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1 | Turning to sin after salvation | 1 Cor 6:9 | Aniset | 110006 | ||
1Corinthians 6:9 says: 9. What! Do YOU not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, 10. nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom. Or, as the verse is paraphrased in The Living Bible: "Homosexuals-will have no share in his kingdom." Leviticus 18:22 *** 22 "'And you must not lie down with a male the same as you lie down with a woman. It is a detestable thing. Also, it should be noted that homosexuality had been condemned by God before the law of Moses was even given. The account about Sodom and Gomorrah, referred to earlier, proves this fact; those cities were destroyed by God over 400 years before the law of Moses came into existence. Jesus was aware of that.-Luke 17:28, 29, 32. So I ask you. If God destroyed all of those people for Homosexual acts do you think he has changed his mind now to allow it. Another thing that we have to keep in mind is that God reads the heart. And a persons actions will reveal what is in his heart. As lovers of God and of his word we do not want to disobey him. But, if we happen to do what is bad in his eyes, he will forgive us if we show a truly repenting heart and change our corse of life to do what is good. First, you must make a conscious decision to change. Acts 3:19, |
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2 | Turning to sin after salvation | 1 Cor 6:9 | BradK | 110015 | ||
Aniset, I'm in general agreement with your post. However, maybe you could clarify the last couple of sentences in it. You state: "But, if we happen to do what is bad in his eyes, he will forgive us if we show a truly repenting heart and change our corse of life to do what is good. First, you must make a conscious decision to change. Acts 3:19," I'm assuming you speak of believers here. If so, then are you implying that our forgiveness is conditioned upon our repentance? In other words, do we already have forgiveness of all sins as Colossians. 2:13 states or must we seek further? I certainly don't mean to imply that repentance i.e., a change of mind is unnecessary- I think it is. However, my understanding of scripture leads me to conclude that forgiveness is not only based upon the completed work of Christ on the cross- but that it's actions have continuing present results ( Col. 2:13., 3:13, Eph. 4:32). I would submit that Ephesians 1:7 is one of the clearest scriptures in presenting and understanding the finality and completeness of Christ's atoning sacrifice. "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" What we see is the that we have forgiveness within the sphere of Christ "in Him" and that this forgiveness is "according to the riches of His grace". This is void of any merit on our part. Your thoughts? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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