feel free to ask. In Christian Love, Ocelot |
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3 | child made during adultry | John 3:16 | mark d seyler | 167003 | ||
Hi Ocelot, I want to make sure I understand correctly what you are saying. You have said that you believe that sinless life on earth is obtainable. Do you mean that you believe we can remain sinless for a period of time, which might end when we then sin again? Or do you mean that you believe it is possible to enter a "state of sinlessness", at which time we cease from sinning for the remainder of our natural lives? Thank you in advance for your clarification. Love in Christ, Mark |
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4 | child made during adultry | John 3:16 | Ocelot | 167004 | ||
The first definition you gave is basically what I believe. That we “can remain sinless for a period of time, which might end when we then sin again”. Sorry, I didn’t make that clear. | ||||||