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1 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | Vintage68 | 217511 | ||
Hi Doc I asked the question, looking for an honest answer. If you feel as though I was leading the exegesis into a direction, then I humbly apologize for any misunderstanding you may have had. The question, as stated originally, then amended for clarification, I will attempt to put into a perspective that would not give you any more problems, as far as to the intent of the question. I have from time to time, on this Forum, seen posts that say things like, "There are sins that I commit over, and over again, but I always make it a point to confess my sins, in my nightly prayers, before I go to sleep." Have these Christians then not deviated from the faith? So the question arose. If a Christian believing they are saved by Grace, and also believing in the doctrine of "once saved always saved", then confessing to having sin in their lives, whereby they confess, asking forgiveness for those sins committed on a daily basis. "What would happen to these Christians if they died, before they could confess those sins?" Is that not a legitimate question? I for one cannot understand how these things can be. As you have so aptly stated., "How fearful it must be to contemplate each night that one may have neglected to confess some sin or another." But you on the other hand have apparently reconciled this question, where upon you have made the following statement. "Repentance is continually manifested in the life of one who is regenerate." Could you direct me as to the place, or places in scripture where this teaching can be found? Vintage68 |
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2 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | Makarios | 217513 | ||
Greetings Vintage68! You ask "What would happen to these Christians if they died, before they could confess those sins?" "God's ability to save is not limited by man's sinfulness. In fact, every person, before he accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, is in total rebellion against God, though sinfulness may not manifest itself with equal intensity in every person. The Apostle John taught believers, "If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He is the propitiation (satisfaction) for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:1-2). The Bible is filled with examples of people who received forgiveness for all manner of wickedness, for "the Lord's hand is not short that it cannot save" (Isaiah 59:1). God's boundless grace prompted Paul to exclaim, "When sin increased, grace abounded all the more" (Romans 5:20). And Paul's personal testimony showed that God's redemptive purpose and power were not limited by man's sinfulness, thus encouraging those who feared they had sinned too grievously to be saved (1 Timothy 1:15-16)." (1) "While God's ability to save is boundless, the Bible clearly shows that there are certain conditions under which He will not save. For instance, God will not save those who neglect or despise Christ's sacrifice in an effort to find an alternate salvation plan. "For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:26). This warning pertains to those who "trample under foot the Son of God" and regard His blood as unclean (Hebrews 10:29). God the Father has appointed His Son's sacrifice as the sole way of salvation and will not grant salvation to those who seek it by any other means." (1) Hebrews 7:27 "who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself." When Christ died, he took upon Himself all of the sins that we, the redeemed, have committed or ever will commit. It was all settled, right then and there - at the Cross! We do have a duty as Christians to continually acknowledge sin (1 John 1:9), but fulfilling the duty of confession neither gives us license to sin nor does it condemn us if we die before having the chance to acknowledge, confess and turn from it, because the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross satisfied the demands of God's holiness for the punishment of all sin (see Romans 1:18, 2 Cor. 5:21, Ephesians 2:3). Blessings to you, Makarios (1) pg. 244, "The Bible Has the Answer" by Henry M. Morris and Martin E. Clark, copyright 1976, 1987 by Master Books, Inc. |
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